Country rankings Experimental · 2023

Overall and component comparisons for 2023. Select a weighting, sort a domain, or inspect a country profile.

Country rankings Experimental · 2023

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170 of 197 economies have complete 2023 observations. Equal domain weights: 20% each.

Global country rankings with component percentile scores
Rank								Rank range3 weightings
1	SwitzerlandEurope & Central Asia	94.3	99.4	94.1	97.0	94.7	86.4	1–2
2	NorwayEurope & Central Asia	93.1	91.7	82.2	97.6	100.0	94.1	2–7
3	AustraliaEast Asia & Pacific	92.5	92.3	96.4	88.8	92.3	92.9	1–3
4	SwedenEurope & Central Asia	92.2	95.0	84.0	89.3	98.2	94.7	3–5
5	LuxembourgEurope & Central Asia	92.1	95.0	80.5	99.4	96.4	89.3	5–9
6	DenmarkEurope & Central Asia	91.6	84.6	92.3	92.9	99.4	88.8	6–8
7	FinlandEurope & Central Asia	91.2	82.2	89.9	86.4	98.8	98.8	4–10
8	IcelandEurope & Central Asia	91.1	89.3	85.2	93.5	91.1	96.4	6–11
9	San MarinoEurope & Central Asia	91.1	100.0	98.5	95.3	89.3	72.2	2–12
10	BelgiumEurope & Central Asia	89.6	88.8	90.5	89.9	93.5	85.2	10–12
11	AndorraEurope & Central Asia	89.2	98.5	98.5	92.3	74.0	82.8	4–11
12	MaltaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	88.9	96.4	98.5	88.2	83.4	78.1	6–13
13	NetherlandsEurope & Central Asia	88.6	86.4	81.1	94.1	97.0	84.6	13–16
13	New ZealandEast Asia & Pacific	88.6	85.2	86.4	82.8	97.6	91.1	9–13
15	GermanyEurope & Central Asia	87.6	79.6	89.3	90.5	95.3	83.4	15–17
16	FranceEurope & Central Asia	87.2	90.5	84.6	85.8	88.2	87.0	14–16
17	CanadaNorth America	86.7	82.8	77.5	87.6	94.1	91.7	16–21
18	IrelandEurope & Central Asia	86.3	89.9	58.6	98.8	95.9	88.2	18–27
19	United StatesNorth America	85.8	74.6	91.1	95.9	76.9	90.5	18–23
20	United KingdomEurope & Central Asia	85.1	81.1	88.2	84.6	89.9	81.7	19–21
21	JapanEast Asia & Pacific	85.0	98.5	88.8	79.3	82.8	75.7	14–22
22	AustriaEurope & Central Asia	84.9	85.8	73.4	91.7	92.9	80.5	22–25
23	PortugalEurope & Central Asia	84.1	87.6	81.7	76.9	90.5	84.0	20–23
24	SpainEurope & Central Asia	83.6	97.6	76.9	78.7	84.6	79.9	20–24
25	ItalyEurope & Central Asia	83.2	95.9	85.8	84.0	86.4	63.9	18–26
26	EstoniaEurope & Central Asia	81.4	75.7	69.8	76.3	91.7	93.5	24–30
27	SingaporeEast Asia & Pacific	79.2	92.9	98.5	100.0	44.4	60.4	24–31
28	SloveniaEurope & Central Asia	78.8	87.0	72.2	81.7	80.5	72.8	28–31
29	CzechiaEurope & Central Asia	78.5	77.5	76.3	79.9	87.0	71.6	29–33
30	Korea, Rep.East Asia & Pacific	77.9	97.0	93.5	85.2	75.7	37.9	26–40
31	UruguayLatin America & Caribbean	77.4	73.4	79.3	68.0	88.8	77.5	27–34
32	GreeceEurope & Central Asia	77.3	84.0	87.0	72.2	78.1	65.1	29–32
33	CyprusEurope & Central Asia	76.8	83.4	83.4	83.4	77.5	56.2	32–35
34	LithuaniaEurope & Central Asia	76.1	65.7	70.4	78.1	87.6	78.7	33–38
35	IsraelMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	75.1	94.1	94.7	80.5	69.2	37.3	28–42
36	Antigua and BarbudaLatin America & Caribbean	74.1	68.6	79.9	66.3	69.8	85.8	30–36
37	Slovak RepublicEurope & Central Asia	73.7	72.8	75.1	74.0	78.7	68.0	37–39
38	Brunei DarussalamEast Asia & Pacific	72.7	56.8	98.5	96.4	24.3	87.6	34–39
39	BarbadosLatin America & Caribbean	71.4	60.9	78.7	58.0	82.2	76.9	36–41
40	SeychellesSub-Saharan Africa	70.9	57.4	74.6	66.9	73.4	82.2	37–43
