Yemen

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

Region: Middle East
Capital: Sana'a
Currency: Yemeni Rial (YER)
Density: 56 / km²

WRI Score 2026

42.94

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 201st
In Middle East: 13th
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 15%· KPMG / EY
70.3
Moderate top marginal rate versus global peers.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 56 / km²· UN WPP
78.3
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $401· IMF WEO 2026
1.0
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 66 years· WHO / UN
24.8
Among the shortest average lifespans on this list.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.01 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
1.0
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 13%· ILO / SECO
52.7
Elevated unemployment.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 6% of GDP· SIPRI
42.7
Elevated military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
24.8
Among the weakest safety and rule-of-law composites on this list.
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.

Yemen holds 201st of 211 with a WRI Score of 42.94 — ranks among the lowest in the field. The score is driven by exceptional ideological neutrality (96) and population density (78.3), with tourism and lifestyle appeal standing out as its clearest structural constraint.