Global Remote Work Index 2023: Poland in the world's forefront

Poland in 2023 ranked high eighteenth in terms of the quality of conditions for remote work, according to the Global Remote Work Index by NordLayer. However, this is a drop of five positions compared to last year.

Global Remote Work Index 2023: Poland in the world's forefront
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Summary

  • NordLayer has released the results of the Global Remote Work Index, which ranks countries based on their attractiveness for remote work.
  • The ranking is determined by four factors: cybersecurity, economic security, quality of digital and physical infrastructure, and social security.
  • The study was conducted in 108 countries, with Denmark ranking first with an attractiveness index of 0.847. The Netherlands and Germany completed the top three.
  • The top ten also included Spain, Sweden, Portugal, Estonia, Lithuania, Ireland, and Slovakia.
  • Poland ranked eighteenth, just behind the USA and South Korea, and ahead of the UK and Norway.
  • Poland scored best in digital security (eighth place) and worst in digital and physical infrastructure (thirty-sixth place), mainly due to poor internet and e-infrastructure quality.
  • Poland also did well in terms of economic security (seventeenth place) but performed poorly in social security (thirty-first place), with inclusiveness and personal rights identified as areas for improvement.

The company NordLayer has published this year's results of the Global Remote Work Index. In the ranking, countries are evaluated in terms of their attractiveness from the perspective of people performing their professional duties remotely, and the position of a given country in the ranking is determined by four basic factors. These are:

  • level of cybersecurity (infrastructure, ability to respond to threats and legal measures);
  • level of economic security (tourist attractiveness, knowledge of English, cost of living and healthcare);
  • quality of digital and physical infrastructure;
  • level of social security (personal rights, inclusiveness).
Global Remote Work Index 2023, photo: NordLayer, press materials

The study was conducted in 108 countries around the world. Denmark took the first place with an attractiveness index of 0.847. The top three are rounded off by the Netherlands (index 0.843) and Germany (0.842). The top ten also includes Spain, Sweden, Portugal, Estonia, Lithuania, Ireland, and Slovakia. Poland, with a score of 0.787 in this year's Global Remote Work Index, took a decent eighteenth place – just behind the USA and South Korea, and just ahead of the UK and Norway.

Our country was rated best in the area of digital security (eighth place, index 0.914), and worst - in the area of digital and physical infrastructure (thirty-sixth place). The low position in this area is due to the not very good quality of the Internet and e-infrastructure. We also did well in terms of economic security (seventeenth place) and definitely worse in terms of social security (thirty-first place). Polish rankings in terms of inclusiveness and personal rights are the biggest area for improvement.