Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
172
Highest
131.4%
Tonga
Lowest
0.0%
Turks and Caicos Islands
Median
0.2%
Years covered
28
1996–2023
Data points
8,021
What the numbers show
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) is currently reported for 172 countries. The highest value is 131.4% in Tonga; the lowest is 0.0% in Turks and Caicos Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 2.5%.
Over the past decade 112 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in Aruba (up 5,291.6%), and the largest decrease in Cayman Islands (down 100.0%).
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, both sexes (UIS): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonga | 131.4% | 2003 | — | falling |
| 2 | Vanuatu | 86.3% | 2004 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 3 | Samoa | 35.9% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 4 | Bhutan | 17.4% | 2018 | up 152.5% | rising |
| 5 | Seychelles | 16.1% | 2018 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Nepal | 12.4% | 2018 | up 538.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Maldives | 11.0% | 2017 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Brunei Darussalam | 9.4% | 2018 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 9 | Andorra | 8.3% | 2018 | up 3,694.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Aruba | 7.7% | 2016 | up 5,291.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5.9% | 2018 | up 50.5% | falling |
| 12 | Mauritius | 5.4% | 2018 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 4.9% | 2018 | up 106.8% | rising |
| 14 | British Virgin Islands | 4.7% | 2018 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Singapore | 4.2% | 2012 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 16 | Mongolia | 4.0% | 2018 | up 162.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Macau, China | 3.5% | 2016 | up 131.9% | rising |
| 18 | Hong Kong, China | 3.3% | 2016 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 19 | Malawi | 3.3% | 2011 | up 169.6% | rising |
| 20 | Cambodia | 2.1% | 2018 | up 63.0% | falling |
| 21 | Djibouti | 2.0% | 2011 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Anguilla | 1.9% | 2008 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Malaysia | 1.8% | 2018 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 24 | Eritrea | 1.8% | 2016 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 25 | Viet Nam | 1.7% | 2016 | up 216.0% | rising |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 1.4% | 2018 | up 631.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Oman | 1.4% | 2018 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 28 | Gambia | 1.3% | 2012 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 29 | Yemen | 1.2% | 2011 | up 387.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Liechtenstein | 1.1% | 2018 | up 323.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Pakistan | 1.0% | 2018 | up 120.6% | rising |
| 32 | Kuwait | 0.9% | 2018 | up 111.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 0.9% | 2018 | up 107.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Korea | 0.8% | 2018 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 0.8% | 2015 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 36 | Myanmar | 0.8% | 2018 | up 72.5% | rising |
| 37 | Bahrain | 0.7% | 2018 | down 43.5% | rising |
| 38 | China | 0.7% | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 39 | Kenya | 0.6% | 2017 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 40 | Comoros | 0.6% | 2014 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 41 | New Zealand | 0.6% | 2018 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 42 | Mauritania | 0.6% | 2018 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 43 | Cape Verde | 0.6% | 2018 | up 46.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.6% | 2016 | up 44.0% | falling |
| 45 | Eswatini | 0.6% | 2013 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Jordan | 0.5% | 2018 | up 108.9% | rising |
| 47 | Thailand | 0.5% | 2016 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 48 | Saint Lucia | 0.5% | 2018 | up 72.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Qatar | 0.5% | 2018 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Rwanda | 0.4% | 2018 | up 476.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Estonia | 0.4% | 2018 | up 805.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Philippines | 0.4% | 2019 | up 272.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Nigeria | 0.4% | 2011 | up 2,340.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Palestine, State of | 0.4% | 2018 | up 198.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Botswana | 0.4% | 2017 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Saudi Arabia | 0.4% | 2018 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Norway | 0.4% | 2018 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Luxembourg | 0.3% | 2018 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Chad | 0.3% | 2015 | up 116.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Indonesia | 0.3% | 2018 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 61 | Iceland | 0.3% | 2018 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 62 | Lebanon | 0.3% | 2018 | up 97.6% | rising |
| 63 | Uganda | 0.3% | 2014 | up 111.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 0.3% | 2018 | up 2,017.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Lithuania | 0.3% | 2018 | up 1,222.5% | volatile |
| 66 | India | 0.3% | 2018 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 67 | Ghana | 0.3% | 2018 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 68 | Sweden | 0.3% | 2018 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 69 | Canada | 0.3% | 2018 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 70 | Slovakia | 0.3% | 2018 | up 427.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.3% | 2015 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 72 | Guinea | 0.3% | 2014 | up 115.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Afghanistan | 0.2% | 2018 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 74 | North Macedonia | 0.2% | 2018 | up 312.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Guyana | 0.2% | 2012 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.2% | 2016 | up 659.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Ireland | 0.2% | 2018 | up 51.6% | falling |
| 78 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.2% | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Namibia | 0.2% | 2018 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Colombia | 0.2% | 2018 | up 282.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Bermuda | 0.2% | 2018 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2% | 2018 | up 428.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Niger | 0.2% | 2018 | up 887.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Australia | 0.2% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 85 | Czechia | 0.2% | 2018 | up 315.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Cameroon | 0.2% | 2018 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 87 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.2% | 2018 | up 31.3% | falling |
| 88 | Finland | 0.2% | 2018 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 89 | Japan | 0.1% | 2018 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 90 | Mozambique | 0.1% | 2018 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Switzerland | 0.1% | 2018 | down 26.0% | flat |
