Lebanon

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

Region: Middle East
Capital: Beirut
Currency: Lebanese Pound (LBP)
Density: 667 / km²

WRI Score 2026

55.82

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 145th
In Middle East: 9th
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 667 / km²· UN WPP
1.0
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $5,282· IMF WEO 2026
25.6
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 79 years· WHO / UN
76.2
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.3 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
55.1
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 12%· ILO / SECO
57.0
Moderate unemployment relative to peers.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 4% of GDP· SIPRI
63.5
Moderate defence spending relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
40.9
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.

Lebanon holds 145th of 211 with a WRI Score of 55.82 — holds a position in the lower half of the field. Its strength lies in ideological neutrality (96) and its tax treatment (91); population density remains its clearest structural constraint.