Registan

Uzbekistan

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

Region: Central Asia
Capital: Tashkent
Currency: Uzbekistani Som (UZS)
Density: 82 / km²

WRI Score 2026

62.52

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 115th
In Asia: 19th
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 12%· KPMG / EY
76.2
Moderate top marginal rate versus global peers.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 82 / km²· UN WPP
65.0
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $4,136· IMF WEO 2026
19.4
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 72 years· WHO / UN
48.5
Below-average life expectancy.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.2 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
47.4
Limited tourism infrastructure relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 5.5%· ILO / SECO
84.9
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 2.8% of GDP· SIPRI
76.0
Moderate defence spending relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
52.6
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.

Uzbekistan holds 115th of 211 with a WRI Score of 62.52 — holds a position in the lower half of the field. Its strength lies in ideological neutrality (96) and unemployment (84.9); GDP per capita remains its clearest structural constraint.