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0-1 index · higher is better · 176 countries

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  1. 1Belgium0.97
  2. 2Norway0.97
  3. 3Australia0.96
  4. 4Finland0.96
  5. 4Denmark0.96
  6. 5Germany0.96
  7. 6Spain0.96
  8. 6Chile0.96
  9. 7Netherlands0.95
  10. 7New Zealand0.95
  11. 8Estonia0.95
  12. 9Uruguay0.95
  13. 10Ireland0.95
  14. 10Italy0.95
  15. 10Sweden0.95
  16. 11Luxembourg0.94
  17. 11Greece0.94
  18. 11Canada0.94
  19. 11Costa Rica0.94
  20. 12Switzerland0.94
  21. 13France0.94
  22. 14Czechia0.94
  23. 14Taiwan0.94
  24. 14Portugal0.94
  25. 15Slovak Republic0.94
  26. 15Austria0.94
  27. 16Japan0.94
  28. 17Korea, Rep.0.94
  29. 18Iceland0.93
  30. 19United Kingdom0.92
  31. 20Latvia0.92
  32. 21Slovenia0.92
  33. 22Sri Lanka0.91
  34. 23Cyprus0.91
  35. 24Malta0.9
  36. 25United States0.9
  37. 26Jamaica0.88
  38. 26Seychelles0.88
  39. 27Lithuania0.88
  40. 28Argentina0.88
  41. 29Barbados0.88
  42. 29Croatia0.88
  43. 30Israel0.87
  44. 31Trinidad and Tobago0.87
  45. 32Mauritius0.87
  46. 32Bhutan0.87
  47. 33Suriname0.86
  48. 34Peru0.86
  49. 35Timor-Leste0.86
  50. 36Vanuatu0.85
  51. 37South Africa0.85
  52. 38Panama0.84
  53. 39Brazil0.84
  54. 40Cabo Verde0.84
  55. 41Ecuador0.83
  56. 42Poland0.83
  57. 43Botswana0.8
  58. 44Lesotho0.79
  59. 45Singapore0.78
  60. 46Gambia, The0.78
  61. 47Dominican Republic0.77
  62. 48Bolivia0.77
  63. 49Colombia0.76
  64. 50Sao Tome and Principe0.75
  65. 51Solomon Islands0.75
  66. 52Ghana0.71
  67. 53Senegal0.7
  68. 53North Macedonia0.7
  69. 54Kosovo0.7
  70. 55Nepal0.69
  71. 56Oman0.69
  72. 57Armenia0.67
  73. 58Guatemala0.67
  74. 59Moldova0.66
  75. 60Romania0.66
  76. 61Maldives0.64
  77. 62Bulgaria0.64
  78. 63Benin0.64
  79. 64Paraguay0.63
  80. 65Montenegro0.61
  81. 66Ukraine0.6
  82. 66Namibia0.6
  83. 67Malaysia0.6
  84. 68Hungary0.6
  85. 69Malawi0.6
  86. 70Liberia0.59
  87. 70Jordan0.59
  88. 71Mongolia0.59
  89. 72Mexico0.55
  90. 73United Arab Emirates0.54
  91. 74Fiji0.54
  92. 75Viet Nam0.53
  93. 76Indonesia0.52
  94. 77Bosnia and Herzegovina0.51
  95. 78India0.5
  96. 79Kenya0.49
  97. 80Guyana0.49
  98. 81Albania0.47
  99. 82Zambia0.46
  100. 83Thailand0.46
  101. 84Morocco0.46
  102. 85Tunisia0.45
  103. 86Kyrgyz Republic0.43
  104. 87Turkiye0.42
  105. 88Eswatini0.38
  106. 89Iraq0.37
  107. 90Tanzania0.36
  108. 91Nigeria0.36
  109. 92Honduras0.35
  110. 93Kazakhstan0.34
  111. 94Cote d'Ivoire0.33
  112. 95Ethiopia0.32
  113. 96Georgia0.32
  114. 97Sierra Leone0.32
  115. 98Togo0.31
  116. 99El Salvador0.31
  117. 99Lebanon0.31
  118. 99Algeria0.31
  119. 100Uzbekistan0.3
  120. 101Cuba0.3
  121. 102Angola0.29
  122. 103Mauritania0.29
  123. 104Hong Kong SAR, China0.29
  124. 105Bahrain0.27
  125. 106Philippines0.27
  126. 107Papua New Guinea0.27
  127. 108Lao PDR0.24
  128. 109Iran, Islamic Rep.0.24
  129. 110Rwanda0.23
  130. 111Serbia0.21
  131. 112Belarus0.19
  132. 113Gabon0.19
  133. 114Comoros0.18
  134. 114Madagascar0.18
  135. 115Congo, Dem. Rep.0.18
  136. 116Pakistan0.17
  137. 117Zimbabwe0.17
  138. 118Djibouti0.17
  139. 119Egypt, Arab Rep.0.14
  140. 119Nicaragua0.14
  141. 120Russian Federation0.14
  142. 121Uganda0.13
  143. 122Central African Republic0.12
  144. 123Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.12
  145. 124Cameroon0.12
  146. 125Azerbaijan0.11
  147. 126Burundi0.11
  148. 127Tajikistan0.09
  149. 128Cambodia0.09
  150. 129Mozambique0.09
  151. 130Chad0.08
  152. 131Equatorial Guinea0.08
  153. 132Congo, Rep.0.08
  154. 133Turkmenistan0.07
  155. 134Venezuela, RB0.05
  156. 135Guinea0
  157. 136Bangladesh0
  158. 136Burkina Faso0
  159. 136China0
  160. 136Afghanistan0
  161. 136Eritrea0
  162. 136South Sudan0
  163. 136Libya0
  164. 136Myanmar0
  165. 136Qatar0
  166. 136Saudi Arabia0
  167. 136Niger0
  168. 136Mali0
  169. 136West Bank and Gaza0
  170. 136Syrian Arab Republic0
  171. 136Haiti0
  172. 136Yemen, Rep.0
  173. 136Somalia, Fed. Rep.0
  174. 136Sudan0
  175. 136Kuwait0
  176. 136Guinea-Bissau0

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