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Stateness Index

· higher is better · 136 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Slovenia10
  2. 1Korea, Rep.10
  3. 1Uruguay10
  4. 1Lithuania10
  5. 1Singapore10
  6. 1Taiwan10
  7. 2Chile9.8
  8. 2Slovak Republic9.8
  9. 3Poland9.5
  10. 3Latvia9.5
  11. 3Czechia9.5
  12. 3Botswana9.5
  13. 3Estonia9.5
  14. 3Albania9.5
  15. 3Croatia9.5
  16. 4Romania9.3
  17. 4Viet Nam9.3
  18. 4Costa Rica9.3
  19. 5Kyrgyz Republic9
  20. 5North Macedonia9
  21. 5Mauritius9
  22. 5Mongolia9
  23. 6Korea, Dem. People's Rep.8.8
  24. 6Gabon8.8
  25. 6United Arab Emirates8.8
  26. 6Argentina8.8
  27. 6Bulgaria8.8
  28. 7Montenegro8.5
  29. 7China8.5
  30. 7Qatar8.5
  31. 7Azerbaijan8.5
  32. 7Lao PDR8.5
  33. 7Hungary8.5
  34. 7Armenia8.5
  35. 7Serbia8.5
  36. 8Jamaica8.3
  37. 8Trinidad and Tobago8.3
  38. 8Rwanda8.3
  39. 8Kazakhstan8.3
  40. 8Timor-Leste8.3
  41. 8Cuba8.3
  42. 9Benin8
  43. 9Gambia, The8
  44. 9Tunisia8
  45. 9Malawi8
  46. 9Lesotho8
  47. 10Guinea7.8
  48. 10Turkmenistan7.8
  49. 10Ghana7.8
  50. 10Cambodia7.8
  51. 10Zambia7.8
  52. 10Bolivia7.8
  53. 10Panama7.8
  54. 10Peru7.8
  55. 10Malaysia7.8
  56. 10Bhutan7.8
  57. 10Dominican Republic7.8
  58. 10Belarus7.8
  59. 11Paraguay7.5
  60. 11El Salvador7.5
  61. 11Eswatini7.5
  62. 11Cote d'Ivoire7.5
  63. 11Tajikistan7.5
  64. 11Algeria7.5
  65. 11Tanzania7.5
  66. 11Namibia7.5
  67. 11Ukraine7.5
  68. 11Uzbekistan7.5
  69. 11South Africa7.5
  70. 11Liberia7.5
  71. 11Brazil7.5
  72. 12Sri Lanka7.3
  73. 12Moldova7.3
  74. 12Senegal7.3
  75. 12Zimbabwe7.3
  76. 12Bangladesh7.3
  77. 12Ecuador7.3
  78. 12Togo7.3
  79. 12Equatorial Guinea7.3
  80. 12Russian Federation7.3
  81. 12Kuwait7.3
  82. 12Uganda7.3
  83. 12Mozambique7.3
  84. 12Jordan7.3
  85. 12Angola7.3
  86. 13Oman7
  87. 13Sierra Leone7
  88. 13Mexico7
  89. 13Bahrain7
  90. 13Egypt, Arab Rep.7
  91. 14Congo, Rep.6.8
  92. 14Guinea-Bissau6.8
  93. 14Honduras6.8
  94. 14Venezuela, RB6.8
  95. 14India6.8
  96. 14Morocco6.8
  97. 14Turkiye6.8
  98. 14Thailand6.8
  99. 14Bosnia and Herzegovina6.8
  100. 14Colombia6.8
  101. 15Kenya6.5
  102. 15Djibouti6.5
  103. 15Nicaragua6.5
  104. 15Indonesia6.5
  105. 15Saudi Arabia6.5
  106. 16Nepal6.3
  107. 16Burundi6.3
  108. 16Philippines6.3
  109. 17Iraq6
  110. 17Papua New Guinea6
  111. 17Guatemala6
  112. 17Madagascar6
  113. 17Mauritania6
  114. 18Georgia5.8
  115. 18Eritrea5.8
  116. 18Niger5.8
  117. 19Chad5.5
  118. 19Cameroon5.5
  119. 19Congo, Dem. Rep.5.5
  120. 20Burkina Faso5.3
  121. 20Mali5.3
  122. 20Iran, Islamic Rep.5.3
  123. 21Ethiopia5
  124. 21Lebanon5
  125. 22Haiti4.8
  126. 23Central African Republic4.5
  127. 23Nigeria4.5
  128. 24Syrian Arab Republic4.3
  129. 24Pakistan4.3
  130. 24South Sudan4.3
  131. 25Afghanistan4
  132. 26Myanmar2.8
  133. 27Libya2
  134. 27Sudan2
  135. 27Yemen, Rep.2
  136. 27Somalia, Fed. Rep.2

Stateness Index