Guinea-Bissau

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Guinea-Bissau
Published: 2026

Region: West Africa
Capital: Bissau
Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)
Density: 72 / km²

WRI Score 2026

53.89

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 157th
In Africa: 16th
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 72 / km²· UN WPP
69.5
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $1,342· IMF WEO 2026
1.0
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 60 years· WHO / UN
1.0
Among the shortest average lifespans on this list.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.01 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
1.0
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 3%· ILO / SECO
95.7
Among the lowest unemployment rates globally.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.5% of GDP· SIPRI
89.6
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
44.4
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.

Guinea-Bissau holds 157th of 211 with a WRI Score of 53.89 — holds a position in the index's lower tier. Its strength lies in ideological neutrality (96) and unemployment (95.7); tourism and lifestyle appeal remains its clearest structural constraint.