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Trinidad and Tobago

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Trinidad and Tobago
Published: 2026

Region: Caribbean
Capital: Port of Spain
Currency: Trinidad & Tobago Dollar (TTD)
Density: 273 / km²

WRI Score 2026

60.92

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 121st
In Americas: 33rd
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 273 / km²· UN WPP
22.5
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $18,562· IMF WEO 2026
57.4
Middle-income economy by per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 74.1 years· WHO / UN
56.8
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.3 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
55.1
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 3.8%· ILO / SECO
92.3
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0.7% of GDP· SIPRI
97.9
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
23.4
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.

Trinidad and Tobago holds 121st of 211 with a WRI Score of 60.92 — holds a position in the lower half of the field. Its strength lies in military posture (97.9) and ideological neutrality (96); population density remains a clear structural constraint.