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Belarus

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

Region: Eastern Europe
Capital: Minsk
Currency: Belarusian Ruble (BYN)
Density: 46 / km²

WRI Score 2026

67.72

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 81st
In Europe: 38th
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 13%· KPMG / EY
74.3
Moderate top marginal rate versus global peers.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 46 / km²· UN WPP
85.2
Low density relative to peers.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $10,016· IMF WEO 2026
41.8
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 75 years· WHO / UN
60.4
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.05 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
22.7
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 3.5%· ILO / SECO
93.5
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.3% of GDP· SIPRI
91.7
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
46.8
Below-average safety and judicial quality.
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.

Belarus holds 81st of 211 with a WRI Score of 67.72 — ranks just above the midpoint of the index. The score is driven by exceptional ideological neutrality (96) and unemployment (93.5), with tourism and lifestyle appeal standing out as a clear structural constraint.