Rock of Gibraltar

Gibraltar

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

Region: Southern Europe
Capital: Gibraltar
Currency: Gibraltar Pound (GIP)
Density: 3369 / km²

WRI Score 2026

76.8

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 30th
In Europe: 15th
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 28%· KPMG / EY
44.6
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 3369 / km²· UN WPP
1.0
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $83,544· IMF WEO 2026
95.4
Among the highest nominal GDP per capita globally.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 78.7 years· WHO / UN
75.1
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 5 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
100.0
Exceptionally high tourism intensity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 1%· ILO / SECO
100.0
Among the lowest unemployment rates globally.
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
81.3
Strong 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.

Gibraltar holds 30th of 211 with a WRI Score of 76.80 — ranks solidly in the top quarter of the index. The score is driven by near-perfect tourism and lifestyle appeal (100) and unemployment (100), with population density standing out as its clearest structural constraint.