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Compare 194 Countries: Taxes, Safety & Quality of Life (2026)

SettleRadar is a free data intelligence platform for expats, digital nomads, and global investors. We aggregate 40+ verified indicators from the World Bank, WHO, Heritage Foundation, and UNODC to help you compare 194 countries by tax burden, economic freedom, personal safety, air quality, and happiness. Filter by scenario - Tax Havens, Safe Havens, Digital Nomad Visas, or Quality of Life - and drill into any country for a full analytical profile with sourced data.

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Singapore flag
Singapore
SGP•Asia
Tax Burden17.7%
Freedom84.4 pts
Happiness
6.6
Homicides
0.1
Switzerland flag
Switzerland
CHE•Europe
Tax Burden17.0%
Freedom83.7 pts
Happiness
7.0
Homicides
0.6
Ireland flag
Ireland
IRL•Europe
Tax Burden25.7%
Freedom83.3 pts
Happiness
6.9
Homicides
0.7
Australia flag
Australia
AUS•Oceania
Tax Burden26.1%
Freedom80.1 pts
Happiness
6.9
Homicides
0.8
Taiwan flag
Taiwan
TWN•Asia
Visa
Tax Burden--
Freedom79.8 pts
Happiness
6.7
Homicides--
Luxembourg flag
Luxembourg
LUX•Europe
Tax Burden44.6%
Freedom79.7 pts
Happiness
7.1
Homicides
1.5
Denmark flag
Denmark
DNK•Europe
Tax Burden38.3%
Freedom79 pts
Happiness
7.5
Homicides
0.8
Norway flag
Norway
NOR•Europe
Visa
Tax Burden51.5%
Freedom78.8 pts
Happiness
7.2
Homicides
0.7
Estonia flag
Estonia
EST•Europe
Visa
Tax Burden38.3%
Freedom78.7 pts
Happiness
6.4
Homicides
1.5
Netherlands flag
Netherlands
NLD•Europe
Tax Burden39.4%
Freedom78.5 pts
Happiness
7.2
Homicides
0.7
New Zealand flag
New Zealand
NZL•Oceania
Tax Burden34.3%
Freedom77.8 pts
Happiness
7.0
Homicides
1.5
Sweden flag
Sweden
SWE•Europe
Tax Burden33.0%
Freedom77.8 pts
Happiness
7.3
Homicides
1.1
Finland flag
Finland
FIN•Europe
Tax Burden41.8%
Freedom76.6 pts
Happiness
7.8
Homicides
1.0
Canada flag
Canada
CAN•Americas
Tax Burden19.9%
Freedom75.6 pts
Happiness
6.7
Homicides
2.0
Lithuania flag
Lithuania
LTU•Europe
Tax Burden35.1%
Freedom75.3 pts
Happiness
6.7
Homicides
2.6
Iceland flag
Iceland
ISL•Europe
Visa
Tax Burden31.4%
Freedom75 pts
Happiness
7.5
Homicides
1.3
Chile flag
Chile
CHL•Americas
Tax Burden21.9%
Freedom74.3 pts
Happiness
6.3
Homicides
6.3
Cyprus flag
Cyprus
CYP•Europe
Visa
Tax Burden39.9%
Freedom74.1 pts
Happiness
6.1
Homicides
0.8
South Korea flag
South Korea
KOR•Asia
Visa
Tax Burden25.8%
Freedom73.7 pts
Happiness
6.0
Homicides
0.5
Czechia flag
Czechia
CZE•Europe
Visa
Tax Burden36.5%
Freedom73.2 pts
Happiness
6.8
Homicides
0.8
Mauritius flag
Mauritius
MUS•Africa
Visa
Tax Burden24.7%
Freedom73 pts
Happiness
5.9
Homicides
2.3
United States flag
United States
USA•Americas
Tax Burden17.8%
Freedom72.8 pts
