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Taiwan

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

Region: East Asia
Capital: Taipei
Currency: New Taiwan Dollar (TWD)
Density: 652 / km²

WRI Score 2026

64.25

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 106th
In Asia: 17th
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 40%· KPMG / EY
20.8
Among the highest top marginal rates on this list.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 652 / km²· UN WPP
1.0
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $41,586· IMF WEO 2026
77.8
Middle-income economy by per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 81.5 years· WHO / UN
86.1
Strong healthcare outcomes, above the global average.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.3 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
55.1
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 3.4%· ILO / SECO
94.0
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 2.3% of GDP· SIPRI
81.2
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
84.2
Strong safety and judicial quality.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
81.2
Low institutional ideological enforcement.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Taiwan holds 106th of 211 with a WRI Score of 64.25 — holds a position in the lower half of the field. Its strength lies in unemployment (94) and life expectancy (86.1); population density remains its clearest structural constraint.