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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

RankCountryMost Recent YearPrevious YearChange
1Guyana$54,732 (2023)$39,711 (2022)+37.83%
2Ukraine$17,630 (2023)$14,770 (2022)+19.36%
3San Marino$75,941 (2022)$64,745 (2021)+17.29%
4Libya$13,849 (2023)$12,273 (2022)+12.84%
5Bhutan$15,064 (2022)$13,459 (2021)+11.93%

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Unemployment rate by Country

RankCountryMost Recent YearPrevious YearChange
1Saint Lucia11.09% (2023)15.93% (2022)-4.84 pp
2Sudan7.53% (2022)11.04% (2021)-3.51 pp
3Costa Rica8.33% (2023)11.33% (2022)-3.00 pp
4Bhutan3.13% (2023)5.95% (2022)-2.82 pp
5Rwanda12.35% (2023)15.08% (2022)-2.73 pp

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Inflation rate by Country

RankCountryMost Recent YearPrevious YearChange
1Sudan138.81% (2022)359.09% (2021)-220.28 pp
2Sri Lanka16.54% (2023)49.72% (2022)-33.18 pp
3Türkiye53.86% (2023)72.31% (2022)-18.45 pp
4Moldova13.42% (2023)28.74% (2022)-15.32 pp
5Burkina Faso0.74% (2023)14.29% (2022)-13.55 pp

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General Government Debt by Country

RankCountryMost Recent YearPrevious YearChange
1Mongolia46.79% (2023)64.49% (2022)-17.69 pp
2Venezuela146.26% (2023)160.67% (2022)-14.40 pp
3Portugal99.08% (2023)112.42% (2022)-13.33 pp
4Georgia41.62% (2022)52.51% (2021)-10.89 pp
5Greece168.87% (2023)179.59% (2022)-10.72 pp

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Income Inequality by Country

RankCountryMost Recent YearPrevious YearChange
1Bolivia40.90 (2021)43.60 (2020)-2.70 pts
2Kyrgyzstan26.40 (2022)28.80 (2021)-2.40 pts
3Serbia33.10 (2021)35.00 (2020)-1.90 pts
4Argentina40.70 (2022)42.40 (2021)-1.70 pts
5Bulgaria39.00 (2021)40.50 (2020)-1.50 pts

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Life Expectancy by Country

RankCountryMost Recent YearPrevious YearChange
1Botswana65.91 (2022)61.14 (2021)+7.80%
2Mexico74.83 (2022)70.21 (2021)+6.58%
3Cuba78.16 (2022)73.68 (2021)+6.07%
4Kazakhstan74.44 (2022)70.23 (2021)+5.99%
5Azerbaijan73.49 (2022)69.37 (2021)+5.94%

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Infant Mortality by Country

RankCountryMost Recent YearPrevious YearChange
1Sierra Leone76.00 (2022)78.10 (2021)-2.10 pp
2Nigeria68.50 (2022)70.50 (2021)-2.00 pp
3Democratic Republic of the Congo60.10 (2022)61.90 (2021)-1.80 pp
4Somalia68.00 (2022)69.80 (2021)-1.80 pp
5Chad64.10 (2022)65.70 (2021)-1.60 pp

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Human Development Index by Country

RankCountryMost Recent YearPrevious YearChange
1Botswana1 (2022)1 (2021)+0.03 pts
2Andorra1 (2022)1 (2021)+0.02 pts
3Armenia1 (2022)1 (2021)+0.02 pts
4Azerbaijan1 (2022)1 (2021)+0.02 pts
5Cuba1 (2022)1 (2021)+0.02 pts

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Corruption Perception by Country

RankCountryMost Recent YearPrevious YearChange
1Egypt35 (2023)30 (2022)+5.00 pts
2Barbados69 (2023)65 (2022)+4.00 pts
3Cabo Verde64 (2023)60 (2022)+4.00 pts
4Kuwait46 (2023)42 (2022)+4.00 pts
5Zambia37 (2023)33 (2022)+4.00 pts

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Control of Corruption by Country

RankCountryMost Recent YearPrevious YearChange
1Micronesia0.78 (2023)0.48 (2022)+0.30 pts
2Comoros-0.99 (2023)-1.24 (2022)+0.25 pts
3Costa Rica0.65 (2023)0.47 (2022)+0.18 pts
4Saudi Arabia0.54 (2023)0.36 (2022)+0.18 pts
5Samoa0.73 (2023)0.55 (2022)+0.18 pts

