How NomadSignal scores jurisdictions
27 published jurisdictions, 9 weighted dimensions, per-field confidence scores, and tracked source conflicts. This page documents the weighting, the data provenance, and the content policy behind every score you see on the site.
Data as of 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z.
The composite score
Each jurisdiction gets a 0-100 overall score from a weighted sum of 9 dimension scores. The weights reflect what founders and remote workers actually weigh when picking a base - tax environment first, family viability second, then funding, visas, residency, operations, and ecosystem. Weights are fixed across all countries so the ranking is comparable.
After the weighted sum, an active risk penalty may be subtracted (see risk penalties below). The result is rounded to the nearest whole number.
Per-dimension data sources and confidence
Every dimension carries its own provenance: the sources the pipeline consulted, a per-field confidence value (0-1), and any conflicts the pipeline found between sources. The table below is built live from the current dataset. Where confidence is low or a conflict is flagged, treat that specific field with extra skepticism and verify with a primary source.
Tax Environment
avg confidence 93%https://investinpanama.com/advantages/tax-system/https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/investment-policy-monitor/measures/3691/argentina-restores-and-amends-special-tax-regime-for-knowledge-based-economyhttps://kpmg.com/us/en/taxnewsflash/news/2024/12/tnf-greece-new-law-introduces-tax-incentives-for-innovation-and-corporate-transformations.htmlhttps://mof.gov.ae/corporate-tax/https://rs.ge/en/content/55https://st.icalculator.com/income-tax-rates.htmlhttps://taxfoundation.org/location/argentina/https://taxfoundation.org/location/canada/https://taxfoundation.org/location/colombia/https://taxfoundation.org/location/costa-rica/https://taxfoundation.org/location/cyprus/https://taxfoundation.org/location/estonia/https://taxfoundation.org/location/georgia/https://taxfoundation.org/location/germany/https://taxfoundation.org/location/indonesia/https://taxfoundation.org/location/ireland/https://taxfoundation.org/location/italy/https://taxfoundation.org/location/malta/https://taxfoundation.org/location/mexico/https://taxfoundation.org/location/netherlands/https://taxfoundation.org/location/panama/https://taxfoundation.org/location/paraguay/https://taxfoundation.org/location/portugal/https://taxfoundation.org/location/spain/https://taxfoundation.org/location/switzerland/https://taxfoundation.org/location/united-arab-emirates/https://taxfoundation.org/location/united-kingdom/https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/argentina/corporate/taxes-on-corporate-incomehttps://taxsummaries.pwc.com/greece/corporate/taxes-on-corporate-incomehttps://taxsummaries.pwc.com/greece/corporate/withholding-taxeshttps://taxsummaries.pwc.com/uruguayhttps://www.agenciatributaria.es/https://www.agenziaentrate.gov.it/https://www.astons.com/blog/sao-tome-and-principe-citizenship-visa-free-access-tax-benefits/https://www.belastingdienst.nl/wps/wcm/connect/bldcontenten/belastingdienst/business/profits/vennootschapsbelasting/https://www.belizeinvest.org.bz/https://www.boi.go.th/en/index/https://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/topics/corporations/corporation-tax-rates.htmlhttps://www.cfr.gov.mt/en/inlandrevenue/Pages/Corporate-Tax.aspxhttps://www.dian.gov.co/https://www.edb.gov.sg/en/business-insights/market-and-industry-reports.htmlhttps://www.emta.ee/en/business-client/income-expenses-and-taxation/taxation-corporationhttps://www.estv.admin.ch/estv/en/home.htmlhttps://www.gov.uk/corporation-tax-rateshttps://www.gub.uy/direccion-general-impositiva/comunicacion/publicaciones/estado-convenios-para-evitar-doble-imposicion-cdihttps://www.hacienda.go.cr/https://www.ibanet.org/document?id=tax-country-report-uruguay-2025https://www.iras.gov.sg/taxes/corporate-income-tax/basics-of-corporate-income-tax/corporate-tax-rates-rebates-and-tax-exemption-schemeshttps://www.mof.gov.cy/https://www.pajak.go.id/enhttps://www.pwc.pt/en/pwcinforfisco/tax-guide.htmlhttps://www.rd.go.th/english/37745.htmlhttps://www.revenue.ie/en/companies-and-charities/corporations/corporation-tax/index.aspxhttps://www.sat.gob.mx/https://www.set.gov.py/https://www.state.gov/reports/2025-investment-climate-statements/sao-tome-and-principehttps://www.tax.gov.bz/https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-belizehighlights.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-canadahighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-colombiahighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-costaricahighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-cyprushighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-estoniahighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-georgiahighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-germanyhighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-indonesiahighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-irelandhighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-italyhighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-maltahighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-mexicohighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-netherlandshighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-panamahighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-paraguayhighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-portugalhighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-singaporehighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-spainhighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-switzerlandhighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-thailandhighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-uaehighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-unitedkingdomhighlights-2024.pdf
Conflicts flagged
- Italy - crypto_capital_gains_rate: 26% in 2025, rising to 33% from 2026. Originally proposed at 42% but reduced in final budget.
