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Participatory component index

0-1 index · higher is better · 176 countries

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  1. 1Switzerland0.88
  2. 2Uruguay0.82
  3. 3Taiwan0.8
  4. 4Italy0.74
  5. 5Ecuador0.74
  6. 6Australia0.73
  7. 7Denmark0.71
  8. 8Slovenia0.7
  9. 9Lithuania0.67
  10. 10Germany0.66
  11. 11Latvia0.66
  12. 12Moldova0.66
  13. 13Sweden0.65
  14. 13Mexico0.65
  15. 14Norway0.65
  16. 15Romania0.65
  17. 15Belgium0.65
  18. 16Iceland0.65
  19. 16Zambia0.65
  20. 17United States0.65
  21. 18Slovak Republic0.64
  22. 18Colombia0.64
  23. 18Bolivia0.64
  24. 19United Kingdom0.64
  25. 20Canada0.64
  26. 21Costa Rica0.64
  27. 22Finland0.64
  28. 23Spain0.64
  29. 24Austria0.63
  30. 25Estonia0.63
  31. 26Ireland0.63
  32. 27France0.63
  33. 28Peru0.63
  34. 29Poland0.62
  35. 30Gabon0.62
  36. 31Chile0.62
  37. 32Brazil0.62
  38. 33Bulgaria0.62
  39. 33Croatia0.62
  40. 33Malta0.62
  41. 34Nepal0.62
  42. 35New Zealand0.61
  43. 36Guatemala0.61
  44. 36Korea, Rep.0.61
  45. 37Sri Lanka0.61
  46. 37Greece0.61
  47. 38Malawi0.61
  48. 39Israel0.6
  49. 40Netherlands0.59
  50. 40Mauritius0.59
  51. 41Czechia0.59
  52. 42Dominican Republic0.58
  53. 42Suriname0.58
  54. 43Sierra Leone0.58
  55. 44Jamaica0.58
  56. 45Senegal0.58
  57. 46Gambia, The0.58
  58. 47Nigeria0.58
  59. 48Montenegro0.57
  60. 49Trinidad and Tobago0.57
  61. 50Portugal0.57
  62. 50Indonesia0.57
  63. 51Cote d'Ivoire0.57
  64. 52South Africa0.56
  65. 52North Macedonia0.56
  66. 53Philippines0.56
  67. 53Timor-Leste0.56
  68. 53Japan0.56
  69. 53Cyprus0.56
  70. 54Tanzania0.56
  71. 55Viet Nam0.56
  72. 55Honduras0.56
  73. 55Niger0.56
  74. 55Argentina0.56
  75. 56Luxembourg0.56
  76. 57Sao Tome and Principe0.55
  77. 58Solomon Islands0.55
  78. 59Bhutan0.55
  79. 60Zimbabwe0.55
  80. 61Ukraine0.55
  81. 61Serbia0.55
  82. 62Lesotho0.55
  83. 63India0.54
  84. 64Hungary0.54
  85. 64Togo0.54
  86. 65Mali0.54
  87. 65Cabo Verde0.54
  88. 66Mozambique0.53
  89. 67Mauritania0.53
  90. 67Panama0.53
  91. 68Congo, Rep.0.53
  92. 69Malaysia0.53
  93. 70Kenya0.52
  94. 70Bosnia and Herzegovina0.52
  95. 71Albania0.52
  96. 72Paraguay0.52
  97. 73Papua New Guinea0.51
  98. 74Comoros0.51
  99. 75Tunisia0.51
  100. 76Congo, Dem. Rep.0.49
  101. 77Maldives0.49
  102. 78Iraq0.49
  103. 79Benin0.49
  104. 80Georgia0.48
  105. 81Pakistan0.47
  106. 81Madagascar0.47
  107. 82Namibia0.47
  108. 83Botswana0.47
  109. 84Venezuela, RB0.46
  110. 85Guyana0.46
  111. 86Kosovo0.46
  112. 87Liberia0.46
  113. 88West Bank and Gaza0.44
  114. 89Burundi0.44
  115. 90Fiji0.43
  116. 91Mongolia0.43
  117. 92Armenia0.42
  118. 93Lebanon0.42
  119. 94Uganda0.41
  120. 95Turkiye0.4
  121. 96Ghana0.4
  122. 97Lao PDR0.4
  123. 98Morocco0.39
  124. 99Rwanda0.39
  125. 99Russian Federation0.39
  126. 100Oman0.37
  127. 100Kyrgyz Republic0.37
  128. 100Djibouti0.37
  129. 101Eswatini0.37
  130. 102Guinea0.36
  131. 103El Salvador0.35
  132. 104Burkina Faso0.34
  133. 105Chad0.34
  134. 106Thailand0.33
  135. 106Guinea-Bissau0.33
  136. 107Seychelles0.32
  137. 108Vanuatu0.32
  138. 108Ethiopia0.32
  139. 109Nicaragua0.31
  140. 109Haiti0.31
  141. 110Jordan0.31
  142. 111Barbados0.3
  143. 112Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.29
  144. 113Central African Republic0.29
  145. 114Bangladesh0.28
  146. 115Kazakhstan0.25
  147. 116Libya0.24
  148. 117Yemen, Rep.0.23
  149. 118Egypt, Arab Rep.0.21
  150. 119Algeria0.2
  151. 119Cameroon0.2
  152. 120Uzbekistan0.2
  153. 121Afghanistan0.18
  154. 122Syrian Arab Republic0.18
  155. 123Angola0.16
  156. 124Tajikistan0.16
  157. 125Bahrain0.16
  158. 126Kuwait0.15
  159. 127Cambodia0.15
  160. 127Sudan0.15
  161. 128Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.15
  162. 129Belarus0.14
  163. 130Myanmar0.14
  164. 131Singapore0.14
  165. 132South Sudan0.14
  166. 133Cuba0.13
  167. 134Hong Kong SAR, China0.13
  168. 135Qatar0.13
  169. 136China0.13
  170. 137Saudi Arabia0.1
  171. 137Iran, Islamic Rep.0.1
  172. 138Azerbaijan0.1
  173. 139United Arab Emirates0.09
  174. 139Equatorial Guinea0.09
  175. 140Turkmenistan0.08
  176. 141Eritrea0.02

Participatory component index