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Nassau vs Willemstad

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Under balanced weights Nassau edges it, 70 to 68, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Nassau is stronger on air quality; Willemstad on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 5.9 of 70 points (scores 47/100)Healthcare: 8.4 of 70 points (scores 67/100)Internet: 8.8 of 70 points (scores 70/100)Visa ease: 10.5 of 70 points (scores 84/100)Getting there & around: 6.2 of 70 points (scores 50/100)Climate: 8.3 of 70 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 12.0 of 70 points (scores 96/100)Quality of life: 9.8 of 70 points (scores 78/100)70
Nassau
out of 100

Cruise-port capital with a one-year remote-work permit

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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)

MetricNassauWillemstad
Cost of livingno datano data
Safety47no data
Healthcare67no data
Internet70 ✓68
Visa ease84 ✓77
Getting there & around50 ✓45
Climate6767
Air quality96 ✓84
Quality of life78no data

Cost

MetricNassauWillemstad
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno datano data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricNassauWillemstad
Homicides per 100k29.9no data
Political stability (0–100)83.5no data
UHC service coverage (0–100)80no data
Life expectancy70.4 yrsno data

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricNassauWillemstad
Download45 Mbps ✓36.6 Mbps
Upload8.7 Mbps9.3 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricNassauWillemstad
Nomad visaBahamas Extended Access Travel Stay (BEATS) permit@HOME in Curaçao remote-worker permit
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport240 days ✓90 days
Entry, EU passport90 daysunlimited ✓
Entry, UK passport240 days ✓90 days

Getting there and around

MetricNassauWillemstad
Non-stop airport destinations55 ✓21
Walkability (1–5, editorial)23 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricNassauWillemstad
Comfortable months per year88
Annual mean PM2.56.7 µg/m³ ✓12.2 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Nassau or Willemstad?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Nassau or Willemstad safer?
Safety data is missing for one of the two cities.
Where is the internet faster, Nassau or Willemstad?
Nassau: a measured median of 45 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.