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.
- Territories
- 211
- Parameters
- 9
- Top score — Sark
- 89.18
- Annual edition
- 6th
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.