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Foz do Iguaçu vs Willemstad

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Under balanced weights Willemstad edges it, 68 to 61, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Foz do Iguaçu is stronger on nothing outright; Willemstad on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 5.5 of 61 points (scores 50/100)Safety: 3.9 of 61 points (scores 35/100)Healthcare: 8.0 of 61 points (scores 72/100)Internet: 8.2 of 61 points (scores 74/100)Visa ease: 8.6 of 61 points (scores 77/100)Getting there & around: 4.3 of 61 points (scores 39/100)Climate: 7.4 of 61 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 8.8 of 61 points (scores 79/100)Quality of life: 6.0 of 61 points (scores 54/100)61
Foz do Iguaçu
out of 100

Triple-border city beside the Iguaçu Falls and Itaipu dam

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Internet: 13.5 of 68 points (scores 68/100)Visa ease: 15.5 of 68 points (scores 77/100)Getting there & around: 9.0 of 68 points (scores 45/100)Climate: 13.3 of 68 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 16.8 of 68 points (scores 84/100)68
Willemstad
out of 100

Pastel UNESCO harbour with a six-month remote-work permit

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricFoz do IguaçuWillemstad
Cost of living50no data
Safety35no data
Healthcare72no data
Internet74 ✓68
Visa ease77 ✓77
Getting there & around3945 ✓
Climate6767
Air quality7984 ✓
Quality of life54no data

Cost

MetricFoz do IguaçuWillemstad
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,300no data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricFoz do IguaçuWillemstad
Homicides per 100k18.69no data
Political stability (0–100)58.9no data
UHC service coverage (0–100)84no data
Life expectancy72.4 yrsno data

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricFoz do IguaçuWillemstad
Download39.7 Mbps ✓36.6 Mbps
Upload33.7 Mbps ✓9.3 Mbps

Visa

MetricFoz do IguaçuWillemstad
Nomad visaDigital nomad temporary visa (VITEM XIV)@HOME in Curaçao remote-worker permit
Minimum income for the visa$1,500/mono data
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passport90 daysunlimited ✓
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricFoz do IguaçuWillemstad
Non-stop airport destinations1121 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricFoz do IguaçuWillemstad
Comfortable months per year88
Annual mean PM2.514.3 µg/m³12.2 µg/m³ ✓

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Foz do Iguaçu or Willemstad?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Foz do Iguaçu or Willemstad safer?
Safety data is missing for one of the two cities.
Where is the internet faster, Foz do Iguaçu or Willemstad?
Foz do Iguaçu: a measured median of 39.7 Mbps versus 36.6 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.