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Nepal

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

Region: South Asia
Capital: Kathmandu
Currency: Nepalese Rupee (NPR)
Density: 204 / km²

WRI Score 2026

50.64

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 168th
In Asia: 29th
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 36%· KPMG / EY
28.7
Among the highest top marginal rates on this list.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 204 / km²· UN WPP
32.8
Densely populated relative to land area.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $1,658· IMF WEO 2026
1.0
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 71 years· WHO / UN
44.6
Below-average life expectancy.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.04 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
19.1
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 3%· ILO / SECO
95.7
Among the lowest unemployment rates globally.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.4% of GDP· SIPRI
90.6
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
51.7
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.

Nepal holds 169th of 211 with a WRI Score of 50.64 — holds a position in the index's lower tier. Its strength lies in ideological neutrality (96) and unemployment (95.7); GDP per capita remains its clearest structural constraint.