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Mexico

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

Region: North America
Capital: Mexico City
Currency: Mexican Peso (MXN)
Density: 67 / km²

WRI Score 2026

63.24

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 111th
In Americas: 28th
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 35%· KPMG / EY
30.7
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 67 / km²· UN WPP
72.1
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $15,111· IMF WEO 2026
52.2
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 0.4 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
60.6
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 2.7%· ILO / SECO
97.0
Among the lowest unemployment rates globally.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0.6% of GDP· SIPRI
99.0
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
19.3
Among the weakest safety and rule-of-law composites on this list.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
81.2
Low institutional ideological enforcement.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Mexico holds 111th of 211 with a WRI Score of 63.24 — ranks just below the midpoint of the index. The score is driven by near-perfect military posture (99) and unemployment (97), with safety and rule of law standing out as its clearest structural constraint.