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Slovenia

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

Region: Central Europe
Capital: Ljubljana
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Density: 104 / km²

WRI Score 2026

72.04

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 56th
In Europe: 28th
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 50%· KPMG / EY
1.0
Among the highest top marginal rates on this list.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 104 / km²· UN WPP
56.6
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $40,164· IMF WEO 2026
76.9
Middle-income economy by per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 81.6 years· WHO / UN
86.5
Strong healthcare outcomes, above the global average.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 2.5 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
96.4
Exceptionally high tourism intensity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 3.6%· ILO / SECO
93.1
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.3% of GDP· SIPRI
91.7
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
78.8
Moderate safety and rule-of-law composite.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
69.8
Moderate institutional ideological enforcement.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Slovenia holds 56th of 211 with a WRI Score of 72.04 — sits in the upper-middle of the field. Its profile is defined by exceptional tourism and lifestyle appeal (96.4) and unemployment (93.1), offset by its tax treatment, its clearest structural constraint.