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Mauritius

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

Region: East Africa
Capital: Port Louis
Currency: Mauritian Rupee (MUR)
Density: 626 / km²

WRI Score 2026

66.22

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 93rd
In Africa: 2nd
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 15%· KPMG / EY
70.3
Moderate top marginal rate versus global peers.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 626 / km²· UN WPP
1.0
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $13,362· IMF WEO 2026
49.1
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 75 years· WHO / UN
60.4
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 1 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
78.4
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 6.1%· ILO / SECO
82.4
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0.2% of GDP· SIPRI
100.0
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
61.5
Moderate safety and rule-of-law composite.
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.

Mauritius holds 93rd of 211 with a WRI Score of 66.22 — ranks just above the midpoint of the index. The score is driven by near-perfect military posture (100) and ideological neutrality (96), with population density standing out as its clearest structural constraint.