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Kuwait

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

Region: Middle East
Capital: Kuwait City
Currency: Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD)
Density: 240 / km²

WRI Score 2026

70.4

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 66th
In Middle East: 6th
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 0%· KPMG / EY
100.0
No personal income tax is levied.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 240 / km²· UN WPP
27.0
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $31,242· IMF WEO 2026
70.6
Middle-income economy by per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 79.3 years· WHO / UN
77.4
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.3 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
55.1
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 2.1%· ILO / SECO
99.6
Among the lowest unemployment rates globally.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 6.1% of GDP· SIPRI
41.6
Elevated military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
68.9
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.

Kuwait holds 66th of 211 with a WRI Score of 70.40 — ranks just above the midpoint of the index. The score is driven by near-perfect its tax treatment (100) and unemployment (99.6), with population density standing out as a clear structural constraint.