Cristo Rei of Dili

Timor-Leste

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Timor-Leste
Published: 2026

Region: Southeast Asia
Capital: Dili
Currency: US Dollar (USD)
Density: 90 / km²

WRI Score 2026

59.45

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 128th
In Asia: 23rd
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 10%· KPMG / EY
80.2
Below-average top marginal rate for a modern economy.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 90 / km²· UN WPP
61.7
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $1,547· IMF WEO 2026
1.0
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 70 years· WHO / UN
40.6
Below-average life expectancy.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.05 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
22.7
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 4.5%· ILO / SECO
89.2
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1% of GDP· SIPRI
94.8
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
52.5
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.

Timor-Leste holds 128th of 211 with a WRI Score of 59.45 — sits in the lower-middle of the field. Its profile is defined by near-perfect ideological neutrality (96) and military posture (94.8), offset by GDP per capita, its clearest structural constraint.