- United Arab Emirates - corporate_tax_rate: Free Zone 0% vs mainland 9% — rate used is mainland; Free Zone entities effectively 0%
Funding Access
avg confidence 82%https://cryptovalley.swiss/https://cvca.ca/research-insights/canadian-vc-pe-market-overview/https://dealroom.co/lists/nl/all/f/round_sizes/between/0/max/https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-funding/eic-accelerator_enhttps://english.rvo.nl/subsidies-programmes/wbsohttps://enterprise.gov.ge/enhttps://espa.io/en/programmata/research-innovate-2021-2027/https://gita.gov.ge/en/https://hub71.com/https://investinestonia.com/business-environment/funding-startup/https://ivca.ie/https://lavca.org/vc/2024-latam-venture-capital-data/https://nrc.canada.ca/en/support-technology-innovation/nrc-iraphttps://practiceguides.chambers.com/practice-guides/venture-capital-2025/argentina/trends-and-developmentshttps://startupblink.com/blog/startup-ecosystem-costa-rica/https://startupblink.com/blog/startup-ecosystem-indonesia/https://startupblink.com/blog/startup-ecosystem-paraguay/https://startupestonia.ee/https://startupportugal.com/en/https://techcrunch.com/tag/costa-rica/https://techcrunch.com/tag/indonesia/https://techsauce.co/en/news/thailand-startup-funding-2024https://thefoundation.gr/2024/12/12/startups-in-greece-venture-financing-report-2024-2025/https://tracxn.com/d/geographies/argentinahttps://tracxn.com/d/unicorn-companies/startups-in-indonesiahttps://www.aicep.pt/https://www.amexcap.com/https://www.anii.org.uy/apoyos/innovacion/342/apoyo-a-programa-de-aceleracion-de-emprendimientos/https://www.anii.org.uy/noticias/375/private-capital-forum-uruguay-2025-reunio-a-lideres-regionales-de-la-inversion-e-innovacion-en-montevideo/https://www.beltraide.bz/https://www.boi.go.th/en/index/https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/british-patient-capital/https://www.bvca.co.uk/research/https://www.bvkap.de/https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/scientific-research-experimental-development-tax-incentive-program.htmlhttps://www.cdp.it/sitointernet/en/cdp_venture_capital.pagehttps://www.cdti.es/enhttps://www.conacyt.gob.mx/https://www.conacyt.gov.py/https://www.conicit.go.cr/https://www.difc.ae/business/programmes/fintechhive/https://www.edb.gov.sg/https://www.eib.org/en/press/all/2024-177-eib-group-to-support-greek-businesses-and-startups-in-life-sciences-health-and-sustainability-with-eur200-million-new-equity-financinghttps://www.enterprise-ireland.com/en/funding-supports/https://www.enterprisesg.gov.sg/https://www.exist.de/https://www.financemalta.org/https://www.innosuisse.ch/inno/en/home.htmlhttps://www.innovateuk.ukri.org/funding/https://www.innpulsacolombia.com/https://www.invest-nl.nl/https://www.invest.cy/https://www.invitalia.it/cosa-facciamo/creiamo-nuove-aziende/smartstart-italiahttps://www.kfw.de/inlandsfoerderung/Unternehmen/Gr%C3%BCnden-Nachfolgen/https://www.latinvex.com/app/article.aspx?id=4985https://www.maltaenterprise.com/https://www.nia.or.th/enhttps://www.portugalpositivo.com/invest-portugal/https://www.research.org.cy/https://www.senacyt.gob.pa/https://www.sfi.ie/funding/https://www.startupblink.com/startup-ecosystem/argentinahttps://www.startupblink.com/startup-ecosystem/belizehttps://www.startupsg.gov.sg/https://www.startupspain.org/https://www.startupticker.ch/https://www.state.gov/reports/2025-investment-climate-statements/sao-tome-and-principehttps://www.uruguayxxi.gub.uy/en/events/article/sprint-uy-2025/https://www.wamda.com/
Visa Options
