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Open Data
21 open datasets covering 95 countries, 380 cities, and 4,149 schools. Built for researchers, journalists, AI systems, and developers. Download CSV/JSON, query REST APIs, or use our intelligence endpoints for structured, citable responses with natural-language summaries. All data derived from institutional public-domain datasets — free with attribution.
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Every dataset is versioned, dated, and source-attributed — institutional and official sources first; market-freshness signals are labeled surveys. See our methodology →
Quick answer
WhereNext open data covers relocation decision-making across 21 datasets — 95 countries, 380 cities, 4,149 international schools, expat tax rates for 20 countries, digital nomad visa terms for 25 countries, and a global cost-of-living index. All datasets are licensed CC BY 4.0 (free to cite with attribution) and expose machine-readable Schema.org Dataset JSON-LD; the flagship datasets also ship downloadable CSV/JSON. No authentication, no rate limits for normal use, no opinionated rankings — just typed values you can pivot in your own analysis.
Key facts
Most relocation data online is crowdsourced: a few thousand survey respondents, self-selected, with tourist-trap bias built in. WhereNext scores come from institutional public-domain datasets (OECD Taxing Wages, Eurostat HICP, World Bank governance, WHO health indicators, Global Peace Index, OECD PISA, Open-Meteo climate, and 20 more) — with explicit methodology and confidence signals on every number.
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🔬Download CSV/JSON, version-pinned. BibTeX citations. institutional public-domain datasets.
🤖5 intelligence endpoints with JSON-LD, summaries, confidence signals. Discovery at /api/data/index.
📑Transparent tier classification for every city in the dataset. Group A–F completeness per row.
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Five endpoints return structured JSON-LD with natural-language summaries, source attribution, confidence signals, and entity metadata. Designed for AI/LLM consumption, research citation, and programmatic integration. Every response follows a canonical contract: entity, data, summary, sources, methodology, confidence, relatedLinks.
Country Comparison
Side-by-side country comparison across 7 dimensions
GET /api/data/ai-comparison?a=PT&b=ESCost of Living
Per-country cost breakdown with category estimates
GET /api/data/ai-cost-of-living/ptTax Intelligence
Tax brackets, effective rates, special expat regimes
GET /api/data/ai-tax/pt?income=100000Visa Requirements
Access level, DN visa, retirement visa, investment visa
GET /api/data/ai-visa?passport=US&destination=PTSchool Intelligence
Per-city hidden fee analysis, budget tiers, best-value schools
GET /api/data/school-intelligence/dubaiAll datasets available via free REST endpoints. No authentication, no signup. CORS-enabled for browser use. Add ?format=intelligence to relocation-index and cost-of-living for the structured intelligence contract.
2026 Retirement Abroad Index
/api/data/retirement-abroad-indexCSV2026 Quality of Life Index
/api/data/quality-of-life-indexCSV2026 Global Relocation Index
/api/data/relocation-indexCSV2026 Cost of Living Index
/api/data/cost-of-livingCSV2026 Digital Infrastructure & Remote-Work Reliability Index
/api/data/digital-infrastructureCSV2026 Global Food Prices by Country
/data/global-food-prices-20262026 City-Level Item Prices
/api/data/city-prices2026 Expat Tax Rates by Country
/api/data/expat-tax-rates2026 Inheritance & Estate Tax by Country
/api/data/inheritance-taxCSV2026 Median Salaries by Country
/api/data/median-salariesCSV2026 Property Buying Costs by Country
/api/data/property-costsCSV2026 Retirement & Passive-Income Visa Requirements
/api/data/retirement-visa-requirementsCSV2026 Digital Nomad Visa Index
/api/data/digital-nomad-visasRelocation Incentives Index 2026
2026 Passport Power & Visa Requirements
/api/data/visa-requirementsCSV2026 Chinese Outbound Relocation Index
/api/data/chinese-outbound-relocation-indexCSV2026 International School Cost Index
/api/data/school-costs-indexCSV2026 International School Costs by City
/api/data/school-intelligence/{city}2026 International School Affordability Map
/api/data/school-affordability2026 International School Class Sizes
/api/data/school-class-sizes2026 International School Diversity Index
/api/data/school-diversityRate limit: 100 requests/hour per IP. Responses cached for 24 hours.
We update our datasets as institutional sources publish new data. Here's what changed recently.
Every score is derived from publicly verifiable institutional data — World Bank, WHO, OECD, IEP, and 11 other sources. No proprietary surveys, no opinions.
Full methodology →WhereNext's composite scores and rankings are free to cite and reference with attribution. Underlying institutional source data retains its original licensing terms.
60 visa, tax, and mobility terms defined with authoritative sources — ETIAS, FEIE, NHR, BN(O), MM2H, golden visa, PPP, FIRE and more.
Browse glossary →Each ranking below renders the direct answer to its query at the top — based on the same institutional dataset powering the reports above. Free to cite with attribution (CC BY 4.0).
Cheapest countries to live 2026
PPP-adjusted monthly cost across 95 countries
Safest countries 2026
Global Peace Index + UNODC homicide data
Best healthcare 2026
WHO UHC Index + physician density
Best climate 2026
Open-Meteo temperature + sunshine data
Most English-friendly 2026
EF EPI + official-language status
Easiest visas 2026
Digital nomad + retirement + golden visa routes
Best cities in Europe
Persona picks across 38 European countries
Best cities in Asia
Tokyo, Singapore, Chiang Mai, Bangkok, KL
Best cities in the Americas
Vancouver, Medellín, San José, Mexico City
Country Explorer
Customize weights and filter countries by your priorities
Cost Comparison Tool
Compare 3 countries side-by-side
Tax Comparison
Compare tax brackets across 101 countries
Climate Finder
Filter 380 cities by your ideal weather
Passport Explorer
Visa-free access by nationality
Country Comparison
Side-by-side country comparisons
Journalists, researchers, and bloggers are welcome to cite WhereNext data in articles, reports, and academic work. Our composite indexes and rankings are free to reference with attribution — no permission request needed.
Attribution: Please credit “WhereNext (getwherenext.com)” and link to the relevant dataset page when citing our data.
Data formats: Flagship datasets are available as JSON API and CSV download — ready for analysis or embedding in your publication.
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