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Fiji

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

Region: Oceania
Capital: Suva
Currency: Fijian Dollar (FJD)
Density: 50 / km²

WRI Score 2026

69.71

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 70th
In Oceania: 4th
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 20%· KPMG / EY
60.4
Moderate top marginal rate versus global peers.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 50 / km²· UN WPP
82.3
Low density relative to peers.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $7,170· IMF WEO 2026
33.3
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 68 years· WHO / UN
32.7
Below-average life expectancy.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 1 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
78.4
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 4.3%· ILO / SECO
90.1
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.5% of GDP· SIPRI
89.6
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
67.4
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.

Fiji holds 70th of 211 with a WRI Score of 69.71 — holds a comfortable position in the upper half. Its strength lies in ideological neutrality (96) and unemployment (90.1); life expectancy remains a clear structural constraint.