Island of Mozambique

Mozambique

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

Region: Southern Africa
Capital: Maputo
Currency: Mozambican Metical (MZN)
Density: 39 / km²

WRI Score 2026

50.51

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 170th
In Africa: 25th
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 32%· KPMG / EY
36.6
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 39 / km²· UN WPP
90.9
Low density relative to peers.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $720· IMF WEO 2026
1.0
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 62 years· WHO / UN
8.9
Among the shortest average lifespans on this list.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.01 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
1.0
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 3.5%· ILO / SECO
93.5
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0.9% of GDP· SIPRI
95.8
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
35.1
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.

Mozambique holds 170th of 211 with a WRI Score of 50.51 — sits in the lower tier of the index. Its profile is defined by near-perfect ideological neutrality (96) and military posture (95.8), offset by tourism and lifestyle appeal, its clearest structural constraint.