RelocatorMethodology

Where in the world should you live?

Most relocation research starts and ends with cost of living. Relocator surfaces 9 other dimensions — so you rank countries by what actually matters to you, not just what is easy to Google.

Built on institutional data from

OECDWorld BankWHOGlobal Peace IndexPISA 2022HofstedeInterNationsIMDPew ResearchEF EPI

How it works

From “I’m thinking about relocating” to a shortlist worth researching — three steps.

1

Answer 6 questions about your priorities

The questions surface dimensions you may not have considered — civic culture, warmth, school environment, religious freedom. The tool educates before it ranks.

2

Get a ranked list of 59 countries

Your weights drive the ranking. Every score traces to an institutional data source. We have no editorial view on which country is best.

3

Explore and adjust in real time

Move any slider to re-rank instantly. Open a country to see its full dimension breakdown, data sources, and the exact formula behind each score.

10 dimensions, every score traceable

Each dimension is a weighted composite of institutional indices. You set the weights. Slider to zero excludes a dimension entirely.

Purchasing Power
How far money stretches in each country — based on price levels, purchasing parity, and healthcare costs. Uses country-level data, not your personal salary.

OECD PPP · World Bank Price Level · WHO OOP Health Expenditure

Economic
Civic Culture
Rule of law, corruption control, and interpersonal trust — how well institutions and people behave.

World Bank WGI Rule of Law · World Bank WGI Control of Corruption · World Values Survey

Social
Safety
Overall peace and security based on conflict risk, political instability, and societal safety.

Global Peace Index

Safety
Warmth
How welcoming and sociable the culture is — combining cultural permissiveness with expat experience.

Hofstede IVR · InterNations Ease of Settling In

Social
School Culture
Academic quality plus student wellbeing — belonging, bullying rates, and school safety.

OECD PISA 2022

Social
Healthcare
Health system capability and financial protection — service coverage minus out-of-pocket burden.

WHO UHC Service Coverage Index · WHO OOP Health Expenditure

Economic
Infrastructure
Quality of physical and digital infrastructure — transport, energy, communications, technology.

IMD World Competitiveness Infrastructure Score

Economic
Climate
Temperature, sunshine, and rainfall scored against your preferred weather type. Select your preference during onboarding or adjust in the ranking view.

Open-Meteo ERA5

Lifestyle
Religious Freedom
Government restrictions and social hostility toward religious practice.

Pew Government Restrictions Index · Pew Social Hostilities Index

Identity
English Proficiency
Population-level English ability. English-native countries are scored at 100.

EF English Proficiency Index

Lifestyle

Built on institutional data

Every score traces to a public, peer-reviewed, or government-issued source. No editorial opinion. No proprietary black boxes. All sources are free and updated annually.

OECD

Purchasing power parity, PISA education data

World Bank

Governance indicators, rule of law, price levels

WHO

Healthcare coverage index, out-of-pocket health costs

Global Peace Index

Safety, conflict risk, political stability

PISA 2022

Academic quality, belonging, bullying, school safety

Hofstede Insights

Indulgence vs. Restraint (IVR) cultural dimension

InterNations

Expat ease of settling in, rated annually

IMD

Physical and digital infrastructure score

Pew Research

Government restrictions and social hostility indexes

EF EPI

Population-level English proficiency, 100+ countries

What this tool is not

Being clear about limits is part of the product. Relocator narrows the field. It does not make the decision.

  • Visa advice or immigration guidance
  • Tax planning or financial advice
  • City-level or neighbourhood data — country averages only in V1
  • A final decision — a shortlist of candidates worth investigating further
  • A match score or compatibility percentage
  • Comprehensive liveability coverage — each of the 10 dimensions covers one angle

What you leave with

A shortlist of 5 to 8 candidate countries ranked by your actual priorities — not cost of living alone, not a publisher’s opinion. From here: visa research, housing search, boots on the ground.

Every score is traceable. If a dimension’s weight does not fit your situation, adjust it. If you want to understand a formula, the methodology page explains every calculation in plain language.

Read the methodology →