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Afghanistan Asia Dirt-cheap (1/7) Very Dangerous (6/7) Average (3/5) Very polluted (5/5) Very Low (5/5)
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Albania Europe Very cheap (2/7) Very Safe (2/7) Comfortable (2/5) Polluted (4/5) Moderate (3/5)
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Algeria Middle East and North Africa Dirt-cheap (1/7) Average (4/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
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Andorra Europe Moderate (4/7) The Safest (1/7) Comfortable (2/5) Very clean (1/5) Low (4/5)
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Angola Sub Saharan Africa Inexpensive (3/7) Average (4/7) Comfortable (2/5) Very polluted (5/5) Very Low (5/5)
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Anguilla (UK) North and South America Expensive (5/7) Very Safe (2/7) Average (3/5) No Data Native
No personal income tax
Antigua and Barbuda North and South America Inexpensive (3/7) Average (4/7) Average (3/5) Clean (2/5) Native
No personal income tax
Argentina North and South America Dirt-cheap (1/7) Average (4/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Average (3/5) Moderate (3/5)
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Armenia Europe Inexpensive (3/7) Very Safe (2/7) Average (3/5) Average (3/5) Low (4/5)
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Australia Oceania Extreme (7/7) Very Safe (2/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Very clean (1/5) Native
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Austria Europe Expensive (5/7) The Safest (1/7) Comfortable (2/5) Very clean (1/5) High (2/5)
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Azerbaijan Asia Very cheap (2/7) Safe (3/7) Comfortable (2/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
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Bahamas North and South America Extreme (7/7) Very Dangerous (6/7) Comfortable (2/5) Average (3/5) Native
No personal income tax
Bahrain Middle East and North Africa Moderate (4/7) Safe (3/7) Average (3/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
No personal income tax
Bangladesh Asia Dirt-cheap (1/7) Average (4/7) Average (3/5) Very polluted (5/5) Low (4/5)
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Barbados North and South America Expensive (5/7) Safe (3/7) Average (3/5) Very clean (1/5) Native
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Belarus Europe Dirt-cheap (1/7) Safe (3/7) Average (3/5) Clean (2/5) Low (4/5)
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Belgium Europe Expensive (5/7) Safe (3/7) Comfortable (2/5) Average (3/5) High (2/5)
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Belize North and South America Inexpensive (3/7) Very Dangerous (6/7) Average (3/5) Average (3/5) Native
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Benin Sub Saharan Africa Dirt-cheap (1/7) Safe (3/7) Average (3/5) Very polluted (5/5) Low (4/5)
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Bermuda (UK) North and South America Extreme (7/7) Very Safe (2/7) Comfortable (2/5) Very clean (1/5) High (2/5)
No personal income tax
Bhutan Asia Dirt-cheap (1/7) Very Safe (2/7) Comfortable (2/5) Average (3/5) Moderate (3/5)
Territorial
Bolivia North and South America Very cheap (2/7) Average (4/7) Average (3/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
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Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe Very cheap (2/7) Safe (3/7) Comfortable (2/5) Average (3/5) Moderate (3/5)
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Botswana Sub Saharan Africa Dirt-cheap (1/7) Average (4/7) Comfortable (2/5) Clean (2/5) High (2/5)
Territorial
Brazil North and South America Very cheap (2/7) Very Dangerous (6/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Average (3/5) Low (4/5)
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Brunei Asia Inexpensive (3/7) Very Safe (2/7) Bearable (4/5) Very clean (1/5) Low (4/5)
No personal income tax
Bulgaria Europe Inexpensive (3/7) Very Safe (2/7) Comfortable (2/5) Average (3/5) Moderate (3/5)
