Angola

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

Region: Central Africa
Capital: Luanda
Currency: Angolan Kwanza (AOA)
Density: 26 / km²

WRI Score 2026

54.14

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 154th
In Africa: 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 Territorial system · top rate 25%· KPMG / EY
91.0
Territorial system taxes only locally sourced income.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 26 / km²· UN WPP
100.0
Sparsely populated, well below global norms.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $2,701· IMF WEO 2026
8.6
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 0.01 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
1.0
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 14%· ILO / SECO
48.3
Elevated unemployment.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1% of GDP· SIPRI
94.8
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
42.7
Below-average safety and judicial quality.
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.

Angola holds 154th of 211 with a WRI Score of 54.14 — holds a position in the index's lower tier. Its strength lies in population density (100) and ideological neutrality (96); tourism and lifestyle appeal remains its clearest structural constraint.