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0-100 percentile · higher is better · 207 countries

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  1. 1Finland91.8
  2. 2Denmark91.5
  3. 3Norway90.5
  4. 4Switzerland87.3
  5. 5Luxembourg87.3
  6. 6Liechtenstein86.7
  7. 7Sweden86.7
  8. 8Netherlands86.3
  9. 9Austria85.8
  10. 10New Zealand85.7
  11. 11Iceland85
  12. 12Germany84.9
  13. 13Ireland84.4
  14. 14Greenland84.1
  15. 15Japan83
  16. 16Estonia82.5
  17. 17Australia82.3
  18. 18Canada82.1
  19. 19Singapore81.6
  20. 20Andorra81.2
  21. 21Lithuania80.6
  22. 22Monaco80.1
  23. 23Belgium79
  24. 24United Kingdom78.8
  25. 25Tuvalu78
  26. 26Aruba78
  27. 27Czechia77.4
  28. 28Palau77.1
  29. 29San Marino76.9
  30. 30Korea, Rep.76.2
  31. 31Latvia75.7
  32. 32American Samoa75.7
  33. 33New Caledonia75.6
  34. 34Portugal75.4
  35. 35Samoa75.1
  36. 36Guam74.8
  37. 37French Polynesia74.5
  38. 38Slovenia73.8
  39. 39France73.8
  40. 40Micronesia, Fed. Sts.73.8
  41. 41United States73.5
  42. 42Uruguay73.3
  43. 43Spain73
  44. 44Hong Kong SAR, China72.8
  45. 45Macao SAR, China71.6
  46. 46Marshall Islands71.3
  47. 47Cayman Islands71.3
  48. 48Bermuda70.7
  49. 49Bhutan70.6
  50. 50Kiribati70.5
  51. 51Barbados69.5
  52. 52Malta69.5
  53. 53Tonga68.9
  54. 54Chile68.9
  55. 55Cyprus68.8
  56. 56Mauritius68
  57. 57Italy67.6
  58. 58Costa Rica67.6
  59. 59Antigua and Barbuda67.3
  60. 60Israel67.3
  61. 61Seychelles67.2
  62. 62St. Kitts and Nevis67.1
  63. 63Qatar67.1
  64. 64Brunei Darussalam67.1
  65. 65Virgin Islands (U.S.)66.9
  66. 66Poland66.9
  67. 67Slovak Republic66.6
  68. 68Puerto Rico (US)66.4
  69. 69Grenada66.3
  70. 70St. Lucia65.6
  71. 71St. Vincent and the Grenadines65.6
  72. 72United Arab Emirates65.5
  73. 73Oman64.7
  74. 74Cabo Verde64.3
  75. 75Vanuatu64.2
  76. 76Dominica63.8
  77. 77Croatia63.5
  78. 78Romania63.4
  79. 79Malaysia62.9
  80. 80Namibia62.6
  81. 81Botswana62.3
  82. 82Fiji62.2
  83. 83Greece62.1
  84. 84Naoero61.3
  85. 85Bahamas, The61.3
  86. 86Kuwait60.9
  87. 87Saudi Arabia60.6
  88. 88Hungary60.3
  89. 89Montenegro60.1
  90. 90Jordan59.9
  91. 91Bahrain59.9
  92. 92Solomon Islands59.6
  93. 93Georgia59.5
  94. 94Rwanda58.7
  95. 95Ghana57.9
  96. 96Kosovo57.9
  97. 97Maldives57.7
  98. 98South Africa57.3
  99. 99Bulgaria56.4
  100. 100India56.3
  101. 101Jamaica55.6
  102. 102Mongolia55.2
  103. 103Albania54.9
  104. 104Armenia54.5
  105. 105Malawi54.4
  106. 106Moldova54.2
  107. 107Dominican Republic53.8
  108. 108Serbia53.5
  109. 109Senegal53.4
  110. 110Indonesia53.4
  111. 111Suriname53.4
  112. 112Thailand53.3
  113. 113North Macedonia53.1
  114. 114Argentina52.6
  115. 115Sri Lanka52.5
  116. 116Panama52.4
  117. 117Nepal51.7
  118. 118Viet Nam51.6
  119. 119Bosnia and Herzegovina51.5
  120. 120Guyana51.2
  121. 121Sao Tome and Principe50.9
  122. 122Tunisia50.7
  123. 123Morocco50.6
  124. 124Trinidad and Tobago50.6
  125. 125Kazakhstan50.4
  126. 126Gambia, The50.2
  127. 127Belize50.1
  128. 128Lesotho50
  129. 129Benin49.9
  130. 130Brazil49.3
  131. 131Kenya49
  132. 132Azerbaijan48.6
  133. 133Peru48.3
  134. 134Tanzania48
  135. 135Colombia47.3
  136. 136Zambia47.3
  137. 137Papua New Guinea47.1
  138. 138Philippines47.1
  139. 139Cote d'Ivoire47
  140. 140China47
  141. 141Paraguay46.9
  142. 142Cuba46.2
  143. 143Timor-Leste46.2
  144. 144Togo46.1
  145. 145Uzbekistan45.7
  146. 146Algeria45
  147. 147El Salvador44.7
  148. 148Ukraine44.6
  149. 149Uganda44.3
  150. 150Lao PDR44.2
  151. 151Egypt, Arab Rep.44
  152. 152Sierra Leone42.5
  153. 153Turkiye42.4
  154. 154Eswatini42.2
  155. 155Mauritania42.1
  156. 156Liberia42
  157. 157Madagascar41.8
  158. 158Burkina Faso41.8
  159. 159Kyrgyz Republic40.9
  160. 160Niger40.7
  161. 161Bangladesh40.4
  162. 162Guatemala40.4
  163. 163Ecuador40.4
  164. 164West Bank and Gaza39.9
  165. 165Nigeria39.6
  166. 166Djibouti39.6
  167. 167Pakistan39.5
  168. 168Ethiopia38.9
  169. 169Cambodia38.8
  170. 170Lebanon38.3
  171. 171Mali38.1
  172. 172Comoros37.5
  173. 173Guinea37.2
  174. 174Mexico37.1
  175. 175Gabon37.1
  176. 176Russian Federation37.1
  177. 177Angola36.8
  178. 178Honduras36.7
  179. 179Congo, Rep.36.7
  180. 180Tajikistan36.6
  181. 181Mozambique36.4
  182. 182Zimbabwe36.1
  183. 183Belarus35.8
  184. 184Iran, Islamic Rep.35.7
  185. 185Guinea-Bissau35.7
  186. 186Cameroon35.4
  187. 187Bolivia35.1
  188. 188Burundi34.5
  189. 189Iraq33.6
  190. 190Turkmenistan32.6
  191. 191Chad32.1
  192. 192Korea, Dem. People's Rep.30.7
  193. 193Equatorial Guinea30.5
  194. 194Haiti29.4
  195. 195Nicaragua29.1
  196. 196Congo, Dem. Rep.29
  197. 197Libya27.7
  198. 198Central African Republic27.5
  199. 199Sudan26.4
  200. 200Eritrea25.9
  201. 201Myanmar25.8
  202. 202Syrian Arab Republic25.8
  203. 203Yemen, Rep.24.2
  204. 204Afghanistan23.7
  205. 205South Sudan23
  206. 206Venezuela, RB19
  207. 207Somalia, Fed. Rep.19

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