Dominican Republic

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Dominican Republic
Published: 2026

Region: Caribbean
Capital: Santo Domingo
Currency: Dominican Peso (DOP)
Density: 240 / km²

WRI Score 2026

67.15

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 85th
In Americas: 22nd
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 Territorial system · top rate 25%· KPMG / EY
91.0
Territorial system taxes only locally sourced income.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 240 / km²· UN WPP
27.0
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $12,605· IMF WEO 2026
47.6
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 74.5 years· WHO / UN
58.4
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.6 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
68.5
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 5.5%· ILO / SECO
84.9
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0.7% of GDP· SIPRI
97.9
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
35.9
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.

Dominican Republic holds 85th of 211 with a WRI Score of 67.15 — holds a comfortable position in the upper half. Its strength lies in military posture (97.9) and ideological neutrality (96); population density remains a clear structural constraint.