Germany, press rank #10 · 
~$2,100/mo
Can you live unwatched in Berlin?
Surveillance, facial recognition and crypto rules read here for the city itself, not the national average.
The privacy scorecard
The six marked ° below are read for Berlin itself. The rest are set by Germany’s national law, the same across every city in the country.
press rank #10 (Germany) ~$2,100/mo, this city
safety 5/5
geopolitical stability 5/5
Childhood vaccines: required to enrol at school1 in total
The 2020 measles law made one vaccine a condition for childcare and school. Everything else stays a recommendation.
If you skip them: No place in a creche or a school, and fines up to 2.500 euros.
Exemptions: Medical only, with a doctor’s certificate.
Source: Vaccines 2024;12:1296, European survey
Legal & financial exposure
Facts about the law, not a privacy score: whether each one helps or hurts depends on what you are trying to do.
Reports your account balances abroad (CRS)
Extradition treaty with the US
Crypto gains tax-free after a holding period
Gains are tax-free if held over 12 months; taxed as income below that.
Company ownership is not public
Took the register offline after the 2022 EU Court of Justice ruling.
3 of 7 signals are unverified for this country: not shown, rather than guessed.
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