The 15 least-watched countries on earth

Ranked on state surveillance, facial recognition, national ID, encryption law and financial privacy combined.

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  1. 01

    Liechtenstein

    Banking privacy and a blockchain act, almost impossible to move to.

    93%
  2. 02

    Switzerland

    Strong secrecy tradition, cash-friendly, expensive.

    91%
  3. 03

    Andorra

    Tiny, discreet, low tax, hard to get residency.

    89%
  4. 04

    Czechia

    Cash-friendly, crypto-friendly, cheap for the EU.

    87%
  5. 05

    Iceland

    Constitutional push for data havens, tiny population.

    87%
  6. 06

    Curaçao

    Dutch legal safety with Caribbean distance.

    85%
  7. 07

    Ireland

    EU data-protection hub, high housing costs.

    85%
  8. 08

    Austria

    Constitutional cash protection debate, banking discretion.

    84%
  9. 09

    Portugal

    EU protections, relaxed policing, popular and rising in cost.

    84%
  10. 10

    Costa Rica

    No army, strong civil liberties, rising prices.

    82%
  11. 11

    Cape Verde

    Africa’s quiet democracy: islands, low surveillance, slow internet.

    82%
  12. 12

    Cyprus

    EU rules, island distance, non-dom tax regime.

    82%
  13. 13

    Germany

    Cash culture and privacy activism, heavy bureaucracy.

    82%
  14. 14

    New Zealand

    Remote and liberal, but a Five Eyes member.

    82%
  15. 15

    Uruguay

    Stable, discreet, the quiet democracy of South America.

    82%

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Country-level figures are estimates for orientation, not legal advice. Surveillance law changes fast: verify anything you would act on.