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Maldives

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

Region: South Asia
Capital: Malé
Currency: Maldivian Rufiyaa (MVR)
Density: 1500 / km²

WRI Score 2026

68.39

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 76th
In Asia: 10th
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 15%· KPMG / EY
70.3
Moderate top marginal rate versus global peers.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 1500 / km²· UN WPP
1.0
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $18,658· IMF WEO 2026
57.5
Middle-income economy by per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 79.6 years· WHO / UN
78.6
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 3.5 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
100.0
Exceptionally high tourism intensity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 4.5%· ILO / SECO
89.2
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 4% of GDP· SIPRI
63.5
Moderate defence spending relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
62.1
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.

Maldives holds 76th of 211 with a WRI Score of 68.39 — holds a comfortable position in the upper half. Its strength lies in tourism and lifestyle appeal (100) and ideological neutrality (96); population density remains its clearest structural constraint.