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Cambodia

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

Region: Southeast Asia
Capital: Phnom Penh
Currency: Cambodian Riel (KHR)
Density: 96 / km²

WRI Score 2026

60.63

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 125th
In Asia: 21st
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 20%· KPMG / EY
60.4
Moderate top marginal rate versus global peers.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 96 / km²· UN WPP
59.4
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $2,939· IMF WEO 2026
10.7
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 70 years· WHO / UN
40.6
Below-average life expectancy.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.4 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
60.6
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 0.5%· ILO / SECO
100.0
Among the lowest unemployment rates globally.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 2.3% of GDP· SIPRI
81.2
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
40.2
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.

Cambodia holds 125th of 211 with a WRI Score of 60.63 — sits in the lower-middle of the field. Its profile is defined by near-perfect unemployment (100) and ideological neutrality (96), offset by GDP per capita, its clearest structural constraint.