Singapore

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

Region: Southeast Asia
Capital: Singapore
Currency: Singapore Dollar (SGD)
Density: 8539 / km²

WRI Score 2026

82.47

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 13th
In Asia: 3rd
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 22%· KPMG / EY
91.0
Territorial system taxes only locally sourced income.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 8539 / km²· UN WPP
1.0
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $99,042· IMF WEO 2026
99.8
Among the highest nominal GDP per capita globally.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 84.1 years· WHO / UN
96.4
Among the longest average lifespans globally.
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 1.9%· ILO / SECO
100.0
Among the lowest unemployment rates globally.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 3% of GDP· SIPRI
73.9
Moderate defence spending relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
95.8
Among the strongest safety and rule-of-law composites globally.
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.

Singapore holds 13th of 211 with a WRI Score of 82.47 — holds a place in the upper leading group. Its strength lies in unemployment (100) and GDP per capita (99.8); population density remains its clearest structural constraint.