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Venezuela

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

Region: South America
Capital: Caracas
Currency: Venezuelan Bolívar (VES)
Density: 37 / km²

WRI Score 2026

52.28

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 163rd
In Americas: 41st
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 34%· KPMG / EY
32.7
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 37 / km²· UN WPP
92.8
Low density relative to peers.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $2,972· IMF WEO 2026
11.0
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 72.5 years· WHO / UN
50.5
Below-average life expectancy.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.01 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
1.0
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 6%· ILO / SECO
82.8
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.2% of GDP· SIPRI
92.7
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
15.4
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.

Venezuela holds 163rd of 211 with a WRI Score of 52.28 — holds a position in the index's lower tier. Its strength lies in ideological neutrality (96) and population density (92.8); tourism and lifestyle appeal remains its clearest structural constraint.