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Burkina Faso Sub Saharan Africa Very cheap (2/7) Average (4/7) Average (3/5) Very polluted (5/5) Low (4/5)
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Burundi Sub Saharan Africa Dirt-cheap (1/7) Average (4/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
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Cambodia Asia Very cheap (2/7) Safe (3/7) Bearable (4/5) Polluted (4/5) Very Low (5/5)
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Cameroon Sub Saharan Africa Very cheap (2/7) Average (4/7) Bearable (4/5) Very polluted (5/5) Very Low (5/5)
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Canada North and South America Very expensive (6/7) Very Safe (2/7) Bearable (4/5) Very clean (1/5) Native
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Cape Verde Sub Saharan Africa Dirt-cheap (1/7) Safe (3/7) Comfortable (2/5) Average (3/5) Low (4/5)
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Cayman Islands (UK) North and South America Extreme (7/7) Safe (3/7) Average (3/5) Very clean (1/5) Very High (1/5)
No personal income tax
Central African Republic Sub Saharan Africa Dirt-cheap (1/7) Extremely Dangerous (7/7) Bearable (4/5) Very polluted (5/5) Low (4/5)
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Chad Sub Saharan Africa Dirt-cheap (1/7) Extremely Dangerous (7/7) Uncomfortable (5/5) Clean (2/5) Very Low (5/5)
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Chile North and South America Inexpensive (3/7) Safe (3/7) Comfortable (2/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
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China Asia Very cheap (2/7) Very Safe (2/7) Comfortable (2/5) Polluted (4/5) Moderate (3/5)
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Colombia North and South America Very cheap (2/7) Very Dangerous (6/7) Comfortable (2/5) Average (3/5) Low (4/5)
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Comoros Sub Saharan Africa Dirt-cheap (1/7) Average (4/7) Comfortable (2/5) Very polluted (5/5) Low (4/5)
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Cook Islands (New Zealand) Oceania Moderate (4/7) Very Safe (2/7) Comfortable (2/5) Very clean (1/5) Native
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Costa Rica North and South America Moderate (4/7) Average (4/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Clean (2/5) Moderate (3/5)
Territorial
Croatia Europe Moderate (4/7) The Safest (1/7) Comfortable (2/5) Very clean (1/5) High (2/5)
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Cuba North and South America Inexpensive (3/7) Safe (3/7) Comfortable (2/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
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Curacao (Netherlands) North and South America Moderate (4/7) Average (4/7) Average (3/5) Average (3/5) Very High (1/5)
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Cyprus Europe Moderate (4/7) Very Safe (2/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Average (3/5) High (2/5)
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Czech Republic Europe Moderate (4/7) The Safest (1/7) Comfortable (2/5) Very clean (1/5) High (2/5)
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Democratic Republic of the Congo Sub Saharan Africa Inexpensive (3/7) Extremely Dangerous (7/7) Comfortable (2/5) Very polluted (5/5) Moderate (3/5)
Territorial
Denmark Europe Very expensive (6/7) The Safest (1/7) Comfortable (2/5) Very clean (1/5) Very High (1/5)
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Djibouti Sub Saharan Africa Dirt-cheap (1/7) Very Dangerous (6/7) Average (3/5) Average (3/5) Very Low (5/5)
Territorial
Dominica North and South America Very cheap (2/7) Dangerous (5/7) Average (3/5) Very clean (1/5) Native
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Dominican Republic North and South America Very cheap (2/7) Average (4/7) Average (3/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
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East Timor Asia Very cheap (2/7) Safe (3/7) Average (3/5) Average (3/5) Low (4/5)
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Ecuador North and South America Very cheap (2/7) Average (4/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Average (3/5) Low (4/5)
