Great Wall of China

China

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

Region: East Asia
Capital: Beijing
Currency: Chinese Yuan (CNY)
Density: 151 / km²

WRI Score 2026

55.93

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 144th
In Asia: 27th
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 45%· KPMG / EY
10.9
Among the highest top marginal rates on this list.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 151 / km²· UN WPP
43.4
Densely populated relative to land area.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $14,730· IMF WEO 2026
51.5
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 78.6 years· WHO / UN
74.7
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.01 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
1.0
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 5.1%· ILO / SECO
86.7
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.7% of GDP· SIPRI
87.5
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
62.2
Moderate safety and rule-of-law composite.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
89.5
Low institutional ideological enforcement.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

China holds 144th of 211 with a WRI Score of 55.93 — ranks just below the midpoint of the index. The score is driven by exceptional ideological neutrality (89.5) and military posture (87.5), with tourism and lifestyle appeal standing out as its clearest structural constraint.