Issyk-Kul lake Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan

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

Region: Central Asia
Capital: Bishkek
Currency: Kyrgyzstani Som (KGS)
Density: 34 / km²

WRI Score 2026

65.84

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 95th
In Asia: 13th
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 10%· KPMG / EY
80.2
Below-average top marginal rate for a modern economy.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 34 / km²· UN WPP
95.7
Sparsely populated, well below global norms.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $2,925· IMF WEO 2026
10.6
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 72 years· WHO / UN
48.5
Below-average life expectancy.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.3 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
55.1
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 5.5%· ILO / SECO
84.9
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.8% of GDP· SIPRI
86.5
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
38.1
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.

Kyrgyzstan holds 95th of 211 with a WRI Score of 65.84 — sits in the upper-middle of the field. Its profile is defined by near-perfect ideological neutrality (96) and population density (95.7), offset by GDP per capita, its clearest structural constraint.