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Lithuania

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

Region: Northern Europe
Capital: Vilnius
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Density: 44 / km²

WRI Score 2026

72.16

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 55th
In Europe: 27th
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 32%· KPMG / EY
36.6
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 44 / km²· UN WPP
86.7
Low density relative to peers.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $36,225· IMF WEO 2026
74.3
Middle-income economy by per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 76 years· WHO / UN
64.4
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.8 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
74.1
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 6.7%· ILO / SECO
79.8
Moderate unemployment relative to peers.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 3.0% of GDP· SIPRI
73.9
Moderate defence spending relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
76.6
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.

Lithuania holds 55th of 211 with a WRI Score of 72.16 — holds a comfortable position in the upper half. Its strength lies in population density (86.7) and ideological neutrality (85.5); its tax treatment remains a clear structural constraint.