Annual Report · Published 2026
The 2026 Edition.
The definitive annual ranking of 211 countries and territories on earth by residence desirability — nine parameters, one methodology, published every 2026.
211
Territories
9
Parameters
89.18
Top score — Sark
6th
Annual edition
World Residence Index
The Annual Ranking of the World's Most Desirable Residences
2026
211 Countries & Territories · 9 Parameters
Key Findings · 2026
What the data says this year.
The Podium
Current top three
01 Sark89.18
02 Liechtenstein87.31
03 Monaco87.06
The current leading territories by WRI Score.
Climbers
The year's biggest risers
United States▲ 15 to №60
Fiji▲ 13 to №70
Gibraltar▲ 12 to №30
The United States posts the largest climb of 2026, up fifteen places year on year.
Inside the Report
What you receive.
Letter from the Indexp. 3
The 2026 Rankings — all 211 territoriesp. 6
Year-on-year movers & analysisp. 18
The Top Ten, profiled in depthp. 24
Special tax regimes — the complete guidep. 48
Methodology & data sources in fullp. 60
Woke Score — rubric & category resultsp. 74
Country profiles A–Zp. 88
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World Residence Index™ © 2026 · 211 territories · 9 parameters · Research, not advice.