Burundi

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

Region: East Africa
Capital: Gitega
Currency: Burundian Franc (BIF)
Density: 555 / km²

WRI Score 2026

38.27

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 208th
In Africa: 53rd
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 555 / km²· UN WPP
1.0
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $618· IMF WEO 2026
1.0
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 62 years· WHO / UN
8.9
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 1%· ILO / SECO
100.0
Among the lowest unemployment rates globally.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 3% of GDP· SIPRI
73.9
Moderate defence spending relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
27.5
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.

Burundi holds 208th of 211 with a WRI Score of 38.27 — ranks among the lowest in the field. The score is driven by near-perfect unemployment (100) and ideological neutrality (96), with tourism and lifestyle appeal standing out as its clearest structural constraint.