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Bulgaria

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

Region: Eastern Europe
Capital: Sofia
Currency: Bulgarian Lev (BGN)
Density: 65 / km²

WRI Score 2026

74.44

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 44th
In Europe: 21st
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 10%· KPMG / EY
80.2
Below-average top marginal rate for a modern economy.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 65 / km²· UN WPP
73.1
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $22,896· IMF WEO 2026
62.7
Middle-income economy by per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 75.1 years· WHO / UN
60.8
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.9 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
76.4
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 4.2%· ILO / SECO
90.5
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 2.2% of GDP· SIPRI
82.3
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
60.7
Moderate safety and rule-of-law composite.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
85.5
Low institutional ideological enforcement.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Bulgaria holds 44th of 211 with a WRI Score of 74.44 — sits firmly in the upper tier. Its profile is defined by exceptional unemployment (90.5) and ideological neutrality (85.5), offset by safety and rule of law, its comparatively weaker dimension.