Happiness
6.8
Homicides
5.8
United Arab Emirates flag
United Arab Emirates
ARE•Asia
Visa
Tax Burden3.0%
Freedom71.9 pts
Happiness
6.8
Homicides
0.7
Germany flag
Germany
DEU•Europe
Visa
Tax Burden29.4%
Freedom71.7 pts
Happiness
6.9
Homicides
0.9
Latvia flag
Latvia
LVA•Europe
Visa
Tax Burden33.9%
Freedom71.6 pts
Happiness
6.4
Homicides
2.5
Cabo Verde flag
Cabo Verde
CPV•Africa
Visa
Tax Burden21.6%
Freedom71.4 pts
Happiness--
Homicides
7.0
Portugal flag
Portugal
PRT•Europe
Visa
Tax Burden37.4%
Freedom71.2 pts
Happiness
6.0
Homicides
0.7
Barbados flag
Barbados
BRB•Americas
Visa
Tax Burden25.2%
Freedom70.4 pts
Happiness--
Homicides
7.4
United Kingdom flag
United Kingdom
GBR•Europe
Tax Burden34.8%
Freedom70.4 pts
Happiness
6.7
Homicides
1.1
Japan flag
Japan
JPN•Asia
Visa
Tax Burden--
Freedom70.3 pts
Happiness
6.1
Homicides
0.2
Qatar flag
Qatar
QAT•Asia
Tax Burden--
Freedom70.2 pts
Happiness
6.4
Homicides
0.1
Austria flag
Austria
AUT•Europe
Tax Burden45.1%
Freedom69.8 pts
Happiness
6.8
Homicides
0.9
Uruguay flag
Uruguay
URY•Americas
Visa
Tax Burden30.6%
Freedom69.8 pts
Happiness
6.6
Homicides
11.3
Slovenia flag
Slovenia
SVN•Europe
Tax Burden43.5%
Freedom69.7 pts
Happiness
6.9
Homicides
0.6
Georgia flag
Georgia
GEO•Asia
Visa
Tax Burden28.7%
Freedom69.6 pts
Happiness
5.5
Homicides
2.0
Belgium flag
Belgium
BEL•Europe
Tax Burden37.9%
Freedom69.2 pts
Happiness
6.9
Homicides
1.1
Costa Rica flag
Costa Rica
CRI•Americas
Visa
Tax Burden27.4%
Freedom69.1 pts
Happiness
7.4
Homicides
17.8
Bulgaria flag
Bulgaria
BGR•Europe
Tax Burden34.4%
Freedom68.9 pts
Happiness
5.7
Homicides
1.1
Oman flag
Oman
OMN•Asia
Tax Burden--
Freedom68.5 pts
Happiness
6.2
Homicides
0.1
Poland flag
Poland
POL•Europe
Tax Burden35.9%
Freedom68.5 pts
Happiness
6.8
Homicides
0.8
Israel flag
Israel
ISR•Asia
Tax Burden31.5%
Freedom68.4 pts
Happiness
7.2
Homicides
1.6
Jamaica flag
Jamaica
JAM•Americas
Tax Burden26.9%
Freedom68.2 pts
Happiness
6.3
Homicides
49.4
Malta flag
Malta
MLT•Europe
Visa
Tax Burden33.2%
Freedom68.2 pts
Happiness
6.4
Homicides
0.6
Albania flag
Albania
ALB•Europe
Visa
Tax Burden26.1%
Freedom68 pts
Happiness
5.7
Homicides
1.4
Malaysia flag
Malaysia
MYS•Asia
Visa
Tax Burden16.8%
Freedom68 pts
Happiness
6.0
Homicides
0.7
Samoa flag
Samoa
WSM•Oceania
Tax Burden30.7%
Freedom68 pts
Happiness--
Homicides
6.3
Botswana flag
Botswana
BWA•Africa
Tax Burden28.2%
Freedom67.7 pts
Happiness
3.5
Homicides
11.4
Slovakia flag
Slovakia
SVK•Europe
Tax Burden39.3%
Freedom67.7 pts
Happiness
6.3
Homicides
1.1
Brunei flag
Brunei
BRN•Asia
Tax Burden--
Freedom67.5 pts
Happiness--
Homicides
0.5
Croatia flag
Croatia
HRV•Europe
Visa
Tax Burden35.1%
Freedom67.5 pts
Happiness
6.0
Homicides
0.7
Saint Lucia flag
Saint Lucia
LCA•Americas
Visa
