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Bangladesh

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

Region: South Asia
Capital: Dhaka
Currency: Bangladeshi Taka (BDT)
Density: 1265 / km²

WRI Score 2026

48.04

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 182nd
In Asia: 31st
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 1265 / km²· UN WPP
1.0
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $2,960· IMF WEO 2026
10.9
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 74 years· WHO / UN
56.4
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.002 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
1.0
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 5%· ILO / SECO
87.1
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.2% of GDP· SIPRI
92.7
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
41.4
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.

Bangladesh holds 182nd of 211 with a WRI Score of 48.04 — sits in the lower tier of the index. Its profile is defined by exceptional ideological neutrality (96) and military posture (92.7), offset by tourism and lifestyle appeal, its clearest structural constraint.