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Bahamas

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

Region: Caribbean
Capital: Nassau
Currency: Bahamian Dollar (BSD)
Density: 39 / km²

WRI Score 2026

80.41

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 20th
In Americas: 5th
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 0%· KPMG / EY
100.0
No personal income tax is levied.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 39 / km²· UN WPP
90.9
Low density relative to peers.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $40,409· IMF WEO 2026
77.1
Middle-income economy by per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 74.2 years· WHO / UN
57.2
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 3.5 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
100.0
Exceptionally high tourism intensity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 9.7%· ILO / SECO
66.9
Moderate unemployment relative to peers.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0.7% of GDP· SIPRI
97.9
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
39.4
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.

Bahamas holds 20th of 211 with a WRI Score of 80.41 — sits inside the leading group. Its profile is defined by near-perfect its tax treatment (100) and tourism and lifestyle appeal (100), offset by safety and rule of law, a clear structural constraint.