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Orion Index Score

The weighted composite of thirteen factors across four groups — financial, mobility & access, human development & services, and safety & livability. It answers one question: on balance, how well does this jurisdiction serve someone who can choose where to live and where to hold capital?

Median
42
Mean
42
Top decile from
53
Highest
77

What this index measures

Composite · scored 0–100

  1. 01

    Financial 30% · Mobility & access 18% · Human development & services 27% · Safety & livability 25%

  2. 02

    Factors not yet scored are excluded and the remaining weights rescaled — never counted as zero

  3. 03

    HDI is shown as a reference badge only, to avoid double counting health, education and income

A high overall score rarely comes from one extreme. Zero-tax islands lose ground on cost and healthcare; northern Europe loses ground on tax and gains it back on stability and health.

How the score is weighted

Each input is normalised to 0–100 across all 209 jurisdictions, then combined at the weights below. Weights sum to 100 and are held constant across every jurisdiction in an edition, so scores stay comparable.

Composite in the composite

WeightingPublished
  • Tax burden12% of the score

    Financial · effective personal exposure for a mobile earner.

  • Cost of living10% of the score

    Financial · what a comparable standard of living costs.

  • Average salary8% of the score

    Financial · earning power. Not yet scored.

  • Passport strength6% of the score

    Mobility · travel reach and citizenship path.

  • Residency access7% of the score

    Mobility · whether you can realistically land and stay.

  • Banking access5% of the score

    Mobility · opening, holding and moving money.

  • Healthcare8% of the score

    Human development · quality, access and cost of care.

  • Education (PISA)6% of the score

    Human development · OECD PISA results. Not yet scored.

  • Air quality5% of the score

    Human development · annual mean PM2.5. Not yet scored.

  • Freedom & human rights8% of the score

    Human development · e.g. Freedom House. Not yet scored.

  • Safety7% of the score

    Safety & livability · personal and civil safety.

  • Stability6% of the score

    Safety & livability · whether the rules survive the planning horizon.

  • Climate & livability5% of the score

    Safety & livability · comfort, hazards and seasonality.

Who leads it

The ten highest scores on this signal, with their overall standing beside them — the gap between the two columns is the trade-off.

  1. 01
    Switzerland
    Europe
    77ovr 77
  2. 02
    Finland
    Europe
    69ovr 69
  3. 03
    Germany
    Europe
    66ovr 66
  4. 04
    Ireland
    Europe
    66ovr 66
  5. 05
    Austria
    Europe
    65ovr 65
  6. 06
    Netherlands
    Europe
    65ovr 65
  7. 07
    Norway
    Europe
    64ovr 64
  8. 08
    Denmark
    Europe
    63ovr 63
  9. 09
    Sweden
    Europe
    63ovr 63
  10. 10
    Estonia
    Europe
    62ovr 62

How regions compare

Average score per region against its best case. A wide gap means the region is worth searching; a narrow one means the whole region behaves the same way.

  • Europe
    52 / 77
  • Americas
    44 / 60
  • Asia
    40 / 53
  • Oceania
    40 / 50
  • Middle East
    39 / 51
  • Africa
    35 / 47

