Ha Long Bay

Vietnam

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

Region: Southeast Asia
Capital: Hanoi
Currency: Vietnamese Đồng (VND)
Density: 315 / km²

WRI Score 2026

56.78

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 141st
In Asia: 26th
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 35%· KPMG / EY
30.7
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 315 / km²· UN WPP
17.4
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $4,965· IMF WEO 2026
24.0
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 75.4 years· WHO / UN
62.0
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.2 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
47.4
Limited tourism infrastructure relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 2%· ILO / SECO
100.0
Among the lowest unemployment rates globally.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 2.3% of GDP· SIPRI
81.2
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
56.2
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.

Vietnam holds 141st of 211 with a WRI Score of 56.78 — ranks just below the midpoint of the index. The score is driven by near-perfect unemployment (100) and ideological neutrality (96), with population density standing out as its clearest structural constraint.