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Turkey

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

Region: Western Asia
Capital: Ankara
Currency: Turkish Lira (TRY)
Density: 110 / km²

WRI Score 2026

62.53

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 114th
In Asia: 18th
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 40%· KPMG / EY
20.8
Among the highest top marginal rates on this list.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 110 / km²· UN WPP
54.6
Densely populated relative to land area.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $18,232· IMF WEO 2026
56.9
Middle-income economy by per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 76.5 years· WHO / UN
66.3
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 9.4%· ILO / SECO
68.1
Moderate unemployment relative to peers.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.4% of GDP· SIPRI
90.6
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
44.2
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.

Turkey holds 114th of 211 with a WRI Score of 62.53 — ranks just below the midpoint of the index. The score is driven by exceptional ideological neutrality (96) and military posture (90.6), with its tax treatment standing out as a clear structural constraint.