avg confidence 89%https://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/https://ctoro.cancilleria.gob.ar/en/visa-digital-nomadshttps://e-resident.gov.ee/https://globalresidenceindex.com/sao-tome-citizenship-by-investment/https://identitymalta.com/unit/residence-malta-agency/https://immigration.go.id/enhttps://ind.nl/en/residence-permits/work/startuphttps://italiastartupvisa.mise.gov.it/https://ltr.boi.go.th/https://nomad.residencymalta.gov.mt/https://nomadgate.com/panama-friendly-nations-visa/https://nomadgate.com/paraguay-residency-citizenship/https://seedio.io/startup-visa.htmlhttps://startupestonia.ee/visahttps://stopcov.ge/en/Remotelyhttps://u.ae/en/information-and-services/visa-and-emirates-id/residence-visas/golden-visa-for-investors-entrepreneurs-and-exceptional-talentshttps://www.baliexpats.com/visa-indonesia/https://www.bamf.de/EN/https://www.belizetourismboard.org/https://www.boe.es/eli/es/l/2022/12/21/28/conhttps://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/processing-times.htmlhttps://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/start-visa.htmlhttps://www.cancilleria.gov.co/en/visa/types/digital-nomadhttps://www.cbi.st/https://www.ch.ch/en/foreign-nationals-in-switzerland/working-in-switzerland/https://www.cipa.org.cy/startup-visa/https://www.esteri.it/en/servizi-consolari-e-visti/https://www.exteriores.gob.es/en/EmbajadasConsulados/Pages/EmbajadaConsulado.aspxhttps://www.fragomen.com/insights/greece-startup-golden-visa-introduced.htmlhttps://www.globalcitizensolutions.com/argentina-rentista-visa/https://www.goldenvisas.gr/greece-golden-visa/startup-option/https://www.gov.uk/indefinite-leave-to-remain-innovator-founderhttps://www.gov.uk/innovator-founder-visahttps://www.govisacostarica.com/digital-nomad-visahttps://www.henleyglobal.com/citizenship-investment/sao-tome-principehttps://www.iapmei.pt/PRODUTOS-E-SERVICOS/Empreendedorismo-Inovacao/Startups/StartUP-Visa.aspxhttps://www.ica.gov.sg/reside/PR/applyhttps://www.immigration.go.cr/https://www.immigration.gov.bz/https://www.inm.gob.mx/gobmx/word/index.php/tramites/https://www.irishimmigration.ie/coming-to-work-in-ireland/what-are-my-options-for-working-in-ireland/coming-to-start-a-business/immigrant-investor-programme/https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa/types/self-employmenthttps://www.mfa.gov.ge/en/ConsularServices/Visashttps://www.migracion.gob.pa/https://www.migracioncolombia.gov.co/https://www.migraciones.gov.py/https://www.migrarauruguay.com.uy/faq?lang=enhttps://www.moi.gov.cy/https://www.mom.gov.sg/passes-and-permits/entrepasshttps://www.nuffic.nl/en/subjects/higher-education-in-the-netherlands/visahttps://www.politsei.ee/en/instructions/applying-for-a-digital-nomad-visahttps://www.savoryandpartners.com/blog/argentina-citizenshiphttps://www.sef.pt/en/pages/conteudo-detalhe.aspx?nID=26https://www.sem.admin.ch/sem/en/home/themen/arbeit.htmlhttps://www.sovspot.com/blog/uruguay-residency-2026-foreigners-playbook/https://www.thaigov.go.th/https://www.uruguayxxi.gub.uy/en/news/article/digital-nomads-will-be-able-to-legally-live-and-work-in-uruguay/https://www.virtualworkinuae.ae/
Conflicts flagged
- Canada - processing_days: Statutory target is 16 months; actual processing is 24-36 months per IRCC tracker
- Greece - processing_days: Fragomen cites 3-4 months; other sources note 4-12 months depending on Ministry backlog
Residency Pathways
avg confidence 91%https://bkpm.go.id/enhttps://citizenship.gov.mt/https://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/https://costarica.com/costa-rica-citizenship/https://ctoro.cancilleria.gob.ar/en/visa-digital-nomadshttps://dmcc.ae/freezonehttps://e-resident.gov.ee/https://eportugal.gov.pt/en/cidadaos-europeus-e-estrangeiros/viver-em-portugal/pedir-a-nacionalidade-portuguesahttps://globalresidenceindex.com/sao-tome-citizenship-by-investment/https://immigrantinvest.com/blog/sao-tome-and-principe-citizenship-guide/https://immigration.go.id/enhttps://ind.nl/enhttps://ind.nl/en/residence-permits/work/startuphttps://investorvisa.mise.gov.it/https://italiastartupvisa.mise.gov.it/https://jhmarlin.com/why-choose-sao-tome-and-principe-citizenship-by-investment/https://ltr.boi.go.th/https://nomad.residencymalta.gov.mt/https://nomadgate.com/colombia-digital-nomad-visa/https://nomadgate.com/mexico-temporary-residency/https://nomadgate.com/panama-friendly-nations-visa/https://nomadgate.com/paraguay-residency-citizenship/https://nomadgate.com/portugal-digital-nomad-visa/https://outboundinvestment.com/greece-revises-golden-visa-program-new-investment-thresholds-and-zones/https://residencymalta.gov.mt/https://rs.ge/en/Registrationhttps://startupestonia.ee/visahttps://u.ae/en/information-and-services/visa-and-emirates-id/residence-visas/golden-visa-for-investors-entrepreneurs-and-exceptional-talentshttps://www.baliexpats.com/https://www.bamf.de/EN/https://www.belize.gov.bz/https://www.belizetourismboard.org/https://www.boe.es/eli/es/l/2022/12/21/28/conhttps://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/news/new-citizenship-law-2024-2255056https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/guide-0002-application-canadian-citizenship-adults.htmlhttps://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/start-visa.htmlhttps://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/new-immigrants/canadians.htmlhttps://www.cancilleria.gov.co/en/visa/typeshttps://www.cbi.st/https://www.ch.ch/en/foreign-nationals-in-switzerland/living-in-switzerland/residence-permits/https://www.cipa.org.cy/startup-visa/https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/moving-country/irish-citizenship/https://www.creimermanlaw.com/post/uruguay-2026-changes-to-tax-residency-requirements-and-opportunities-for-international-investorshttps://www.cyprus.gov.cy/moi/crmd/crmd.nsf/All/1E5BF4EBA89F0B61C22580DB002A2FF3https://www.dfa.ie/citizenship/https://www.edb.gov.sg/en/how-we-help/global-investor-programme.htmlhttps://www.esteri.it/en/servizi-consolari-e-visti/https://www.exteriores.gob.es/https://www.fragomen.com/insights/greece-startup-golden-visa-introduced.htmlhttps://www.globalcitizensolutions.com/argentina-rentista-visa/https://www.globalcitizensolutions.com/greece-digital-nomad-visa/https://www.gov.uk/british-citizenshiphttps://www.gov.uk/indefinite-leave-to-remainhttps://www.gov.uk/innovator-founder-visahttps://www.government.nl/topics/dutch-citizenshiphttps://www.govisacostarica.com/https://www.iapmei.pt/PRODUTOS-E-SERVICOS/Empreendedorismo-Inovacao/Startups/StartUP-Visa.aspxhttps://www.ica.gov.sg/reside/PR/applyhttps://www.immigration.go.cr/https://www.immigration.go.th/https://www.immigration.gov.bz/https://www.inclusion.gob.es/es/emigracion/es/index.htmhttps://www.inm.gob.mx/https://www.irishimmigration.ie/https://www.lexidy.com/blog/dual-citizenship-greece/https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa/types/self-employmenthttps://www.mfa.gov.ge/en/ConsularServices/Visashttps://www.migracion.gob.pa/https://www.migracioncolombia.gov.co/https://www.migraciones.gov.py/https://www.migrarauruguay.com.uy/faq?lang=enhttps://www.mohre.gov.ae/https://www.moi.gov.cy/https://www.mom.gov.sg/passes-and-permits/entrepasshttps://www.napr.gov.ge/en/https://www.politsei.ee/en/instructions/applying-for-a-digital-nomad-visahttps://www.savoryandpartners.com/blog/argentina-citizenshiphttps://www.sem.admin.ch/sem/en/home/themen/aufenthalt.htmlhttps://www.sem.admin.ch/sem/en/home/themen/buergerrecht.htmlhttps://www.set.gov.py/https://www.sovspot.com/blog/uruguay-residency-2026-foreigners-playbook/https://www.thaiembassy.com/thailand-immigration/permanent-residence-thailandhttps://www.visitpanama.com/digital-nomad-visa/
Tax Residency
avg confidence 93%https://cfr.gov.mt/en/inlandrevenue/Pages/Personal-Tax.aspxhttps://immi.legal/argentina-2025-tax-reform-explained-residency-privacy-and-the-new-simplified-system/https://immigrantinvest.com/blog/greece-non-dom-taxes/https://mof.gov.ae/corporate-tax/https://rs.ge/en/content/55https://st.icalculator.com/income-tax-rates.htmlhttps://taxfoundation.org/location/canada/https://taxfoundation.org/location/colombia/https://taxfoundation.org/location/costa-rica/https://taxfoundation.org/location/cyprus/https://taxfoundation.org/location/estonia/https://taxfoundation.org/location/georgia/https://taxfoundation.org/location/germany/https://taxfoundation.org/location/ireland/https://taxfoundation.org/location/italy/https://taxfoundation.org/location/malta/https://taxfoundation.org/location/mexico/https://taxfoundation.org/location/netherlands/https://taxfoundation.org/location/panama/https://taxfoundation.org/location/paraguay/https://taxfoundation.org/location/portugal/https://taxfoundation.org/location