Bathsheba, Barbados

Barbados

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

Region: Caribbean
Capital: Bridgetown
Currency: Barbadian Dollar (BBD)
Density: 668 / km²

WRI Score 2026

67.91

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 79th
In Americas: 19th
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 28.5%· KPMG / EY
43.6
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 668 / km²· UN WPP
1.0
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $27,175· IMF WEO 2026
67.0
Middle-income economy by per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 79 years· WHO / UN
76.2
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 2.5 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
96.4
Exceptionally high tourism intensity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 8.5%· ILO / SECO
72.0
Moderate unemployment relative to peers.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0% of GDP· SIPRI
100.0
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
61.9
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.

Barbados holds 79th of 211 with a WRI Score of 67.91 — holds a comfortable position in the upper half. Its strength lies in military posture (100) and tourism and lifestyle appeal (96.4); population density remains its clearest structural constraint.