Tax Burden19.4%
Freedom67.5 pts
Happiness--
Homicides
39.0
Armenia flag
Armenia
ARM•Asia
Tax Burden24.1%
Freedom67.1 pts
Happiness
5.6
Homicides
2.2
Spain flag
Spain
ESP•Europe
Visa
Tax Burden29.7%
Freedom66.8 pts
Happiness
6.5
Homicides
0.7
Seychelles flag
Seychelles
SYC•Africa
Visa
Tax Burden29.5%
Freedom66.5 pts
Happiness--
Homicides
8.0
Paraguay flag
Paraguay
PRY•Americas
Tax Burden18.7%
Freedom66.4 pts
Happiness
6.2
Homicides
6.8
Peru flag
Peru
PER•Americas
Visa
Tax Burden20.7%
Freedom66.3 pts
Happiness
6.0
Homicides
8.6
Bahrain flag
Bahrain
BHR•Asia
Tax Burden15.4%
Freedom65.7 pts
Happiness
6.3
Homicides
0.2
Romania flag
Romania
ROU•Europe
Visa
Tax Burden30.7%
Freedom65.4 pts
Happiness
6.6
Homicides
1.1
Saudi Arabia flag
Saudi Arabia
SAU•Asia
Tax Burden26.8%
Freedom65.4 pts
Happiness
6.8
Homicides
0.9
Bahamas flag
Bahamas
BHS•Americas
Visa
Tax Burden19.4%
Freedom65.1 pts
Happiness--
Homicides
32.2
Indonesia flag
Indonesia
IDN•Asia
Visa
Tax Burden15.1%
Freedom65.1 pts
Happiness
5.6
Homicides
0.3
Serbia flag
Serbia
SRB•Europe
Tax Burden38.6%
Freedom65 pts
Happiness
6.7
Homicides
1.3
Panama flag
Panama
PAN•Americas
Visa
Tax Burden10.7%
Freedom64.9 pts
Happiness
6.5
Homicides
11.7
Belize flag
Belize
BLZ•Americas
Visa
Tax Burden23.8%
Freedom64.7 pts
Happiness
6.7
Homicides
28.1
France flag
France
FRA•Europe
Tax Burden42.1%
Freedom64.6 pts
Happiness
6.6
Homicides
1.3
Vietnam flag
Vietnam
VNM•Asia
Tax Burden--
Freedom64.4 pts
Happiness
6.4
Homicides
1.5
Azerbaijan flag
Azerbaijan
AZE•Asia
Tax Burden38.9%
Freedom64.3 pts
Happiness
5.0
Homicides
2.2
Kazakhstan flag
Kazakhstan
KAZ•Asia
Tax Burden16.5%
Freedom64.2 pts
Happiness
6.6
Homicides
2.5
Mongolia flag
Mongolia
MNG•Asia
Tax Burden31.6%
Freedom63.9 pts
Happiness
5.9
Homicides
5.9
Dominican Republic flag
Dominican Republic
DOM•Americas
Tax Burden17.5%
Freedom63.8 pts
Happiness
6.1
Homicides
10.9
Montenegro flag
Montenegro
MNE•Europe
Visa
Tax Burden--
Freedom63.8 pts
Happiness
6.1
Homicides
0.8
Guatemala flag
Guatemala
GTM•Americas
Tax Burden12.8%
Freedom63.5 pts
Happiness
6.5
Homicides
23.4
Italy flag
Italy
ITA•Europe
Visa
Tax Burden40.1%
Freedom63.3 pts
Happiness
6.6
Homicides
0.6
North Macedonia flag
North Macedonia
MKD•Europe
Visa
Tax Burden30.9%
Freedom63.3 pts
Happiness
5.7
Homicides
1.5
Greece flag
Greece
GRC•Europe
Visa
Tax Burden44.8%
Freedom63.2 pts
Happiness
5.7
Homicides
0.8
Bosnia and Herzegovina flag
Bosnia and Herzegovina
BIH•Europe
Tax Burden37.6%
Freedom63.1 pts
Happiness
6.4
Homicides
1.2
Micronesia flag
Micronesia
FSM•Oceania
Tax Burden29.7%
Freedom62.9 pts
Happiness--
Homicides
0.9
Philippines flag
Philippines
PHL•Asia
Tax Burden16.7%
Freedom62.9 pts
Happiness
6.2
Homicides
4.3
Hungary flag
Hungary
