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0-1 index · higher is better · 176 countries

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  1. 1Denmark0.88
  2. 2Sweden0.85
  3. 3Norway0.85
  4. 4Switzerland0.84
  5. 5Estonia0.84
  6. 6Ireland0.82
  7. 7Costa Rica0.81
  8. 8Finland0.81
  9. 9France0.8
  10. 10Czechia0.79
  11. 10Belgium0.79
  12. 11Australia0.79
  13. 12Uruguay0.79
  14. 13New Zealand0.79
  15. 14Germany0.78
  16. 15Chile0.78
  17. 16Luxembourg0.78
  18. 17Netherlands0.77
  19. 18Austria0.76
  20. 19Latvia0.75
  21. 20Spain0.74
  22. 21Korea, Rep.0.74
  23. 22Canada0.74
  24. 23Japan0.73
  25. 24Iceland0.72
  26. 25Portugal0.72
  27. 26Lithuania0.71
  28. 27Taiwan0.7
  29. 27Brazil0.7
  30. 28United Kingdom0.69
  31. 29Seychelles0.68
  32. 30Jamaica0.68
  33. 30Barbados0.68
  34. 31Trinidad and Tobago0.67
  35. 32Cyprus0.66
  36. 33Poland0.65
  37. 34Italy0.64
  38. 35Mauritius0.64
  39. 36South Africa0.63
  40. 37Cabo Verde0.63
  41. 38Suriname0.63
  42. 39Vanuatu0.62
  43. 40Malta0.62
  44. 41Sri Lanka0.61
  45. 42Ghana0.61
  46. 43Croatia0.59
  47. 44Slovenia0.59
  48. 45Israel0.59
  49. 46Panama0.58
  50. 47Slovak Republic0.57
  51. 48United States0.57
  52. 49Greece0.57
  53. 50Colombia0.56
  54. 51Timor-Leste0.55
  55. 52Solomon Islands0.54
  56. 53Argentina0.52
  57. 54Guatemala0.52
  58. 55Gambia, The0.52
  59. 56Botswana0.52
  60. 57Sao Tome and Principe0.52
  61. 57Namibia0.52
  62. 58Lesotho0.51
  63. 59Peru0.51
  64. 60Nepal0.51
  65. 60Dominican Republic0.51
  66. 61Montenegro0.5
  67. 62Bulgaria0.5
  68. 63Senegal0.48
  69. 64Romania0.46
  70. 65Malawi0.46
  71. 66Kosovo0.46
  72. 66Bhutan0.46
  73. 67Moldova0.45
  74. 68Kenya0.45
  75. 69Mongolia0.42
  76. 70Liberia0.42
  77. 71Maldives0.42
  78. 72Fiji0.4
  79. 73Ecuador0.39
  80. 74Papua New Guinea0.38
  81. 75Albania0.38
  82. 76Honduras0.38
  83. 77Paraguay0.38
  84. 78Zambia0.38
  85. 79North Macedonia0.37
  86. 80Armenia0.37
  87. 81Singapore0.36
  88. 82Malaysia0.36
  89. 83Bolivia0.35
  90. 84Sierra Leone0.35
  91. 85Bosnia and Herzegovina0.34
  92. 86Guyana0.33
  93. 87Benin0.32
  94. 88Hungary0.32
  95. 89Thailand0.31
  96. 90Nigeria0.31
  97. 91Tanzania0.3
  98. 92Indonesia0.3
  99. 93Philippines0.29
  100. 94Georgia0.28
  101. 95Jordan0.27
  102. 96Lebanon0.27
  103. 97Tunisia0.27
  104. 98India0.26
  105. 99Morocco0.25
  106. 100Ukraine0.24
  107. 101Cote d'Ivoire0.23
  108. 102Mexico0.22
  109. 103Iraq0.22
  110. 104Serbia0.21
  111. 105Madagascar0.19
  112. 106Kyrgyz Republic0.18
  113. 106Gabon0.18
  114. 107Niger0.18
  115. 108Pakistan0.18
  116. 109Mozambique0.18
  117. 110Uganda0.17
  118. 111Angola0.16
  119. 112Togo0.16
  120. 113Mali0.15
  121. 114Zimbabwe0.15
  122. 115Hong Kong SAR, China0.14
  123. 116Oman0.14
  124. 117Comoros0.13
  125. 118Kazakhstan0.13
  126. 119Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.13
  127. 120Kuwait0.13
  128. 120Mauritania0.13
  129. 121Algeria0.13
  130. 122Djibouti0.12
  131. 123Bangladesh0.12
  132. 124Egypt, Arab Rep.0.12
  133. 124Congo, Dem. Rep.0.12
  134. 124Congo, Rep.0.12
  135. 125Cameroon0.11
  136. 125West Bank and Gaza0.11
  137. 126Turkiye0.11
  138. 126Lao PDR0.11
  139. 127Iran, Islamic Rep.0.1
  140. 127Burkina Faso0.1
  141. 128Viet Nam0.1
  142. 128Central African Republic0.1
  143. 129Ethiopia0.1
  144. 130Haiti0.1
  145. 130Libya0.1
  146. 131Eswatini0.1
  147. 132Guinea-Bissau0.1
  148. 132Guinea0.1
  149. 133Qatar0.09
  150. 134El Salvador0.09
  151. 134Rwanda0.09
  152. 135Uzbekistan0.08
  153. 136United Arab Emirates0.08
  154. 137South Sudan0.06
  155. 138Chad0.06
  156. 138Bahrain0.06
  157. 139Burundi0.06
  158. 140Cuba0.06
  159. 141Russian Federation0.06
  160. 142Syrian Arab Republic0.05
  161. 143Azerbaijan0.05
  162. 144Cambodia0.05
  163. 145Saudi Arabia0.05
  164. 145Equatorial Guinea0.05
  165. 146Tajikistan0.04
  166. 146Yemen, Rep.0.04
  167. 147Venezuela, RB0.04
  168. 148China0.04
  169. 149Belarus0.04
  170. 150Turkmenistan0.03
  171. 150Sudan0.03
  172. 151Nicaragua0.02
  173. 152Afghanistan0.02
  174. 153Myanmar0.02
  175. 154Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.01
  176. 155Eritrea0.01

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