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Tanzania

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

Region: East Africa
Capital: Dodoma
Currency: Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)
Density: 68 / km²

WRI Score 2026

54.01

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 155th
In Africa: 15th
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 68 / km²· UN WPP
71.5
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $1,378· IMF WEO 2026
1.0
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 66 years· WHO / UN
24.8
Among the shortest average lifespans on this list.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.03 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
14.7
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 2.5%· ILO / SECO
97.8
Among the lowest unemployment rates globally.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.1% of GDP· SIPRI
93.7
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
50.0
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.

Tanzania holds 155th of 211 with a WRI Score of 54.01 — sits in the lower tier of the index. Its profile is defined by near-perfect unemployment (97.8) and ideological neutrality (96), offset by GDP per capita, its clearest structural constraint.