If you are rich, where to live.
At a large balance sheet the order changes. Wealth tax, capital gains and what your children pay at death cost more than income tax, so this ranking starts from the addresses that tax none of the 4.
In short, current to October 2026
- 11 of the 100 addresses on the Patrician.ch board tax neither income, capital gains on listed securities, nor net wealth. 11 of them, in 10 countries and territories, also leave a spouse and children untaxed at death.
- Ranked by the engine's default reading of safety, schools, sun, beauty, cost and the route in, the first 3 of those 11 are Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Anguilla.
- 36 addresses in 7 countries levy an annual wealth tax. The highest top rate on the board is 3.5% in Marbella. On $100M of net assets that is up to $3.5M a year at the top rate, up to $35.0M over 10 years.
- Inheritance is read as it falls on a spouse and children under the local rule. A US citizen stays inside the federal estate tax wherever they live, and the heir's own residence can bring in another country's tax.
- Figures are current to October 2026.
Each address on this page was last checked against its official sources between and . The sources for each are named on its page.
Source: the Patrician.ch board, an original ranking of 100 residence addresses across 47 countries and territories. Tax rates, thresholds and routes are sourced. Cost, safety, schools, sun and beauty are Patrician.ch editorial indices. Figures current to October 2026. Updated . Cite as: Patrician.ch, Best country to live if you are rich, 2026: 11 tax nothing, patrician.ch/answers/best-country-to-live-if-you-are-rich/, October 2026.
