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Basic welfare Index (IDEA) by country 2021 | worldgovdata
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Basic welfare Index (IDEA)
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172 countries · 1975–2021
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League table
2021
All regions
East Asia & Pacific
Europe & Central Asia
Latin America & Caribbean
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
North America
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
All income groups
High income
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172 of 172
#
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Country
↕
Value
↕
1
Iceland
100
2
Denmark
94.3
3
Norway
94.3
4
Switzerland
92.6
5
Luxembourg
91.2
6
Germany
90.8
7
Belgium
90.8
8
Japan
90.4
9
Korea, Rep.
87.3
10
Cyprus
86.9
11
Austria
86.8
12
Ireland
85.9
13
Singapore
85.7
14
Finland
85.7
15
France
85.5
16
Slovenia
85.4
17
Taiwan
85.3
18
Sweden
85
19
Australia
84.7
20
Estonia
84.3
21
Italy
84.3
22
Israel
84.1
23
Czechia
83.6
24
Portugal
82.9
25
Lithuania
82.9
26
Spain
82.8
27
Belarus
82.2
28
Montenegro
81.9
29
Canada
81.7
30
Latvia
81.7
31
New Zealand
81.5
32
Netherlands
81.2
33
United Kingdom
80.4
34
Greece
80
35
Cuba
78.7
36
Hungary
78.6
37
Qatar
78.6
38
Croatia
76.8
39
Russian Federation
76.7
40
Poland
76.6
41
Slovak Republic
76.5
42
Malta
76.3
43
Serbia
75.8
44
Bosnia and Herzegovina
75.6
45
United Arab Emirates
74.4
46
United States
73.9
47
Lebanon
73.6
48
Chile
73.1
49
Uruguay
73
50
Bahrain
72.6
51
China
72.6
52
Saudi Arabia
72.4
53
Maldives
71.9
54
Romania
71.7
55
North Macedonia
71.7
56
Sri Lanka
71.6
57
Kuwait
71.1
58
Turkiye
70.7
59
Bulgaria
70.5
60
Costa Rica
70.2
61
Argentina
70.1
62
Malaysia
68.8
63
Georgia
68.7
64
Ukraine
68.6
65
Thailand
68.5
66
Oman
67.7
67
Albania
67.3
68
Barbados
67.3
69
Armenia
66.5
70
Kazakhstan
65.7
71
Peru
65.6
72
Libya
64.3
73
Panama
63.8
74
Jordan
63.7
75
Iran, Islamic Rep.
63.6
76
Colombia
63.1
77
Jamaica
63.1
78
Ecuador
62.9
79
Brazil
62.9
80
Uzbekistan
62.7
81
Mexico
62.5
82
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
62.3
83
Moldova
62.3
84
Trinidad and Tobago
61.8
85
Nicaragua
61.1
86
Tunisia
61.1
87
Viet Nam
60.9
88
West Bank and Gaza
60.9
89
El Salvador
60.7
90
Mongolia
60.6
91
Mauritius
60.3
92
Cabo Verde
60.2
93
Morocco
59.6
94
Paraguay
59.4
95
Kyrgyz Republic
59.3
96
Suriname
58.7
97
Egypt, Arab Rep.
58.6
98
Algeria
58.6
99
Honduras
58.5
100
Azerbaijan
57.7
101
Solomon Islands
56.9
102
Syrian Arab Republic
56.9
103
Indonesia
56.4
104
Guatemala
55.4
105
Philippines
54.2
106
Bhutan
53.6
107
Guyana
53.5
108
Bolivia
53.3
109
Iraq
53.3
110
Venezuela, RB
53.2
111
Vanuatu
53.1
112
Fiji
52.7
113
Bangladesh
52.3
114
Dominican Republic
52.3
115
Nepal
51.7
116
Tajikistan
51.6
117
Cambodia
51
118
South Africa
49.8
119
India
49
120
Senegal
48
121
Eritrea
47.6
122
Gabon
47.5
123
Malawi
47.3
124
Rwanda
46.9
125
Ghana
46.9
126
Lao PDR
46.5
127
Kenya
46.4
128
Tanzania
46.4
129
Botswana
46.3
130
Turkmenistan
46.2
131
Myanmar
46.1
132
Namibia
46
133
Congo, Rep.
45.7
134
Uganda
45.3
135
Ethiopia
44.5
136
Gambia, The
44.2
137
Timor-Leste
44
138
Zambia
43.6
139
Zimbabwe
43.3
140
Eswatini
43.2
141
Papua New Guinea
42.9
142
Madagascar
42.9
143
Sudan
42.8
144
Djibouti
42.3
145
Comoros
40.8
146
Cameroon
40.7
147
Togo
40.6
148
Burundi
40.3
149
Yemen, Rep.
40
150
Angola
39.9
151
Haiti
39.5
152
Afghanistan
39.2
153
Niger
38.5
154
Pakistan
38.5
155
Mauritania
38.4
156
Mozambique
37
157
Burkina Faso
36.7
158
Equatorial Guinea
36.2
159
Guinea-Bissau
36.2
160
Benin
36
161
Liberia
35.7
162
Congo, Dem. Rep.
35.1
163
Cote d'Ivoire
35
164
Guinea
34.6
165
Mali
33.5
166
Lesotho
32.9
167
South Sudan
32.6
168
Nigeria
31.7
169
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
31.4
170
Chad
30.2
171
Sierra Leone
29.3
172
Central African Republic
27.6
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