Nauru aerial view island

Nauru

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

Region: Oceania
Capital: Yaren
Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD)
Density: 702 / km²

WRI Score 2026

55.76

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 146th
In Oceania: 14th
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 0%· KPMG / EY
100.0
No personal income tax is levied.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 702 / km²· UN WPP
1.0
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $14,959· IMF WEO 2026
51.9
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 68 years· WHO / UN
32.7
Below-average life expectancy.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.3 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
55.1
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 23%· ILO / SECO
9.6
Among the highest unemployment rates on this list.
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
59.5
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.

Nauru holds 146th of 211 with a WRI Score of 55.76 — sits in the lower-middle of the field. Its profile is defined by near-perfect its tax treatment (100) and military posture (100), offset by population density, its clearest structural constraint.