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Ecuador

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

Region: South America
Capital: Quito
Currency: US Dollar (USD)
Density: 71 / km²

WRI Score 2026

58.78

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 133rd
In Americas: 36th
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 37%· KPMG / EY
26.7
Among the highest top marginal rates on this list.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 71 / km²· UN WPP
70.0
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $7,384· IMF WEO 2026
34.0
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 77.5 years· WHO / UN
70.3
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.1 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
34.7
Limited tourism infrastructure relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 3.5%· ILO / SECO
93.5
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0.9% of GDP· SIPRI
95.8
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
18.6
Among the weakest safety and rule-of-law composites on this list.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
89.0
Low institutional ideological enforcement.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Ecuador holds 133rd of 211 with a WRI Score of 58.78 — holds a position in the lower half of the field. Its strength lies in military posture (95.8) and unemployment (93.5); safety and rule of law remains its clearest structural constraint.