These are the World’s Best Countries for Nomads
New research has revealed that the United Arab Emirates is the best country for nomads due to its Wifi services, dry weather and road quality, closely followed by Denmark and Australia. World’s Best Countries for Nomads
The pandemic made many realise that life is too short to put a hold on our dreams/hold off on our dreams, like travelling the world, for example.
One positive to come out of the pandemic is that more and more workplaces are allowing a ‘work from anywhere’ system which allows people to work while they travel, wherever that may be.
This, along with the rising living costs and the impossibility of getting on the property ladder for so many, has meant that more are looking into a nomadic lifestyle.
If you are someone that wishes to spend their 2022 exploring their wanderlust but still need to be earning money to fund being a nomad, then you need to know the best locations to travel between to allow you to WFV – work from your van!
The study carried out by PaulCamper measured various different factors including the cost of a healthy daily diet per day, happiness score and vehicle thefts to rank the top countries best suited to a nomadic lifestyle.
Using data from a number of sources, researcher has ranked the world’s countries based on a number of different factors to determine which stops the aspiring nomad should add to their visit list. They have analysed several different factors including: World’s Best Countries for Nomads
Wifi speed
Cost of fuel
Happiness score
Precipitation
Road quality
Vehicle thefts
These are the world’s top 25 countries to be a nomad
Rank |
Country |
Wifi rank |
Fuel price rank |
Happiness rank |
Rain rank |
Food price rank |
Road quality rank |
Vehicle theft rank |
Overall score |
1 |
United Arab Emirates |
1 |
7 |
21 |
1 |
47 |
1 |
16 |
94 |
2 |
Denmark |
11 |
82 |
2 |
35 |
3 |
11 |
12 |
156 |
3 |
Australia |
8 |
23 |
10 |
15 |
2 |
27 |
75 |
160 |
4 |
Luxembourg |
12 |
61 |
7 |
44 |
6 |
16 |
48 |
194 |
5 |
United States of America |
17 |
14 |
17 |
36 |
23 |
9 |
78 |
194 |
6 |
Finland |
15 |
78 |
1 |
16 |
7 |
17 |
66 |
200 |
7 |
Canada |
13 |
42 |
13 |
17 |
24 |
18 |
79 |
206 |
8 |
Switzerland |
7 |
68 |
3 |
63 |
4 |
3 |
64 |
212 |
9 |
Germany |
20 |
73 |
12 |
34 |
14 |
12 |
52 |
217 |
10 |
Netherlands |
4 |
84 |
4 |
38 |
13 |
4 |
71 |
218 |
11 |
Morocco |
43 |
35 |
72 |
7 |
19 |
33 |
9 |
218 |
12 |
Cyprus |
6 |
58 |
32 |
14 |
28 |
21 |
60 |
219 |
13 |
Austria |
21 |
60 |
9 |
48 |
21 |
8 |
55 |
222 |
14 |
Spain |
35 |
64 |
22 |
27 |
11 |
13 |
54 |
226 |
15 |
Namibia |
58 |
16 |
78 |
6 |
35 |
26 |
8 |
227 |
16 |
Kazakhstan |
59 |
3 |
37 |
5 |
15 |
76 |
33 |
228 |
17 |
Sweden |
16 |
76 |
6 |
24 |
20 |
14 |
76 |
232 |
18 |
Estonia |
18 |
68 |
33 |
25 |
40 |
29 |
21 |
234 |
19 |
Singapore |
14 |
71 |
26 |
78 |
44 |
2 |
5 |
240 |
20 |
Lithuania |
24 |
56 |
31 |
31 |
36 |
28 |
39 |
245 |
21 |
Moldova |
41 |
32 |
55 |
10 |
18 |
83 |
13 |
252 |
22 |
France |
19 |
75 |
19 |
43 |
25 |
6 |
72 |
259 |
23 |
Israel |
49 |
78 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
23 |
81 |
260 |
24 |
Slovenia |
25 |
55 |
24 |
53 |
27 |
40 |
38 |
262 |
25 |
Turkey |
39 |
12 |
70 |
21 |
48 |
25 |
47 |
262 |
These are Europe’s top 20 countries to be a Nomad
Rank |
Country |
Wifi Rank |
Fuel price rank |
Happiness rank |
Rain rank |
Food price rank |
Road quality rank |
Vehicle theft rank |
Score |
1 |
Denmark |
11 |
82 |
2 |
35 |
3 |
11 |
12 |
156 |
2 |
Luxembourg |
12 |
61 |
7 |
44 |
6 |
16 |
48 |
194 |
3 |
Finland |
15 |
78 |
1 |
16 |
7 |
17 |
66 |
200 |
4 |
Switzerland |
7 |
68 |
3 |
63 |
4 |
3 |
64 |
212 |
5 |
Germany |
20 |
73 |
12 |
34 |
14 |
12 |
52 |
217 |
6 |
Netherlands |
4 |
84 |
4 |
38 |
13 |
4 |
71 |
218 |
7 |
Austria |
21 |
60 |
9 |
48 |
21 |
8 |
55 |
222 |
8 |
Spain |
35 |
64 |
22 |
27 |
11 |
13 |
54 |
226 |
9 |
Sweden |
16 |
76 |
6 |
24 |
20 |
14 |
76 |
232 |
10 |
Estonia |
18 |
68 |
33 |
25 |
40 |
29 |
21 |
234 |
11 |
Lithuania |
24 |
56 |
31 |
31 |
36 |
28 |
39 |
245 |
12 |
Moldova |
41 |
32 |
55 |
10 |
18 |
83 |
13 |
252 |
13 |
France |
19 |
75 |
19 |
43 |
25 |
6 |
72 |
259 |
14 |
Slovenia |
25 |
55 |
24 |
53 |
27 |
40 |
38 |
262 |
15 |
Poland |
31 |
51 |
36 |
22 |
33 |
52 |
41 |
266 |
16 |
United Kingdom |
26 |
74 |
16 |
55 |
1 |
22 |
74 |
268 |
17 |
Belgium |
23 |
70 |
18 |
41 |
17 |
36 |
69 |
274 |
18 |
Ireland |
47 |
72 |
14 |
50 |
5 |
31 |
58 |
277 |
19 |
Portugal |
32 |
78 |
47 |
42 |
10 |
7 |
65 |
281 |
20 |
Romania |
36 |
48 |
38 |
28 |
41 |
79 |
23 |
293 |
While Denmark comes in second on the world list of countries best for nomads, it tops the list of the best countries in Europe for those looking to live a life on the road.