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Iran

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

Region: Middle East
Capital: Tehran
Currency: Iranian Rial (IRR)
Density: 52 / km²

WRI Score 2026

55.49

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 148th
In Middle East: 10th
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 52 / km²· UN WPP
80.9
Low density relative to peers.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $4,250· IMF WEO 2026
20.1
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 76 years· WHO / UN
64.4
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.07 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
28.4
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 10.5%· ILO / SECO
63.4
Moderate unemployment relative to peers.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 2.5% of GDP· SIPRI
79.2
Moderate defence spending relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
40.4
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.

Iran holds 148th of 211 with a WRI Score of 55.49 — holds a position in the lower half of the field. Its strength lies in ideological neutrality (96) and population density (80.9); GDP per capita remains a clear structural constraint.