Providence Island, Liberia

Liberia

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

Region: West Africa
Capital: Monrovia
Currency: Liberian Dollar (LRD)
Density: 53 / km²

WRI Score 2026

53.46

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 158th
In Africa: 17th
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 25%· KPMG / EY
50.5
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 53 / km²· UN WPP
80.3
Low density relative to peers.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $956· IMF WEO 2026
1.0
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 65 years· WHO / UN
20.8
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 0.7% of GDP· SIPRI
97.9
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
42.2
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.

Liberia holds 158th of 211 with a WRI Score of 53.46 — sits in the lower tier of the index. Its profile is defined by near-perfect military posture (97.9) and ideological neutrality (96), offset by tourism and lifestyle appeal, its clearest structural constraint.