Hong Kong

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Hong Kong
Published: 2026

Region: East Asia
Capital: —
Currency: Hong Kong Dollar (HKD)
Density: 7140 / km²

WRI Score 2026

83.6

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 12th
In Asia: 2nd
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 Territorial system · top rate 15%· KPMG / EY
91.0
Territorial system taxes only locally sourced income.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 7140 / km²· UN WPP
1.0
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $58,999· IMF WEO 2026
86.6
Strong output per resident, well above the global median.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 85.3 years· WHO / UN
100.0
Among the longest average lifespans globally.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 3.5 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
100.0
Exceptionally high tourism intensity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 2.8%· ILO / SECO
96.6
Among the lowest unemployment rates globally.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0% of GDP· SIPRI
100.0
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
89.2
Strong safety and judicial quality.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
89.5
Low institutional ideological enforcement.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Hong Kong holds 12th of 211 with a WRI Score of 83.60 — ranks just behind the very top tier. The score is driven by near-perfect life expectancy (100) and tourism and lifestyle appeal (100), with population density standing out as its clearest structural constraint.