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Thailand

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

Region: Southeast Asia
Capital: Bangkok
Currency: Thai Baht (THB)
Density: 137 / km²

WRI Score 2026

67.85

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 80th
In Asia: 11th
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 35%· KPMG / EY
30.7
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 137 / km²· UN WPP
46.9
Densely populated relative to land area.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $7,979· IMF WEO 2026
36.0
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 79.3 years· WHO / UN
77.4
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 1%· ILO / SECO
100.0
Among the lowest unemployment rates globally.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.3% of GDP· SIPRI
91.7
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
42.9
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.

Thailand holds 80th of 211 with a WRI Score of 67.85 — sits in the upper-middle of the field. Its profile is defined by near-perfect unemployment (100) and ideological neutrality (96), offset by its tax treatment, a clear structural constraint.