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Homicide Rate by Country

RankCountryMost Recent YearPrevious YearChange
1Venezuela19.31 (2021)29.43 (2020)-10.12 pp
2Tonga0.95 (2019)9.51 (2018)-8.56 pp
3Grenada4.01 (2021)11.32 (2020)-7.31 pp
4Dominica13.81 (2021)20.83 (2020)-7.02 pp
5Seychelles4.70 (2021)8.53 (2020)-3.83 pp

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Government Effectiveness by Country

RankCountryMost Recent YearPrevious YearChange
1Antigua and Barbuda0.38 (2023)-0.16 (2022)+0.54 pts
2El Salvador0.05 (2023)-0.32 (2022)+0.37 pts
3Dominica0.26 (2023)-0.10 (2022)+0.36 pts
4Bulgaria0.05 (2023)-0.27 (2022)+0.32 pts
5United Arab Emirates1.60 (2023)1.30 (2022)+0.31 pts

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Political Stability by Country

RankCountryMost Recent YearPrevious YearChange
1Ukraine-1.43 (2023)-1.95 (2022)+0.52 pts
2El Salvador0.00 (2023)-0.35 (2022)+0.35 pts
3Sri Lanka-0.51 (2023)-0.80 (2022)+0.29 pts
4Angola-0.34 (2023)-0.63 (2022)+0.29 pts
5Tajikistan-0.47 (2023)-0.74 (2022)+0.27 pts

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Rule of Law by Country

RankCountryMost Recent YearPrevious YearChange
1El Salvador-0.37 (2023)-0.74 (2022)+0.37 pts
2Lithuania1.27 (2023)1.06 (2022)+0.21 pts
3Tuvalu1.01 (2023)0.82 (2022)+0.19 pts
4Thailand0.25 (2023)0.07 (2022)+0.18 pts
5Algeria-0.68 (2023)-0.83 (2022)+0.16 pts

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Voice and Accountability by Country

RankCountryMost Recent YearPrevious YearChange
1Fiji0.19 (2023)-0.14 (2022)+0.33 pts
2Australia1.51 (2023)1.32 (2022)+0.18 pts
3Spain1.20 (2023)1.02 (2022)+0.18 pts
4Thailand-0.45 (2023)-0.62 (2022)+0.17 pts
5Brazil0.38 (2023)0.23 (2022)+0.16 pts

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CO2 Emissions per Capita by Country

RankCountryMost Recent YearPrevious YearChange
1Bulgaria5.31 (2023)6.88 (2022)-22.82%
2Democratic Republic of the Congo0.04 (2023)0.05 (2022)-20.00%
3Estonia7.33 (2023)8.71 (2022)-15.84%
4Finland5.65 (2023)6.53 (2022)-13.48%
5Equatorial Guinea3.32 (2023)3.78 (2022)-12.17%

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Air Pollution by Country

RankCountryMost Recent YearPrevious YearChange
1Afghanistan46.09 (2020)58.33 (2019)-20.99%
2Bhutan23.95 (2020)30.05 (2019)-20.32%
3Nepal45.72 (2020)57.28 (2019)-20.17%
4India48.40 (2020)59.89 (2019)-19.20%
5Egypt54.86 (2020)67.75 (2019)-19.03%

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Renewable Energy Consumption by Country

RankCountryMost Recent YearPrevious YearChange
1Benin54.50 (2021)46.20 (2020)+8.30 pp
2Vietnam24.20 (2021)18.90 (2020)+5.30 pp
3Belize30.80 (2022)26.60 (2021)+4.20 pp
4Myanmar62.90 (2021)59.20 (2020)+3.70 pp
5North Korea14.70 (2021)11.20 (2020)+3.50 pp

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Completion of Upper Secondary Education by Country

RankCountryMost Recent YearPrevious YearChange
1Myanmar61.79 (2020)22.76 (2019)+39.03 pp
2Guinea32.50 (2019)7.39 (2018)+25.11 pp
3Tunisia43.94 (2023)19.44 (2022)+24.50 pp
4Nigeria65.67 (2022)43.93 (2021)+21.74 pp
5Oman63.50 (2022)49.06 (2021)+14.45 pp

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