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Myanmar

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

Region: Southeast Asia
Capital: Naypyidaw
Currency: Myanmar Kyat (MMK)
Density: 82 / km²

WRI Score 2026

46.42

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 191st
In Asia: 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 25%· KPMG / EY
50.5
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 82 / km²· UN WPP
65.0
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $1,176· IMF WEO 2026
1.0
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 68 years· WHO / UN
32.7
Below-average life expectancy.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.02 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
9.0
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 2%· ILO / SECO
100.0
Among the lowest unemployment rates globally.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 6.8% of GDP· SIPRI
34.3
Elevated military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
34.1
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.

Myanmar holds 191st of 211 with a WRI Score of 46.42 — sits near the bottom of the index. Its profile is defined by near-perfect unemployment (100) and ideological neutrality (96), offset by GDP per capita, its clearest structural constraint.