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Jamaica

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

Region: Caribbean
Capital: Kingston
Currency: Jamaican Dollar (JMD)
Density: 272 / km²

WRI Score 2026

61.8

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 119th
In Americas: 32nd
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 25%· KPMG / EY
50.5
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 272 / km²· UN WPP
22.6
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $8,756· IMF WEO 2026
38.4
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 75.2 years· WHO / UN
61.2
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 1.5 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
86.4
Strong inbound tourism relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 4.5%· ILO / SECO
89.2
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.7% of GDP· SIPRI
87.5
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
27.9
Among the weakest safety and rule-of-law composites on this list.
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.

Jamaica holds 118th of 211 with a WRI Score of 61.80 — holds a position in the lower half of the field. Its strength lies in ideological neutrality (96) and unemployment (89.2); population density remains a clear structural constraint.