41	Costa RicaLatin America & Caribbean	70.1	78.7	71.0	63.9	85.2	51.5	40–46
42	MaldivesSouth Asia	69.4	79.6	87.6	60.4	43.2	76.3	36–42
43	LatviaEurope & Central Asia	68.4	58.0	56.2	72.8	84.0	71.0	43–49
44	HungaryEurope & Central Asia	67.8	63.9	78.1	75.7	52.7	68.6	44–44
45	PolandEurope & Central Asia	67.2	74.0	61.5	77.5	67.5	55.6	45–48
46	ChileLatin America & Caribbean	66.0	80.5	67.5	67.5	79.9	34.9	45–57
47	PalauEast Asia & Pacific	65.4	31.4	69.2	51.5	79.3	95.9	41–57
48	PanamaLatin America & Caribbean	64.7	76.3	46.2	71.6	68.6	60.9	48–52
48	RomaniaEurope & Central Asia	64.7	62.1	58.0	75.1	71.6	56.8	48–53
50	Trinidad and TobagoLatin America & Caribbean	63.8	48.5	64.5	68.6	70.4	66.9	50–58
51	MauritiusSub-Saharan Africa	63.7	47.3	74.0	64.5	66.3	66.3	49–53
52	BrazilLatin America & Caribbean	61.9	59.2	62.1	56.2	62.1	69.8	50–55
53	KuwaitMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	61.8	93.5	98.5	81.1	33.1	3.0	42–74
54	MalaysiaEast Asia & Pacific	60.7	64.5	66.9	69.2	45.6	57.4	54–58
54	TongaEast Asia & Pacific	60.7	45.6	55.0	30.2	75.1	97.6	43–61
56	AlbaniaEurope & Central Asia	60.2	76.9	54.4	57.4	53.3	59.2	54–56
57	QatarMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	59.9	88.2	95.9	98.2	17.2	0.0	46–87
58	BulgariaEurope & Central Asia	59.1	58.6	56.8	69.8	65.7	44.4	58–69
58	Dominican RepublicLatin America & Caribbean	59.1	50.3	50.3	62.1	63.3	69.2	58–66
60	SamoaEast Asia & Pacific	58.5	39.6	37.9	30.8	85.8	98.2	47–72
61	United Arab EmiratesMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	58.2	91.1	82.8	94.7	18.3	4.1	48–88
62	MontenegroEurope & Central Asia	57.9	68.0	42.0	65.1	64.5	49.7	62–67
63	ColombiaLatin America & Caribbean	57.4	69.8	57.4	53.8	55.6	50.3	60–65
64	BelarusEurope & Central Asia	57.2	51.5	91.7	65.7	2.4	74.6	54–64
65	BahrainMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	55.4	81.7	95.3	87.0	8.3	4.7	50–93
66	SurinameLatin America & Caribbean	55.3	49.7	52.1	55.6	60.4	58.6	66–72
67	ArmeniaEurope & Central Asia	54.7	66.9	65.1	56.8	57.4	27.2	63–81
68	North MacedoniaEurope & Central Asia	54.0	56.2	55.6	62.7	56.8	38.5	68–80
68	Russian FederationEurope & Central Asia	54.0	46.7	62.7	74.6	10.7	75.1	63–76
68	UkraineEurope & Central Asia	54.0	47.9	60.4	49.7	48.5	63.3	66–69
71	TuvaluEast Asia & Pacific	53.1	22.5	43.8	22.5	81.7	95.3	55–88
72	GuyanaLatin America & Caribbean	52.5	34.3	39.6	82.2	54.4	52.1	72–94
72	MexicoLatin America & Caribbean	52.5	55.0	49.7	59.8	43.8	54.4	72–79
74	MoldovaEurope & Central Asia	52.4	37.3	47.9	50.3	63.9	62.7	71–85
75	SerbiaEurope & Central Asia	52.3	60.4	51.5	63.3	40.2	46.2	75–78
76	GeorgiaEurope & Central Asia	52.2	53.3	50.9	60.9	47.3	48.5	76–81
77	Marshall IslandsEast Asia & Pacific	51.8	21.3	34.9	29.0	74.6	99.4	58–95
78	TunisiaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	51.7	63.3	68.6	42.6	37.3	46.7	65–78
79	EcuadorLatin America & Caribbean	51.6	66.3	47.3	46.7	49.7	47.9	75–79
80	FijiEast Asia & Pacific	51.4	23.7	35.5	43.8	61.5	92.3	61–98
81	KazakhstanEurope & Central Asia	50.9	52.1	63.3	70.4	23.7	45.0	80–83
82	TurkiyeEurope & Central Asia	50.7	65.1	65.7	71.0	20.1	31.4	71–92
83	NaoeroEast Asia & Pacific	50.3	7.7	41.4	40.2	65.1	97.0	62–103
