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Basic welfare Index (IDEA)

Percent · higher is better · 172 countries

Gapminder (CC BY 4.0); some upstream series are third-partyCC BY 4.0updated 2021
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League table

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  1. 1Iceland100
  2. 2Norway94.3
  3. 2Denmark94.3
  4. 3Switzerland92.6
  5. 4Luxembourg91.2
  6. 5Germany90.8
  7. 5Belgium90.8
  8. 6Japan90.4
  9. 7Korea, Rep.87.3
  10. 8Cyprus86.9
  11. 9Austria86.8
  12. 10Ireland85.9
  13. 11Singapore85.7
  14. 12Finland85.7
  15. 13France85.5
  16. 14Slovenia85.4
  17. 15Taiwan85.3
  18. 16Sweden85
  19. 17Australia84.7
  20. 18Estonia84.3
  21. 19Italy84.3
  22. 20Israel84.1
  23. 21Czechia83.6
  24. 22Portugal82.9
  25. 23Lithuania82.9
  26. 24Spain82.8
  27. 25Belarus82.2
  28. 26Montenegro81.9
  29. 27Canada81.7
  30. 28Latvia81.7
  31. 29New Zealand81.5
  32. 30Netherlands81.2
  33. 31United Kingdom80.4
  34. 32Greece80
  35. 33Cuba78.7
  36. 34Hungary78.6
  37. 35Qatar78.6
  38. 36Croatia76.8
  39. 37Russian Federation76.7
  40. 38Poland76.6
  41. 39Slovak Republic76.5
  42. 40Malta76.3
  43. 41Serbia75.8
  44. 42Bosnia and Herzegovina75.6
  45. 43United Arab Emirates74.4
  46. 44United States73.9
  47. 45Lebanon73.6
  48. 46Chile73.1
  49. 47Uruguay73
  50. 48Bahrain72.6
  51. 49China72.6
  52. 50Saudi Arabia72.4
  53. 51Maldives71.9
  54. 52Romania71.7
  55. 53North Macedonia71.7
  56. 54Sri Lanka71.6
  57. 55Kuwait71.1
  58. 56Turkiye70.7
  59. 57Bulgaria70.5
  60. 58Costa Rica70.2
  61. 59Argentina70.1
  62. 60Malaysia68.8
  63. 61Georgia68.7
  64. 62Ukraine68.6
  65. 63Thailand68.5
  66. 64Oman67.7
  67. 65Albania67.3
  68. 66Barbados67.3
  69. 67Armenia66.5
  70. 68Kazakhstan65.7
  71. 69Peru65.6
  72. 70Libya64.3
  73. 71Panama63.8
  74. 72Jordan63.7
  75. 73Iran, Islamic Rep.63.6
  76. 74Colombia63.1
  77. 75Jamaica63.1
  78. 76Ecuador62.9
  79. 77Brazil62.9
  80. 78Uzbekistan62.7
  81. 79Mexico62.5
  82. 80Korea, Dem. People's Rep.62.3
  83. 81Moldova62.3
  84. 82Trinidad and Tobago61.8
  85. 83Nicaragua61.1
  86. 84Tunisia61.1
  87. 85Viet Nam60.9
  88. 86West Bank and Gaza60.9
  89. 87El Salvador60.7
  90. 88Mongolia60.6
  91. 89Mauritius60.3
  92. 90Cabo Verde60.2
  93. 91Morocco59.6
  94. 92Paraguay59.4
  95. 93Kyrgyz Republic59.3
  96. 94Suriname58.7
  97. 95Egypt, Arab Rep.58.6
  98. 96Algeria58.6
  99. 97Honduras58.5
  100. 98Azerbaijan57.7
  101. 99Solomon Islands56.9
  102. 100Syrian Arab Republic56.9
  103. 101Indonesia56.4
  104. 102Guatemala55.4
  105. 103Philippines54.2
  106. 104Bhutan53.6
  107. 105Guyana53.5
  108. 106Bolivia53.3
  109. 107Iraq53.3
  110. 108Venezuela, RB53.2
  111. 109Vanuatu53.1
  112. 110Fiji52.7
  113. 111Bangladesh52.3
  114. 112Dominican Republic52.3
  115. 113Nepal51.7
  116. 114Tajikistan51.6
  117. 115Cambodia51
  118. 116South Africa49.8
  119. 117India49
  120. 118Senegal48
  121. 119Eritrea47.6
  122. 120Gabon47.5
  123. 121Malawi47.3
  124. 122Rwanda46.9
  125. 123Ghana46.9
  126. 124Lao PDR46.5
  127. 125Kenya46.4
  128. 126Tanzania46.4
  129. 127Botswana46.3
  130. 128Turkmenistan46.2
  131. 129Myanmar46.1
  132. 130Namibia46
  133. 131Congo, Rep.45.7
  134. 132Uganda45.3
  135. 133Ethiopia44.5
  136. 134Gambia, The44.2
  137. 135Timor-Leste44
  138. 136Zambia43.6
  139. 137Zimbabwe43.3
  140. 138Eswatini43.2
  141. 139Papua New Guinea42.9
  142. 140Madagascar42.9
  143. 141Sudan42.8
  144. 142Djibouti42.3
  145. 143Comoros40.8
  146. 144Cameroon40.7
  147. 145Togo40.6
  148. 146Burundi40.3
  149. 147Yemen, Rep.40
  150. 148Angola39.9
  151. 149Haiti39.5
  152. 150Afghanistan39.2
  153. 151Niger38.5
  154. 152Pakistan38.5
  155. 153Mauritania38.4
  156. 154Mozambique37
  157. 155Burkina Faso36.7
  158. 156Equatorial Guinea36.2
  159. 157Guinea-Bissau36.2
  160. 158Benin36
  161. 159Liberia35.7
  162. 160Congo, Dem. Rep.35.1
  163. 161Cote d'Ivoire35
  164. 162Guinea34.6
  165. 163Mali33.5
  166. 164Lesotho32.9
  167. 165South Sudan32.6
  168. 166Nigeria31.7
  169. 167Somalia, Fed. Rep.31.4
  170. 168Chad30.2
  171. 169Sierra Leone29.3
  172. 170Central African Republic27.6

Basic welfare Index (IDEA)