HUN•Europe
Visa
Tax Burden37.9%
Freedom62.5 pts
Happiness
5.9
Homicides
0.7
Trinidad and Tobago flag
Trinidad and Tobago
TTO•Americas
Tax Burden24.3%
Freedom62.4 pts
Happiness
5.9
Homicides
40.4
Thailand flag
Thailand
THA•Asia
Visa
Tax Burden20.2%
Freedom62.2 pts
Happiness
6.3
Homicides
4.8
Morocco flag
Morocco
MAR•Africa
Tax Burden26.1%
Freedom61.8 pts
Happiness
4.6
Homicides
1.7
Vanuatu flag
Vanuatu
VUT•Oceania
Tax Burden24.2%
Freedom61.1 pts
Happiness--
Homicides
0.3
São Tomé and Príncipe flag
São Tomé and Príncipe
STP•Africa
Tax Burden--
Freedom60.6 pts
Happiness--
Homicides
3.2
Uzbekistan flag
Uzbekistan
UZB•Asia
Tax Burden19.4%
Freedom60.3 pts
Happiness
6.3
Homicides
1.4
Namibia flag
Namibia
NAM•Africa
Visa
Tax Burden35.6%
Freedom60.2 pts
Happiness
4.8
Homicides
11.2
Benin flag
Benin
BEN•Africa
Tax Burden--
Freedom60 pts
Happiness
4.4
Homicides
1.1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines flag
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
VCT•Americas
Tax Burden25.6%
Freedom60 pts
Happiness--
Homicides
51.3
Kuwait flag
Kuwait
KWT•Asia
Tax Burden--
Freedom59.9 pts
Happiness
6.5
Homicides
0.3
Colombia flag
Colombia
COL•Americas
Visa
Tax Burden25.9%
Freedom59.8 pts
Happiness
6.0
Homicides
24.9
Mexico flag
Mexico
MEX•Americas
Visa
Tax Burden19.4%
Freedom59.8 pts
Happiness
7.0
Homicides
24.9
Fiji flag
Fiji
FJI•Oceania
Tax Burden26.6%
Freedom59.5 pts
Happiness--
Homicides
2.1
Jordan flag
Jordan
JOR•Asia
Tax Burden21.2%
Freedom59.3 pts
Happiness
4.5
Homicides
1.0
Honduras flag
Honduras
HND•Americas
Tax Burden22.2%
Freedom59.1 pts
Happiness
6.1
Homicides
31.4
Tanzania flag
Tanzania
TZA•Africa
Tax Burden14.5%
Freedom59 pts
Happiness
3.9
Homicides
3.8
Tonga flag
Tonga
TON•Oceania
Tax Burden22.6%
Freedom58.9 pts
Happiness--
Homicides
0.9
Cambodia flag
Cambodia
KHM•Asia
Tax Burden13.8%
Freedom58.7 pts
Happiness
4.5
Homicides
1.8
Guyana flag
Guyana
GUY•Americas
Tax Burden--
Freedom58.7 pts
Happiness
6.0
Homicides
19.1
South Africa flag
South Africa
ZAF•Africa
Visa
Tax Burden29.4%
Freedom58.6 pts
Happiness
5.0
Homicides
43.7
Ivory Coast flag
Ivory Coast
CIV•Africa
Tax Burden13.4%
Freedom58.1 pts
Happiness
5.1
Homicides--
Moldova flag
Moldova
MDA•Europe
Tax Burden29.4%
Freedom58.1 pts
Happiness
5.9
Homicides
2.5
El Salvador flag
El Salvador
SLV•Americas
Tax Burden27.3%
Freedom57.7 pts
Happiness
6.6
Homicides
7.9
Bhutan flag
Bhutan
BTN•Asia
Tax Burden20.0%
Freedom57.5 pts
Happiness
5.1
Homicides
2.5
Eswatini flag
Eswatini
SWZ•Africa
Tax Burden25.1%
Freedom57.5 pts
Happiness
3.9
Homicides
12.5
Argentina flag
Argentina
ARG•Americas
Visa
Tax Burden16.9%
Freedom57.4 pts
Happiness
6.4
Homicides
4.5
Ghana flag
Ghana
GHA•Africa
Tax Burden15.0%
Freedom57.3 pts
Happiness
