Armenia took the 97th spot in the annual Quality of Nationality Index, improving its position due to new opportunities for living and working abroad.

In the 2015 edition of the report, Armenia was placed the 110th.

Compiled by The Henley & Partners, the index provides an objective assessment of citizenship in different countries of the world. The experts ranked 195 citizenships based on a number of indicators for the period between 2012 and 2016.

The improvement of Armenia's performance in 2016 was primarily due to the expansion of possibilities for living and working visa-free abroad. Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia have now became available for Armenians.

Germany leads the 2016 list, followed by France, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden and Norway.

Azerbaijan claims the 107th position, while Georgia comes in the 104th.