Casbah of Algiers

Algeria

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

Region: North Africa
Capital: Algiers
Currency: Algerian Dinar (DZD)
Density: 19 / km²

WRI Score 2026

52.83

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 162nd
In Africa: 20th
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 35%· KPMG / EY
30.7
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 19 / km²· UN WPP
100.0
Sparsely populated, well below global norms.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $5,956· IMF WEO 2026
28.6
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 77 years· WHO / UN
68.3
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.05 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
22.7
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 12%· ILO / SECO
57.0
Moderate unemployment relative to peers.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 8.0% of GDP· SIPRI
21.8
Among the highest defence-spending ratios on this list.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
54.6
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.

Algeria holds 162nd of 211 with a WRI Score of 52.83 — ranks well down the field. The score is driven by near-perfect population density (100) and ideological neutrality (96), with military posture standing out as a clear structural constraint.