Which country has the highest Openness Score (out of 198)?

Kenya has the highest Openness Score (out of 198) in 2025, at 198, followed by Mozambique (198) and Rwanda (198).

Which country has the lowest Openness Score (out of 198)?

Bhutan has the lowest Openness Score (out of 198) in 2025, at 3.

What is the median Openness Score (out of 198) across countries?

The median is 93 across the 191 countries with data in 2025.

Where does this countries with open borders data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Top Countries On The Open Border Index - WorldAtlas; Open Borders: The Case - Open Borders; Open Borders - ThoughtCo; Open Border - Wiki.

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Kenya has the highest Openness Score (out of 198) in 2025 (198), followed by Mozambique (198) and Rwanda (198). Bhutan has the lowest (3).

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Openness Score (out of 198), 2025

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

Middle half 68.5 – 120

Average

96.61

191 countries

Highest

198

Kenya

Lowest

Bhutan

Data

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194 countries · # = rank by Openness Score (out of 198)

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1	Kenya	198	100.0%	70	31.3%
1	Mozambique	198	100.0%	61	27.3%
1	Rwanda	198	100.0%	66	29.5%
1	Burundi	198	100.0%	50	22.5%
1	Timor-Leste	198	100.0%	94	41.9%
1	Djibouti	198	100.0%	47	21.2%
1	Cape Verde	198	100.0%	66	29.5%
1	Samoa	198	100.0%	129	57.3%
1	Micronesia	198	100.0%	122	54.2%
1	Tuvalu	198	100.0%	126	56.0%
11	Madagascar	197	99.5%	58	26.0%
11	Cambodia	197	99.5%	50	22.5%
11	Guinea-Bissau	197	99.5%	53	23.8%
11	Maldives	197	99.5%	94	41.9%
11	Seychelles	197	99.5%	155	68.7%
11	Dominica	197	99.5%	143	63.4%
17	Macau	191	96.5%	142	63.0%
18	Sri Lanka	190	96.0%	41	18.5%
19	Haiti	189	95.5%	52	23.4%
20	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	188	95.0%	156	69.2%
21	Nepal	186	93.9%	36	16.3%
22	Iran	184	92.9%	41	18.5%
23	Mauritius	183	92.4%	148	65.6%
24	Bolivia	177	89.4%	78	34.8%
24	Suriname	177	89.4%	78	34.8%
24	Barbados	177	89.4%	163	72.3%
27	Tanzania	173	87.4%	70	31.3%
28	Laos	169	85.4%	46	20.7%
29	Malaysia	167	84.3%	181	80.2%
30	Singapore	164	82.8%	193	85.5%
31	Nicaragua	162	81.8%	126	56.0%
32	Philippines	161	81.3%	64	28.6%
33	Bangladesh	160	80.8%	38	17.2%
34	Ecuador	155	78.3%	94	41.9%
35	Gambia	154	77.8%	70	31.3%
36	Malawi	147	74.2%	72	32.2%
37	Hong Kong	146	73.7%	170	75.3%
38	Zambia	145	73.2%	66	29.5%
38	Zimbabwe	145	73.2%	63	28.2%
40	Jordan	143	72.2%	52	23.4%
40	Saint Lucia	143	72.2%	146	64.8%
42	Namibia	138	69.7%	77	34.4%
43	Senegal	135	68.2%	58	26.0%
44	Sierra Leone	134	67.7%	64	28.6%
45	Grenada	124	62.6%	147	65.2%
46	Jamaica	123	62.1%	87	38.8%
46	Bahamas	123	62.1%	159	70.5%
48	Vanuatu	120	60.6%	90	40.1%
49	Ethiopia	119	60.1%	44	19.8%
49	Kiribati	119	60.1%	123	54.6%
51	Panama	116	58.6%	148	65.6%
52	Egypt	115	58.1%	51	22.9%
53	Thailand	112	56.6%	80	35.7%
53	Fiji	112	56.6%	89	39.7%
55	Turkey	110	55.6%	112	49.8%
55	South Korea	110	55.6%	190	84.1%
55	Antigua and Barbuda	110	55.6%	153	67.8%
55	Marshall Islands	110	55.6%	127	56.4%
59	Dominican Republic	107	54.0%	72	32.2%
60	Belize	106	53.5%	100	44.5%
61	Trinidad and Tobago	105	53.0%	147	65.2%
62	Moldova	104	52.5%	121	53.7%
63	Peru	103	52.0%	142	63.0%
63	Botswana	103	52.0%	82	36.6%
65	Colombia	102	51.5%	131	58.2%
65	Lebanon	102	51.5%	44	19.8%
65	Palestine	102	51.5%	39	17.6%
65	Montenegro	102	51.5%	128	56.8%
69	Angola	101	51.0%	48	21.6%
70	Brazil	100	50.5%	169	74.9%
70	Israel	100	50.5%	165	73.1%
72	Georgia	99	50.0%	123	54.6%
72	Bosnia and Herzegovina	99	50.0%	123	54.6%
74	Tajikistan	98	49.5%	55	24.7%
75	Indonesia	97	49.0%	73	32.6%
