Bolivia

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

Region: South America
Capital: La Paz
Currency: Bolivian Boliviano (BOB)
Density: 11 / km²

WRI Score 2026

67.47

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 83rd
In Americas: 20th
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 13%· KPMG / EY
91.0
Territorial system taxes only locally sourced income.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 11 / km²· UN WPP
100.0
Sparsely populated, well below global norms.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $4,585· IMF WEO 2026
22.0
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 0.08 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
30.7
Limited tourism infrastructure relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 3.5%· ILO / SECO
93.5
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.5% of GDP· SIPRI
89.6
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
38.8
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.

Bolivia holds 83rd of 211 with a WRI Score of 67.47 — sits in the upper-middle of the field. Its profile is defined by near-perfect population density (100) and ideological neutrality (96), offset by GDP per capita, a clear structural constraint.