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Moldova

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

Region: Eastern Europe
Capital: Chișinău
Currency: Moldovan Leu (MDL)
Density: 105 / km²

WRI Score 2026

67.71

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 82nd
In Europe: 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 Top rate 12%· KPMG / EY
76.2
Moderate top marginal rate versus global peers.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 105 / km²· UN WPP
56.3
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $8,984· IMF WEO 2026
39.0
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 72 years· WHO / UN
48.5
Below-average life expectancy.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.2 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
47.4
Limited tourism infrastructure relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 3%· ILO / SECO
95.7
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
54.2
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.

Moldova holds 82nd of 211 with a WRI Score of 67.71 — holds a comfortable position in the upper half. Its strength lies in military posture (99) and ideological neutrality (96); GDP per capita remains a clear structural constraint.