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Oman

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

Region: Middle East
Capital: Muscat
Currency: Omani Rial (OMR)
Density: 16 / km²

WRI Score 2026

80.24

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 23rd
In Middle East: 3rd
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 0%· KPMG / EY
100.0
No personal income tax is levied.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 16 / km²· UN WPP
100.0
Sparsely populated, well below global norms.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $19,182· IMF WEO 2026
58.2
Middle-income economy by per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 78.6 years· WHO / UN
74.7
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.6 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
68.5
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 1.5%· ILO / SECO
100.0
Among the lowest unemployment rates globally.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 5% of GDP· SIPRI
53.1
Elevated military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
73.5
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.

Oman holds 23rd of 211 with a WRI Score of 80.24 — sits inside the leading group. Its profile is defined by near-perfect its tax treatment (100) and population density (100), offset by military posture, a moderate constraint.