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Poland

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

Region: Central Europe
Capital: Warsaw
Currency: Polish Złoty (PLN)
Density: 124 / km²

WRI Score 2026

67.01

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 86th
In Europe: 40th
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 124 / km²· UN WPP
50.4
Densely populated relative to land area.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $30,651· IMF WEO 2026
70.1
Middle-income economy by per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 78.5 years· WHO / UN
74.3
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.5 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
64.9
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 2.8%· ILO / SECO
96.6
Among the lowest unemployment rates globally.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 4.2% of GDP· SIPRI
61.4
Moderate defence spending relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
74.0
Moderate safety and rule-of-law composite.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
77.8
Moderate institutional ideological enforcement.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Poland holds 86th of 211 with a WRI Score of 67.01 — sits in the upper-middle of the field. Its profile is defined by exceptional unemployment (96.6) and ideological neutrality (77.8), offset by its tax treatment, a clear structural constraint.