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Tonga

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

Region: Oceania
Capital: Nukuʻalofa
Currency: Tongan Paʻanga (TOP)
Density: 153 / km²

WRI Score 2026

65.97

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 94th
In Oceania: 8th
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 20%· KPMG / EY
60.4
Moderate top marginal rate versus global peers.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 153 / km²· UN WPP
43.0
Densely populated relative to land area.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $6,221· IMF WEO 2026
29.7
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 71.5 years· WHO / UN
46.5
Below-average life expectancy.
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%· ILO / SECO
95.7
Among the lowest unemployment rates globally.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0% of GDP· SIPRI
100.0
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
70.4
Moderate safety and rule-of-law composite.
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.

Tonga holds 94th of 211 with a WRI Score of 65.97 — holds a comfortable position in the upper half. Its strength lies in military posture (100) and ideological neutrality (96); GDP per capita remains a clear structural constraint.