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Tunisia

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

Region: North Africa
Capital: Tunis
Currency: Tunisian Dinar (TND)
Density: 77 / km²

WRI Score 2026

57.7

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 137th
In Africa: 8th
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 35%· KPMG / EY
30.7
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 77 / km²· UN WPP
67.2
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $4,826· IMF WEO 2026
23.3
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 77 years· WHO / UN
68.3
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.7 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
71.5
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 15.5%· ILO / SECO
41.9
Elevated unemployment.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 2.5% of GDP· SIPRI
79.2
Moderate defence spending relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
45.1
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.

Tunisia holds 137th of 211 with a WRI Score of 57.70 — sits in the lower-middle of the field. Its profile is defined by exceptional ideological neutrality (96) and military posture (79.2), offset by GDP per capita, a clear structural constraint.