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Ethiopia

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

Region: East Africa
Capital: Addis Ababa
Currency: Ethiopian Birr (ETB)
Density: 115 / km²

WRI Score 2026

48.39

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 179th
In Africa: 32nd
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 115 / km²· UN WPP
53.1
Densely populated relative to land area.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $1,124· IMF WEO 2026
1.0
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 66 years· WHO / UN
24.8
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 3.5%· ILO / SECO
93.5
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0.5% of GDP· SIPRI
100.0
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
40.1
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.

Ethiopia holds 179th of 211 with a WRI Score of 48.39 — sits in the lower tier of the index. Its profile is defined by near-perfect military posture (100) and ideological neutrality (96), offset by tourism and lifestyle appeal, its clearest structural constraint.