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Armenia

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

Region: Caucasus
Capital: Yerevan
Currency: Armenian Dram (AMD)
Density: 103 / km²

WRI Score 2026

60.4

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 126th
In Asia: 22nd
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 103 / km²· UN WPP
56.9
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $9,393· IMF WEO 2026
40.1
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 76 years· WHO / UN
64.4
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.5 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
64.9
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 12%· ILO / SECO
57.0
Moderate unemployment relative to peers.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 5.5% of GDP· SIPRI
47.9
Elevated military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
59.5
Moderate safety and rule-of-law composite.
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.

Armenia holds 126th of 211 with a WRI Score of 60.40 — ranks just below the midpoint of the index. The score is driven by strong ideological neutrality (96) and tourism and lifestyle appeal (64.9), with GDP per capita standing out as a moderate constraint.