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Mongolia

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

Region: East Asia
Capital: Ulaanbaatar
Currency: Mongolian Tögrög (MNT)
Density: 2 / km²

WRI Score 2026

65.13

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 100th
In Asia: 15th
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 25%· KPMG / EY
50.5
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 2 / km²· UN WPP
100.0
Sparsely populated, well below global norms.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $7,320· IMF WEO 2026
33.8
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 71 years· WHO / UN
44.6
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 6%· ILO / SECO
82.8
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.2% of GDP· SIPRI
92.7
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
41.5
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.

Mongolia holds 100th of 211 with a WRI Score of 65.13 — holds a comfortable position in the upper half. Its strength lies in population density (100) and ideological neutrality (96); GDP per capita remains a clear structural constraint.