4.6
Homicides
1.8
Madagascar flag
Madagascar
MDG•Africa
Tax Burden12.2%
Freedom57 pts
Happiness
4.2
Homicides--
Gabon flag
Gabon
GAB•Africa
Tax Burden15.1%
Freedom56.6 pts
Happiness
5.2
Homicides--
Rwanda flag
Rwanda
RWA•Africa
Tax Burden18.7%
Freedom56.5 pts
Happiness
3.3
Homicides
3.6
Djibouti flag
Djibouti
DJI•Africa
Tax Burden--
Freedom56.3 pts
Happiness
4.4
Homicides--
Gambia flag
Gambia
GMB•Africa
Tax Burden--
Freedom56.3 pts
Happiness
4.3
Homicides--
Dominica flag
Dominica
DMA•Americas
Visa
Tax Burden--
Freedom56.1 pts
Happiness--
Homicides
27.1
Kyrgyzstan flag
Kyrgyzstan
KGZ•Asia
Tax Burden30.4%
Freedom56 pts
Happiness
6.0
Homicides
1.8
Ecuador flag
Ecuador
ECU•Americas
Visa
Tax Burden31.0%
Freedom55.6 pts
Happiness
6.1
Homicides
45.7
Kenya flag
Kenya
KEN•Africa
Tax Burden18.6%
Freedom55.5 pts
Happiness
4.7
Homicides
4.9
Turkey flag
Turkey
TUR•Asia
Visa
Tax Burden31.5%
Freedom55 pts
Happiness
5.3
Homicides
3.2
Lesotho flag
Lesotho
LSO•Africa
Tax Burden42.0%
Freedom54.9 pts
Happiness
4.4
Homicides
38.2
Bangladesh flag
Bangladesh
BGD•Asia
Tax Burden9.5%
Freedom54.8 pts
Happiness
4.3
Homicides
2.3
Nigeria flag
Nigeria
NGA•Africa
Tax Burden--
Freedom54.8 pts
Happiness
4.8
Homicides
15.8
Angola flag
Angola
AGO•Africa
Tax Burden18.2%
Freedom54.4 pts
Happiness
3.8
Homicides
4.1
Papua New Guinea flag
Papua New Guinea
PNG•Oceania
Tax Burden16.6%
Freedom54.3 pts
Happiness--
Homicides
9.3
Ukraine flag
Ukraine
UKR•Europe
Tax Burden33.6%
Freedom54.1 pts
Happiness
4.7
Homicides
3.8
Mauritania flag
Mauritania
MRT•Africa
Tax Burden--
Freedom53.9 pts
Happiness
4.5
Homicides
1.0
Solomon Islands flag
Solomon Islands
SLB•Oceania
Tax Burden25.4%
Freedom53.7 pts
Happiness--
Homicides
3.7
Yemen flag
Yemen
YEM•Asia
Tax Burden--
Freedom53.7 pts
Happiness
3.5
Homicides
5.8
Nicaragua flag
Nicaragua
NIC•Americas
Tax Burden21.5%
Freedom53.6 pts
Happiness
6.3
Homicides
11.3
Senegal flag
Senegal
SEN•Africa
Tax Burden24.2%
Freedom53.2 pts
Happiness
4.8
Homicides
0.3
Guinea flag
Guinea
GIN•Africa
Tax Burden--
Freedom53.1 pts
Happiness
4.6
Homicides--
Afghanistan flag
Afghanistan
AFG•Asia
Visa
Tax Burden13.0%
Freedom53 pts
Happiness
1.4
Homicides
4.0
Suriname flag
Suriname
SUR•Americas
Tax Burden--
Freedom53 pts
Happiness
6.3
Homicides
6.5
Nepal flag
Nepal
NPL•Asia
Tax Burden16.5%
Freedom52.9 pts
Happiness
5.1
Homicides
2.1
Comoros flag
Comoros
COM•Africa
Tax Burden--
Freedom52.7 pts
Happiness
3.9
Homicides--
India flag
India
IND•Asia
Tax Burden9.4%
Freedom52.5 pts
Happiness
4.5
Homicides
2.8
Tajikistan flag
Tajikistan
TJK•Asia
Tax Burden18.7%
Freedom52.5 pts
Happiness
5.6
Homicides
0.9
Brazil flag
Brazil
BRA•Americas
Visa
Tax Burden26.4%
Freedom52.4 pts
Happiness
6.6
Homicides
19.3
Uganda flag
Uganda
