Expatriator Publishes All 108 Rules Used to Score 63 Countries

Each of the 36 attributes now has public definitions for scores of 1, 5, and 10. The methodology also identifies older evidence that lacks claim-level source URLs.

The Expatriator Index evidence hierarchy: 63 countries, six pillars, 36 attributes, 108 public anchors, and seven profiles. — The Index publishes 108 anchors: definitions for scores of 1, 5, and 10 across 36 attributes. Download: PNG SVG social crop

July 28, 2026. A country score of 7 says little unless the publisher defines what would have earned a 5 or a 10. Expatriator today published those definitions for all 36 attributes in its 63-country Index. Readers can now inspect the rule behind every score.

The 108 fixed anchors cover visa access, tax, housing, citizenship, healthcare, schools, infrastructure, climate risk, and daily life. They also set the direction of the scale: 10 always means a better result for the migrant. On burdens such as cost or tax, 10 means less of the burden.

Expatriator groups the 36 attributes under six pillars: Access, Economic, Optionality, Community, Resilience, and Lifestyle. All seven profiles use the same country evidence and apply different weights. The profiles are Digital Nomad, AI-Displaced Worker, Political Refugee, Family, Regime Arbitrageur, FIRE Seeker, and Wellness Migrant.

How Expatriator assigns a score

Each country score is an ordinal, versioned editorial judgment tied to public evidence and a review date. An 8 ranks above a 6 for the selected profile. The two-point gap does not claim scientific precision.

For every score, Expatriator publishes the applicable anchor, baseline assumptions, evidence date, and review metadata. Demographic gates and the re-anchoring policy are public too. Those records identify the rule applied to a number and the date of the judgment.

Version 1.0.1 was reviewed on July 10, 2026. The country evidence registry stores integrity fingerprints. Validation fails if score evidence or review metadata changes without a new snapshot.

What happens after a country comparison

The Index is Expatriator's Country Intelligence layer. It helps a reader compare countries before opening a private case. If the reader proceeds, the Case Manager retains the route comparison, checklist, documents, and supported appointment alerts for that case. The Compliance Manager is designed to track later obligations and deadlines.

The user remains responsible for government submissions and bookings. Questions that require legal judgment are referred to a qualified professional.

About Expatriator

Expatriator publishes country intelligence for people planning a life abroad. Its free research covers countries, visas, passports, and long-term settlement. Its software is designed to carry a decision into a private case, with route analysis, documents, deadlines, and supported appointment alerts in one place. Expatriator publishes the rules and limits behind its research and refers questions that require legal judgment to qualified professionals.