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Sovereign state

Name: Sovereign state by country, 2025
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· higher is better · 194 countries

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Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2025

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194 countries · 2025

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

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