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2026 Edition
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The annual index of the world’s most desirable places of residence. 211 countries and territories, nine parameters, one score.

Index

2026 Rankings
Country Profiles
Year-on-year movers
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Methodology Manual
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Change log
Woke Score rubric

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World Residence Index™ — © 2026. All rights reserved. Data drawn from UNODC, World Justice Project, Transparency International, IMF, World Bank, UN, WHO, ILO, UNWTO and SIPRI, with full attribution in the Methodology Manual. The WRI is research, not personal tax, legal or relocation advice; readers should obtain professional counsel before acting on it.