/singapore/https://taxfoundation.org/location/spain/https://taxfoundation.org/location/switzerland/https://taxfoundation.org/location/united-arab-emirates/https://taxfoundation.org/location/united-kingdom/https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/argentina/individual/residencehttps://taxsummaries.pwc.com/argentina/individual/taxes-on-personal-incomehttps://taxsummaries.pwc.com/greece/individual/taxes-on-personal-incomehttps://www.agenciatributaria.es/https://www.agenziaentrate.gov.it/https://www.astons.com/blog/sao-tome-and-principe-citizenship-visa-free-access-tax-benefits/https://www.belastingdienst.nl/wps/wcm/connect/bldcontenten/belastingdienst/individuals/living_and_working/https://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/international-non-residents/individuals-leaving-entering-canada-non-residents/leaving-canada-emigrants.htmlhttps://www.creimermanlaw.com/post/uruguay-2026-changes-to-tax-residency-requirements-and-opportunities-for-international-investorshttps://www.dian.gov.co/https://www.emta.ee/en/private-client/declaration/income-subject-taxationhttps://www.estv.admin.ch/estv/en/home/direkte-bundessteuer/dbst-natuerliche-personen.htmlhttps://www.ey.com/en_gr/technical/tax/tax-alerts/new-tax-incentives-for-research-and-development-enhancement-of-innovation-and-other-provisionshttps://www.gov.uk/tax-foreign-incomehttps://www.gub.uy/direccion-general-impositiva/comunicacion/publicaciones/causales-residencia-fiscalhttps://www.hacienda.go.cr/https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/leyes-originales/20446-2025/648https://www.iras.gov.sg/taxes/individual-income-tax/basics-of-individual-income-tax/tax-residency-and-tax-rates/individual-income-tax-rateshttps://www.mef.gob.pa/https://www.mof.gov.cy/https://www.oecd.org/tax/automatic-exchange/crs-implementation-and-assistance/https://www.pajak.go.id/enhttps://www.portaldasfinancas.gov.pt/at/html/index.htmlhttps://www.rd.go.th/english/foreignersindex.htmlhttps://www.revenue.ie/en/life-events-and-personal-circumstances/moving-to-or-from-ireland/moving-to-ireland/tax-residency.aspxhttps://www.sat.gob.mx/https://www.set.gov.py/https://www.tax.gov.bz/https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-belizehighlights.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-canadahighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-colombiahighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-costaricahighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-cyprushighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-estoniahighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-georgiahighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-germanyhighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-indonesiahighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-irelandhighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-italyhighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-maltahighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-mexicohighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-netherlandshighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-panamahighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-paraguayhighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-portugalhighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-singaporehighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-spainhighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-switzerlandhighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-thailandhighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-uaehighlights-2024.pdfhttps://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Tax/dttl-tax-unitedkingdomhighlights-2024.pdf
Conflicts flagged
- Italy - special_regime_rate: Old impatriate regime offered 70-90% exemption (no longer available). New regime since 2024 offers 50% exemption only.
- Thailand - worldwide_taxation: Thailand changed from remittance-based to worldwide taxation effective January 2024. Some sources still reference old remittance rules.
