Bahrain Fort

Bahrain

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

Region: Middle East
Capital: Manama
Currency: Bahraini Dinar (BHD)
Density: 2239 / km²

WRI Score 2026

76.3

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 32nd
In Middle East: 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 2239 / km²· UN WPP
1.0
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $29,778· IMF WEO 2026
69.3
Middle-income economy by per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 79.9 years· WHO / UN
79.8
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 6 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
100.0
Exceptionally high tourism intensity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 1%· ILO / SECO
100.0
Among the lowest unemployment rates globally.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 3.3% of GDP· SIPRI
70.8
Moderate defence spending relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
71.9
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.

Bahrain holds 32nd of 211 with a WRI Score of 76.30 — sits firmly in the upper tier. Its profile is defined by near-perfect its tax treatment (100) and tourism and lifestyle appeal (100), offset by population density, its clearest structural constraint.