Full ranking

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Top-weighted factors
#JurisdictionRegionOrion IndexOrion Index Score
001SwitzerlandEurope
77
77100% rated
002FinlandEurope
69
69100% rated
003GermanyEurope
66
6695% rated
004IrelandEurope
66
6695% rated
005AustriaEurope
65
6595% rated
006NetherlandsEurope
65
6595% rated
007NorwayEurope
64
6495% rated
008DenmarkEurope
63
6395% rated
009SwedenEurope
63
6395% rated
010EstoniaEurope
62
6281% rated
011AndorraEurope
62
6281% rated
012PortugalEurope
60
6081% rated
013LuxembourgEurope
60
6089% rated
014Cayman IslandsAmericas
60
6092% rated
015CyprusEurope
59
5978% rated
016BermudaAmericas
57
5792% rated
017St Kitts and NevisAmericas
54
5473% rated
018British Virgin IslandsAmericas
54
5487% rated
019GibraltarEurope
54
5487% rated
020Antigua and BarbudaAmericas
53
5373% rated
021GrenadaAmericas
53
5373% rated
022San MarinoEurope
53
5373% rated
023SingaporeAsia
53
5373% rated
024BahamasAmericas
53
5373% rated
025DominicaAmericas
53
5373% rated
026GeorgiaEurope
53
5373% rated
027MonacoEurope
53
5373% rated
028MontenegroEurope
53
5373% rated
029St LuciaAmericas
53
5373% rated
030BulgariaEurope
51
5173% rated
031MaltaEurope
51
5173% rated
032PanamaAmericas
51
5173% rated
033GuernseyEurope
51
5187% rated
034Isle of ManEurope
51
5187% rated
035JerseyEurope
51
5187% rated
036QatarMiddle East
51
5194% rated
037LatviaEurope
50
5073% rated
038New ZealandOceania
50
5073% rated
039SpainEurope
50
5073% rated
040BruneiAsia
50
5073% rated
041LithuaniaEurope
50
5073% rated
042MalaysiaAsia
50
5073% rated
043VanuatuOceania
50
5073% rated
044BahrainMiddle East
50
5092% rated
045UAEMiddle East
50
5094% rated
046AustraliaOceania
49
4973% rated
047Costa RicaAmericas
49
4973% rated
048IcelandEurope
49
4973% rated
049LiechtensteinEurope
49
4973% rated
050ParaguayAmericas
49
4973% rated
051Saudi ArabiaMiddle East
49
4995% rated
052CroatiaEurope
48
4873% rated
053MaldivesAsia
48
4873% rated
054SerbiaEurope
48
4873% rated
055TaiwanAsia
48
4873% rated
056OmanMiddle East
48
4887% rated
057GreeceEurope
47
4773% rated
058MauritiusAfrica
47
4773% rated
059SloveniaEurope
47
4773% rated
060CanadaAmericas
47
4773% rated
061ColombiaAmericas
47
4773% rated
062Czech RepublicEurope
47
4773% rated
063RomaniaEurope
47
4773% rated
064UruguayAmericas
47
4773% rated
065Vatican CityEurope
47
4773% rated
066KuwaitMiddle East
47
4792% rated
067BarbadosAmericas
46
4673% rated
068ChileAmericas
46
4673% rated
069IsraelMiddle East
46
4673% rated
070ItalyEurope
46
4673% rated
071MacauAsia
46
4673% rated
072MexicoAmericas
46
4673% rated
073PolandEurope
46
4673% rated
074SlovakiaEurope
46
4673% rated
075South KoreaAsia
46
4673% rated
076ThailandAsia
46
4673% rated
077AlbaniaEurope
45
4573% rated
078FranceEurope
45
4573% rated
079Hong KongAsia
45
4573% rated
080TurkeyAsia
45
4573% rated
081JapanAsia
45
4573% rated
082KazakhstanAsia
45
4573% rated
083North MacedoniaEurope
45
4573% rated
084SeychellesAfrica
45
4573% rated
085BelgiumEurope
44
4473% rated
086Cape VerdeAfrica
44
4473% rated
087HungaryEurope
44
4473% rated
088ArgentinaAmericas
43
4373% rated
089Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope
43
4373% rated
090BrazilAmericas
43
4373% rated
091IndonesiaAsia
43
4373% rated
092MoroccoAfrica
43
4373% rated
093TunisiaAfrica
43
4373% rated
094United KingdomEurope
43
4373% rated
095VietnamAsia
43
4373% rated
096ArmeniaAsia
42
4273% rated
097BelizeAmericas
42
4273% rated
098FijiOceania
42
4273% rated
099South AfricaAfrica
42
4273% rated
100St Vincent & GrenadinesAmericas
42
4273% rated
101BotswanaAfrica
42
4273% rated
102Cook IslandsOceania
42
4273% rated
103GhanaAfrica
42
4273% rated
104IndiaAsia
42
4273% rated
105PeruAmericas
42
4273% rated
106Dominican RepublicAmericas
41
4173% rated
107EcuadorAmericas
41
4173% rated
108MoldovaEurope
41
4173% rated
109NamibiaAfrica
41
4173% rated
110BelarusEurope
40
4073% rated
111RwandaAfrica
40
4073% rated
112SamoaOceania
40
4073% rated
113SenegalAfrica
40
4073% rated
114Sri LankaAsia
40
4073% rated
115TongaOceania
40
4073% rated
116JamaicaAmericas
39
3973% rated
117KosovoEurope
39
3973% rated
118NiueOceania
39
3973% rated
119PhilippinesAsia
39
3973% rated
120RussiaEurope
39
3973% rated
121Trinidad and TobagoAmericas
39
3973% rated
122AzerbaijanAsia
39
3973% rated
123BhutanAsia
39
3973% rated
124CambodiaAsia
39
3973% rated
125GuatemalaAmericas
39
3973% rated
126JordanMiddle East
39
3973% rated
127KenyaAfrica
39
3973% rated
128PalauOceania
39
3973% rated
129TanzaniaAfrica
39
3973% rated
130USAAmericas
39
3973% rated
131BoliviaAmericas
38
3873% rated
132CubaAmericas
38
3873% rated
133El SalvadorAmericas
38
3873% rated
134Marshall IslandsOceania
38
3873% rated
135EgyptAfrica
37
3773% rated
136GuyanaAmericas
37
3773% rated
137MicronesiaOceania
37
3773% rated
138NepalAsia
37
3773% rated
139NicaraguaAmericas
37
3773% rated
140Sao Tome & PrincipeAfrica
37
3773% rated
141SurinameAmericas
37
3773% rated
142UzbekistanAsia
37
3773% rated
143GambiaAfrica
37
3773% rated
144Ivory CoastAfrica
37
3773% rated
145KyrgyzstanAsia
37
3773% rated
146LaosAsia
37
3773% rated
147MadagascarAfrica
37
3773% rated
148MalawiAfrica
37
3773% rated
149MongoliaAsia
37
3773% rated
150Timor-LesteAsia
37
3773% rated
151TuvaluOceania
37
3773% rated
152ZambiaAfrica
37
3773% rated
153BeninAfrica
36
3673% rated
154ChinaAsia
36
3673% rated
155HondurasAmericas
36
3673% rated
156KiribatiOceania
36
3673% rated
157NauruOceania
36
3673% rated
158Solomon IslandsOceania
36
3673% rated
159UgandaAfrica
36
3673% rated
160AlgeriaAfrica
35
3573% rated
161BangladeshAsia
35
3573% rated
162ComorosAfrica
35
3573% rated
163DjiboutiAfrica
35
3573% rated
164EswatiniAfrica
35
3573% rated
165GabonAfrica
35
3573% rated
166MozambiqueAfrica
35
3573% rated
167Sierra LeoneAfrica
35
3573% rated
168TogoAfrica
35
3573% rated
169CameroonAfrica
34
3473% rated
170LesothoAfrica
34
3473% rated
171NigeriaAfrica
34
3473% rated
172TajikistanAsia
34
3473% rated
173AngolaAfrica
34
3473% rated
174LiberiaAfrica
34
3473% rated
175PakistanAsia
34
3473% rated
176Papua New GuineaOceania
34
3473% rated
177UkraineEurope
34
3473% rated
178ZimbabweAfrica
34
3473% rated
179EthiopiaAfrica
33
3373% rated
180GuineaAfrica
33
3373% rated
181LebanonMiddle East
33
3373% rated
182MauritaniaAfrica
33
3373% rated
183BurundiAfrica
32
3273% rated
184CongoAfrica
32
3273% rated
185Guinea-BissauAfrica
32
3273% rated
186TurkmenistanAsia
32
3273% rated
187Burkina FasoAfrica
31
3173% rated
188Equatorial GuineaAfrica
31
3173% rated
189MaliAfrica
30
3073% rated
190IranMiddle East
29
2973% rated
191NigerAfrica
29
2973% rated
192VenezuelaAmericas
29
2973% rated
193ChadAfrica
28
2873% rated
194DR CongoAfrica
28
2873% rated
195MyanmarAsia
28
2873% rated
196EritreaAfrica
28
2873% rated
197HaitiAmericas
27
2773% rated
198IraqMiddle East
27
2773% rated
199North KoreaAsia
26
2673% rated
200PalestineMiddle East
26
2673% rated
201Central African RepublicAfrica
26
2673% rated
202Western SaharaAfrica
26
2673% rated
203LibyaAfrica
24
2473% rated
204SyriaMiddle East
24
2473% rated
205SomaliaAfrica
23
2373% rated
206South SudanAfrica
23
2373% rated
207SudanAfrica
23
2373% rated
208YemenMiddle East
23
2373% rated
209AfghanistanAsia
23
2373% rated
At the other end

