Global Rankings

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☀ Sunniest cities in Europe

1Paphos, Cyprus3,206 hr/yr
2Seville, Spain2,900 hr/yr
3Algarve, Portugal3,141 hr/yr
4Athens, Greece2,771 hr/yr
5Valletta, Malta2,928 hr/yr

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☀ Sunniest places globally

1Phoenix, USA4,005 hr/yr
2Dubai, UAE3,509 hr/yr
3Ouarzazate, Morocco3,285 hr/yr
4Tel Aviv, Israel3,293 hr/yr
5Paphos, Cyprus3,206 hr/yr

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% Lowest income tax

1UAE0%
2Bahrain0%
3Bulgaria10%
4Georgia20%
5Romania10%

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% Lowest capital gains tax

1UAE0%
2New Zealand0%
3Singapore0%
4Switzerland0%
5Georgia0%

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$ Cheapest countries to live

1Chișinău, Moldova~$700/mo
2Tbilisi, Georgia~$800/mo
3Plovdiv, Bulgaria~$850/mo
4Chiang Mai, Thailand~$900/mo
5Medellín, Colombia~$950/mo

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△ Cleanest air quality

1Iceland5 µg/m³
2Finland5 µg/m³
3New Zealand5 µg/m³
4Estonia6 µg/m³
5Portugal9 µg/m³

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■ Safest countries (GPI 2024)

1IcelandGPI 1.1
2IrelandGPI 1.3
3AustriaGPI 1.3
4PortugalGPI 1.3
5DenmarkGPI 1.3

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■ Fastest internet (Ookla 2024)

1Singapore247 Mbps
2Chile189 Mbps
3Romania185 Mbps
4Thailand167 Mbps
5Spain166 Mbps

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★ Best combined score

Sunshine + low tax + affordable cost

1Tbilisi, GeorgiaScore 84
2Paphos, CyprusScore 79
3Sofia, BulgariaScore 77
4Algarve, PortugalScore 74
5Chiang Mai, ThailandScore 72

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