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· higher is better · 198 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1Congo, Dem. Rep.7
  2. 1South Sudan7
  3. 1Somalia, Fed. Rep.7
  4. 1Eswatini7
  5. 1Central African Republic7
  6. 1Belarus7
  7. 1Sudan7
  8. 1Saudi Arabia7
  9. 1Syrian Arab Republic7
  10. 1China7
  11. 1Russian Federation7
  12. 1Chad7
  13. 1Congo, Rep.7
  14. 1Bahrain7
  15. 1Korea, Dem. People's Rep.7
  16. 1Tajikistan7
  17. 1Cuba7
  18. 1Turkmenistan7
  19. 1Burkina Faso7
  20. 1Djibouti7
  21. 1Nicaragua7
  22. 1Niger7
  23. 1Burundi7
  24. 1Eritrea7
  25. 1Azerbaijan7
  26. 1Myanmar7
  27. 1Mali7
  28. 1Gabon7
  29. 1Uzbekistan7
  30. 1Equatorial Guinea7
  31. 1United Arab Emirates7
  32. 1Venezuela, RB7
  33. 1Libya7
  34. 1Viet Nam7
  35. 1Lao PDR7
  36. 1Haiti7
  37. 1Yemen, Rep.7
  38. 1Cambodia7
  39. 1Kyrgyz Republic7
  40. 1Afghanistan7
  41. 1Kazakhstan7
  42. 1Iran, Islamic Rep.7
  43. 2Rwanda6
  44. 2Oman6
  45. 2Guinea-Bissau6
  46. 2Tunisia6
  47. 2Algeria6
  48. 2Hong Kong SAR, China6
  49. 2Egypt, Arab Rep.6
  50. 2Tanzania6
  51. 2Zimbabwe6
  52. 2Kuwait6
  53. 2Guinea6
  54. 2Brunei Darussalam6
  55. 2Cameroon6
  56. 2Ethiopia6
  57. 2Qatar6
  58. 2Togo6
  59. 2Angola6
  60. 2Thailand6
  61. 2Uganda6
  62. 3Comoros5
  63. 3Mozambique5
  64. 3Iraq5
  65. 3El Salvador5
  66. 3Bosnia and Herzegovina5
  67. 3Jordan5
  68. 3Cote d'Ivoire5
  69. 3Lebanon5
  70. 3Madagascar5
  71. 3Bangladesh5
  72. 3Pakistan5
  73. 3Turkiye5
  74. 3Morocco5
  75. 3Mauritania5
  76. 4Malaysia4
  77. 4Guatemala4
  78. 4Gambia, The4
  79. 4Armenia4
  80. 4Maldives4
  81. 4Georgia4
  82. 4Ukraine4
  83. 4Kenya4
  84. 4Nigeria4
  85. 4Benin4
  86. 4Zambia4
  87. 4Papua New Guinea4
  88. 4Singapore4
  89. 4Sierra Leone4
  90. 4Serbia4
  91. 4Honduras4
  92. 5Mexico3
  93. 5Fiji3
  94. 5Albania3
  95. 5Tonga3
  96. 5Solomon Islands3
  97. 5Nepal3
  98. 5Monaco3
  99. 5Indonesia3
  100. 5Hungary3
  101. 5Namibia3
  102. 5Moldova3
  103. 5Guyana3
  104. 5North Macedonia3
  105. 5Dominican Republic3
  106. 5Paraguay3
  107. 5Peru3
  108. 5Sri Lanka3
  109. 5Philippines3
  110. 5Ecuador3
  111. 5Montenegro3
  112. 6Jamaica2
  113. 6Belize2
  114. 6Slovak Republic2
  115. 6Bhutan2
  116. 6Croatia2
  117. 6Brazil2
  118. 6Vanuatu2
  119. 6Bolivia2
  120. 6Sao Tome and Principe2
  121. 6Italy2
  122. 6Suriname2
  123. 6Ghana2
  124. 6Malta2
  125. 6Panama2
  126. 6Timor-Leste2
  127. 6South Africa2
  128. 6United States2
  129. 6Antigua and Barbuda2
  130. 6Israel2
  131. 6Poland2
  132. 6Bulgaria2
  133. 6Greece2
  134. 6Korea, Rep.2
  135. 6Argentina2
  136. 6Lesotho2
  137. 6Colombia2
  138. 6Romania2
  139. 6Liechtenstein2
  140. 6India2
  141. 6Malawi2
  142. 6Liberia2
  143. 6Senegal2
  144. 6Samoa2
  145. 6Seychelles2
  146. 6Trinidad and Tobago2
  147. 6Naoero2
  148. 6St. Kitts and Nevis2
  149. 6Botswana2
  150. 7Costa Rica1
  151. 7Austria1
  152. 7Uruguay1
  153. 7Mongolia1
  154. 7Finland1
  155. 7Estonia1
  156. 7Taiwan1
  157. 7Mauritius1
  158. 7Spain1
  159. 7Tuvalu1
  160. 7Latvia1
  161. 7Australia1
  162. 7Belgium1
  163. 7Netherlands1
  164. 7Norway1
  165. 7Micronesia, Fed. Sts.1
  166. 7Denmark1
  167. 7Ireland1
  168. 7Dominica1
  169. 7New Zealand1
  170. 7Luxembourg1
  171. 7Germany1
  172. 7St. Vincent and the Grenadines1
  173. 7Czechia1
  174. 7Iceland1
  175. 7Cyprus1
  176. 7Lithuania1
  177. 7Palau1
  178. 7Cabo Verde1
  179. 7Japan1
  180. 7Portugal1
  181. 7Grenada1
  182. 7United Kingdom1
  183. 7Bahamas, The1
  184. 7St. Lucia1
  185. 7Andorra1
  186. 7Chile1
  187. 7Switzerland1
  188. 7Marshall Islands1
  189. 7Canada1
  190. 7Kiribati1
  191. 7San Marino1
  192. 7Sweden1
  193. 7Slovenia1
  194. 7Barbados1
  195. 7France1

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