| 92 | Italy | 0.1% | 2018 | up 439.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Congo | 0.1% | 2017 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 94 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2018 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 95 | France | 0.1% | 2018 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 96 | Barbados | 0.1% | 2011 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 97 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.1% | 2018 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2018 | up 218.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Austria | 0.1% | 2018 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 100 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2018 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 101 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 102 | Burundi | 0.1% | 2018 | up 88.7% | falling |
| 103 | Germany | 0.1% | 2018 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 104 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2018 | up 252.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Brazil | 0.1% | 2018 | up 444.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Belize | 0.1% | 2018 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 107 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2018 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% | 2004 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 109 | Tajikistan | 0.1% | 2017 | up 330.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Madagascar | 0.1% | 2018 | up 121.4% | rising |
| 111 | Senegal | 0.1% | 2018 | up 80.4% | rising |
| 112 | Chile | 0.1% | 2018 | up 114.1% | rising |
| 113 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2018 | up 113.3% | rising |
| 114 | Jamaica | 0.1% | 2015 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 115 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2018 | up 291.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Mali | 0.1% | 2015 | up 29.4% | falling |
| 117 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2018 | up 110.5% | rising |
| 118 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1% | 2018 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Lesotho | 0.1% | 2018 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Albania | 0.1% | 2018 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Ethiopia | 0.1% | 2014 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 122 | Ecuador | 0.1% | 2018 | up 381.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Serbia | 0.1% | 2018 | up 122.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2018 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Libya | 0.1% | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Iraq | 0.1% | 2005 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 127 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2018 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 128 | Spain | 0.1% | 2018 | up 253.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Poland | 0.1% | 2018 | up 349.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Israel | 0.1% | 2018 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 131 | Tunisia | 0.1% | 2018 | up 196.6% | rising |
| 132 | Central African Republic | 0.1% | 2012 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 133 | United States of America | 0.1% | 2018 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 134 | Grenada | 0.1% | 2018 | up 216.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Azerbaijan | 0.1% | 2018 | up 197.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2018 | up 173.2% | falling |
| 137 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2018 | up 37.7% | falling |
| 138 | Costa Rica | 0.0% | 2018 | up 102.8% | rising |
| 139 | Russian Federation | 0.0% | 2018 | up 154.9% | rising |
| 140 | Burkina Faso | 0.0% | 2018 | up 224.0% | rising |
| 141 | Greece | 0.0% | 2018 | up 230.9% | rising |
| 142 | Morocco | 0.0% | 2018 | up 133.8% | rising |
| 143 | Paraguay | 0.0% | 2010 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 144 | Romania | 0.0% | 2018 | up 25.5% | falling |
| 145 | El Salvador | 0.0% | 2018 | up 154.5% | rising |
| 146 | Peru | 0.0% | 2017 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 147 | Benin | 0.0% | 2018 | up 75.3% | falling |
| 148 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.0% | 2017 | up 189.4% | rising |
| 149 | Mexico | 0.0% | 2018 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 150 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2015 | up 138.9% | rising |
| 151 | Algeria | 0.0% | 2018 | up 225.6% | rising |
| 152 | Panama | 0.0% | 2016 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 153 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2018 | up 317.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Armenia | 0.0% | 2018 | up 103.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Montenegro | 0.0% | 2018 | up 124.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2018 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2018 | up 39.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.0% | 2016 | up 216.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Malta | 0.0% | 2018 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Angola | 0.0% | 2016 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Türkiye | 0.0% | 2018 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 162 | Argentina | 0.0% | 2018 | up 113.3% | rising |
| 163 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2018 | up 175.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Togo | 0.0% | 2018 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Honduras | 0.0% | 2018 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 167 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.0% | 2009 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 168 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 2017 | up 220.5% | rising |
| 169 | Cuba | 0.0% | 2018 | up 330.2% | rising |
| 170 | Cayman Islands | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | San Marino | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% | 2017 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- WB: Pacific Island Small States 19.2%
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 7.7%
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 6.4%
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 3.9%
- WB: Small States 2.7%
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 2.4%
- WB: Other Small States 1.9%
- UNESCO: Sids 1.9%
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 1.8%
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 1.6%
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 1.6%
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.5%
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 1.3%
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 1.2%
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 1.1%
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 1.1%
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 1.1%
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 1.1%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 1.1%
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 1.1%
- WB: Ida Only 1.1%
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 1.0%
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.0%
- GPE: Region 3 1.0%
- WB: Ida Total 1.0%
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 0.9%
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 0.8%
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 0.8%
- MDG: South-eastern Asia 0.8%
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 0.8%
- UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 0.8%
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 0.8%
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 0.8%
- AIMS: Pacific 0.8%
- SDG: Oceania 0.8%
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 0.8%
- MDG: Eastern Asia 0.7%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 0.7%
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 0.7%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 0.7%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release