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Dominica

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

Region: Caribbean
Capital: Roseau
Currency: East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
Density: 98 / km²

WRI Score 2026

63.59

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 109th
In Americas: 27th
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 35%· KPMG / EY
30.7
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 98 / km²· UN WPP
58.7
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $10,459· IMF WEO 2026
42.9
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 78 years· WHO / UN
72.3
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.8 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
74.1
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 11%· ILO / SECO
61.3
Moderate unemployment relative to peers.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0% of GDP· SIPRI
100.0
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
39.8
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.

Dominica holds 109th of 211 with a WRI Score of 63.59 — holds a position in the lower half of the field. Its strength lies in military posture (100) and ideological neutrality (96); its tax treatment remains a clear structural constraint.