Let’s face it since COVID-19 hit and the lockdowns sent us all scurrying to build makeshift home offices, working from home has now become the norm. Now, more than ever, employees are able to work remotely and still perform well in their jobs. This flexibility has benefited so many employees, with studies showing that remote working has even promoted better mental well-being for many people.
Some people chose to work from bed, from their dining room, from their home office, or even from their gardens. Whilst these are all great places to work from if they serve your needs, some employees have decided to take things a little further. Since COVID-19 lockdowns are no longer an issue, remote working has allowed people to work from anywhere in the world. As such Caunce O’Hara has put together an amazing unique scoring system to help keen travellers determine the best country to visit when working remotely.
Caunce O’Hara’s unique scoring system for remote working
With Caunce O’Hara’s unique scoring system, remote workers who have been struck by the travel bug now have a fantastic reference to help them choose their next adventure. The system takes into account countries from all over the world and lists their main appeals, such as the price of rent, coffee, and time zones.
The system also looks into other, more practical factors too, categorising countries by their working environment score, the ease of travel, and their lifestyle score.
For example, Caunce O’Hara’s research shows that Cape Verde had the cheapest coffee, visa cost and rent, Portugal had the least time difference from the UK, Malta and Australia are predominantly English-speaking countries, Italy has the cheapest cost of a single flight, and Georgia has the cheapest beer. Alongside these fabulous remote working locations, Iceland has the longest daylight hours and if you can stomach the heat whilst working, Dubai has the least amount of rainfall.
The world’s best location for remote working
With all these locations seemingly ideal for adventuring remote workers, how can travellers figure out the best of the best? Well, Caunce O’Hara has done all the hard work for you, compiling lists of appeals and comparisons, and even drawing up helpful tables to highlight the best perks for freelancers.
So with that being said, what is the world’s best location for remote working?
After gathering information from around the globe comparing flight, travel, internet speed, rent, and many other practical elements involved in working remotely, Caunce O’Hara has deemed Spain the best place to work remotely!
Why is Spain the best place to work remotely?
Caunce O’Hara’s comprehensive data shows that Spain boasts the fastest download speeds across the country. Their speed of 154.73mbps is much faster than the UK’s download speeds of just 102.24mbps. As any freelancer will know, a strong and fast internet connection is essential for great client communication and productivity. In addition to this, Spain also has the longest visa stays at some of the cheapest prices, and the most coworking spaces according to data taken from Global Coworking Map.
More about Caunce O’Hara‘s best remote working location for Britons
This campaign has been lovingly created using a unique scoring system that used a seeding list to pick 26 countries from around the world. Several indicators were then used to help to determine which of the countries had the best features that would appeal to Britons looking to work abroad remotely. The following indicators were used to judge the countries from the list in order of appeal.
- Cost of visa application
- Remote work visa
- Max no. of daylight hours
- Cost of flight
- Time Difference to the UK
- Average Annual Precipitation (in mins)
- Internet Download Speed (Mbps)
- Number of Co-working spaces
- Average beer price (Domestic beer)
- Average coffee price (Cappuccino)
- Average rent price (1 bedroom in a city centre)
- Main spoken language
Final thoughts on the best places to work remotely
Remote working offers so many opportunities for Britons, so if you have the opportunity to travel abroad whilst doing so, I would definitely recommend it. Having the freedom to crack on with your emails from a Spanish cafe sounds like the perfect start to a working day to me, so why not take a look at the information provided by Caunce O’Hara and book your next trip away? If you have worked abroad or you’re looking to #WorkFromAbroad, where are you choosing to go? Let us know using the hashtag!
*This post was written in collaboration with Caunce O’Hara
