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0-1 index · higher is better · 176 countries

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  1. 1Denmark1.9
  2. 2Norway1.9
  3. 3Sweden1.8
  4. 4Switzerland1.8
  5. 5Ireland1.8
  6. 6Estonia1.8
  7. 7Costa Rica1.7
  8. 8Germany1.7
  9. 9Australia1.7
  10. 10Finland1.7
  11. 11Belgium1.7
  12. 12France1.7
  13. 13New Zealand1.7
  14. 14Luxembourg1.7
  15. 15Chile1.7
  16. 16Spain1.6
  17. 17Uruguay1.6
  18. 18Netherlands1.6
  19. 19Czechia1.6
  20. 20Korea, Rep.1.6
  21. 21Latvia1.5
  22. 22Mauritius1.5
  23. 23Jamaica1.5
  24. 24Austria1.5
  25. 25Japan1.5
  26. 26Canada1.5
  27. 27Iceland1.5
  28. 28Portugal1.5
  29. 29Brazil1.5
  30. 30Taiwan1.5
  31. 31Italy1.4
  32. 32United Kingdom1.4
  33. 33Trinidad and Tobago1.4
  34. 34Lithuania1.4
  35. 34Barbados1.4
  36. 35Poland1.4
  37. 36Seychelles1.4
  38. 37Suriname1.3
  39. 38South Africa1.3
  40. 39Cyprus1.3
  41. 40Cabo Verde1.3
  42. 41Vanuatu1.3
  43. 42Panama1.3
  44. 43Colombia1.2
  45. 44Greece1.2
  46. 45Sri Lanka1.2
  47. 46Slovenia1.2
  48. 47United States1.2
  49. 48Ghana1.2
  50. 49Israel1.2
  51. 50Malta1.2
  52. 51Dominican Republic1.2
  53. 52Bulgaria1.1
  54. 52Slovak Republic1.1
  55. 53Timor-Leste1.1
  56. 54Croatia1.1
  57. 55Gambia, The1.1
  58. 56Argentina1.1
  59. 57Solomon Islands1.1
  60. 58Lesotho1.1
  61. 59Nepal1.1
  62. 60Namibia1
  63. 61Senegal1
  64. 62Montenegro1
  65. 63Guatemala1
  66. 64Sao Tome and Principe1
  67. 65Botswana1
  68. 66Peru0.99
  69. 66Kenya0.99
  70. 67Malawi0.97
  71. 68Liberia0.96
  72. 69Moldova0.9
  73. 70Bhutan0.9
  74. 71Kosovo0.89
  75. 72Papua New Guinea0.88
  76. 73Mongolia0.88
  77. 74Romania0.87
  78. 75Armenia0.84
  79. 76Zambia0.83
  80. 77Honduras0.81
  81. 78Ecuador0.8
  82. 78Maldives0.8
  83. 79Bolivia0.77
  84. 80North Macedonia0.76
  85. 81Nigeria0.75
  86. 82Fiji0.73
  87. 83Paraguay0.73
  88. 84Sierra Leone0.73
  89. 85Guyana0.69
  90. 86Albania0.69
  91. 87Bosnia and Herzegovina0.65
  92. 88Indonesia0.6
  93. 89Jordan0.59
  94. 89Thailand0.59
  95. 90Malaysia0.54
  96. 91Lebanon0.51
  97. 92Benin0.5
  98. 93Philippines0.5
  99. 94Iraq0.47
  100. 94Mexico0.47
  101. 95Ukraine0.46
  102. 96Tanzania0.43
  103. 97Morocco0.4
  104. 98Hungary0.4
  105. 99Georgia0.38
  106. 100Singapore0.38
  107. 101India0.33
  108. 102Haiti0.31
  109. 103Madagascar0.3
  110. 104Niger0.29
  111. 105Gabon0.29
  112. 106Cote d'Ivoire0.26
  113. 107Tunisia0.25
  114. 108Pakistan0.2
  115. 109Mauritania0.19
  116. 110Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.16
  117. 111Libya0.13
  118. 112Bangladesh0.08
  119. 113Serbia0.08
  120. 114Angola0.05
  121. 115Togo0.04
  122. 116Kyrgyz Republic0.03
  123. 117Congo, Dem. Rep.0.01
  124. 118Guinea-Bissau-0
  125. 119Uganda-0.08
  126. 120Mozambique-0.11
  127. 121Zimbabwe-0.14
  128. 122Comoros-0.16
  129. 123Kazakhstan-0.17
  130. 124Guinea-0.18
  131. 125Oman-0.21
  132. 126Mali-0.22
  133. 127Djibouti-0.24
  134. 128Algeria-0.25
  135. 129Ethiopia-0.26
  136. 130Cameroon-0.28
  137. 131Central African Republic-0.28
  138. 132Kuwait-0.28
  139. 133West Bank and Gaza-0.29
  140. 134El Salvador-0.29
  141. 135Turkiye-0.3
  142. 136Congo, Rep.-0.46
  143. 137Rwanda-0.46
  144. 138Chad-0.47
  145. 139Viet Nam-0.48
  146. 140Uzbekistan-0.51
  147. 141Egypt, Arab Rep.-0.52
  148. 142Iran, Islamic Rep.-0.55
  149. 143Hong Kong SAR, China-0.55
  150. 144Yemen, Rep.-0.57
  151. 145Bahrain-0.57
  152. 146Burkina Faso-0.59
  153. 147Syrian Arab Republic-0.61
  154. 148Eswatini-0.62
  155. 149United Arab Emirates-0.64
  156. 150Burundi-0.66
  157. 151Sudan-0.69
  158. 152Cambodia-0.81
  159. 153South Sudan-0.81
  160. 154Equatorial Guinea-0.88
  161. 155Lao PDR-0.95
  162. 156Russian Federation-0.97
  163. 157Venezuela, RB-0.99
  164. 158Azerbaijan-1.1
  165. 159Cuba-1.1
  166. 160Tajikistan-1.1
  167. 161Qatar-1.2
  168. 162Saudi Arabia-1.2
  169. 163Myanmar-1.2
  170. 164Turkmenistan-1.3
  171. 165China-1.4
  172. 166Belarus-1.4
  173. 167Nicaragua-1.4
  174. 168Korea, Dem. People's Rep.-1.6
  175. 169Eritrea-1.7
  176. 170Afghanistan-1.7

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