Micronesia

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

Region: Oceania
Capital: Palikir
Currency: US Dollar (USD)
Density: 160 / km²

WRI Score 2026

58.97

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 132nd
In Oceania: 13th
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 10%· KPMG / EY
91.0
Territorial system taxes only locally sourced income.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 160 / km²· UN WPP
41.4
Densely populated relative to land area.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $5,492· IMF WEO 2026
26.6
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 0.15 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
42.1
Limited tourism infrastructure relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 16%· ILO / SECO
39.7
Elevated unemployment.
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
65.0
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.

Micronesia holds 132nd of 211 with a WRI Score of 58.97 — ranks just below the midpoint of the index. The score is driven by near-perfect military posture (100) and ideological neutrality (96), with GDP per capita standing out as a clear structural constraint.