
E-Residency of Estonia vs Palau Digital Residency
One of the most talked about new e-residency programmes is the Digital Residency offer from Palau. So how does it compare with e-Residency of Estonia?
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Access press kitThe world’s first e-Residency programme was launched by Estonian Government in 2014 in order to offer entrepreneurs and freelancers around the world Estonian digital business service. The vision of e-Residency is to make creating and running cross-border 100% location-free company (with minimum time and bureaucracy) available for anyone.

One of the most talked about new e-residency programmes is the Digital Residency offer from Palau. So how does it compare with e-Residency of Estonia?

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Germany has become the top country for applications to Estonia’s e-Residency program: in 2025, applications by German residents grew by roughly 50 percent over the previous year, and German e-residents founded one-third more companies than in 2024.

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E-Residency enables anyone to conduct business globally so international taxation must be easier for everyone too.

2025 was a record year for e-Residency in terms of state revenue generated and companies formed.