Guatemala

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

Region: Central America
Capital: Guatemala City
Currency: Guatemalan Quetzal (GTQ)
Density: 168 / km²

WRI Score 2026

63.89

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 108th
In Americas: 26th
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 Territorial system · top rate 25%· KPMG / EY
91.0
Territorial system taxes only locally sourced income.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 168 / km²· UN WPP
39.7
Densely populated relative to land area.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $6,851· IMF WEO 2026
32.2
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 75 years· WHO / UN
60.4
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.15 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
42.1
Limited tourism infrastructure relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 2.5%· ILO / SECO
97.8
Among the lowest unemployment rates globally.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0.5% of GDP· SIPRI
100.0
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
19.2
Among the weakest safety and rule-of-law composites on this list.
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.

Guatemala holds 108th of 211 with a WRI Score of 63.89 — ranks just below the midpoint of the index. The score is driven by near-perfect military posture (100) and unemployment (97.8), with safety and rule of law standing out as its clearest structural constraint.