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10 questions on tax, residence and the life in 100 places. Every answer is a published figure, and opens the page behind it.

In short, current to October 2026

  • 10 questions each round, drawn fresh from a pool of 35.
  • The subjects: what a place keeps of $1M, capital gains, wealth tax, inheritance, exit tax, sun hours and the rules that moved.
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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, Quiz: where do high earners keep the most? 10 questions, 2026, patrician.ch/quiz/, October 2026.

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10 questions. 100 places.

Where is $1M kept in full? Which places tax wealth every year? Which rule moved in 2026?

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From the pool

7 questions, answered.

Which of these keeps the most of a $1M income?

St John's.

St John's keeps $1M of $1M on the 2026 model, an effective 0%. Gibraltar comes next with $944K.

What share of a $1M income does Provence take in income tax, on the 2026 model?

45%.

Provence takes an effective 45% of $1M, about $449K, which leaves $551K.

Which of these levies no capital gains tax on a resident's listed securities?

George Town.

George Town levies none. The other 3 do: Megève 35%, Tivat 17% and Miami 24%.

Which of these carries an annual wealth tax?

Marbella.

Marbella does, with a top rate of 3.5% of net assets. Puerto Rico, UAE and Indonesia levy no general annual wealth tax.

Which of these levies no inheritance tax at all?

New Zealand.

New Zealand abolished estate duty in 1992. France, Bermuda and Spain all tax an inheritance.

Leaving which of these triggers an exit tax on gains that were never sold?

Tel Aviv.

Exit tax. Israel deems your assets sold the day before you cease residence. Leaving Finland, Stockholm or Portugal carries no exit tax for an individual.

Which of these has the most sun hours a year?

Ibiza.

Ibiza, with 3,000 hours a year. Lucerne has 1,650.

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