Country rankings
Explore the country rankings to uncover the best and worst performing countries in the world across the 19 available metrics — from economic, social well-being, education, health, governance, and more.
GDP per Capita (PPP) by Country
Rank | Country | Most Recent Year | Previous Year | Change |
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1 | Guyana | $54,732 (2023) | $39,711 (2022) | +37.83% |
2 | Ukraine | $17,630 (2023) | $14,770 (2022) | +19.36% |
3 | San Marino | $75,941 (2022) | $64,745 (2021) | +17.29% |
4 | Libya | $13,849 (2023) | $12,273 (2022) | +12.84% |
5 | Bhutan | $15,064 (2022) | $13,459 (2021) | +11.93% |
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Unemployment rate by Country
Rank | Country | Most Recent Year | Previous Year | Change |
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1 | Saint Lucia | 11.09% (2023) | 15.93% (2022) | -4.84 pp |
2 | Sudan | 7.53% (2022) | 11.04% (2021) | -3.51 pp |
3 | Costa Rica | 8.33% (2023) | 11.33% (2022) | -3.00 pp |
4 | Bhutan | 3.13% (2023) | 5.95% (2022) | -2.82 pp |
5 | Rwanda | 12.35% (2023) | 15.08% (2022) | -2.73 pp |
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Inflation rate by Country
Rank | Country | Most Recent Year | Previous Year | Change |
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1 | Sudan | 138.81% (2022) | 359.09% (2021) | -220.28 pp |
2 | Sri Lanka | 16.54% (2023) | 49.72% (2022) | -33.18 pp |
3 | Türkiye | 53.86% (2023) | 72.31% (2022) | -18.45 pp |
4 | Moldova | 13.42% (2023) | 28.74% (2022) | -15.32 pp |
5 | Burkina Faso | 0.74% (2023) | 14.29% (2022) | -13.55 pp |
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General Government Debt by Country
Rank | Country | Most Recent Year | Previous Year | Change |
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1 | Mongolia | 46.79% (2023) | 64.49% (2022) | -17.69 pp |
2 | Venezuela | 146.26% (2023) | 160.67% (2022) | -14.40 pp |
3 | Portugal | 99.08% (2023) | 112.42% (2022) | -13.33 pp |
4 | Georgia | 41.62% (2022) | 52.51% (2021) | -10.89 pp |
5 | Greece | 168.87% (2023) | 179.59% (2022) | -10.72 pp |
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Income Inequality by Country
Rank | Country | Most Recent Year | Previous Year | Change |
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1 | Bolivia | 40.90 (2021) | 43.60 (2020) | -2.70 pts |
2 | Kyrgyzstan | 26.40 (2022) | 28.80 (2021) | -2.40 pts |
3 | Serbia | 33.10 (2021) | 35.00 (2020) | -1.90 pts |
4 | Argentina | 40.70 (2022) | 42.40 (2021) | -1.70 pts |
5 | Bulgaria | 39.00 (2021) | 40.50 (2020) | -1.50 pts |
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Life Expectancy by Country
Rank | Country | Most Recent Year | Previous Year | Change |
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1 | Botswana | 65.91 (2022) | 61.14 (2021) | +7.80% |
2 | Mexico | 74.83 (2022) | 70.21 (2021) | +6.58% |
3 | Cuba | 78.16 (2022) | 73.68 (2021) | +6.07% |
4 | Kazakhstan | 74.44 (2022) | 70.23 (2021) | +5.99% |
5 | Azerbaijan | 73.49 (2022) | 69.37 (2021) | +5.94% |
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Infant Mortality by Country
Rank | Country | Most Recent Year | Previous Year | Change |
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1 | Sierra Leone | 76.00 (2022) | 78.10 (2021) | -2.10 pp |
2 | Nigeria | 68.50 (2022) | 70.50 (2021) | -2.00 pp |
3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 60.10 (2022) | 61.90 (2021) | -1.80 pp |
4 | Somalia | 68.00 (2022) | 69.80 (2021) | -1.80 pp |
5 | Chad | 64.10 (2022) | 65.70 (2021) | -1.60 pp |
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Human Development Index by Country
Rank | Country | Most Recent Year | Previous Year | Change |
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1 | Botswana | 1 (2022) | 1 (2021) | +0.03 pts |
2 | Andorra | 1 (2022) | 1 (2021) | +0.02 pts |
3 | Armenia | 1 (2022) | 1 (2021) | +0.02 pts |
4 | Azerbaijan | 1 (2022) | 1 (2021) | +0.02 pts |
5 | Cuba | 1 (2022) | 1 (2021) | +0.02 pts |
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Corruption Perception by Country
Rank | Country | Most Recent Year | Previous Year | Change |
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1 | Egypt | 35 (2023) | 30 (2022) | +5.00 pts |
2 | Barbados | 69 (2023) | 65 (2022) | +4.00 pts |
3 | Cabo Verde | 64 (2023) | 60 (2022) | +4.00 pts |
4 | Kuwait | 46 (2023) | 42 (2022) | +4.00 pts |
5 | Zambia | 37 (2023) | 33 (2022) | +4.00 pts |
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Control of Corruption by Country
Rank | Country | Most Recent Year | Previous Year | Change |
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1 | Micronesia | 0.78 (2023) | 0.48 (2022) | +0.30 pts |
