Thailand is home to seven of the world’s best places in which to work as a digital nomad, with Bangkok in first place, according to a ranking by the hotel-finding website Hotelwithtub. 

The ranking gathered data from more than 1,300 cities worldwide and ranked the top 100 based on factors that are important for digital nomads, such as affordability, safety, infrastructure, connectivity and quality of life.

Seven Thai locations were in the ranking: Bangkok (1), Nakhon Ratchasima (5), Koh Phangan (13), Chiang Mai (26) Koh Lanta (45), Phuket (59) and Krabi (93).

Bangkok achieved a score of 91 out of 100 and was described as combining affordability — about 50,000 baht per month for a single person — and strong infrastructure.

The city received high ratings from digital nomads with a score 4.5 out of 5, and it “attracts over 23 million visitors yearly and boasts an 18% return rate”, said the Hotelwithtub website.

Nakhon Ratchasima won praise as the most affordable city in the top 10, with an average solo living cost of just 34,500 baht a month.

Other top destinations in the ranking were Dubai in second place, London third and Tokyo fourth.