Pitons

St. Lucia

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for St. Lucia
Published: 2026

Region: Caribbean
Capital: Castries
Currency: East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
Density: 296 / km²

WRI Score 2026

60.23

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 127th
In Americas: 35th
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 296 / km²· UN WPP
19.6
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $15,163· IMF WEO 2026
52.3
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 76 years· WHO / UN
64.4
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 2 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
92.0
Strong inbound tourism relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 15.1%· ILO / SECO
43.6
Elevated unemployment.
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
37.2
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.

St. Lucia holds 127th of 211 with a WRI Score of 60.23 — holds a position in the lower half of the field. Its strength lies in military posture (100) and ideological neutrality (96); population density remains its clearest structural constraint.