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Egypt

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

Region: North Africa
Capital: Cairo
Currency: Egyptian Pound (EGP)
Density: 103 / km²

WRI Score 2026

59.38

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 129th
In Africa: 5th
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 22.5%· KPMG / EY
55.5
Moderate top marginal rate versus global peers.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 103 / km²· UN WPP
56.9
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $3,579· IMF WEO 2026
15.7
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 72.4 years· WHO / UN
50.1
Below-average life expectancy.
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%· ILO / SECO
78.5
Moderate unemployment relative to peers.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.2% of GDP· SIPRI
92.7
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
50.6
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.

Egypt holds 129th of 211 with a WRI Score of 59.38 — ranks just below the midpoint of the index. The score is driven by exceptional ideological neutrality (96) and military posture (92.7), with GDP per capita standing out as its clearest structural constraint.