Libya

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

Region: North Africa
Capital: Tripoli
Currency: Libyan Dinar (LYD)
Density: 4 / km²

WRI Score 2026

47.33

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 187th
In Africa: 39th
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 10%· KPMG / EY
91.0
Territorial system taxes only locally sourced income.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 4 / km²· UN WPP
100.0
Sparsely populated, well below global norms.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $6,972· IMF WEO 2026
32.6
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 73 years· WHO / UN
52.5
Below-average life expectancy.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.01 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
1.0
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 19%· ILO / SECO
26.8
Among the highest unemployment rates on this list.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 16% of GDP· SIPRI
1.0
Among the highest defence-spending ratios on this list.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
29.8
Among the weakest safety and rule-of-law composites on this list.
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.

Libya holds 187th of 211 with a WRI Score of 47.33 — holds a position in the index's lower tier. Its strength lies in population density (100) and ideological neutrality (96); military posture remains its clearest structural constraint.