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Albania

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

Region: Southern Europe
Capital: Tirana
Currency: Albanian Lek (ALL)
Density: 105 / km²

WRI Score 2026

70.31

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 67th
In Europe: 33rd
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 105 / km²· UN WPP
56.3
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $12,147· IMF WEO 2026
46.6
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 79 years· WHO / UN
76.2
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 2.5 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
96.4
Exceptionally high tourism intensity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 11%· ILO / SECO
61.3
Moderate unemployment relative to peers.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.2% of GDP· SIPRI
92.7
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
55.5
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.

Albania holds 68th of 211 with a WRI Score of 70.31 — sits in the upper-middle of the field. Its profile is defined by near-perfect tourism and lifestyle appeal (96.4) and ideological neutrality (96), offset by GDP per capita, a moderate constraint.