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Azerbaijan

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

Region: Caucasus
Capital: Baku
Currency: Azerbaijani Manat (AZN)
Density: 124 / km²

WRI Score 2026

58.52

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 134th
In Asia: 24th
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 25%· KPMG / EY
50.5
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 124 / km²· UN WPP
50.4
Densely populated relative to land area.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $7,624· IMF WEO 2026
34.9
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 73.5 years· WHO / UN
54.5
Below-average life expectancy.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.3 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
55.1
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 5.5%· ILO / SECO
84.9
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 4.6% of GDP· SIPRI
57.3
Moderate defence spending relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
46.8
Below-average safety and judicial quality.
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.

Azerbaijan holds 134th of 211 with a WRI Score of 58.52 — sits in the lower-middle of the field. Its profile is defined by exceptional ideological neutrality (96) and unemployment (84.9), offset by GDP per capita, a clear structural constraint.