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196 countries · 2003–2025
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Data 2025 · Status unspecified
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League table
2025
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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Lower middle income
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Country
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Value
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1
Finland
60
2
Norway
60
3
Luxembourg
59
4
Sweden
59
5
New Zealand
59
6
San Marino
58
7
Netherlands
58
8
Ireland
58
9
Canada
58
10
Czechia
58
11
Slovenia
58
12
Estonia
57
13
Uruguay
57
14
Barbados
57
15
Monaco
57
16
Denmark
57
17
Iceland
57
18
Switzerland
57
19
Chile
57
20
Belgium
57
21
Liechtenstein
57
22
Portugal
57
23
Tuvalu
56
24
Austria
56
25
Japan
56
26
Germany
55
27
Palau
55
28
Dominica
55
29
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
55
30
Andorra
55
31
Taiwan
55
32
Australia
55
33
Marshall Islands
55
34
Cabo Verde
54
35
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
54
36
St. Kitts and Nevis
54
37
Spain
54
38
Belize
53
39
Kiribati
53
40
United Kingdom
53
41
Costa Rica
53
42
St. Lucia
53
43
Malta
53
44
Slovak Republic
53
45
Italy
52
46
Bahamas, The
52
47
Grenada
52
48
Latvia
52
49
Lithuania
52
50
Samoa
52
51
Cyprus
52
52
France
51
53
Mauritius
51
54
Antigua and Barbuda
51
55
Tonga
50
56
Argentina
50
57
Vanuatu
50
58
Greece
50
59
Korea, Rep.
50
60
Trinidad and Tobago
49
61
Sao Tome and Principe
49
62
United States
49
63
Poland
48
64
Romania
48
65
Croatia
48
66
Mongolia
48
67
South Africa
47
68
Jamaica
47
69
Panama
47
70
Solomon Islands
47
71
Suriname
46
72
Seychelles
46
73
Guyana
45
74
Ghana
45
75
Namibia
45
76
Bulgaria
44
77
Fiji
44
78
Botswana
44
79
Naoero
43
80
Brazil
43
81
Montenegro
42
82
Benin
42
83
Hungary
41
84
Albania
41
85
Senegal
40
86
Dominican Republic
40
87
Timor-Leste
40
88
Israel
39
89
Papua New Guinea
39
90
Peru
39
91
Bolivia
39
92
North Macedonia
39
93
Sierra Leone
38
94
Malawi
38
95
Colombia
38
96
Ecuador
37
97
Paraguay
37
98
Bosnia and Herzegovina
37
99
Lesotho
36
100
Bhutan
36
101
Serbia
35
102
Moldova
35
103
Madagascar
34
104
Sri Lanka
34
105
Liberia
34
106
Philippines
33
107
Nepal
32
108
Hong Kong SAR, China
32
109
Georgia
32
110
Mexico
32
111
Tunisia
31
112
Armenia
31
113
Zambia
31
114
Malaysia
31
115
India
31
116
Gambia, The
29
117
Singapore
29
118
Bangladesh
29
119
Ukraine
29
120
Guatemala
29
121
Cote d'Ivoire
29
122
Mozambique
29
123
Indonesia
28
124
Kenya
28
125
El Salvador
27
126
Lebanon
26
127
Togo
26
128
Guinea-Bissau
26
129
Honduras
26
130
Comoros
25
131
Nigeria
24
132
Niger
24
133
Morocco
24
134
Mauritania
23
135
Uganda
23
136
Kuwait
23
137
Jordan
22
138
Thailand
22
139
Guinea
22
140
Tanzania
22
141
Maldives
22
142
Algeria
21
143
Kyrgyz Republic
21
144
Gabon
20
145
Brunei Darussalam
20
146
Pakistan
20
147
Djibouti
19
148
Kazakhstan
18
149
Angola
18
150
Qatar
18
151
Burkina Faso
18
152
Cambodia
18
153
Mali
18
154
Oman
18
155
Haiti
17
156
Zimbabwe
17
157
Eswatini
16
158
Viet Nam
16
159
Turkiye
16
160
Congo, Rep.
15
161
Iraq
15
162
Rwanda
14
163
Chad
14
164
Congo, Dem. Rep.
14
165
Venezuela, RB
13
166
United Arab Emirates
13
167
Nicaragua
12
168
Egypt, Arab Rep.
12
169
Syrian Arab Republic
12
170
Lao PDR
11
171
China
11
172
Burundi
11
173
Bahrain
10
174
Uzbekistan
10
175
Ethiopia
10
176
Cuba
9
177
Cameroon
9
178
Yemen, Rep.
9
179
Russian Federation
8
180
Libya
8
181
Saudi Arabia
8
182
Afghanistan
7
183
Belarus
6
184
Myanmar
6
185
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
6
186
Iran, Islamic Rep.
6
187
Azerbaijan
6
188
Tajikistan
5
189
Equatorial Guinea
5
190
Sudan
5
191
South Sudan
4
192
Central African Republic
4
193
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
3
194
Eritrea
2
195
Turkmenistan
1
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