Tuvalu

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

Region: Oceania
Capital: Funafuti
Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD)
Density: 393 / km²

WRI Score 2026

60.98

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 120th
In Oceania: 11th
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 30%· KPMG / EY
91.0
Territorial system taxes only locally sourced income.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 393 / km²· UN WPP
9.5
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $6,137· IMF WEO 2026
29.4
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 68 years· WHO / UN
32.7
Below-average life expectancy.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.2 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
47.4
Limited tourism infrastructure relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 6%· ILO / SECO
82.8
Low, stable labour market.
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
63.6
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.

Tuvalu holds 120th of 211 with a WRI Score of 60.98 — ranks just below the midpoint of the index. The score is driven by near-perfect military posture (100) and ideological neutrality (96), with population density standing out as its clearest structural constraint.