Old Havana

Cuba

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

Region: Caribbean
Capital: Havana
Currency: Cuban Peso (CUP)
Density: 109 / km²

WRI Score 2026

62.03

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 117th
In Americas: 31st
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 50%· KPMG / EY
1.0
Among the highest top marginal rates on this list.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 109 / km²· UN WPP
54.9
Densely populated relative to land area.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $22,957· IMF WEO 2026
62.8
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 0.2 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
47.4
Limited tourism infrastructure relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 2%· ILO / SECO
100.0
Among the lowest unemployment rates globally.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 2.9% of GDP· SIPRI
75.0
Moderate defence spending relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
48.3
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.

Cuba holds 117th of 211 with a WRI Score of 62.03 — ranks just below the midpoint of the index. The score is driven by near-perfect unemployment (100) and ideological neutrality (96), with its tax treatment standing out as its clearest structural constraint.