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Israel

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

Region: Middle East
Capital: Jerusalem
Currency: Israeli New Shekel (ILS)
Density: 434 / km²

WRI Score 2026

58.27

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 135th
In Middle East: 8th
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 50%· KPMG / EY
1.0
Among the highest top marginal rates on this list.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 434 / km²· UN WPP
6.0
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $64,275· IMF WEO 2026
88.8
Strong output per resident, well above the global median.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 83 years· WHO / UN
92.1
Strong healthcare outcomes, above the global average.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.5 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
64.9
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 3.4%· ILO / SECO
94.0
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 8.8% of GDP· SIPRI
13.5
Among the highest defence-spending ratios on this list.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
74.8
Moderate safety and rule-of-law composite.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
93.0
Low institutional ideological enforcement.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Israel holds 135th of 211 with a WRI Score of 58.27 — ranks just below the midpoint of the index. The score is driven by exceptional unemployment (94) and ideological neutrality (93), with its tax treatment standing out as its clearest structural constraint.