Ukraine

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

Region: Eastern Europe
Capital: Kyiv
Currency: Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH)
Density: 76 / km²

WRI Score 2026

44.3

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 197th
In Europe: 50th
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 18%· KPMG / EY
64.4
Moderate top marginal rate versus global peers.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 76 / km²· UN WPP
67.6
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $6,718· IMF WEO 2026
31.7
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 73 years· WHO / UN
52.5
Below-average life expectancy.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.05 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
22.7
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 20%· ILO / SECO
22.5
Among the highest unemployment rates on this list.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 34% of GDP· SIPRI
1.0
Among the highest defence-spending ratios on this list.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
45.4
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.

Ukraine holds 197th of 211 with a WRI Score of 44.30 — sits near the bottom of the index. Its profile is defined by strong ideological neutrality (96) and population density (67.6), offset by military posture, its clearest structural constraint.