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Peru

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

Region: South America
Capital: Lima
Currency: Peruvian Sol (PEN)
Density: 26 / km²

WRI Score 2026

65.45

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 97th
In Americas: 25th
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 30%· KPMG / EY
40.6
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 26 / km²· UN WPP
100.0
Sparsely populated, well below global norms.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $9,398· IMF WEO 2026
40.2
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 77 years· WHO / UN
68.3
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.15 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
42.1
Limited tourism infrastructure relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 7.5%· ILO / SECO
76.3
Moderate unemployment relative to peers.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1% of GDP· SIPRI
94.8
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
33.9
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.

Peru holds 97th of 211 with a WRI Score of 65.45 — holds a comfortable position in the upper half. Its strength lies in population density (100) and ideological neutrality (96); safety and rule of law remains a clear structural constraint.