Comparison

Better:	Ergonomics	Learnability¹	⌫	⌥/altgr	←↑↓→	=*+()	ăéıôüñç	math, symbols	platforms
qwpr	+	+++	+	+	++	+	++	+++	++
dvorak	+³	-	-	-	-	?	?	?	+++
colemak	++	+	++	-	-	-	++	-	++
workman	++	+	++	-	-	-	+	-	+
asset	+	++	+	-	-	-	-	-	+
neo	++	-	-	+	+	+	+⁴	+	+
capewell	++	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	?
bepo	++	-	-	-	-	+	+⁵	-	?
carpalx (qwkrfy)	+	+++	-	-	-	-	-	-	--
minimak	+	+++	+	-	-	-	-	-	+
norman	++	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+

So qwpr is not strictly better (better in all regards) than other layouts, but I still think it's a clear standout in this chart.

¹ For an existing QWERTY user.
² Working on that...
³ Many would give dvorak a higher ergonomics score than this. But when I tried it, I hated how much I had to extend my pinkies. YMMV.
⁴ But as Germans, they didn't include ç or ñ. ಠ_ಠ
⁵ But as Frenchfolk, they didn't include ß. ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)

see also [effortComparison], [KeyboardLayoutAnalyzer].

[David Norman]

Norman is available for Mac (as installer), Windows (as installer), Linux, NetBSD, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD. Please add some + for platforms.

Neo and bepo weren't even designed for English, so I'm not even sure why they're on this chart.