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World Bank (WGI)
0-100 percentile
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205 countries · 1996–2025
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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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205 of 205
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Country
↕
Value
↕
1
Singapore
95.2
2
Japan
94.1
3
Luxembourg
92.8
4
Switzerland
92.6
5
Denmark
92.4
6
Finland
92.1
7
New Zealand
90.7
8
Norway
90
9
Sweden
89.5
10
Canada
88.3
11
Australia
88.2
12
Netherlands
88
13
Monaco
87.6
14
Liechtenstein
85.8
15
Ireland
85.7
16
Iceland
84
17
Austria
83.9
18
Hong Kong SAR, China
83.8
19
Korea, Rep.
83.1
20
Estonia
83
21
Germany
82.8
22
Bermuda
82.4
23
Andorra
80.6
24
Greenland
79.3
25
Belgium
79.3
26
Lithuania
77.8
27
Czechia
77.8
28
United Kingdom
77.6
29
Guam
77.2
30
France
77.1
31
Israel
76.7
32
United States
76.7
33
Macao SAR, China
76.1
34
Spain
75.5
35
United Arab Emirates
75.4
36
Slovenia
74.9
37
Cayman Islands
74.1
38
Chile
73.7
39
Portugal
73.3
40
Qatar
72.7
41
Malaysia
71.9
42
Italy
71.3
43
Aruba
70.9
44
Brunei Darussalam
70.6
45
American Samoa
70.1
46
San Marino
70.1
47
Uruguay
70
48
Mauritius
69.9
49
Cyprus
69.4
50
Latvia
69.3
51
Poland
68.6
52
Croatia
68.1
53
Seychelles
68
54
Malta
68
55
Saudi Arabia
67.5
56
Bhutan
66.8
57
St. Kitts and Nevis
66.7
58
Bahamas, The
65.6
59
China
65.1
60
Barbados
64.9
61
Slovak Republic
64.3
62
Fiji
63.2
63
Cabo Verde
62.8
64
India
62.6
65
Montenegro
62
66
Albania
62
67
Hungary
62
68
Antigua and Barbuda
61.4
69
Botswana
61.2
70
Bahrain
61
71
Costa Rica
60.8
72
Oman
60.1
73
Romania
59.9
74
Rwanda
59.7
75
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
59.6
76
Georgia
59.5
77
Greece
58.9
78
St. Lucia
58.9
79
Argentina
58
80
Thailand
57.7
81
Kuwait
57.6
82
Indonesia
57.6
83
Senegal
57.5
84
Trinidad and Tobago
57.1
85
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
56.9
86
Panama
56.8
87
Moldova
56.7
88
Samoa
56.5
89
North Macedonia
56.4
90
Philippines
56.3
91
Jamaica
56.2
92
Morocco
56
93
Viet Nam
56
94
Dominica
55.6
95
Guyana
55.4
96
Ghana
55.1
97
Bulgaria
54.9
98
Azerbaijan
54.9
99
Jordan
54.6
100
Palau
54.5
101
Kazakhstan
54.5
102
Namibia
54.4
103
Naoero
54
104
Dominican Republic
53.2
105
Serbia
53
106
Turkiye
52.9
107
Grenada
52.5
108
Suriname
52.1
109
South Africa
51.9
110
Ecuador
51.7
111
Brazil
51.6
112
Tonga
51.1
113
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
50.8
114
Kenya
50.5
115
Colombia
50.4
116
Egypt, Arab Rep.
50.2
117
Kosovo
49.9
118
Sri Lanka
49.7
119
Peru
49.4
120
Benin
48.9
121
Mexico
48.6
122
Belize
48.6
123
Algeria
48.4
124
Uzbekistan
48.3
125
Mongolia
48.1
126
Paraguay
47.7
127
El Salvador
47.5
128
Armenia
47.5
129
Maldives
47.4
130
Cote d'Ivoire
47.1
131
Tanzania
47.1
132
Tunisia
46.5
133
Uganda
46
134
Marshall Islands
45.1
135
Kiribati
44.9
136
Zambia
44.4
137
Cuba
44.2
138
Cambodia
44.1
139
Puerto Rico (US)
43.7
140
Gambia, The
43.5
141
Bangladesh
43.2
142
Bosnia and Herzegovina
42.6
143
Russian Federation
42.1
144
Djibouti
41.5
145
Timor-Leste
41.3
146
Gabon
41.1
147
Honduras
40.4
148
Lao PDR
40.2
149
Ukraine
40.1
150
Malawi
40
151
Tuvalu
40
152
Pakistan
39.9
153
Ethiopia
39.7
154
Bolivia
39.7
155
Lesotho
39.2
156
Tajikistan
38.3
157
Angola
37.8
158
Papua New Guinea
37.8
159
Vanuatu
37
160
Mauritania
36.9
161
Sao Tome and Principe
36.7
162
Nepal
36.6
163
Guatemala
36.5
164
Burkina Faso
36.2
165
Cameroon
36.1
166
Belarus
36
167
Mozambique
35.8
168
Togo
35.2
169
Eswatini
35.2
170
Solomon Islands
35
171
Kyrgyz Republic
34.9
172
Iran, Islamic Rep.
34.8
173
Niger
34.6
174
Madagascar
34.5
175
Zimbabwe
34.2
176
Nicaragua
34
177
Guinea
33.9
178
Nigeria
33.6
179
Sierra Leone
33.3
180
Iraq
31.5
181
Chad
30.8
182
Lebanon
29.9
183
Comoros
28.9
184
Turkmenistan
28.7
185
Congo, Rep.
28.4
186
Liberia
28.4
187
Equatorial Guinea
27.3
188
Burundi
26.7
189
West Bank and Gaza
25.4
190
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
25.2
191
Mali
24.3
192
Venezuela, RB
23.8
193
Guinea-Bissau
22.2
194
Libya
21.9
195
Eritrea
21.1
196
Syrian Arab Republic
19.9
197
Central African Republic
19.3
198
Myanmar
19.2
199
Congo, Dem. Rep.
18.1
200
Yemen, Rep.
14
201
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
13.3
202
Sudan
12.4
203
Afghanistan
12
204
Haiti
10.6
205
South Sudan
6.3
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