Somalia

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

Region: East Africa
Capital: Mogadishu
Currency: Somali Shilling (SOS)
Density: 25 / km²

WRI Score 2026

49.36

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 176th
In Africa: 30th
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 0%· KPMG / EY
100.0
No personal income tax is levied.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 25 / km²· UN WPP
100.0
Sparsely populated, well below global norms.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $798· IMF WEO 2026
1.0
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 58 years· WHO / UN
1.0
Among the shortest average lifespans on this list.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.005 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
1.0
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 19%· ILO / SECO
26.8
Among the highest unemployment rates on this list.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0% of GDP· SIPRI
100.0
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
23.0
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.

Somalia holds 176th of 211 with a WRI Score of 49.36 — sits in the lower tier of the index. Its profile is defined by near-perfect its tax treatment (100) and population density (100), offset by tourism and lifestyle appeal, its clearest structural constraint.