2 | Comoros | -0.99 (2023) | -1.24 (2022) | +0.25 pts |
3 | Costa Rica | 0.65 (2023) | 0.47 (2022) | +0.18 pts |
4 | Saudi Arabia | 0.54 (2023) | 0.36 (2022) | +0.18 pts |
5 | Samoa | 0.73 (2023) | 0.55 (2022) | +0.18 pts |
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Homicide Rate by Country
Rank | Country | Most Recent Year | Previous Year | Change |
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1 | Venezuela | 19.31 (2021) | 29.43 (2020) | -10.12 pp |
2 | Tonga | 0.95 (2019) | 9.51 (2018) | -8.56 pp |
3 | Grenada | 4.01 (2021) | 11.32 (2020) | -7.31 pp |
4 | Dominica | 13.81 (2021) | 20.83 (2020) | -7.02 pp |
5 | Seychelles | 4.70 (2021) | 8.53 (2020) | -3.83 pp |
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Government Effectiveness by Country
Rank | Country | Most Recent Year | Previous Year | Change |
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1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.38 (2023) | -0.16 (2022) | +0.54 pts |
2 | El Salvador | 0.05 (2023) | -0.32 (2022) | +0.37 pts |
3 | Dominica | 0.26 (2023) | -0.10 (2022) | +0.36 pts |
4 | Bulgaria | 0.05 (2023) | -0.27 (2022) | +0.32 pts |
5 | United Arab Emirates | 1.60 (2023) | 1.30 (2022) | +0.31 pts |
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Political Stability by Country
Rank | Country | Most Recent Year | Previous Year | Change |
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1 | Ukraine | -1.43 (2023) | -1.95 (2022) | +0.52 pts |
2 | El Salvador | 0.00 (2023) | -0.35 (2022) | +0.35 pts |
3 | Sri Lanka | -0.51 (2023) | -0.80 (2022) | +0.29 pts |
4 | Angola | -0.34 (2023) | -0.63 (2022) | +0.29 pts |
5 | Tajikistan | -0.47 (2023) | -0.74 (2022) | +0.27 pts |
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Rule of Law by Country
Rank | Country | Most Recent Year | Previous Year | Change |
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1 | El Salvador | -0.37 (2023) | -0.74 (2022) | +0.37 pts |
2 | Lithuania | 1.27 (2023) | 1.06 (2022) | +0.21 pts |
3 | Tuvalu | 1.01 (2023) | 0.82 (2022) | +0.19 pts |
4 | Thailand | 0.25 (2023) | 0.07 (2022) | +0.18 pts |
5 | Algeria | -0.68 (2023) | -0.83 (2022) | +0.16 pts |
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Voice and Accountability by Country
Rank | Country | Most Recent Year | Previous Year | Change |
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1 | Fiji | 0.19 (2023) | -0.14 (2022) | +0.33 pts |
2 | Australia | 1.51 (2023) | 1.32 (2022) | +0.18 pts |
3 | Spain | 1.20 (2023) | 1.02 (2022) | +0.18 pts |
4 | Thailand | -0.45 (2023) | -0.62 (2022) | +0.17 pts |
5 | Brazil | 0.38 (2023) | 0.23 (2022) | +0.16 pts |
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CO2 Emissions per Capita by Country
Rank | Country | Most Recent Year | Previous Year | Change |
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1 | Bulgaria | 5.31 (2023) | 6.88 (2022) | -22.82% |
2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.04 (2023) | 0.05 (2022) | -20.00% |
3 | Estonia | 7.33 (2023) | 8.71 (2022) | -15.84% |
4 | Finland | 5.65 (2023) | 6.53 (2022) | -13.48% |
5 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.32 (2023) | 3.78 (2022) | -12.17% |
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Air Pollution by Country
Rank | Country | Most Recent Year | Previous Year | Change |
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1 | Afghanistan | 46.09 (2020) | 58.33 (2019) | -20.99% |
2 | Bhutan | 23.95 (2020) | 30.05 (2019) | -20.32% |
3 | Nepal | 45.72 (2020) | 57.28 (2019) | -20.17% |
4 | India | 48.40 (2020) | 59.89 (2019) | -19.20% |
5 | Egypt | 54.86 (2020) | 67.75 (2019) | -19.03% |
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Renewable Energy Consumption by Country
Rank | Country | Most Recent Year | Previous Year | Change |
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1 | Benin | 54.50 (2021) | 46.20 (2020) | +8.30 pp |
2 | Vietnam | 24.20 (2021) | 18.90 (2020) | +5.30 pp |
3 | Belize | 30.80 (2022) | 26.60 (2021) | +4.20 pp |
4 | Myanmar | 62.90 (2021) | 59.20 (2020) | +3.70 pp |
5 | North Korea | 14.70 (2021) | 11.20 (2020) | +3.50 pp |
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Completion of Upper Secondary Education by Country
Rank | Country | Most Recent Year | Previous Year | Change |
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1 | Myanmar | 61.79 (2020) | 22.76 (2019) | +39.03 pp |
2 | Guinea | 32.50 (2019) | 7.39 (2018) | +25.11 pp |
3 | Tunisia | 43.94 (2023) | 19.44 (2022) | +24.50 pp |
4 | Nigeria | 65.67 (2022) | 43.93 (2021) | +21.74 pp |
5 | Oman | 63.50 (2022) | 49.06 (2021) | +14.45 pp |
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