75	Tunisia	97	49.0%	68	30.4%
75	Eswatini	97	49.0%	73	32.6%
78	Qatar	96	48.5%	112	49.8%
79	Costa Rica	95	48.0%	148	65.6%
80	South Africa	94	47.5%	101	44.9%
80	Uzbekistan	94	47.5%	62	27.8%
82	Germany	93	47.0%	187	82.8%
82	France	93	47.0%	187	82.8%
82	Italy	93	47.0%	187	82.8%
82	Spain	93	47.0%	187	82.8%
82	Poland	93	47.0%	185	81.9%
82	Chile	93	47.0%	175	77.5%
82	Romania	93	47.0%	179	81.9%
82	Netherlands	93	47.0%	187	82.8%
82	Belgium	93	47.0%	187	82.8%
82	Sweden	93	47.0%	186	82.4%
82	Czechia	93	47.0%	184	81.5%
82	Portugal	93	47.0%	186	82.4%
82	Greece	93	47.0%	186	82.4%
82	Hungary	93	47.0%	185	81.9%
82	Austria	93	47.0%	186	82.4%
82	Switzerland	93	47.0%	187	82.8%
82	Belarus	93	47.0%	80	35.7%
82	Bulgaria	93	47.0%	179	79.3%
82	Denmark	93	47.0%	187	82.8%
82	Norway	93	47.0%	186	82.4%
82	Finland	93	47.0%	187	82.8%
82	Slovakia	93	47.0%	185	81.9%
82	Croatia	93	47.0%	184	81.5%
82	Lithuania	93	47.0%	182	80.6%
82	Slovenia	93	47.0%	185	81.9%
82	Latvia	93	47.0%	183	81.1%
82	Cyprus	93	47.0%	178	78.9%
82	Estonia	93	47.0%	184	81.5%
82	Luxembourg	93	47.0%	187	82.8%
82	Malta	93	47.0%	185	81.9%
82	Iceland	93	47.0%	181	80.2%
82	Andorra	93	47.0%	171	75.8%
82	Liechtenstein	93	47.0%	182	80.6%
82	Monaco	93	47.0%	177	78.4%
82	San Marino	93	47.0%	169	74.9%
82	Vatican City	93	47.0%	153	67.8%
118	Albania	92	46.5%	122	54.2%
119	Argentina	90	45.5%	169	74.9%
119	United Arab Emirates	90	45.5%	184	81.5%
119	Serbia	90	45.5%	137	60.8%
119	Armenia	90	45.5%	67	30.0%
123	United Kingdom	87	43.9%	184	81.5%
123	El Salvador	87	43.9%	134	59.5%
125	Guatemala	86	43.4%	133	59.0%
126	Uruguay	85	42.9%	156	69.2%
127	Honduras	84	42.4%	130	57.7%
127	Kyrgyzstan	84	42.4%	62	27.8%
129	Kazakhstan	82	41.4%	79	35.2%
130	Ukraine	81	40.9%	144	63.9%
130	Oman	81	40.9%	87	38.8%
130	Lesotho	81	40.9%	75	33.5%
133	Morocco	80	40.4%	73	32.6%
133	North Macedonia	80	40.4%	129	57.3%
135	Solomon Islands	79	39.9%	133	59.0%
136	Ireland	78	39.4%	187	82.8%
137	China	76	38.4%	82	36.6%
138	Japan	73	36.9%	189	83.7%
138	Saudi Arabia	73	36.9%	90	40.1%
140	Bahrain	72	36.4%	88	39.2%
141	Taiwan	70	35.4%	136	60.4%
141	Paraguay	70	35.4%	145	64.3%
143	Tonga	69	34.9%	129	57.3%
144	Mongolia	68	34.3%	65	29.1%
145	Mexico	67	33.8%	157	69.6%
145	Venezuela	67	33.8%	118	52.4%
147	Russia	65	32.8%	114	50.7%
148	Brunei	64	32.3%	164	72.7%
149	Ghana	61	30.8%	69	30.8%
149	Benin	61	30.8%	66	29.5%
149	New Zealand	61	30.8%	185	81.9%
149	Guyana	61	30.8%	90	40.1%
153	Kuwait	58	29.3%	98	43.6%
154	Canada	53	26.8%	183	81.1%
155	United States	46	23.2%	180	79.7%
156	Iraq	44	22.2%	29	13.2%
157	Uganda	40	20.2%	67	30.0%
158	Vietnam	39	19.7%	50	22.5%
159	Australia	34	17.2%	184	81.5%
160	Azerbaijan	27	13.6%	71	31.7%
161	Mali	26	13.1%	54	24.2%
162	Syria	25	12.6%	26	11.9%
163	Ivory Coast	23	11.6%	58	26.0%
163	Guinea	23	11.6%	55	24.7%
165	Cuba	21	10.6%	59	26.4%
166	Niger	19	9.6%	56	25.1%
167	Nigeria	18	9.09%	44	19.8%
167	Burkina Faso	18	9.09%	58	26.0%
169	Myanmar	16	8.08%	45	20.3%
169	Chad	16	8.08%	52	23.4%
169	Togo	16	8.08%	59	26.4%
169	Central African Republic	16	8.08%	51	22.9%
173	Papua New Guinea	15	7.58%	85	37.9%
173	Republic of the Congo	15	7.58%	48	21.6%
173	Liberia	15	7.58%	50	22.5%
173	Nauru	15	7.58%	86	38.3%
177	Somalia	13	6.57%	33	15.0%
178	Yemen	12	6.06%	31	14.1%
178	Gabon	12	6.06%	58	26.0%
180	Mauritania	11	5.56%	57	25.6%
181	Pakistan	8	4.04%	31	14.1%
181	Sudan	8	4.04%	41	18.5%
181	Cameroon	8	4.04%	48	21.6%
184	DR Congo	7	3.54%	43	19.4%
185	Algeria	6	3.03%	56	25.1%
185	South Sudan	6	3.03%	43	19.4%
187	India	5	2.53%	57	25.6%
187	Libya	5	2.53%	39	17.6%
189	Eritrea	4	2.02%	39	17.6%
190	Equatorial Guinea	3	1.52%	55	24.7%
190	Bhutan	3	1.52%	50	22.5%
—	Afghanistan	—	—	24	11.0%
—	North Korea	—	—	38	17.2%
—	Turkmenistan	—	—	48	21.6%

