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Morocco

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

Region: North Africa
Capital: Rabat
Currency: Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
Density: 85 / km²

WRI Score 2026

57.53

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 139th
In Africa: 9th
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 38%· KPMG / EY
24.8
Among the highest top marginal rates on this list.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 85 / km²· UN WPP
63.7
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $5,154· IMF WEO 2026
25.0
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 76.6 years· WHO / UN
66.7
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 11.4%· ILO / SECO
59.5
Moderate unemployment relative to peers.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 3.2% of GDP· SIPRI
71.9
Moderate defence spending relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
53.4
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.

Morocco holds 139th of 211 with a WRI Score of 57.53 — holds a position in the lower half of the field. Its strength lies in ideological neutrality (96) and military posture (71.9); its tax treatment remains a clear structural constraint.