Canada is the best country for freelancers and remote workers
Making a living online? Then come to Canada!
The labor market has changed dramatically during the pandemic, and now a huge number of people are working from their homes rather than in offices. But who says that you have to work remotely from your own country?
Portal CircleLoop conducted a study and ranked the best countries for those who work remotely. The countries were evaluated according to a variety of criteria:
- average speed of regular Internet and mobile Internet;
- the average monthly cost of a standard Internet package;
- the monthly cost of renting a one-bedroom apartment;
- population happiness index;
- the share of immigrants in the total population of the country;
- job searches: the annual number of searches in search engines with the wording "Remote job in ... (country)".
Considering all the criteria, the experts gave scores to the countries. A maximum of 100 points could be obtained.
So, the top 10 are:
| Country | Internet speed, Mbit/sec | Mobile internet speed | Cost of Internet, USD | Rent a flat, USD | Happiness Index | Share of migrants, % | Searching for remote work | Evaluation |
| Canada | 149,35 | 84,54 | $34,86 | $1 021 | 7,23 | 21,3 | 83 900 | 74,35 |
| UK | 76,49 | 41,72 | $35,71 | $997 | 7,17 | 14,1 | 68 400 | 63,43 |
| Romania | 188,55 | 41,48 | $8,15 | $349 | 6,12 | 2,4 | 10 980 | 62,28 |
| Sweden | 158,73 | 56,64 | $39,6 | $952 | 7,35 | 20 | 3 490 | 61,54 |
| Denmark | 179,81 | 66,68 | $48,23 | $1 139 | 7,65 | 12,5 | 1 080 | 61,49 |
| France | 177,93 | 50,45 | $27,81 | $815 | 6,66 | 12,8 | 5 360 | 60,8 |
| Netherlands | 125,82 | 88,13 | $42,43 | $1 304 | 7,45 | 13,4 | 3 440 | 60,27 |
| Australia | 58,52 | 88,35 | $48,35 | $1 231 | 7,22 | 30 | 17 600 | 60,16 |
| Switzerland | 186,4 | 73,85 | $72,1 | $1 661 | 7,56 | 29,9 | 3 840 | 60,15 |
| Germany | 120,13 | 49,67 | $28,74 | $886 | 7,08 | 15,7 | 12 720 | 60 |
Canada is one of the largest tech hubs in the world, so it's no surprise that it came in first place. A couple more advantages: Canada is one of the top ten happiest countries in the world and immigrants are treated well here. Incidentally, Canada also topped the most popular places to work ranking.
