Pakistan

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

Region: South Asia
Capital: Islamabad
Currency: Pakistani Rupee (PKR)
Density: 287 / km²

WRI Score 2026

40.13

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 206th
In Asia: 34th
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 287 / km²· UN WPP
20.7
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $1,707· IMF WEO 2026
1.0
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 67 years· WHO / UN
28.7
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 6%· ILO / SECO
82.8
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 3.7% of GDP· SIPRI
66.7
Moderate defence spending relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
39.0
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.

Pakistan holds 206th of 211 with a WRI Score of 40.13 — ranks among the lowest in the field. The score is driven by exceptional ideological neutrality (96) and unemployment (82.8), with tourism and lifestyle appeal standing out as its clearest structural constraint.