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Chile

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

Region: South America
Capital: Santiago
Currency: Chilean Peso (CLP)
Density: 26 / km²

WRI Score 2026

68.27

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 77th
In Americas: 18th
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 40%· KPMG / EY
20.8
Among the highest top marginal rates on this list.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 26 / km²· UN WPP
100.0
Sparsely populated, well below global norms.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $17,876· IMF WEO 2026
56.4
Middle-income economy by per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 80.7 years· WHO / UN
83.0
Strong healthcare outcomes, above the global average.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.3 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
55.1
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 8.3%· ILO / SECO
72.9
Moderate unemployment relative to peers.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.8% of GDP· SIPRI
86.5
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
61.4
Moderate safety and rule-of-law composite.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
81.2
Low institutional ideological enforcement.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Chile holds 77th of 211 with a WRI Score of 68.27 — sits in the upper-middle of the field. Its profile is defined by exceptional population density (100) and military posture (86.5), offset by its tax treatment, a clear structural constraint.