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Uruguay

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

Region: South America
Capital: Montevideo
Currency: Uruguayan Peso (UYU)
Density: 20 / km²

WRI Score 2026

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 63rd
In Americas: 16th
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 36%· KPMG / EY
28.7
Among the highest top marginal rates on this list.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 20 / km²· UN WPP
100.0
Sparsely populated, well below global norms.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $26,041· IMF WEO 2026
65.9
Middle-income economy by per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 78.4 years· WHO / UN
73.9
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 1 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
78.4
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 7.8%· ILO / SECO
75.0
Moderate unemployment relative to peers.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 2.1% of GDP· SIPRI
83.3
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
62.8
Moderate safety and rule-of-law composite.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
73.5
Moderate institutional ideological enforcement.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Uruguay holds 63rd of 211 with a WRI Score of 71.00 — ranks just above the midpoint of the index. The score is driven by exceptional population density (100) and military posture (83.3), with its tax treatment standing out as a clear structural constraint.