Cotton Tree, Freetown

Sierra Leone

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Sierra Leone
Published: 2026

Region: West Africa
Capital: Freetown
Currency: Sierra Leonean Leone (SLE)
Density: 105 / km²

WRI Score 2026

47.45

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 185th
In Africa: 37th
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 30%· KPMG / EY
40.6
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 105 / km²· UN WPP
56.3
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $1,033· IMF WEO 2026
1.0
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 55 years· WHO / UN
1.0
Among the shortest average lifespans on this list.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.01 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
1.0
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 4.5%· ILO / SECO
89.2
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0.8% of GDP· SIPRI
96.9
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
49.8
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.

Sierra Leone holds 185th of 211 with a WRI Score of 47.45 — sits in the lower tier of the index. Its profile is defined by near-perfect military posture (96.9) and ideological neutrality (96), offset by tourism and lifestyle appeal, its clearest structural constraint.