Japan

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

Region: East Asia
Capital: Tokyo
Currency: Japanese Yen (JPY)
Density: 347 / km²

WRI Score 2026

69.11

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 74th
In Asia: 9th
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 45%· KPMG / EY
10.9
Among the highest top marginal rates on this list.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 347 / km²· UN WPP
14.0
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $36,391· IMF WEO 2026
74.4
Middle-income economy by per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 84.8 years· WHO / UN
99.2
Among the longest average lifespans globally.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.3 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
55.1
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 2.5%· ILO / SECO
97.8
Among the lowest unemployment rates globally.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.1% of GDP· SIPRI
93.7
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
90.3
Strong safety and judicial quality.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
89.2
Low institutional ideological enforcement.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Japan holds 74th of 211 with a WRI Score of 69.11 — sits in the upper-middle of the field. Its profile is defined by near-perfect life expectancy (99.2) and unemployment (97.8), offset by its tax treatment, its clearest structural constraint.