84	Cabo VerdeSub-Saharan Africa	50.2	59.8	38.5	34.3	76.3	42.0	82–86
85	ParaguayLatin America & Caribbean	50.1	50.9	42.6	49.1	47.9	59.8	75–87
86	ThailandEast Asia & Pacific	49.7	62.7	59.2	58.6	33.7	34.3	78–91
87	Saudi ArabiaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	49.1	75.1	75.7	91.1	3.0	0.6	67–108
88	OmanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	49.0	78.1	63.9	73.4	21.9	7.7	68–103
89	BelizeLatin America & Caribbean	48.9	49.1	40.8	40.8	60.9	52.7	82–89
90	BotswanaSub-Saharan Africa	48.6	30.8	29.0	55.0	58.0	70.4	79–105
91	PeruLatin America & Caribbean	47.7	70.4	39.1	48.5	56.2	24.3	84–98
92	KiribatiEast Asia & Pacific	47.2	19.5	21.9	13.6	81.1	100.0	64–108
93	VanuatuEast Asia & Pacific	47.1	37.9	17.8	17.2	72.8	89.9	70–104
94	AlgeriaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	46.9	61.5	49.1	47.9	20.7	55.0	85–94
95	JamaicaLatin America & Caribbean	46.0	38.5	43.2	38.5	71.0	39.1	95–100
96	JordanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	45.4	71.0	71.6	36.7	27.2	20.7	74–99
97	LebanonMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	45.0	71.6	52.7	37.9	32.5	30.2	83–97
98	BhutanSouth Asia	44.5	46.2	48.5	47.3	55.0	25.4	98–105
99	AzerbaijanEurope & Central Asia	43.7	52.7	66.3	59.2	6.5	33.7	91–101
100	Sri LankaSouth Asia	43.4	67.5	32.0	43.2	39.1	35.5	97–101
101	IndonesiaEast Asia & Pacific	42.6	36.7	40.2	46.2	50.3	39.6	101–106
101	ChinaEast Asia & Pacific	42.6	72.2	53.8	61.5	3.6	21.9	90–109
103	NamibiaSub-Saharan Africa	42.4	24.9	18.9	35.5	68.0	64.5	94–115
103	MoroccoMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	42.4	55.6	46.7	33.7	28.4	47.3	95–103
103	Timor-LesteEast Asia & Pacific	42.4	26.0	25.4	19.5	66.9	74.0	89–112
106	TurkmenistanEurope & Central Asia	40.6	33.7	92.9	53.3	0.0	23.1	92–111
107	Iran, Islamic Rep.Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	39.9	69.2	59.8	52.7	5.9	11.8	93–112
108	South AfricaSub-Saharan Africa	39.8	17.8	34.3	45.6	72.2	29.0	108–118
109	Solomon IslandsEast Asia & Pacific	39.4	35.5	14.2	6.5	59.8	81.1	90–114
109	Viet NamEast Asia & Pacific	39.4	53.8	53.3	45.0	12.4	32.5	102–110
111	Sao Tome and PrincipeSub-Saharan Africa	38.8	32.5	16.6	24.3	59.2	61.5	100–119
112	IraqMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	38.6	43.2	72.8	44.4	25.4	7.1	101–120
112	MongoliaEast Asia & Pacific	38.6	42.0	31.4	50.9	58.6	10.1	112–126
114	Kyrgyz RepublicEurope & Central Asia	37.9	42.6	45.6	27.8	30.2	43.2	106–114
115	El SalvadorLatin America & Caribbean	37.4	41.4	44.4	39.1	35.5	26.6	111–116
116	UzbekistanEurope & Central Asia	36.3	43.8	60.9	37.3	19.5	20.1	107–117
117	PhilippinesEast Asia & Pacific	36.2	33.1	33.7	34.9	42.6	36.7	112–117
118	GuatemalaLatin America & Caribbean	36.0	44.4	30.2	41.4	37.9	26.0	116–121
119	BoliviaLatin America & Caribbean	35.1	29.0	36.7	39.6	42.0	28.4	119–123
120	Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	34.6	39.1	68.0	52.1	4.7	8.9	110–130
121	HondurasLatin America & Caribbean	32.9	45.0	32.5	26.0	36.1	24.9	120–125
122	LibyaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	32.8	32.0	36.1	42.0	10.1	43.8	117–123
123	IndiaSouth Asia	32.7	40.8	37.3	33.1	46.2	5.9	121–137
124	GhanaSub-Saharan Africa	31.6	14.8	23.1	29.6	62.7	27.8	124–131
