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Romania

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

Region: Eastern Europe
Capital: Bucharest
Currency: Romanian Leu (RON)
Density: 84 / km²

WRI Score 2026

71.93

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 57th
In Europe: 29th
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 10%· KPMG / EY
80.2
Below-average top marginal rate for a modern economy.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 84 / km²· UN WPP
64.1
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $23,768· IMF WEO 2026
63.6
Middle-income economy by per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 76.2 years· WHO / UN
65.2
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 5.5%· ILO / SECO
84.9
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 2.5% of GDP· SIPRI
79.2
Moderate defence spending relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
66.0
Moderate safety and rule-of-law composite.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
81.8
Low institutional ideological enforcement.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Romania holds 57th of 211 with a WRI Score of 71.93 — ranks just above the midpoint of the index. The score is driven by strong unemployment (84.9) and ideological neutrality (81.8), with GDP per capita standing out as its comparatively weaker dimension.