Bhutan

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

Region: South Asia
Capital: Thimphu
Currency: Bhutanese Ngultrum (BTN)
Density: 20 / km²

WRI Score 2026

72.54

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 53rd
In Asia: 6th
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 Territorial system · top rate 25%· KPMG / EY
91.0
Territorial system taxes only locally sourced income.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 20 / km²· UN WPP
100.0
Sparsely populated, well below global norms.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $4,710· IMF WEO 2026
22.7
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 72 years· WHO / UN
48.5
Below-average life expectancy.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.05 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
22.7
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 3%· ILO / SECO
95.7
Among the lowest unemployment rates globally.
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
78.7
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.

Bhutan holds 53rd of 211 with a WRI Score of 72.54 — sits in the upper-middle of the field. Its profile is defined by near-perfect population density (100) and military posture (100), offset by tourism and lifestyle appeal, a clear structural constraint.