DR Congo

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for DR Congo
Published: 2026

Region: Central Africa
Capital: Kinshasa
Currency: Congolese Franc (CDF)
Density: 41 / km²

WRI Score 2026

54.52

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 152nd
In Africa: 13th
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 Territorial system · top rate 40%· KPMG / EY
91.0
Territorial system taxes only locally sourced income.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 41 / km²· UN WPP
89.2
Low density relative to peers.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $801· IMF WEO 2026
1.0
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 62 years· WHO / UN
8.9
Among the shortest average lifespans on this list.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.005 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
1.0
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 4.5%· ILO / SECO
89.2
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0.7% of GDP· SIPRI
97.9
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
20.5
Among the weakest safety and rule-of-law composites on this list.
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.

DR Congo holds 152nd of 211 with a WRI Score of 54.52 — sits in the lower tier of the index. Its profile is defined by near-perfect military posture (97.9) and ideological neutrality (96), offset by tourism and lifestyle appeal, its clearest structural constraint.