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Egypt Middle East and North Africa Dirt-cheap (1/7) Average (4/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Very polluted (5/5) Low (4/5)
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El Salvador North and South America Inexpensive (3/7) Average (4/7) Comfortable (2/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
Territorial
Equatorial Guinea Sub Saharan Africa Inexpensive (3/7) Safe (3/7) Average (3/5) Average (3/5) Very Low (5/5)
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Eritrea Sub Saharan Africa Dirt-cheap (1/7) Average (4/7) Comfortable (2/5) Very clean (1/5) Low (4/5)
Citizenship-based
Estonia Europe Inexpensive (3/7) The Safest (1/7) Average (3/5) Very clean (1/5) High (2/5)
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Eswatini Sub Saharan Africa Dirt-cheap (1/7) Average (4/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Very clean (1/5) Very High (1/5)
Territorial
Ethiopia Sub Saharan Africa Very cheap (2/7) Average (4/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
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Fiji Oceania Very cheap (2/7) Average (4/7) Average (3/5) Average (3/5) Very High (1/5)
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Finland Europe Expensive (5/7) The Safest (1/7) Bearable (4/5) Very clean (1/5) High (2/5)
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France Europe Expensive (5/7) Safe (3/7) Comfortable (2/5) Clean (2/5) Moderate (3/5)
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Gabon Sub Saharan Africa Dirt-cheap (1/7) Dangerous (5/7) Average (3/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
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Gambia Sub Saharan Africa Dirt-cheap (1/7) Average (4/7) Comfortable (2/5) Average (3/5) Low (4/5)
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Georgia Europe Very cheap (2/7) Very Safe (2/7) Comfortable (2/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
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Germany Europe Expensive (5/7) Very Safe (2/7) Comfortable (2/5) Very clean (1/5) Very High (1/5)
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Ghana Sub Saharan Africa Dirt-cheap (1/7) Safe (3/7) Average (3/5) Very polluted (5/5) Moderate (3/5)
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Greece Europe Moderate (4/7) Very Safe (2/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Average (3/5) Moderate (3/5)
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Grenada North and South America Moderate (4/7) Very Safe (2/7) Average (3/5) Average (3/5) Native
Territorial
Guatemala North and South America Inexpensive (3/7) Dangerous (5/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
Territorial
Guinea Sub Saharan Africa Very cheap (2/7) Very Dangerous (6/7) Average (3/5) Very polluted (5/5) Low (4/5)
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Guinea-Bissau Sub Saharan Africa Very cheap (2/7) Average (4/7) Average (3/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
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Guyana North and South America Inexpensive (3/7) Dangerous (5/7) Average (3/5) Average (3/5) Native
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Haiti North and South America Dirt-cheap (1/7) Dangerous (5/7) Comfortable (2/5) Very polluted (5/5) Very Low (5/5)
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Honduras North and South America Very cheap (2/7) Extremely Dangerous (7/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
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Hong Kong Asia Extreme (7/7) The Safest (1/7) Comfortable (2/5) Polluted (4/5) Moderate (3/5)
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Hungary Europe Inexpensive (3/7) Very Safe (2/7) Comfortable (2/5) Average (3/5) High (2/5)
Citizenship-based
Iceland Europe Extreme (7/7) The Safest (1/7) Average (3/5) Very clean (1/5) High (2/5)
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India Asia Dirt-cheap (1/7) Safe (3/7) Average (3/5) Polluted (4/5) High (2/5)
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Indonesia Asia Very cheap (2/7) Safe (3/7) Average (3/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
