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Tajikistan

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

Region: Central Asia
Capital: Dushanbe
Currency: Tajikistani Somoni (TJS)
Density: 70 / km²

WRI Score 2026

61.8

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 118th
In Asia: 20th
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 13%· KPMG / EY
74.3
Moderate top marginal rate versus global peers.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 70 / km²· UN WPP
70.5
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $1,799· IMF WEO 2026
1.0
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 72 years· WHO / UN
48.5
Below-average life expectancy.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.1 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
34.7
Limited tourism infrastructure relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 2.5%· ILO / SECO
97.8
Among the lowest unemployment rates globally.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.2% of GDP· SIPRI
92.7
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
44.1
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.

Tajikistan holds 119th of 211 with a WRI Score of 61.80 — sits in the lower-middle of the field. Its profile is defined by near-perfect unemployment (97.8) and ideological neutrality (96), offset by GDP per capita, its clearest structural constraint.