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· higher is better · 196 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Finland60
  2. 1Norway60
  3. 2Sweden59
  4. 2New Zealand59
  5. 2Luxembourg59
  6. 3Ireland58
  7. 3San Marino58
  8. 3Canada58
  9. 3Netherlands58
  10. 3Slovenia58
  11. 3Czechia58
  12. 4Estonia57
  13. 4Portugal57
  14. 4Switzerland57
  15. 4Denmark57
  16. 4Monaco57
  17. 4Barbados57
  18. 4Iceland57
  19. 4Uruguay57
  20. 4Liechtenstein57
  21. 4Chile57
  22. 4Belgium57
  23. 5Japan56
  24. 5Tuvalu56
  25. 5Austria56
  26. 6Australia55
  27. 6Taiwan55
  28. 6Micronesia, Fed. Sts.55
  29. 6Andorra55
  30. 6Germany55
  31. 6Marshall Islands55
  32. 6Palau55
  33. 6Dominica55
  34. 7St. Kitts and Nevis54
  35. 7Spain54
  36. 7Cabo Verde54
  37. 7St. Vincent and the Grenadines54
  38. 8St. Lucia53
  39. 8Belize53
  40. 8Slovak Republic53
  41. 8Kiribati53
  42. 8Costa Rica53
  43. 8United Kingdom53
  44. 8Malta53
  45. 9Cyprus52
  46. 9Grenada52
  47. 9Italy52
  48. 9Lithuania52
  49. 9Samoa52
  50. 9Bahamas, The52
  51. 9Latvia52
  52. 10France51
  53. 10Antigua and Barbuda51
  54. 10Mauritius51
  55. 11Tonga50
  56. 11Korea, Rep.50
  57. 11Greece50
  58. 11Vanuatu50
  59. 11Argentina50
  60. 12Trinidad and Tobago49
  61. 12Sao Tome and Principe49
  62. 12United States49
  63. 13Romania48
  64. 13Mongolia48
  65. 13Poland48
  66. 13Croatia48
  67. 14Solomon Islands47
  68. 14South Africa47
  69. 14Jamaica47
  70. 14Panama47
  71. 15Seychelles46
  72. 15Suriname46
  73. 16Ghana45
  74. 16Namibia45
  75. 16Guyana45
  76. 17Botswana44
  77. 17Fiji44
  78. 17Bulgaria44
  79. 18Brazil43
  80. 18Naoero43
  81. 19Montenegro42
  82. 19Benin42
  83. 20Albania41
  84. 20Hungary41
  85. 21Dominican Republic40
  86. 21Timor-Leste40
  87. 21Senegal40
  88. 22Bolivia39
  89. 22Peru39
  90. 22North Macedonia39
  91. 22Papua New Guinea39
  92. 22Israel39
  93. 23Colombia38
  94. 23Sierra Leone38
  95. 23Malawi38
  96. 24Paraguay37
  97. 24Ecuador37
  98. 24Bosnia and Herzegovina37
  99. 25Bhutan36
  100. 25Lesotho36
  101. 26Moldova35
  102. 26Serbia35
  103. 27Madagascar34
  104. 27Liberia34
  105. 27Sri Lanka34
  106. 28Philippines33
  107. 29Mexico32
  108. 29Georgia32
  109. 29Hong Kong SAR, China32
  110. 29Nepal32
  111. 30Zambia31
  112. 30India31
  113. 30Tunisia31
  114. 30Armenia31
  115. 30Malaysia31
  116. 31Gambia, The29
  117. 31Singapore29
  118. 31Cote d'Ivoire29
  119. 31Mozambique29
  120. 31Guatemala29
  121. 31Ukraine29
  122. 31Bangladesh29
  123. 32Indonesia28
  124. 32Kenya28
  125. 33El Salvador27
  126. 34Lebanon26
  127. 34Togo26
  128. 34Guinea-Bissau26
  129. 34Honduras26
  130. 35Comoros25
  131. 36Niger24
  132. 36Nigeria24
  133. 36Morocco24
  134. 37Mauritania23
  135. 37Kuwait23
  136. 37Uganda23
  137. 38Tanzania22
  138. 38Thailand22
  139. 38Maldives22
  140. 38Jordan22
  141. 38Guinea22
  142. 39Kyrgyz Republic21
  143. 39Algeria21
  144. 40Pakistan20
  145. 40Brunei Darussalam20
  146. 40Gabon20
  147. 41Djibouti19
  148. 42Qatar18
  149. 42Mali18
  150. 42Burkina Faso18
  151. 42Oman18
  152. 42Cambodia18
  153. 42Angola18
  154. 42Kazakhstan18
  155. 43Haiti17
  156. 43Zimbabwe17
  157. 44Turkiye16
  158. 44Viet Nam16
  159. 44Eswatini16
  160. 45Congo, Rep.15
  161. 45Iraq15
  162. 46Congo, Dem. Rep.14
  163. 46Rwanda14
  164. 46Chad14
  165. 47United Arab Emirates13
  166. 47Venezuela, RB13
  167. 48Nicaragua12
  168. 48Syrian Arab Republic12
  169. 48Egypt, Arab Rep.12
  170. 49China11
  171. 49Burundi11
  172. 49Lao PDR11
  173. 50Ethiopia10
  174. 50Bahrain10
  175. 50Uzbekistan10
  176. 51Yemen, Rep.9
  177. 51Cameroon9
  178. 51Cuba9
  179. 52Russian Federation8
  180. 52Saudi Arabia8
  181. 52Libya8
  182. 53Afghanistan7
  183. 54Myanmar6
  184. 54Azerbaijan6
  185. 54Iran, Islamic Rep.6
  186. 54Belarus6
  187. 54Somalia, Fed. Rep.6
  188. 55Sudan5
  189. 55Tajikistan5
  190. 55Equatorial Guinea5
  191. 56Central African Republic4
  192. 56South Sudan4
  193. 57Korea, Dem. People's Rep.3
  194. 58Eritrea2
  195. 59Turkmenistan1

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