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Iran Asia Dirt-cheap (1/7) Average (4/7) Average (3/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
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Iraq Middle East and North Africa Very cheap (2/7) Dangerous (5/7) Bearable (4/5) Polluted (4/5) Very Low (5/5)
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Ireland Europe Extreme (7/7) Very Safe (2/7) Comfortable (2/5) Very clean (1/5) Native
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Israel Middle East and North Africa Very expensive (6/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Average (3/5) High (2/5)
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Italy Europe Expensive (5/7) Very Safe (2/7) Comfortable (2/5) Average (3/5) Moderate (3/5)
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Ivory Coast Sub Saharan Africa Inexpensive (3/7) Very Dangerous (6/7) Average (3/5) Very polluted (5/5) Very Low (5/5)
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Jamaica North and South America Inexpensive (3/7) Very Dangerous (6/7) Average (3/5) Polluted (4/5) Native
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Japan Asia Inexpensive (3/7) The Safest (1/7) Comfortable (2/5) Clean (2/5) Low (4/5)
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Jordan Middle East and North Africa Inexpensive (3/7) Safe (3/7) Comfortable (2/5) Polluted (4/5) Very Low (5/5)
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Kazakhstan Asia Very cheap (2/7) Safe (3/7) Uncomfortable (5/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
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Kenya Sub Saharan Africa Very cheap (2/7) Average (4/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Polluted (4/5) High (2/5)
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Kiribati Oceania Dirt-cheap (1/7) No Data Average (3/5) No Data Very High (1/5)
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Kosovo Europe Very cheap (2/7) Safe (3/7) Comfortable (2/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
Residence-based
Kuwait Middle East and North Africa Inexpensive (3/7) Very Safe (2/7) Uncomfortable (5/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
No personal income tax
Kyrgyzstan Asia Dirt-cheap (1/7) Safe (3/7) Bearable (4/5) Polluted (4/5) Very Low (5/5)
Residence-based
Laos Asia Inexpensive (3/7) Average (4/7) Average (3/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
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Latvia Europe Inexpensive (3/7) Very Safe (2/7) Average (3/5) Very clean (1/5) Moderate (3/5)
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Lebanon Middle East and North Africa Inexpensive (3/7) Average (4/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Very polluted (5/5) High (2/5)
Territorial
Lesotho Sub Saharan Africa Dirt-cheap (1/7) Very Dangerous (6/7) Comfortable (2/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
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Liberia Sub Saharan Africa Inexpensive (3/7) Dangerous (5/7) Average (3/5) Very polluted (5/5) Low (4/5)
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Libya Middle East and North Africa Dirt-cheap (1/7) Extremely Dangerous (7/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Average (3/5) Very Low (5/5)
Territorial
Liechtenstein Europe Extreme (7/7) The Safest (1/7) Comfortable (2/5) Very clean (1/5) High (2/5)
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Lithuania Europe Inexpensive (3/7) Very Safe (2/7) Average (3/5) Very clean (1/5) Moderate (3/5)
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Luxembourg Europe Very expensive (6/7) Very Safe (2/7) Comfortable (2/5) Very clean (1/5) High (2/5)
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Macau Asia Expensive (5/7) The Safest (1/7) Comfortable (2/5) Polluted (4/5) Moderate (3/5)
Territorial
Madagascar Sub Saharan Africa Dirt-cheap (1/7) Dangerous (5/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Very polluted (5/5) Low (4/5)
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Malawi Sub Saharan Africa Dirt-cheap (1/7) Average (4/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