Practical Operations
avg confidence 89%https://bkpm.go.id/enhttps://e-resident.gov.ee/start-a-company/https://eportugal.gov.pt/https://investinpanama.com/https://mfsa.mt/https://procomer.com/en/https://rs.ge/en/Registrationhttps://www.acra.gov.sg/business-guidance/setting-up-a-companyhttps://www.bcp.gov.py/https://www.belizecompanies.com/https://www.belizeinvest.org.bz/https://www.boi.go.th/en/index/https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/topics/corporations/provincial-territorial-corporation-tax.htmlhttps://www.ccb.org.co/https://www.cipa.org.cy/https://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/https://www.cro.ie/https://www.dbd.go.th/en/index.phphttps://www.dmcc.ae/https://www.doingbusiness.org/en/data/exploreeconomies/greecehttps://www.haad.ae/en-us/https://www.ihk.de/https://www.imss.gob.mx/https://www.investinspain.org/https://www.jarniascyril.com/international-real-estate/invest-in-real-estate-uruguay-market-guide/foreigners-real-estate-purchase-process-uruguay/https://www.kmu.admin.ch/kmu/en/home/concrete-know-how/setting-up-sme/starting-business/before-you-get-started/legal-forms.htmlhttps://www.kvk.nl/en/https://www.mom.gov.sg/employment-practices/fair-consideration-frameworkhttps://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Sao+Tome+And+Principehttps://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Buenos-Aireshttps://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Montevideohttps://www.numbeo.com/property-investment/country_result.jsp?country=Canadahttps://www.numbeo.com/property-investment/country_result.jsp?country=Colombiahttps://www.numbeo.com/property-investment/country_result.jsp?country=Costa+Ricahttps://www.numbeo.com/property-investment/country_result.jsp?country=Cyprushttps://www.numbeo.com/property-investment/country_result.jsp?country=Estoniahttps://www.numbeo.com/property-investment/country_result.jsp?country=Georgiahttps://www.numbeo.com/property-investment/country_result.jsp?country=Germanyhttps://www.numbeo.com/property-investment/country_result.jsp?country=Greecehttps://www.numbeo.com/property-investment/country_result.jsp?country=Indonesiahttps://www.numbeo.com/property-investment/country_result.jsp?country=Irelandhttps://www.numbeo.com/property-investment/country_result.jsp?country=Italyhttps://www.numbeo.com/property-investment/country_result.jsp?country=Maltahttps://www.numbeo.com/property-investment/country_result.jsp?country=Mexicohttps://www.numbeo.com/property-investment/country_result.jsp?country=Netherlandshttps://www.numbeo.com/property-investment/country_result.jsp?country=Paraguayhttps://www.numbeo.com/property-investment/country_result.jsp?country=Portugalhttps://www.numbeo.com/property-investment/country_result.jsp?country=Spainhttps://www.numbeo.com/property-investment/country_result.jsp?country=United+Kingdomhttps://www.state.gov/reports/2025-investment-climate-statements/argentinahttps://www.state.gov/reports/2025-investment-climate-statements/sao-tome-and-principehttps://www.supersalud.gob.pa/https://www.tmf-group.com/en/news-insights/publications/global-business-complexity-index/https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2023https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2024/https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2024/index/arghttps://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2024/index/grchttps://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2024/index/uryhttps://www.transparencycanada.ca/https://www.transparencyinternational.org/cpi/2023/https://www.wipo.int/portal/en/index.html
Remote Worker Friendliness
avg confidence 89%https://brighttax.com/blog/argentina-digital-nomad-visa/https://cfr.gov.mt/en/inlandrevenue/Pages/tax-for-individuals.aspxhttps://ctoro.cancilleria.gob.ar/en/visa-digital-nomadshttps://getgoldenvisa.com/greece-digital-nomad-visahttps://imigrante.sef.pt/en/applyvisa/d8visa/https://immigration.go.id/enhttps://ind.nl/enhttps://ltr.boi.go.th/https://news.gtp.gr/2026/02/20/greece-climbs-24-spots-in-global-internet-speed-ranking/https://nomad.residencymalta.gov.mt/https://nomadlist.com/amsterdamhttps://nomadlist.com/balihttps://nomadlist.com/bangkokhttps://nomadlist.com/barcelonahttps://nomadlist.com/milanhttps://nomadlist.com/san-jose-costa-ricahttps://rs.ge/TaxTreatment?lang=enhttps://ts2.tech/en/connecting-sao-tome-and-principe-internet-access-in-2025-infrastructure-challenges-and-opportunities/https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/visa-and-emirates-id/remote-work-visahttps://www.at.gov.pt/en/noticias/detail/noticias/News/artigo/foreign-income-taxation-for-new-residentshttps://www.bamf.de/EN/Themen/MigrationAufenthalt/ZuwandererDrittstaaten/Arbeit/FreiberuflerKuenstler/freiberufler-kuenstler-node.htmlhttps://www.belizetourismboard.org/https://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/Web/EN/Issues/Taxation/taxation.htmlhttps://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/topics/payroll/payroll-deductions-contributions/special-situations/employees-work-outside-canada.htmlhttps://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/international-non-residents/information-been-moved/determining-provincial-residency.htmlhttps://www.cancilleria.gov.co/tramites_servicios/visas/tipos/digital-nomadhttps://www.dgi.mef.gob.pa/https://www.dian.gov.co/https://www.emta.ee/en/private-client/residency-and-taxationhttps://www.esteri.it/en/servizi-consolari-e-visti/https://www.exteriores.gob.es/https://www.globalcitizensolutions.com/greece-digital-nomad-visa/https://www.gov.