Uganda

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

Region: East Africa
Capital: Kampala
Currency: Ugandan Shilling (UGX)
Density: 228 / km²

WRI Score 2026

41.95

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 204th
In Africa: 51st
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 40%· KPMG / EY
20.8
Among the highest top marginal rates on this list.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 228 / km²· UN WPP
28.9
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $1,458· IMF WEO 2026
1.0
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 64 years· WHO / UN
16.8
Among the shortest average lifespans on this list.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.02 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
9.0
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 2.5%· ILO / SECO
97.8
Among the lowest unemployment rates globally.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 2.1% of GDP· SIPRI
83.3
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
29.1
Among the weakest safety and rule-of-law composites on this list.
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.

Uganda holds 204th of 211 with a WRI Score of 41.95 — ranks among the lowest in the field. The score is driven by near-perfect unemployment (97.8) and ideological neutrality (96), with GDP per capita standing out as its clearest structural constraint.