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Qatar

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Qatar
Published: 2026

Region: Middle East
Capital: Doha
Currency: Qatari Riyal (QAR)
Density: 248 / km²

WRI Score 2026

84.18

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 11th
In Middle East: 1st
Ranked: 211

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Top rate 0%· KPMG / EY
100.0
No personal income tax is levied.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 248 / km²· UN WPP
25.9
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $76,534· IMF WEO 2026
93.2
Strong output per resident, well above the global median.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 80.4 years· WHO / UN
81.8
Strong healthcare outcomes, above the global average.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 2.5 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
96.4
Exceptionally high tourism intensity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 0.1%· ILO / SECO
100.0
Among the lowest unemployment rates globally.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.5% of GDP· SIPRI
89.6
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
76.1
Moderate safety and rule-of-law composite.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
96.0
Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Qatar holds 11th of 211 with a WRI Score of 84.18 — sits inside the leading group. Its profile is defined by near-perfect its tax treatment (100) and unemployment (100), offset by population density, a clear structural constraint.