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Each of the 100 places as a flag, in columns by what $1M keeps after income tax: 12 keep all of it, 43 sit between $500K and $599K, the largest column, and Tokyo keeps the least, $471,889.Keptwhat $1M a year keeps you in 100 places, 2026On $1M a year, 12 of 100 places leave all of it.Bar chart of scores out of 100: Monaco 62.5, Zurich 62.0, Vienna 61.2, Sydney 61.2, Munich 60.6, Singapore 60.1, Lucerne 59.9, Geneva 59.8, and Tulum 24.9 in last place.Rankedthe Patrician.ch 100, the world list, 2026Monaco leads at 62.5 out of 100.Map of Europe colored by income tax on $1M, from 0% in Monaco to 50.3% in Cascais.Mappedincome tax on $1M across Europe’s 53, 2026Income tax on $1M runs from 0% in Monaco to 50.3% in Cascais.66 passport flags grouped by the years each standard path to citizenship asks for, from months by investment to 30 years.Routes66 passports and the years to hold one, 20267 of the 66 passports are granted by investment, in months.Gibraltar's Category 2 net worth minimum for new applicants: £2M before, £5M now. The Residency Regulations 2026 came into operation on 14 July 2026.ChangedGibraltar’s Category 2 route now asks £5MSince 14 July 2026, a new resident needs a residence permit.Bar chart of scores out of 100: Monaco 62.5, Zurich 62.0, Vienna 61.2, Munich 60.6, Lucerne 59.9, Geneva 59.8, Prague 59.7, Zug 59.2, and Mykonos 40.1 in last place.RankedEurope’s 53 for high earners, 2026Monaco leads at 62.5 out of 100.Bar chart of scores out of 100: Coral Gables 52.5, Malibu 52.3, Newport Beach 52.3, New York 51.8, Bal Harbour 51.5, Montecito 51.4, Beverly Hills 51.4, Palm Beach 51.0, and Las Vegas 40.5 in last place.Rankedthe 17 US addresses for high earners, 2026Coral Gables leads at 52.5 out of 100.Bar chart of scores out of 100: Punta del Este 55.0, George Town 54.8, Tucker's Town 54.2, Anguilla 52.5, Providenciales 52.1, Platinum Coast 50.1, Nassau 50.1, Virgin Gorda 49.7, and Tulum 24.9 in last place.Rankedthe Caribbean and Latin America, 18 places, 2026Punta del Este leads at 55.0 out of 100.Bar chart of scores out of 100: Sydney 61.2, Singapore 60.1, Tokyo 59.3, Queenstown 57.3, Dubai 57.2, Hong Kong 54.9, Abu Dhabi 53.9, Tel Aviv 48.7, and Bali 35.2 in last place.RankedAsia, the Pacific and the Middle East, 12 places, 2026Sydney leads at 61.2 out of 100.12 flags of the places that keep all of $3M, then bars for ranks 13 to 20 showing what each keeps after income tax.Kept$3M a year, the 20 places that keep the most, 202612 places keep all of $3M a year.Heatmap of effective income tax at $300K, $1M, $3M in 12 financial centers, from Tel Aviv to Dubai.Kept3 incomes, 12 financial centers, 2026At $3M, Tel Aviv takes 49%, the most of the 12.Bar chart of exit tax on a $10M unrealized gain for the 15 origins that charge one, from Denmark to Belgium.Rankedthe cost of leaving, exit tax on a $10M gain, 202615 of 36 origins tax unrealized gains when residence ends.World map of the 100 places, gold where there is no wealth tax and red in Switzerland, Italy, France, Spain, Liechtenstein, Uruguay and Argentina.Mappedthe 7 countries on the board with a wealth tax, 202664 of the 100 places levy no annual tax on a resident’s net worth.World map of the 100 places, 39 marked gold where a $10M sale carries no capital gains tax.Mapped39 of 100 places tax no capital gain, 202639 of the 100 places charge no capital gains tax on a $10M sale at the headline rate.World map of net millionaire migration forecast for 2025 by Henley & Partners: gold for inflows led by the UAE, red for outflows led by the United Kingdom.Mappedwhere the millionaires moved, 2025The UAE gains a forecast +9,800 millionaires, the most.Bars for Dubai, Monaco and Singapore showing what $1M keeps after income tax: $1,000,000, $1,000,000 and $792,050.KeptDubai, Monaco and Singapore on $1M a year, 2026Dubai and Monaco tax a resident’s income at 0%: $1,000,000 kept.66 passport flags in 4 groups: allowed, allowed with conditions, restricted and not allowed.Routeswho lets you keep both passports, 202641 of the 66 passports allow dual nationality, 6 with conditions.Bars of the minimum donation for citizenship by investment in 5 Caribbean states, from Dominica to St Kitts and Nevis.Routesthe 5 Caribbean passports and the ticket in, 2026Dominica asks the lowest donation, from $200K.Bars of the lowest golden visa entry point in 8 European countries, from Latvia at €50,000 to Bulgaria at €511,292.RoutesEurope’s 8 open doors, golden visas 20268 European countries still grant residence for a passive investment.Bars of the year 1 bill on $1M of foreign income under 9 European regimes, from UK FIG regime to Italy flat tax.RankedEurope’s 9 regimes for new arrivals, on $1MOn $1M of foreign income in year 1, the bill runs from $0 under the UK FIG regime to $342K under the Italy flat tax.Map of Switzerland with 9 addresses marked by their yearly lump sum bill, from Zug to Montreux.Mappedthe Swiss lump sum, canton by canton, 2026At the CHF 435,000 floor the bill runs from $101K a year in Zug to $198K in Montreux.Card comparing Monaco's 0% income tax for most passports with French nationals, who stay taxable in France.ChartedMonaco’s 0% and the French exception, 2026Monaco has levied no personal income tax since 1869.Paired bars for Munich, Paris, Lisbon and New York: what $1M keeps for a single filer and for a married couple filing jointly.Keptthe same $1M, filed jointly, 2026In Paris, a married couple keeps $47,412 more than a single filer on 1 income of $1M.Dot chart of 100 flags along the FIRE number, from Bali at $1.68M to Montecito at $5.97M.Chartedthe FIRE number in 100 places, 2026A year that costs $150K at New York prices needs $4.61M in New York at a 4% withdrawal rate.World map of the places on the board colored by scheduled flight time from London.Mappedflight time from London to the 100, 202648 places are within 3 hours of London on a scheduled flight.World map of the places on the board colored by scheduled flight time from New York.Mappedflight time from New York to the 100, 20261 places are within 3 hours of New York on a scheduled flight.Dot chart of 100 flags along the cost index, Zurich at 100, from Bali at 40 to The Hamptons at 142.Rankedthe cost of living in 100 places, Zurich at 100The Hamptons scores 142 on the cost index, the highest.100 flags grouped by safety score from 10 of 10 down.Rankedthe safest of the 100, 202622 of the 100 places score 10 of 10 on the safety index.World map of tax residence day tests by country on the board: 183 days, 6 months, fewer days, no day count, or no income tax.Mappedwhen a country calls you resident, 202622 of the 36 countries on the board that tax income count 183 days.Card: a Puerto Rico decree applied for by 31 December 2026 keeps 0%, one applied for later pays 4%.ChangedPuerto Rico’s 0% decree has a deadlineA decree applied for by 31 December 2026 keeps dividends, interest and post-move gains at 0% through 2035.Heatmap of effective income tax on $1M in 12 financial centers for any other passport and for a US citizen.Keptthe tax that follows a US passport, 2026On $1M, a US citizen pays more than anyone else in 28 of the 100 places.
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