Sri Lanka, press rank #133 · 
~$750/mo
Can you live unwatched in Jaffna?
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 Jaffna itself. The rest are set by Sri Lanka’s national law, the same across every city in the country.
press rank #133 (Sri Lanka) ~$750/mo, this city
safety 4/5
geopolitical stability 4/5
Childhood vaccines: compulsory by law
The only compulsion on the books is the Vaccination Ordinance of 1886, and it is about smallpox, eradicated in 1980. The modern schedule is free, largely given at school, and runs on parental consent.
If you skip them: A fine of up to ten rupees, which is a few cents.
Exemptions: Medical only.
Source: Georgetown AMP EID, survey of national legislation, 2024
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.
Does not report your account balances abroad
Extradition treaty with the US
5 of 7 signals are unverified for this country: not shown, rather than guessed.
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Find where to live on ArcadiaCity-level figures where marked °, national law otherwise. Estimates for orientation, not legal advice. Surveillance law changes fast: verify anything you would act on.