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Data Sources

Complete list of data sources used for country data and indices

All data on this platform comes from reliable public sources. We don't create our own indices — we use internationally recognized indices as our foundation.

A green badge shows which edition of a source the country data currently reflects. Sources without a badge have not been refreshed since the date on each country record, and may lag the latest published edition.

Some fields have no published index behind them and are our own editorial ratings: Asian food access, work-life balance, political spectrum, immigrant acceptance, healthcare quality, Thai diaspora size, Thai temple counts, each country's main destination cities, and the median salary figures by occupation. We label them here rather than imply a source that does not exist. The salary figures are also grouped: occupations we cannot price separately share the nearest bucket, so hospitality is currently quoted at trades rates rather than at a number we invented for it. Work visa difficulty is no longer our judgement: 45 countries are classified against a published rubric — whether a labour-market test applies, the salary threshold against the national median, whether a quota or lottery binds, and whether any route exists that needs no employer — read from statute and government portals, then re-checked by an independent reviewer. PR and citizenship durations are counted on one basis for every country: total years from first arrival.

Safety & Peace

Global Peace Index

Institute for Economics & Peace

AnnualUsing 2026 edition

Measures peacefulness of each country, covering conflict, safety, and militarization.

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Democracy & Freedom

Democracy Index

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)

Annual

Democracy index based on electoral process, civil liberties, and political culture.

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Freedom in the World

Freedom House

AnnualUsing 2024 edition

Total freedom score 0-100; the source for our freedom-of-expression rating.

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World Press Freedom Index

Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

AnnualUsing 2026 edition

Ranks press freedom in each country.

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Corruption

Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)

Transparency International

AnnualUsing 2025 edition

Corruption perception index, scored 0-100 (100 = cleanest).

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LGBTQ+ Rights

ILGA World Database

International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association

AnnualUsing Equaldex Equality Index 2026

Database of laws and policies related to LGBTQ+ worldwide.

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Gender Equality

Global Gender Gap Report

World Economic Forum (WEF)

Annual

Ranks gender equality across 146 countries in 4 dimensions: economy, education, health, and political empowerment.

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Cost of Living

Numbeo Cost of Living

Numbeo

Monthly

Cost of living database — rent, food, and city-to-city comparison.

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Numbeo Crime Index

Numbeo

MonthlyUsing 2026 edition

Crime index from user surveys — night safety, theft, and violence. Used in safety formula v3.2.

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Visa & Passport

Henley Passport Index

Henley & Partners

Quarterly

Ranks passport power by number of visa-free destinations.

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Thai Community Abroad

Thai Nationals Abroad Statistics

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Annual

Number of Thai nationals registered with embassies in each country.

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Culture

Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions

Hofstede Insights

Static (rarely updated)

6 cultural dimensions used to compare cultural differences between countries.

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English Proficiency

EF English Proficiency Index (EPI)

EF Education First

AnnualUsing 2025 edition

English proficiency index of the population in each country.

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Healthcare

Healthcare Access and Quality (HAQ) Index

The Lancet / IHME

Irregular

Healthcare access and quality index, scored 0-100.

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Visa & Immigration

Immigration laws by country

Immigration authorities of each country

Verified annually

PR pathway, citizenship, processing time, and key requirements. Verified against 2025-2026 laws of each country.

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Natural Disasters

World Risk Index (WRI)

Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft / Ruhr University Bochum

Annual

Natural disaster risk index — combines exposure (earthquakes, floods, storms) with vulnerability and coping capacity. Score 0-100 (higher = riskier).

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Job listings

Remotive

Remotive

Fetched every 6 hours

Remote job listings, redistributable under their API terms, which require both a link back and naming them as the source.

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Jobicy

Jobicy

Fetched every 6 hours

Remote job listings, via their public API.

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Himalayas

Himalayas

Fetched every 6 hours

Remote job listings, free to use with attribution and a visible link back.

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Visa sponsor registers

Register of licensed sponsors: workers

UK Home Office

Published each working day

The 124,954 UK employers licensed to sponsor work visas. Employer names on listings are matched against it; a match says the employer holds a licence, not that a given role will sponsor.

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Openbaar register erkende referenten

Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst (IND)

Updated continuously

The Netherlands' 12,623 recognised sponsors, used the same way. These are the only two countries that publish such a register — an employer elsewhere without the mark is not one that will not relocate you.

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Climate

Climate Data (Average Monthly Temperatures)

World Meteorological Organization / Weather Atlas

Static (long-term averages)

Average high and low monthly temperatures for capital/major cities in each country.

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Note: Some data may be delayed based on the publishing cycle of the original source. If you find incorrect data, please report it on the Report Data Issues