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Niue

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

Region: Oceania
Capital: Alofi
Currency: New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
Density: 5 / km²

WRI Score 2026

66.86

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 88th
In Oceania: 7th
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 50%· KPMG / EY
1.0
Among the highest top marginal rates on this list.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 5 / km²· UN WPP
100.0
Sparsely populated, well below global norms.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $15,066· IMF WEO 2026
52.1
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 69.8 years· WHO / UN
39.8
Below-average life expectancy.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 1.5 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
86.4
Strong inbound tourism relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 12%· ILO / SECO
57.0
Moderate unemployment relative to peers.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0% of GDP· SIPRI
100.0
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
72.4
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.

Niue holds 88th of 211 with a WRI Score of 66.86 — holds a comfortable position in the upper half. Its strength lies in population density (100) and military posture (100); its tax treatment remains its clearest structural constraint.