The Escapability Index

How Easily Can You Actually Leave?

We rank 26 destinations on the four levers that decide a real exit — tax treatment, cost of living, visa access, and livability — into one 0–100 score. Transparent method, owned data, no sponsorships.

#	Country	Index	Tax	Cost	Visa access	Livability
1	Georgia	92	100	96	100	70
2	Taiwan	87	100	76	100	72
3	Romania	83	55	90	100	88
4	Thailand	83	55	96	100	80
5	Panama	82	100	70	100	56
6	Malaysia	81	100	80	70	72
7	China	78	55	84	100	74
8	Antigua and Barbuda	76	100	64	100	38
9	Greece	76	55	84	100	66
10	Portugal	76	55	76	100	74
11	Singapore	76	100	30	100	74
12	Spain	76	55	70	100	78
13	Turkey	76	55	96	90	64
14	United Arab Emirates	75	100	50	100	50
15	Argentina	74	25	96	100	76
16	Cyprus	71	55	70	100	58
17	Vietnam	69	25	100	100	52
18	Cayman Islands	68	100	20	100	50
19	Colombia	66	25	90	85	62
20	Cambodia	65	25	90	100	44
21	Puerto Rico	64	75	40	100	40
22	US Virgin Islands	63	75	44	100	32
23	Sri Lanka	60	25	100	60	54
24	Switzerland	56	55	0	100	70
25	Mexico	52	55	76	14	62
26	Indonesia	46	55	84	0	46

How the index is built

The Escapability Index is the equally-weighted average of four 0–100 axes, each computed from the same sourced data behind our country guides — no surveys, no fabricated "freedom" scores, no pay-to-rank:

Tax — structural treatment of a resident's income: territorial or no-tax regimes score highest, worldwide-taxing countries with a US treaty in the middle, worldwide-without-treaty lowest.
Cost — the cheapest hub we track in the country, min-max normalized across all destinations (cheaper ranks higher).
Visa access — the lowest income bar among the country's visa programs we've mapped (lower bar ranks higher); countries with no mapped route score low.
Livability — the country's best hub by our composite Abroad Score (affordability, walkability, connectivity, safety, healthcare).

Estimated

A ranking, not advice. The index is a directional comparison built from indicative data; it ignores special tax regimes, your nationality and treaty positions, family situation, and lifestyle. It is not legal, immigration, or tax advice. Confirm specifics with a qualified professional before acting. Reviewed 2026-06-10.