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG&sec_id=330https://www.gov.uk/guidance/employment-related-securities-and-corporation-taxhttps://www.gov.uk/standard-visitor/what-you-can-do-on-a-standard-visitor-visahttps://www.immigration.go.cr/https://www.inm.gob.mx/https://www.iras.gov.sg/taxes/individual-income-tax/basics-of-individual-income-tax/tax-residency-and-tax-rateshttps://www.irishimmigration.ie/coming-to-work-in-ireland/https://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/immigration_en/immigration_en?OpenDocumenthttps://www.migraciones.gov.py/https://www.mire.gob.pa/https://www.mohre.gov.ae/https://www.mom.gov.sg/passes-and-permitshttps://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Buenos-Aireshttps://www.politsei.ee/en/instructions/digital-nomad-visahttps://www.revenue.ie/en/jobs-and-pensions/taxation-of-foreign-income/index.aspxhttps://www.saotomeexpert.pt/en/visa-and-residency-for-foreigners-in-sao-tome-and-principe/https://www.sat.gob.mx/personas/declaracioneshttps://www.sem.admin.ch/sem/en/home/themen/arbeit/nicht-eu_efta-angehoerige.htmlhttps://www.set.gov.py/https://www.speedgeo.net/statistics/uruguayhttps://www.speedtest.net/global-index/belizehttps://www.speedtest.net/global-index/canadahttps://www.speedtest.net/global-index/colombiahttps://www.speedtest.net/global-index/costa-ricahttps://www.speedtest.net/global-index/cyprushttps://www.speedtest.net/global-index/estoniahttps://www.speedtest.net/global-index/georgiahttps://www.speedtest.net/global-index/germanyhttps://www.speedtest.net/global-index/indonesiahttps://www.speedtest.net/global-index/irelandhttps://www.speedtest.net/global-index/italyhttps://www.speedtest.net/global-index/maltahttps://www.speedtest.net/global-index/mexicohttps://www.speedtest.net/global-index/netherlandshttps://www.speedtest.net/global-index/panamahttps://www.speedtest.net/global-index/paraguayhttps://www.speedtest.net/global-index/portugalhttps://www.speedtest.net/global-index/singaporehttps://www.speedtest.net/global-index/spainhttps://www.speedtest.net/global-index/switzerlandhttps://www.speedtest.net/global-index/thailandhttps://www.speedtest.net/global-index/united-arab-emirateshttps://www.speedtest.net/global-index/united-kingdomhttps://www.taxdept.mof.gov.cy/en/homehttps://www.uruguayxxi.gub.uy/en/news/article/digital-nomads-will-be-able-to-legally-live-and-work-in-uruguay/https://www.worldcostofliving.com/city/montevideo-uruguay
Family Viability
avg confidence 84%https://getwherenext.com/country/uyhttps://tolatam.com/en/countries/uruguay/healthcarehttps://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories/sao-tome-and-principe.htmlhttps://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/enso/belize-hurricane-seasonhttps://www.ef.com/wwen/epi/https://www.ef.com/wwen/epi/regions/latin-america/argentina/https://www.mercer.com/en-us/insights/total-rewards/global-mobility-insights/quality-of-living-city-ranking/https://www.mercer.com/insights/total-rewards/global-mobility-and-international-management/quality-of-living-city-ranking/https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=Greece&city1=Athens&country2=United+States&city2=New+York,+NYhttps://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Belizehttps://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Canadahttps://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Colombiahttps://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Costa+Ricahttps://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Cyprushttps://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Estoniahttps://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Georgiahttps://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Germanyhttps://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Indonesiahttps://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Irelandhttps://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Italyhttps://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Maltahttps://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Mexicohttps://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Netherlandshttps://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Panamahttps://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Paraguayhttps://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Portugalhttps://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Sao+Tome+And+Principehttps://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Singaporehttps://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Spainhttps://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Switzerlandhttps://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Thailandhttps://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=United+Arab+Emirateshttps://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=United+Kingdomhttps://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Buenos-Aireshttps://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Montevideohttps://www.numbeo.com/crime/country_result.jsp?country=Mexicohttps://www.numbeo.com/health-care/country_result.jsp?country=Canadahttps://www.numbeo.com/health-care/country_result.jsp?country=Costa+Ricahttps://www.numbeo.com/health-care/country_result.jsp?country=Greecehttps://www.numbeo.com/health-care/country_result.jsp?country=Indonesiahttps://www.numbeo.com/health-care/country_result.jsp?country=Italyhttps://www.numbeo.com/health-care/country_result.jsp?country=Netherlandshttps://www.numbeo.com/health-care/country_result.jsp?country=Panamahttps://www.numbeo.com/health-care/country_result.jsp?country=Spainhttps://www.numbeo.com/health-care/country_result.jsp?country=Thailandhttps://www.tutopiya.com/blog/international-school-fees/international-school-fees-argentina-guide/
