Global mobility intelligence · Edition 2026.1

Make every move with more control.

Compare 209 jurisdictions, understand the trade-offs, and track the days that shape your tax position.

Nine factors209 jurisdictionsWeekly refresh
Day tracker · live

Portugal · tax year 2026

173 / 183 days
Action needed

10 days remaining

Projected crossing · 25 Sep 2026

95%

Schengen 90/180

72 / 9018 left

United Kingdom

139 / 18344 left

Next logged movement

Madrid → Lisbon · 16 Sep

PT +1

Live intelligence

Compare the places within reach.

See where tax efficiency, residency access and quality of life reinforce—or contradict—each other.

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Global mobility index

Leading jurisdictions

JurisdictionRegionScore

The map behind every relocation. Every number below is live in the index today.

209
jurisdictions scored every week
26
with zero personal income tax
9
normalised signals per jurisdiction
66
with accessible residency routes

The mobility graph

Each node is a jurisdiction, sized by its overall score. Chords link the corridors our readers move along most — low-tax bases paired with strong passports and bankable residency routes.

Score 80+
Below 80

Platform

A data platform, not a listicle. Spreads, distributions and frontiers you can act on.

Region spreads

Every region carries its own ceiling and floor. Compare the average against the best case before you shortlist.

  • Europe
    66
  • Americas
    59
  • Oceania
    55
  • Asia
    53
  • Middle East
    48
  • Africa
    45

Signal distribution

Where the world clusters on each factor. Medians move slowly; outliers are the opportunity.

Tax burdenmed 42 · max 100
Cost of livingmed 82 · max 95
Safetymed 58 · max 98
Healthcaremed 45 · max 95
Passportmed 62 · max 98
Residencymed 50 · max 88

The frontier

Top decile by overall score, plotted against tax exposure. Low tax alone never wins.

Category leaders. One winner per signal.

The jurisdiction that tops each signal, with the trade-off it asks of you.

The Capital & Control briefing

The decisions behind where people and capital move.

Independent analysis of tax, residency, cost, safety and the policies reshaping global mobility.

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