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Sri Lanka

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Sri Lanka
Published: 2026

Region: South Asia
Capital: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Currency: Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR)
Density: 341 / km²

WRI Score 2026

53.43

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 159th
In Asia: 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 36%· KPMG / EY
28.7
Among the highest top marginal rates on this list.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 341 / km²· UN WPP
14.6
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $4,325· IMF WEO 2026
20.5
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 77 years· WHO / UN
68.3
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.1 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
34.7
Limited tourism infrastructure relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 5.5%· ILO / SECO
84.9
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.5% of GDP· SIPRI
89.6
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
47.8
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.

Sri Lanka holds 159th of 211 with a WRI Score of 53.43 — ranks well down the field. The score is driven by exceptional ideological neutrality (96) and military posture (89.6), with population density standing out as its clearest structural constraint.