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 September 2026
Source: the Patrician.ch board, an original ranking of 100 residence addresses across 48 countries and territories. Tax rates, thresholds and routes are sourced. Cost, safety, schools, sun and beauty are Patrician.ch editorial indices. Figures current to September 2026. Updated . Cite as: Patrician.ch, Best country to live in if you are rich, 2026: 13 that tax nothing, patrician.ch/answers/best-country-to-live-if-you-are-rich/, September 2026.
Ordered by the engine's default weights, since tax is equal across all of them.
These tax neither income, gains nor wealth, and still charge children when an estate passes.
The full inheritance picture, all 48 countries on the board: countries with no inheritance tax.
Abu Dhabi in the UAE ranks first on the Patrician.ch board among the 13 addresses that tax neither income, gains, wealth nor a child's inheritance.
Dubai and Anguilla follow. Among them the order is set by safety, schools, sun, cost and the route in.
At that scale the question is wealth tax, capital gains and what heirs pay. 13 addresses on the board levy none of them, and none taxes income either.
The first 3 on the engine's default reading are Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Anguilla.
13 addresses on the board, among them Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Anguilla, Punta del Este and Monaco.
Each taxes neither income, gains nor wealth, and spares a spouse and children at death. A US citizen still owes federal estate tax above $15M per person.
In life, yes: Gustavia taxes neither a resident's income, capital gains nor wealth.
At death, no. St Barths levies succession and gift duties under its own Code des contributions, on children as well as more distant heirs. The 2024 revision sets a €150,000 allowance per child and a 25% base rate on gifts in the direct line.
On the board, Spain, France, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
The full list with rates is on the wealth tax page.
Up to $3.5M a year at the top rate on the board, in Marbella.
The lowest top rate among the 24 addresses that levy one is 0.2% in Vaduz.
The engine takes what you earn and what you hold, then orders every address on the board against it.
Rank the board against my position →90 seconds. No account, no payment.
The general case, ranked: Where should high earners live in 2026 · Best country to live in if you are rich · Best countries for high earners after tax · Europe · United States
Tax figures use a simplified marginal model with indicative 2026 brackets for a non-US single filer, ignore social contributions, most deductions, wealth taxes, and treaties, and are not advice. Residence rules change often. Verify before acting.