Kiritimati

Kiribati

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

Region: Oceania
Capital: South Tarawa
Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD)
Density: 148 / km²

WRI Score 2026

48.58

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 178th
In Oceania: 16th
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 148 / km²· UN WPP
44.1
Densely populated relative to land area.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $2,615· IMF WEO 2026
7.8
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 69 years· WHO / UN
36.6
Below-average life expectancy.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.1 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
34.7
Limited tourism infrastructure relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 14%· ILO / SECO
48.3
Elevated unemployment.
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
43.6
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.

Kiribati holds 178th of 211 with a WRI Score of 48.58 — holds a position in the index's lower tier. Its strength lies in military posture (100) and ideological neutrality (96); GDP per capita remains its clearest structural constraint.