Territorial
Malaysia Asia Very cheap (2/7) Safe (3/7) Bearable (4/5) Average (3/5) High (2/5)
Territorial
Maldives Asia Inexpensive (3/7) Average (4/7) Bearable (4/5) Polluted (4/5) Moderate (3/5)
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Mali Sub Saharan Africa Dirt-cheap (1/7) Very Dangerous (6/7) Bearable (4/5) Very polluted (5/5) Low (4/5)
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Malta Europe Expensive (5/7) Very Safe (2/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Polluted (4/5) Native
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Marshall Islands Oceania Inexpensive (3/7) Very Safe (2/7) Average (3/5) Polluted (4/5) High (2/5)
Territorial
Mauritania Sub Saharan Africa Dirt-cheap (1/7) Dangerous (5/7) Average (3/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
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Mauritius Sub Saharan Africa Very cheap (2/7) Very Safe (2/7) Comfortable (2/5) Average (3/5) Moderate (3/5)
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Mexico North and South America Inexpensive (3/7) Dangerous (5/7) Comfortable (2/5) Average (3/5) Low (4/5)
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Micronesia Oceania Expensive (5/7) No Data Average (3/5) No Data Very High (1/5)
Territorial
Moldova Europe Very cheap (2/7) Safe (3/7) Comfortable (2/5) Average (3/5) Moderate (3/5)
Residence-based
Monaco Europe Extreme (7/7) The Safest (1/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Very polluted (5/5) High (2/5)
No personal income tax
Mongolia Asia Very cheap (2/7) Safe (3/7) Uncomfortable (5/5) Very polluted (5/5) Low (4/5)
Residence-based
Montenegro Europe Inexpensive (3/7) Very Safe (2/7) Comfortable (2/5) Clean (2/5) Low (4/5)
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Montserrat (UK) North and South America Expensive (5/7) The Safest (1/7) Average (3/5) No Data Native
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Morocco Middle East and North Africa Dirt-cheap (1/7) Safe (3/7) Comfortable (2/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
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Mozambique Sub Saharan Africa Inexpensive (3/7) Average (4/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
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Myanmar Asia Very cheap (2/7) Average (4/7) Bearable (4/5) Very polluted (5/5) Very Low (5/5)
Citizenship-based
Namibia Sub Saharan Africa Very cheap (2/7) Dangerous (5/7) Comfortable (2/5) Clean (2/5) Moderate (3/5)
Territorial
Nauru Oceania Very cheap (2/7) The Safest (1/7) Average (3/5) Average (3/5) High (2/5)
Territorial
Nepal Asia Dirt-cheap (1/7) Safe (3/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Very polluted (5/5) Low (4/5)
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Netherlands Europe Very expensive (6/7) Very Safe (2/7) Comfortable (2/5) Very clean (1/5) Very High (1/5)
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New Zealand Oceania Very expensive (6/7) Very Safe (2/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Very clean (1/5) Native
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Nicaragua North and South America Very cheap (2/7) Average (4/7) Average (3/5) Average (3/5) Low (4/5)
Territorial
Niger Sub Saharan Africa Very cheap (2/7) Dangerous (5/7) Uncomfortable (5/5) Very polluted (5/5) Moderate (3/5)
Residence-based
Nigeria Sub Saharan Africa Dirt-cheap (1/7) Extremely Dangerous (7/7) Average (3/5) Very polluted (5/5) High (2/5)
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North Korea Asia Moderate (4/7) Extremely Dangerous (7/7) Average (3/5) Polluted (4/5) Very Low (5/5) Not enough information
North Macedonia Europe Very cheap (2/7) Safe (3/7) Comfortable (2/5) Polluted (4/5) Moderate (3/5)
Residence-based
Norway Europe Very expensive (6/7) Very Safe (2/7) Average (3/5) Very clean (1/5) High (2/5)
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Oman Middle East and North Africa Inexpensive (3/7) The Safest (1/7) Average (3/5) Very clean (1/5) Very Low (5/5)
No personal income tax
Pakistan Asia Dirt-cheap (1/7) Average (4/7) Average (3/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
Residence-based