The five lowest scores on this signal: Afghanistan (23), Yemen (23), Sudan (23), South Sudan (23), Somalia (23). A weak score here is not disqualifying on its own — read it against the composite.

Where this comes from

Each input is normalised to a 0–100 scale and weighted into the score above. We cite the underlying publication rather than the aggregator wherever one exists.

Edition 2026.1 · reviewed quarterly

  1. 01Capital & Control composite model
    Capital & Control

    Weighting and normalisation of the nine underlying signals into a single 0–100 score.

  2. 02World Development Indicators
    World Bank

    Population, income level and macro context used to sanity-check jurisdiction coverage.

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Tax Burden Index
Heaviest weight

Effective personal tax exposure for a mobile earner — headline income tax, plus how the jurisdiction treats foreign income, capital gains and wealth.

Cost of Living Index
Moderate

What a comparable standard of living costs on the ground — housing, schooling, services and the everyday basket.

Safety Index
High

Personal and civil safety — violent crime, property crime, and the risk of disorder or conflict spilling into daily life.

Healthcare Index
High

Quality, access and cost of care for a resident who is paying privately or through a local scheme.

Passport Strength Index
Moderate

What the travel document is worth — visa-free reach, treaty position, and whether citizenship is realistically attainable.

Residency Access Index
Heaviest weight

How hard it is to actually land — time, cost, paperwork and the physical presence a jurisdiction demands of you.

209 jurisdictions · Edition 2026.1 · scores are informational, not tax advice