Methodology

Each tracked country gets seven sub-scores, each normalised to 0–100 where the best-performing country scores 100 and the worst scores 0 (cohort-relative min-max). Scores combine into a single composite using fixed weights. Below: what each dimension measures, where the data comes from, and how confident we are in each value.

Dimensions

Seven sub-scores, each normalised cohort-relative so the best country scores 100 and the worst scores 0. Inverted dimensions (cost, AQI) rank the cheapest / cleanest air at 100.

Cost of living

Single-person monthly EUR benchmark: Numbeo "estimated monthly costs without rent" + 1-bedroom city-centre rent, manually reviewed and stored as seed values.

Cohort relative · lower raw → higher score

Reference source: Numbeo public city pages

Air quality

Median PM2.5 from monitoring stations within 25 km of the capital (with fallback cities for sparse-coverage countries), 7-day rolling window.

Cohort relative · lower raw → higher score

Source: OpenAQ v3

Note: seasonal burning (Feb–Apr mainland, Jun–Oct Indonesia) can temporarily elevate PM2.5 readings.

Visa accessibility

Ease score 0–100 for an Irish passport holder seeking a long stay: tourist duration, in-country extensions, dedicated nomad visa.

Cohort relative · higher raw → higher score

Source: official immigration sites

Safety

Safety benchmark for the capital city based on Numbeo's index. Composite of survey-based perceptions of crime, walking alone after dark, mugging, etc.

Cohort relative · higher raw → higher score

Reference source: Numbeo Quality of Life

Healthcare

Healthcare benchmark for the capital based on Numbeo's Health Care Index. Reflects perceived quality, cost, modernity of equipment and waiting times.

Cohort relative · higher raw → higher score

Reference source: Numbeo Quality of Life

Internet

Median observed download bandwidth (Mbps), last 7 days. Real-world experience on Cloudflare's network, not peak Speedtest values, which are typically much higher.

Cohort relative · higher raw → higher score

Source: Cloudflare Radar IQI

Nomad infrastructure

Sum of coworking-space counts across the three most-used cities per country. Manually curated from Coworker.com and equivalent public directories.

Cohort relative · higher raw → higher score

Source: Coworker.com et al.

Weights

Sub-score contributions to the composite. If a dimension is missing for a country, the remaining weights are renormalised across the available subset so a single missing dimension doesn't double-penalise.

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Confidence

Every sub-score is tagged with a confidence level so you can read the dashboard with the right amount of scepticism.

High

Live API, fresh data this run.

Medium

Verified reference data updated within the last ~90 days.

Low

Missing, stale, or sparse. Flagged with a bold red * next to the score.

Score history (latest 12 weeks)

Composite score per country, week by week. Empty cells: not yet scored.

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