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Brazil

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

Region: South America
Capital: Brasília
Currency: Brazilian Real (BRL)
Density: 25 / km²

WRI Score 2026

60.7

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 123rd
In Americas: 34th
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 27.5%· KPMG / EY
45.5
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 25 / km²· UN WPP
100.0
Sparsely populated, well below global norms.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $10,709· IMF WEO 2026
43.5
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 76.4 years· WHO / UN
65.9
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.03 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
14.7
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 6.6%· ILO / SECO
80.2
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.1% of GDP· SIPRI
93.7
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
28.7
Among the weakest safety and rule-of-law composites on this list.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
77.5
Moderate institutional ideological enforcement.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Brazil holds 123rd of 211 with a WRI Score of 60.70 — ranks just below the midpoint of the index. The score is driven by near-perfect population density (100) and military posture (93.7), with tourism and lifestyle appeal standing out as its clearest structural constraint.