UGA•Africa
Tax Burden14.0%
Freedom52.4 pts
Happiness
4.5
Homicides
9.0
Mali flag
Mali
MLI•Africa
Tax Burden12.7%
Freedom52.1 pts
Happiness
4.6
Homicides--
Somalia flag
Somalia
SOM•Africa
Tax Burden3.1%
Freedom52.1 pts
Happiness
4.5
Homicides--
Cameroon flag
Cameroon
CMR•Africa
Tax Burden13.7%
Freedom52 pts
Happiness
5.1
Homicides
6.8
Zambia flag
Zambia
ZMB•Africa
Tax Burden23.4%
Freedom51.9 pts
Happiness
4.1
Homicides
5.2
Togo flag
Togo
TGO•Africa
Tax Burden15.7%
Freedom51.6 pts
Happiness
4.3
Homicides--
Chad flag
Chad
TCD•Africa
Tax Burden--
Freedom51.2 pts
Happiness
4.4
Homicides--
Syria flag
Syria
SYR•Asia
Tax Burden--
Freedom51.2 pts
Happiness
3.5
Homicides
2.1
Niger flag
Niger
NER•Africa
Tax Burden--
Freedom51 pts
Happiness
4.9
Homicides
4.4
Laos flag
Laos
LAO•Asia
Tax Burden13.9%
Freedom50.9 pts
Happiness
5.5
Homicides--
Kiribati flag
Kiribati
KIR•Oceania
Tax Burden80.2%
Freedom50.8 pts
Happiness--
Homicides
7.1
Malawi flag
Malawi
MWI•Africa
Tax Burden15.9%
Freedom50.7 pts
Happiness
3.3
Homicides
1.8
Egypt flag
Egypt
EGY•Africa
Tax Burden21.0%
Freedom50.3 pts
Happiness
3.9
Homicides
1.3
Russia flag
Russia
RUS•Europe
Tax Burden27.8%
Freedom50.3 pts
Happiness
5.8
Homicides
6.8
Sri Lanka flag
Sri Lanka
LKA•Asia
Visa
Tax Burden11.1%
Freedom50.3 pts
Happiness
4.0
Homicides
3.3
Liberia flag
Liberia
LBR•Africa
Tax Burden--
Freedom49.8 pts
Happiness
4.3
Homicides
3.1
Mozambique flag
Mozambique
MOZ•Africa
Tax Burden24.5%
Freedom49.6 pts
Happiness
5.3
Homicides
3.6
Sierra Leone flag
Sierra Leone
SLE•Africa
Tax Burden--
Freedom49.6 pts
Happiness
3.3
Homicides
2.2
Belarus flag
Belarus
BLR•Europe
Tax Burden28.1%
Freedom49.1 pts
Happiness
5.8
Homicides
2.4
Burkina Faso flag
Burkina Faso
BFA•Africa
Tax Burden21.2%
Freedom49.1 pts
Happiness
4.5
Homicides
1.3
Pakistan flag
Pakistan
PAK•Asia
Tax Burden--
Freedom48.9 pts
Happiness
4.9
Homicides
4.3
Congo flag
Congo
COG•Africa
Tax Burden20.1%
Freedom48.6 pts
Happiness
4.5
Homicides--
China flag
China
CHN•Asia
Tax Burden14.9%
Freedom48.3 pts
Happiness
6.1
Homicides
0.5
Ethiopia flag
Ethiopia
ETH•Africa
Tax Burden4.1%
Freedom48.1 pts
Happiness
4.0
Homicides
8.5
Tunisia flag
Tunisia
TUN•Africa
Tax Burden29.9%
Freedom48.1 pts
Happiness
4.8
Homicides
4.7
Timor-Leste flag
Timor-Leste
TLS•Asia
Tax Burden51.5%
Freedom47.9 pts
Happiness--
Homicides
4.1
Maldives flag
Maldives
MDV•Asia
Tax Burden24.8%
Freedom47.6 pts
Happiness
5.2
Homicides
0.6
Equatorial Guinea flag
Equatorial Guinea
GNQ•Africa
Tax Burden26.4%
Freedom47.4 pts
Happiness--
Homicides--
DRC flag
DRC
COD•Africa
Tax Burden13.2%
Freedom47 pts
Happiness
3.8
Homicides--
Turkmenistan flag
Turkmenistan
TKM•Asia
Tax Burden--
Freedom47 pts
Happiness
5.5
Homicides
1.0
Haiti flag
Haiti
