La Coupée, Sark

Sark

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

Region: Western Europe (Channel Islands)
Capital: N/A (Chief Pleas seat, La Seigneurie)
Currency: GBP / local Sark notes
Density: 110 / km²

WRI Score 2026

89.18

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 1st
In Europe: 1st
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 110 / km²· UN WPP
54.6
Densely populated relative to land area.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $52,200· IMF WEO 2026
83.5
Strong output per resident, well above the global median.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 82.4 years· WHO / UN
89.7
Strong healthcare outcomes, above the global average.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 2 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
92.0
Strong inbound tourism relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 2%· ILO / SECO
100.0
Among the lowest unemployment rates globally.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0% of GDP· SIPRI
100.0
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
87.7
Strong 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.

Sark holds 1st of 211 with a WRI Score of 89.18 — sits among the very top of the index. Its profile is defined by near-perfect its tax treatment (100) and unemployment (100), offset by population density, a moderate constraint.