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Turkmenistan

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

Region: Central Asia
Capital: Ashgabat
Currency: Turkmenistan Manat (TMT)
Density: 12 / km²

WRI Score 2026

65.26

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 99th
In Asia: 14th
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 12 / km²· UN WPP
100.0
Sparsely populated, well below global norms.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $11,387· IMF WEO 2026
45.0
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 70 years· WHO / UN
40.6
Below-average life expectancy.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.02 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
9.0
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 4%· ILO / SECO
91.4
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.8% of GDP· SIPRI
86.5
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
41.8
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.

Turkmenistan holds 99th of 211 with a WRI Score of 65.26 — ranks just above the midpoint of the index. The score is driven by near-perfect population density (100) and ideological neutrality (96), with tourism and lifestyle appeal standing out as its clearest structural constraint.