125	GabonSub-Saharan Africa	31.1	27.8	33.1	54.4	17.8	22.5	125–136
126	ComorosSub-Saharan Africa	30.4	20.1	22.5	14.8	15.4	79.3	106–129
127	Papua New GuineaEast Asia & Pacific	30.1	17.2	2.4	18.3	46.7	65.7	115–135
128	CambodiaEast Asia & Pacific	29.5	36.1	29.6	28.4	7.7	45.6	124–128
129	NepalSouth Asia	28.8	34.9	30.8	20.7	50.9	6.5	127–142
130	MalawiSub-Saharan Africa	28.3	24.3	7.7	4.1	51.5	53.8	122–133
131	EswatiniSub-Saharan Africa	28.2	13.6	26.6	36.1	11.2	53.3	127–134
132	SenegalSub-Saharan Africa	27.6	29.6	24.9	18.9	53.8	10.7	130–143
133	BangladeshSouth Asia	27.3	54.4	27.8	32.0	21.3	1.2	124–145
134	KenyaSub-Saharan Africa	26.7	11.2	15.4	24.9	41.4	40.8	134–137
135	TajikistanEurope & Central Asia	25.9	40.2	45.0	20.1	5.3	18.9	125–141
136	Cote d'IvoireSub-Saharan Africa	25.8	7.1	19.5	27.2	34.9	40.2	136–140
136	ZambiaSub-Saharan Africa	25.8	18.9	11.8	16.0	40.8	41.4	134–136
138	MadagascarSub-Saharan Africa	25.4	10.7	3.0	3.6	36.7	73.4	119–142
139	Lao PDREast Asia & Pacific	25.2	30.2	27.2	32.5	4.1	32.0	132–140
140	ZimbabweSub-Saharan Africa	24.4	9.5	13.6	21.9	14.8	62.1	129–144
141	TanzaniaSub-Saharan Africa	24.0	21.9	9.5	15.4	30.8	42.6	139–141
142	LiberiaSub-Saharan Africa	23.6	8.3	6.5	3.0	49.1	50.9	132–146
143	MozambiqueSub-Saharan Africa	23.4	10.1	8.3	1.8	29.6	67.5	128–145
144	LesothoSub-Saharan Africa	22.5	1.2	20.1	8.3	52.1	30.8	144–147
145	MauritaniaSub-Saharan Africa	21.9	28.4	20.7	25.4	26.6	8.3	138–151
146	HaitiLatin America & Caribbean	21.5	14.2	10.1	11.2	14.2	58.0	133–148
147	PakistanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	20.8	25.4	28.4	23.7	23.1	3.6	138–154
148	Gambia, TheSub-Saharan Africa	20.0	15.4	14.8	11.8	45.0	13.0	148–152
148	RwandaSub-Saharan Africa	20.0	26.6	16.0	13.0	29.0	15.4	143–150
150	Sierra LeoneSub-Saharan Africa	19.6	5.9	5.3	12.4	38.5	36.1	146–154
151	UgandaSub-Saharan Africa	18.6	27.2	7.1	10.1	24.9	23.7	149–151
152	DjiboutiMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	18.0	16.0	24.3	26.6	11.8	11.2	152–157
153	MyanmarEast Asia & Pacific	17.8	20.7	26.0	23.1	1.2	17.8	149–153
154	EthiopiaSub-Saharan Africa	17.3	23.1	4.7	9.5	16.0	33.1	148–154
155	Guinea-BissauSub-Saharan Africa	16.7	13.0	5.9	8.9	34.3	21.3	155–156
156	NigeriaSub-Saharan Africa	16.4	0.0	17.2	31.4	32.0	1.8	156–165
157	BeninSub-Saharan Africa	16.3	4.1	8.9	16.6	39.6	12.4	157–160
158	GuineaSub-Saharan Africa	16.1	3.6	10.7	17.8	18.9	29.6	155–162
159	TogoSub-Saharan Africa	15.7	8.9	11.2	14.2	26.0	18.3	158–159
160	Somalia, Fed. Rep.Sub-Saharan Africa	14.4	2.4	12.4	1.2	7.1	49.1	147–163
161	CameroonSub-Saharan Africa	14.2	12.4	18.3	21.3	13.6	5.3	158–164
162	MaliSub-Saharan Africa	13.3	3.0	13.0	10.7	22.5	17.2	161–164
163	Burkina FasoSub-Saharan Africa	12.4	4.7	3.6	7.7	31.4	14.8	163–165
164	SudanSub-Saharan Africa	12.3	18.3	21.3	5.9	1.8	14.2	156–164
165	AfghanistanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	12.0	16.6	23.7	5.3	0.6	13.6	157–165
166	Congo, Dem. Rep.Sub-Saharan Africa	8.4	6.5	0.6	2.4	16.6	16.0	166–167
166	BurundiSub-Saharan Africa	8.4	11.8	4.1	0.0	9.5	16.6	166–166
166	NigerSub-Saharan Africa	8.4	5.3	1.8	4.7	27.8	2.4	166–169
169	Central African RepublicSub-Saharan Africa	7.0	1.8	0.0	0.6	13.0	19.5	168–169
170	ChadSub-Saharan Africa	5.4	0.6	1.2	7.1	8.9	9.5	170–170

