Walled City of Cartagena

Colombia

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

Region: South America
Capital: Bogotá
Currency: Colombian Peso (COP)
Density: 46 / km²

WRI Score 2026

54.54

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 151st
In Americas: 39th
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 39%· KPMG / EY
22.8
Among the highest top marginal rates on this list.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 46 / km²· UN WPP
85.2
Low density relative to peers.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $8,644· IMF WEO 2026
38.0
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 77.1 years· WHO / UN
68.7
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.1 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
34.7
Limited tourism infrastructure relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 10.1%· ILO / SECO
65.1
Moderate unemployment relative to peers.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 3.2% of GDP· SIPRI
71.9
Moderate defence spending relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
27.3
Among the weakest safety and rule-of-law composites on this list.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
81.2
Low institutional ideological enforcement.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Colombia holds 151st of 211 with a WRI Score of 54.54 — holds a position in the lower half of the field. Its strength lies in population density (85.2) and ideological neutrality (81.2); its tax treatment remains a clear structural constraint.