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Argentina

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

Region: South America
Capital: Buenos Aires
Currency: Argentine Peso (ARS)
Density: 17 / km²

WRI Score 2026

67.16

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 84th
In Americas: 21st
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 17 / km²· UN WPP
100.0
Sparsely populated, well below global norms.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $13,895· IMF WEO 2026
50.0
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 77.3 years· WHO / UN
69.5
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.2 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
47.4
Limited tourism infrastructure relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 6.3%· ILO / SECO
81.5
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0.5% of GDP· SIPRI
100.0
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
46.9
Below-average safety and judicial quality.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
81.2
Low institutional ideological enforcement.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Argentina holds 84th of 211 with a WRI Score of 67.16 — ranks just above the midpoint of the index. The score is driven by near-perfect population density (100) and military posture (100), with its tax treatment standing out as a clear structural constraint.