Scores are cohort percentiles (0–100), not percentages of prosperity achieved. Rank ranges show three specified weighting choices, not confidence intervals. Global ranks stay fixed when filtering by region.

Ranking method · version 0.1

This exploratory index orders 170 economies with all eight input observations in 2023. It measures a limited set of conditions associated with prosperity. It is not a measure of national wealth, happiness, sustainability or overall human welfare.

Domain	Input and preferred direction	Equal / living / environmental weight
Health	Life expectancy at birth ↑	20 / 30 / 20%
Essential services	Arithmetic mean of access to basic water, basic sanitation, electricity and clean cooking ↑	20 / 30 / 20%
Material resources	GDP per person, constant 2021 PPP dollars ↑	20 / 10 / 10%
Civic voice	WGI Voice and Accountability absolute score ↑	20 / 15 / 15%
Air quality	Population-weighted PM2.5 exposure ↓	20 / 15 / 35%

Calculation

For each domain, orient values so higher is preferred. Let L be the number of strictly lower observations and E the number equal to a country’s value within the complete cohort of N economies. Domain percentile = 100 × [L + (E − 1)/2] / (N − 1). Overall score = Σ weight × domain percentile. Rank = 1 + number of strictly higher overall scores. Numerical ties within 10⁻¹⁰ share a rank; displayed scores are rounded only after ranking. Alphabetical order breaks display ties.

Interpretation and limitations

Weights and domains are editorial choices. Percentiles express relative standing; they discard the size of raw differences and change with the comparison cohort. Averaging allows strength in one domain to offset weakness elsewhere. Service averages do not identify households with joint access. GDP is output, not typical household resources; civic voice is a perception-based governance measure; air quality does not capture broader ecological damage. Health and service access overlap. Education, distribution, subjective wellbeing, conflict and inherited assets are absent. Observation error is not propagated into ranks.

All scenarios use the same complete cohort, no imputation and no substitutions from other years. The rank range is the minimum–maximum across these three scenarios only; it is not a robustness guarantee. Filtered regions retain global ranks. Source: captured World Bank WDI and WGI data, retrieved November 1, 2026. Input definitions and source links · Full-precision ranking JSON · Reproduction script (Python) · Separate partial-identification study.

27 economies excluded for incomplete inputs

Aruba, Angola, Argentina, Bahamas, The, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bermuda, Congo, Rep., Curacao, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Faroe Islands, Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Equatorial Guinea, Grenada, Greenland, Hong Kong SAR, China, Croatia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Macao SAR, China, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico (US), West Bank and Gaza, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Turks and Caicos Islands, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Kosovo