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Aruba

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

Region: Caribbean
Capital: Oranjestad
Currency: Aruban Florin (AWG)
Density: 593 / km²

WRI Score 2026

71.04

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 62nd
In Americas: 15th
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 28%· KPMG / EY
44.6
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 593 / km²· UN WPP
1.0
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $41,026· IMF WEO 2026
77.5
Middle-income economy by per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 77 years· WHO / UN
68.3
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 5 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
100.0
Exceptionally high tourism intensity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 6%· ILO / SECO
82.8
Low, stable labour market.
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
71.9
Moderate safety and rule-of-law composite.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
96.0
Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Aruba holds 62nd of 211 with a WRI Score of 71.04 — sits in the upper-middle of the field. Its profile is defined by near-perfect tourism and lifestyle appeal (100) and military posture (100), offset by population density, its clearest structural constraint.