Afghanistan

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

Region: South Asia
Capital: Kabul
Currency: Afghan Afghani (AFN)
Density: 50 / km²

WRI Score 2026

39.96

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 207th
In Asia: 35th
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 20%· KPMG / EY
60.4
Moderate top marginal rate versus global peers.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 50 / km²· UN WPP
82.3
Low density relative to peers.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $417· IMF WEO 2026
1.0
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 60.7 years· WHO / UN
3.8
Among the shortest average lifespans on this list.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.001 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
1.0
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 35%· ILO / SECO
1.0
Among the highest unemployment rates on this list.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.5% of GDP· SIPRI
89.6
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
30.0
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.

Afghanistan holds 207th of 211 with a WRI Score of 39.96 — holds one of the lowest positions in the index. Its strength lies in ideological neutrality (96) and military posture (89.6); unemployment remains its clearest structural constraint.