Palau Oceania Inexpensive (3/7) Safe (3/7) Average (3/5) Very clean (1/5) High (2/5)
Territorial
Palestine Middle East and North Africa Inexpensive (3/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Polluted (4/5) Moderate (3/5)
Territorial
Panama North and South America Inexpensive (3/7) Safe (3/7) Average (3/5) Average (3/5) Low (4/5)
Territorial
Papua New Guinea Oceania Very cheap (2/7) Very Dangerous (6/7) Average (3/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
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Paraguay North and South America Dirt-cheap (1/7) Average (4/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
Territorial
Peru North and South America Very cheap (2/7) Dangerous (5/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Very polluted (5/5) Low (4/5)
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Philippines Asia Very cheap (2/7) Average (4/7) Average (3/5) Polluted (4/5) High (2/5)
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Poland Europe Inexpensive (3/7) The Safest (1/7) Comfortable (2/5) Average (3/5) High (2/5)
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Portugal Europe Moderate (4/7) Very Safe (2/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Very clean (1/5) Very High (1/5)
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Puerto Rico (USA) North and South America Moderate (4/7) Very Dangerous (6/7) Average (3/5) Average (3/5) Very High (1/5)
Citizenship-based
Qatar Middle East and North Africa Expensive (5/7) The Safest (1/7) Uncomfortable (5/5) Average (3/5) Low (4/5)
No personal income tax
Republic of the Congo Sub Saharan Africa Dirt-cheap (1/7) Dangerous (5/7) Comfortable (2/5) Very polluted (5/5) Moderate (3/5)
Residence-based
Romania Europe Inexpensive (3/7) Very Safe (2/7) Comfortable (2/5) Average (3/5) High (2/5)
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Russia Europe Very cheap (2/7) Average (4/7) Bearable (4/5) Average (3/5) Moderate (3/5)
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Rwanda Sub Saharan Africa Dirt-cheap (1/7) Safe (3/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Clean (2/5) Very Low (5/5)
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Saint Kitts and Nevis North and South America Inexpensive (3/7) Average (4/7) Average (3/5) Average (3/5) Native
No personal income tax
Saint Lucia North and South America Inexpensive (3/7) Dangerous (5/7) Average (3/5) Clean (2/5) Native
Territorial
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines North and South America Very cheap (2/7) Very Dangerous (6/7) Average (3/5) Average (3/5) Native
Residence-based
Samoa Oceania Dirt-cheap (1/7) Safe (3/7) Average (3/5) Clean (2/5) High (2/5)
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San Marino Europe Inexpensive (3/7) The Safest (1/7) Comfortable (2/5) Very clean (1/5) Moderate (3/5)
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Sao Tome and Principe Sub Saharan Africa Very cheap (2/7) The Safest (1/7) Comfortable (2/5) Average (3/5) Low (4/5)
Residence-based
Saudi Arabia Middle East and North Africa Inexpensive (3/7) Safe (3/7) Bearable (4/5) Average (3/5) Very Low (5/5)
No personal income tax
Senegal Sub Saharan Africa Inexpensive (3/7) Safe (3/7) Comfortable (2/5) Very polluted (5/5) Low (4/5)
Residence-based
Serbia Europe Very cheap (2/7) Very Safe (2/7) Comfortable (2/5) Average (3/5) High (2/5)
Residence-based
Seychelles Sub Saharan Africa Moderate (4/7) Safe (3/7) Average (3/5) Very clean (1/5) Moderate (3/5)
Territorial
Sierra Leone Sub Saharan Africa Very cheap (2/7) Average (4/7) Average (3/5) Very polluted (5/5) Moderate (3/5)
Residence-based
Singapore Asia Extreme (7/7) The Safest (1/7) Bearable (4/5) Very clean (1/5) Very High (1/5)
Territorial
Slovakia Europe Inexpensive (3/7) Very Safe (2/7) Comfortable (2/5) Clean (2/5) Moderate (3/5)
Residence-based
Slovenia Europe Moderate (4/7) The Safest (1/7) Comfortable (2/5) Very clean (1/5) Very High (1/5)
Residence-based
Solomon Islands Oceania Moderate (4/7) Very Dangerous (6/7) Bearable (4/5) Polluted (4/5) Moderate (3/5)
Residence-based
Somalia Sub Saharan Africa Very cheap (2/7) Extremely Dangerous (7/7) Average (3/5) Average (3/5) Very Low (5/5)
Territorial
