As The Great Resignation spreads around the globe, Tide has identified the best countries in the world to be a freelancer.
To conduct the study, countries were given a normalised score out of 10 for each factor, including broadband speed, cost of living, the strength of workers’ legal rights, happiness index and availability of co-working spaces.
You can view the full research here: https://www.tide.co/blog/business-tips/freelancer-hotspots/
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Rank |
Country Name |
Broadband Speeds July 2021 (Mbps) |
Broadband Cost per Month 2020 (USD) |
Searches for Freelance Work per 100,000 |
Statutory Rights 2019 |
Global Gender Gap Index 2020 |
Cost of Living per Person, per Month (USD) |
Co-Working Spaces per 100,000 |
Happiness Index 2017-2019 |
Freelancer Score |
|
1 |
Singapore |
256.03 |
33.43 |
1,058 |
8 |
0.724 |
971.09 |
2.32 |
6.377 |
7.35 |
|
2 |
New Zealand |
164.06 |
62.94 |
554 |
12 |
0.799 |
944.86 |
2.18 |
7.3 |
7.20 |
|
3 |
Spain |
187.88 |
43.43 |
689 |
5 |
0.795 |
719.37 |
1.58 |
6.401 |
6.53 |
|
4 |
Australia |
85.32 |
59.25 |
964 |
11 |
0.731 |
974.16 |
1.95 |
7.223 |
6.49 |
|
5 |
Denmark |
208.5 |
52.02 |
558 |
8 |
0.782 |
1,094.99 |
1.08 |
7.646 |
6.48 |
|
6 |
Canada |
174.53 |
76.14 |
649 |
9 |
0.772 |
889.2 |
1.56 |
7.232 |
6.45 |
|
7 |
Switzerland |
214.82 |
69.37 |
672 |
6 |
0.779 |
1,586.17 |
2.50 |
7.56 |
6.36 |
|
8 |
Lithuania |
132.18 |
13.35 |
599 |
6 |
0.745 |
617.42 |
1.64 |
6.215 |
6.35 |
|
9 |
Sweden |
163.31 |
48.4 |
379 |
7 |
0.82 |
953.14 |
1.23 |
7.363 |
6.34 |
|
10 |
Ireland |
116.19 |
48.55 |
616 |
7 |
0.798 |
979.52 |
1.71 |
7.094 |
6.27 |
Singapore takes the top spot as the best place to work as a freelancer in 2021, with a score of 7.35. Singapore benefits from broadband that’s both affordable ($33.43 per month) and super fast (256.03 Mbps). The country performs strongly across the board, although it’s not the cheapest place to live and there’s still room for improvement in terms of its Happiness Index score.
New Zealand takes second place with a Freelancer Score of 7.20. New Zealand’s slightly higher cost of broadband ($62.94) is offset by its excellent performance on the Happiness (7.3/10) and Global Gender Gap indices, as well as having very strong legal protections for workers.
In third place, with a Freelancer Score of 6.53, is Spain. While Spain does relatively well across the board, its main strengths are its strong performance on the Global Gender Gap Index and the much more affordable cost of living than other top-scoring countries ($719.37 per person, per month).
Further Study Insights:
Japan is the worst country for freelancers, with a Freelancer Score of just 3.99/10. This is due mostly to very poor performance in terms of searches for freelance work, low strength of legal rights for workers, and poor performance on the Global Gender Gap Index.
Singapore is the country with the fastest internet speed at 256.03 Mbps.
The Netherlands has the highest interest in freelancers with 1,305 searches being made per 100,000 people.
India is the cheapest country to live in on our list, with monthly costs reaching only $326.30.
Denmark is the happiest destination, with a Happiness Index Score of 7.65.
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