India

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

Region: South Asia
Capital: New Delhi
Currency: Indian Rupee (INR)
Density: 488 / km²

WRI Score 2026

45.45

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 193rd
In Asia: 33rd
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 30%· KPMG / EY
40.6
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 488 / km²· UN WPP
1.9
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $3,051· IMF WEO 2026
11.7
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 70.2 years· WHO / UN
41.4
Below-average life expectancy.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.008 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
1.0
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 4%· ILO / SECO
91.4
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 2.4% of GDP· SIPRI
80.2
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
49.9
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.

India holds 193rd of 211 with a WRI Score of 45.45 — holds one of the lowest positions in the index. Its strength lies in ideological neutrality (96) and unemployment (91.4); tourism and lifestyle appeal remains its clearest structural constraint.