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Croatia

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

Region: Southern Europe
Capital: Zagreb
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Density: 72 / km²

WRI Score 2026

73.47

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 50th
In Europe: 24th
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 30%· KPMG / EY
40.6
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 72 / km²· UN WPP
69.5
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $29,368· IMF WEO 2026
69.0
Middle-income economy by per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 79 years· WHO / UN
76.2
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 4.5 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
100.0
Exceptionally high tourism intensity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 5.8%· ILO / SECO
83.6
Low, stable labour market.
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
69.7
Moderate safety and rule-of-law composite.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
73.8
Moderate institutional ideological enforcement.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Croatia holds 50th of 211 with a WRI Score of 73.47 — sits firmly in the upper tier. Its profile is defined by exceptional tourism and lifestyle appeal (100) and unemployment (83.6), offset by its tax treatment, a moderate constraint.