Great Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

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

Region: Southern Africa
Capital: Harare
Currency: Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG)
Density: 43 / km²

WRI Score 2026

50.95

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 167th
In Africa: 24th
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 40%· KPMG / EY
20.8
Among the highest top marginal rates on this list.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 43 / km²· UN WPP
87.5
Low density relative to peers.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $3,127· IMF WEO 2026
12.3
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 0.05 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
22.7
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 5%· ILO / SECO
87.1
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
29.7
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.

Zimbabwe holds 167th of 211 with a WRI Score of 50.95 — 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 life expectancy, its clearest structural constraint.