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Montenegro

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

Region: Southern Europe
Capital: Podgorica
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Density: 47 / km²

WRI Score 2026

74.87

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 40th
In Europe: 20th
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 47 / km²· UN WPP
84.4
Low density relative to peers.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $16,380· IMF WEO 2026
54.2
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 77 years· WHO / UN
68.3
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 3.5 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
100.0
Exceptionally high tourism intensity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 13.1%· ILO / SECO
52.2
Elevated unemployment.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 2% of GDP· SIPRI
84.4
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
66.2
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.

Montenegro holds 40th of 211 with a WRI Score of 74.87 — holds a strong position in the upper tier. Its strength lies in tourism and lifestyle appeal (100) and ideological neutrality (96); unemployment remains a moderate constraint.