TaxIncome tax at any income on 2026 rules, social contributions where modeled, capital gains, wealth tax, inheritance and gift tax, the special regimes for new arrivals, and the exit rule of 36 home countries. Read from the tax law of each place, checked every day.
ResidenceThe route in for a foreign national by passport: on arrival, a standard permit, an investor or elective route, or a quota permit, with what each one asks.
Safety and governanceSafety, read against published crime data at every edition. Rule of law on the World Bank governance indicators, and freedom on Freedom House.
Health and familyThe best ranked hospital within reach and the nearest emergency department, on the Newsweek and Statista list. International schools, and happiness on the World Happiness Report.
Daily lifeInfrastructure, air links and real scheduled flight times, clean air on IQAir, traffic on the TomTom Traffic Index, English on the EF index, hours of sun and the cost of the life.
Business and wealthCorporate tax on PwC and the Tax Foundation, competitiveness on the IMD World Competitiveness Ranking, and the resident millionaires counted for Henley & Partners.
Luxury and propertyThe prestige of the address, the houses of watches, cars and fashion, the season, dining and night life, culture and beauty, and prime property prices from Knight Frank, UBS and BARNES.
One scoreAll of it carried into the Patrician.ch 100, 100 places on one scale, and into every Dossier on the reader's own numbers.