HTI•Americas
Tax Burden--
Freedom46.1 pts
Happiness
3.6
Homicides
41.1
Algeria flag
Algeria
DZA•Africa
Tax Burden--
Freedom45.8 pts
Happiness
5.7
Homicides
1.2
Myanmar flag
Myanmar
MMR•Asia
Tax Burden14.4%
Freedom44.5 pts
Happiness
4.3
Homicides
2.6
Guinea-Bissau flag
Guinea-Bissau
GNB•Africa
Tax Burden10.3%
Freedom43.2 pts
Happiness--
Homicides
1.1
Central African Republic flag
Central African Republic
CAF•Africa
Tax Burden9.2%
Freedom43.1 pts
Happiness
3.5
Homicides
20.1
Lebanon flag
Lebanon
LBN•Asia
Tax Burden13.4%
Freedom43.1 pts
Happiness
3.7
Homicides
2.2
Bolivia flag
Bolivia
BOL•Americas
Tax Burden23.3%
Freedom42.4 pts
Happiness
5.8
Homicides
4.4
Iran flag
Iran
IRN•Asia
Tax Burden25.4%
Freedom41.8 pts
Happiness
5.2
Homicides
2.4
Burundi flag
Burundi
BDI•Africa
Tax Burden14.2%
Freedom40.2 pts
Happiness
3.8
Homicides
5.7
Eritrea flag
Eritrea
ERI•Africa
Tax Burden--
Freedom39.6 pts
Happiness--
Homicides
15.6
Libya flag
Libya
LBY•Africa
Tax Burden--
Freedom35.9 pts
Happiness
5.7
Homicides--
Zimbabwe flag
Zimbabwe
ZWE•Africa
Tax Burden8.1%
Freedom35.2 pts
Happiness
3.3
Homicides
6.8
Sudan flag
Sudan
SDN•Africa
Tax Burden8.8%
Freedom32.5 pts
Happiness
4.1
Homicides
5.2
Venezuela flag
Venezuela
VEN•Americas
Tax Burden--
Freedom27.3 pts
Happiness
5.8
Homicides
12.7
Cuba flag
Cuba
CUB•Americas
Tax Burden--
Freedom25.2 pts
Happiness
5.4
Homicides
4.5
Iraq flag
Iraq
IRQ•Asia
Tax Burden38.6%
Freedom15.6 pts
Happiness
5.2
Homicides
9.5
North Korea flag
North Korea
PRK•Asia
Tax Burden--
Freedom3.1 pts
Happiness--
Homicides--
Andorra flag
Andorra
AND•Europe
Visa
Tax Burden29.8%
Freedom--
Happiness--
Homicides
2.6
Antigua and Barbuda flag
Antigua and Barbuda
ATG•Americas
Visa
Tax Burden--
Freedom--
Happiness--
Homicides
10.7
Grenada flag
Grenada
GRD•Americas
Visa
Tax Burden--
Freedom--
Happiness--
Homicides
13.7
Liechtenstein flag
Liechtenstein
LIE•Europe
Tax Burden--
Freedom--
Happiness--
Homicides
5.1
Marshall Islands flag
Marshall Islands
MHL•Oceania
Tax Burden31.3%
Freedom--
Happiness--
Homicides--
Monaco flag
Monaco
MCO•Europe
Tax Burden--
Freedom--
Happiness--
Homicides
3.1
Nauru flag
Nauru
NRU•Oceania
Tax Burden115.5%
Freedom--
Happiness--
Homicides--
Palau flag
Palau
PLW•Oceania
Tax Burden24.2%
Freedom--
Happiness--
Homicides
11.2
Saint Kitts and Nevis flag
Saint Kitts and Nevis
KNA•Americas
Tax Burden28.5%
Freedom--
Happiness--
Homicides
64.2
San Marino flag
San Marino
SMR•Europe
Tax Burden41.3%
Freedom--
Happiness--
Homicides
3.6
South Sudan flag
South Sudan
SSD•Africa
Tax Burden--
Freedom--
Happiness
2.8
Homicides
14.0
Tuvalu flag
Tuvalu
TUV•Oceania
Tax Burden--
Freedom--
Happiness--
Homicides
18.3
Sources: World Bank, WHO, Heritage Foundation, UNODC. Last updated: June 2026.

