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Senegal

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

Region: West Africa
Capital: Dakar
Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)
Density: 85 / km²

WRI Score 2026

54.97

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 150th
In Africa: 12th
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 40%· KPMG / EY
20.8
Among the highest top marginal rates on this list.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 85 / km²· UN WPP
63.7
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $2,030· IMF WEO 2026
1.4
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 69 years· WHO / UN
36.6
Below-average life expectancy.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.1 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
34.7
Limited tourism infrastructure relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 3.7%· ILO / SECO
92.7
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.6% of GDP· SIPRI
88.5
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
64.3
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.

Senegal holds 150th of 211 with a WRI Score of 54.97 — ranks just below the midpoint of the index. The score is driven by exceptional ideological neutrality (96) and unemployment (92.7), with GDP per capita standing out as its clearest structural constraint.