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Latvia

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

Region: Northern Europe
Capital: Riga
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Density: 31 / km²

WRI Score 2026

74.3

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 46th
In Europe: 23rd
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 23%· KPMG / EY
54.5
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 31 / km²· UN WPP
98.9
Sparsely populated, well below global norms.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $28,024· IMF WEO 2026
67.8
Middle-income economy by per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 75.6 years· WHO / UN
62.8
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 1 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
78.4
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 6.5%· ILO / SECO
80.6
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 3.4% of GDP· SIPRI
69.8
Moderate defence spending relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
72.8
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.

Latvia holds 46th of 211 with a WRI Score of 74.30 — holds a strong position in the upper tier. Its strength lies in population density (98.9) and ideological neutrality (85.5); its tax treatment remains a moderate constraint.