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Philippines

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

Region: Southeast Asia
Capital: Manila
Currency: Philippine Peso (PHP)
Density: 376 / km²

WRI Score 2026

50.42

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 171st
In Asia: 30th
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 35%· KPMG / EY
30.7
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 376 / km²· UN WPP
11.1
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $4,619· IMF WEO 2026
22.2
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 72 years· WHO / UN
48.5
Below-average life expectancy.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.05 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
22.7
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 4.3%· ILO / SECO
90.1
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1% of GDP· SIPRI
94.8
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
42.2
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.

Philippines holds 171st of 211 with a WRI Score of 50.42 — ranks well down the field. The score is driven by near-perfect ideological neutrality (96) and military posture (94.8), with population density standing out as its clearest structural constraint.