South Africa Sub Saharan Africa Very cheap (2/7) Extremely Dangerous (7/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Average (3/5) Very High (1/5)
Residence-based
South Korea Asia Moderate (4/7) The Safest (1/7) Average (3/5) Average (3/5) Moderate (3/5)
Residence-based
South Sudan Sub Saharan Africa Dirt-cheap (1/7) Extremely Dangerous (7/7) Bearable (4/5) Polluted (4/5) Very Low (5/5)
Residence-based
Spain Europe Moderate (4/7) Very Safe (2/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Clean (2/5) Moderate (3/5)
Residence-based
Sri Lanka Asia Dirt-cheap (1/7) Safe (3/7) Bearable (4/5) Average (3/5) Low (4/5)
Residence-based
Sudan Middle East and North Africa Very cheap (2/7) Safe (3/7) Uncomfortable (5/5) Polluted (4/5) Very Low (5/5)
Residence-based
Suriname North and South America Inexpensive (3/7) Safe (3/7) Average (3/5) Average (3/5) High (2/5)
Residence-based
Sweden Europe Expensive (5/7) Very Safe (2/7) Average (3/5) Very clean (1/5) Very High (1/5)
Residence-based
Switzerland Europe Extreme (7/7) The Safest (1/7) Comfortable (2/5) Very clean (1/5) High (2/5)
Residence-based
Syria Middle East and North Africa Dirt-cheap (1/7) Dangerous (5/7) Average (3/5) Polluted (4/5) Very Low (5/5)
Territorial
Taiwan Asia Inexpensive (3/7) Very Safe (2/7) Comfortable (2/5) Average (3/5) Low (4/5)
Territorial
Tajikistan Asia Dirt-cheap (1/7) Average (4/7) Average (3/5) Average (3/5) Very Low (5/5)
Residence-based
Tanzania Sub Saharan Africa Dirt-cheap (1/7) Average (4/7) Average (3/5) Average (3/5) Low (4/5)
Residence-based
Thailand Asia Very cheap (2/7) Safe (3/7) Average (3/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
Residence-based
Togo Oceania Dirt-cheap (1/7) Safe (3/7) Average (3/5) Very polluted (5/5) Low (4/5)
Residence-based
Tonga Oceania Very cheap (2/7) Average (4/7) Average (3/5) Average (3/5) Moderate (3/5)
Residence-based
Trinidad and Tobago North and South America Inexpensive (3/7) Extremely Dangerous (7/7) Average (3/5) Polluted (4/5) Native
Residence-based
Tunisia Middle East and North Africa Dirt-cheap (1/7) Safe (3/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
Residence-based
Turkey Asia Very cheap (2/7) Safe (3/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
Residence-based
Turkmenistan Asia Expensive (5/7) Average (4/7) Average (3/5) Very clean (1/5) Moderate (3/5)
Residence-based
Tuvalu Oceania Dirt-cheap (1/7) Very Safe (2/7) Average (3/5) Average (3/5) Moderate (3/5)
Territorial
Uganda Sub Saharan Africa Dirt-cheap (1/7) Average (4/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Very polluted (5/5) Moderate (3/5)
Residence-based
Ukraine Europe Dirt-cheap (1/7) Average (3/5) Average (3/5) Moderate (3/5)
Residence-based
United Arab Emirates Middle East and North Africa Expensive (5/7) The Safest (1/7) Bearable (4/5) Average (3/5) Moderate (3/5)
No personal income tax
United Kingdom Europe Very expensive (6/7) Very Safe (2/7) Comfortable (2/5) Clean (2/5) Native
Residence-based
United States North and South America Extreme (7/7) Safe (3/7) Comfortable (2/5) Very clean (1/5) Native
Citizenship-based
Uruguay North and South America Moderate (4/7) Safe (3/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Clean (2/5) Low (4/5)
Territorial
US Virgin Islands (USA) North and South America Extreme (7/7) Extremely Dangerous (7/7) Average (3/5) Very clean (1/5) Native
Citizenship-based
Uzbekistan Asia Dirt-cheap (1/7) Safe (3/7) Average (3/5) Average (3/5) Very Low (5/5)
Residence-based
Vanuatu Oceania Very expensive (6/7) Safe (3/7) Comfortable (2/5) Clean (2/5) Moderate (3/5)
No personal income tax
Venezuela North and South America Inexpensive (3/7) Extremely Dangerous (7/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Polluted (4/5) Low (4/5)
Residence-based
Vietnam Asia Very cheap (2/7) Very Safe (2/7) Average (3/5) Very polluted (5/5) Low (4/5)
Residence-based
Yemen Middle East and North Africa Very cheap (2/7) Very Dangerous (6/7) Comfortable (2/5) Very polluted (5/5) Very Low (5/5)
Residence-based
Zambia Sub Saharan Africa Very cheap (2/7) Average (4/7) Comfortable (2/5) Very polluted (5/5) Low (4/5)
Territorial
Zimbabwe Sub Saharan Africa Very cheap (2/7) Average (4/7) Very comfortable (1/5) Polluted (4/5) Very High (1/5)
Residence-based