What correlates with Openness Score (out of 198) (2025)?

Pearson r against 1,416 other country metrics sharing at least 115 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Openness Score (out of 198) tend to score higher on these

Governance ValuePolitical Stability by Country
r = +0.34 · moderate · n = 189
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Political Stability ScorePolitical Stability by Country
r = +0.31 · moderate · n = 190
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Female UsersInstagram Users by Country
r = +0.29 · weak · n = 179
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Percentile RankPolitical Stability by Country
r = +0.28 · weak · n = 189
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Literacy Rate - FemaleLiteracy Rate by Country
r = +0.27 · weak · n = 160
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% Female UsersFacebook Users by Country
r = +0.26 · weak · n = 183
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Openness Score (out of 198) tend to score lower on these

Snakebite Death Rate 1990-2019Snake Bite Deaths by Country
r = −0.30 · weak · n = 156
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Non-Polio AFP Cases per 100kCountries with Polio
r = −0.29 · weak · n = 138
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Male UsersInstagram Users by Country
r = −0.28 · weak · n = 179
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Total Refugees OriginatedRefugees by Country
r = −0.28 · weak · n = 180
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Global Peace IndexMost Peaceful Countries
r = −0.27 · weak · n = 159
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SusceptabilityNatural Disaster Risk by Country
r = −0.27 · weak · n = 186
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Openness Score (out of 198)?: Kenya has the highest Openness Score (out of 198) in 2025, at 198, followed by Mozambique (198) and Rwanda (198).
Which country has the lowest Openness Score (out of 198)?: Bhutan has the lowest Openness Score (out of 198) in 2025, at 3.
What is the median Openness Score (out of 198) across countries?: The median is 93 across the 191 countries with data in 2025.
Where does this countries with open borders data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Top Countries On The Open Border Index - WorldAtlas; Open Borders: The Case - Open Borders; Open Borders - ThoughtCo; Open Border - Wiki.