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40+ Verified Indicators

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194 Countries Compared

From tax havens like the UAE and Bahamas to Nordic welfare states. Filter, sort, and discover the best countries to move to based on your specific priorities.

164 In-Depth Guides

Beyond raw data, we provide expert guides on digital nomad visas, tax optimization, and relocation planning for 164 top expat destinations worldwide.

Lowest Tax Countries

For expats and investors seeking to minimize their tax burden, SettleRadar identifies countries with total tax rates below 15% of commercial profits: UAE (0%), Qatar (0.3%), Bahrain (3.1%), and Georgia (5.4%). Here are the top 5 lowest-tax countries according to World Bank data.

Country Tax Burden
United Arab Emirates flag United Arab Emirates 3%
Somalia flag Somalia 3.1%
Ethiopia flag Ethiopia 4.1%
Zimbabwe flag Zimbabwe 8.1%
Sudan flag Sudan 8.8%

Safest Countries

Personal safety is the #1 concern for expats relocating with families. Among all 194 countries tracked, several have homicide rates below 0.5 per 100,000 people, including Japan (0.2), Iceland (0.3), and Singapore (0.2). Here are the safest countries based on UNODC data.

Country Homicides (per 100k)
Qatar flag Qatar 0.1
Singapore flag Singapore 0.1
Oman flag Oman 0.1
Bahrain flag Bahrain 0.2
Japan flag Japan 0.2

Happiest Locals

Based on the World Happiness Report, the highest-rated countries for life satisfaction among SettleRadar's 194-country index are dominated by Nordic nations: Finland (7.7), Denmark (7.6), and Iceland (7.5).

Country Happiness Score
Finland flag Finland 7.8/10
Iceland flag Iceland 7.5/10
Denmark flag Denmark 7.5/10
Costa Rica flag Costa Rica 7.4/10
Sweden flag Sweden 7.3/10

Most Economically Free

The Heritage Foundation's Index of Economic Freedom ranks countries by rule of law, regulatory efficiency, and market openness. Among all countries tracked: Singapore (84.4), Switzerland (83.1), and New Zealand (82.2) lead the world.

Country Freedom Score
Singapore flag Singapore 84.4
Switzerland flag Switzerland 83.7
Ireland flag Ireland 83.3
Australia flag Australia 80.1
Taiwan flag Taiwan 79.8

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is SettleRadar?
SettleRadar is a free data intelligence platform that helps expats, digital nomads, and investors compare 194 countries across 40+ indicators including tax burden, economic freedom, personal safety, and happiness. All data is sourced from the World Bank, WHO, Heritage Foundation, and UNODC.
What are the best countries to move to in 2026?
The 'best' country depends on your priorities. For low taxes: UAE, Qatar, Georgia. For safety: Japan, Iceland, Singapore. For happiness: Finland, Denmark, Iceland. For digital nomads: Portugal, Spain, Thailand. SettleRadar lets you filter 194 countries by any of these criteria to find your ideal match.
How does SettleRadar calculate tax burden?
We use the World Bank's Total Tax & Contribution Rate metric, which measures the total taxes and mandatory contributions payable by a medium-sized business as a percentage of commercial profits. This provides a standardized comparison across all 194 countries.
Is SettleRadar free to use?
Yes. SettleRadar is completely free. We believe relocation data should be accessible to everyone. Our comparison tool, scenario filters, country profiles, and 164 in-depth guides are all available at no cost.
How often is the data updated?
Our core indicators from World Bank, WHO, Heritage Foundation, and UNODC are updated annually when new datasets are published. Blog guides are updated quarterly. The current dataset reflects June 2026 data.