Startup Ecosystem
avg confidence 81%https://cryptovalley.swiss/https://elevategreece.gov.gr/https://gita.gov.ge/en/ecosystemhttps://huntly.ai/blog/software-developer-salary-argentina/https://marathon.vc/blog/greek-startups-funding-rounds-and-exits-2024https://procomer.com/en/https://startup-map.berlin/https://startupblink.com/blog/startup-ecosystem-costa-rica/https://startupblink.com/blog/startup-ecosystem-cyprus/https://startupblink.com/blog/startup-ecosystem-georgia/https://startupblink.com/blog/startup-ecosystem-indonesia/https://startupblink.com/blog/startup-ecosystem-italy/https://startupblink.com/blog/startup-ecosystem-malta/https://startupblink.com/blog/startup-ecosystem-netherlands/https://startupblink.com/blog/startup-ecosystem-panama/https://startupblink.com/blog/startup-ecosystem-paraguay/https://startupblink.com/blog/startup-ecosystem-spain/https://startupblink.com/blog/startup-ecosystem-thailand/https://startupestonia.ee/startup-ecosystem/overviewhttps://startupgenome.com/reports/global-startup-ecosystem-report-2024https://techcrunch.com/tag/indonesia/https://technation.io/https://techsauce.co/enhttps://thefoundation.gr/2024/12/12/startups-in-greece-venture-financing-report-2024-2025/https://tracxn.com/d/geographies/argentinahttps://tracxn.com/d/unicorn-companies/startups-in-canadahttps://tracxn.com/d/unicorn-companies/startups-in-colombiahttps://tracxn.com/d/unicorn-companies/startups-in-estoniahttps://tracxn.com/d/unicorn-companies/startups-in-germanyhttps://tracxn.com/d/unicorn-companies/startups-in-indonesiahttps://tracxn.com/d/unicorn-companies/startups-in-italyhttps://tracxn.com/d/unicorn-companies/startups-in-mexicohttps://tracxn.com/d/unicorn-companies/startups-in-netherlandshttps://tracxn.com/d/unicorn-companies/startups-in-portugalhttps://tracxn.com/d/unicorn-companies/startups-in-singaporehttps://tracxn.com/d/unicorn-companies/startups-in-spainhttps://tracxn.com/d/unicorn-companies/startups-in-thailandhttps://tracxn.com/d/unicorn-companies/startups-in-uaehttps://tracxn.com/d/unicorn-companies/startups-in-united-kingdomhttps://wam.ae/https://www.anii.org.uy/noticias/375/private-capital-forum-uruguay-2025-reunio-a-lideres-regionales-de-la-inversion-e-innovacion-en-montevideo/https://www.belizeinvest.org.bz/https://www.cinde.org/https://www.cipa.org.cy/https://www.idaireland.com/https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/canadahttps://www.mga.org.mt/https://www.startupblink.com/startup-ecosystem/argentinahttps://www.startupblink.com/startup-ecosystem/belizehttps://www.startupblink.com/startup-ecosystem/uruguayhttps://www.startupticker.ch/https://www.state.gov/reports/2025-investment-climate-statements/sao-tome-and-principehttps://www.topuniversities.com/universities/eth-zurich-swiss-federal-institute-technologyhttps://www.uruguayxxi.gub.uy/en/
Risk penalties
On top of the weighted score, an active jurisdiction risk can subtract from the overall score. Risks are tracked separately in the jurisdiction_risk table with a severity (info / warning / urgent). A published country with an active risk shows the underlying score with the penalty applied - so a country can rank lower than its raw dimensions suggest. The leaving-the-us ranking uses the same dataset but a separate American-fit lens (see below).
The American-fit lens (leaving-the-US content)
For the leaving-the-US content cluster we use a separate, transparent lens that ranks jurisdictions by how well they fit a US citizen who is leaving. It reuses the same CountryData document but weights the signals that matter to a US person: territorial taxation (30 pts), low personal income tax top rate (up to 20 pts), no worldwide taxation (10 pts), no exit tax (5 pts), a special regime that exempts foreign income (10 pts), English proficiency (up to 15 pts), a digital nomad visa (10 pts), and tax-treaty breadth (up to 8 pts). This is a presentational lens, not the official score, and it excludes conflict-region jurisdictions (currently the UAE). The lens is open and documented in our source (see the leaving-the-us guide for the live ranking).
Conflict-region content policy
Some jurisdictions are in active conflict situations. Regardless of search volume, we do not build or surface content that steers founders toward relocating or incorporating there. The current list is united-arab-emirates. The set is the single enforcement point consulted by the DNV pages, the DNV checker tool, the country language filter, and the American-fit ranking. It is re-evaluated periodically as situations change.
Scores and data are directional indicators from publicly available sources, not definitive assessments. NomadSignal does not guarantee accuracy, completeness, or timeliness. See our full disclaimer. Data as of 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z.