Marshall Islands

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Marshall Islands
Published: 2026

Region: Oceania
Capital: Majuro
Currency: US Dollar (USD)
Density: 329 / km²

WRI Score 2026

65.34

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 98th
In Oceania: 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 12%· KPMG / EY
91.0
Territorial system taxes only locally sourced income.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 329 / km²· UN WPP
15.9
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $9,391· IMF WEO 2026
40.1
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 74 years· WHO / UN
56.4
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.2 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
47.4
Limited tourism infrastructure relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 4%· ILO / SECO
91.4
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0% of GDP· SIPRI
100.0
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
53.0
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.

Marshall Islands holds 98th of 211 with a WRI Score of 65.34 — sits in the upper-middle of the field. Its profile is defined by near-perfect military posture (100) and ideological neutrality (96), offset by population density, its clearest structural constraint.