Rankings · SOW — State of the World

Official SOW composite

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Overall composite

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75+60–7445–5930–44<30

Country markers are schematic reference points, not legal boundary determinations. Disputed areas follow the published SOW geographical-integrity policy.

Leading countries

1Germany

82.5

2Netherlands

80.8

3Switzerland

80.4

4Japan

80.1

5Australia

78.9

6Sweden

78.5

7Italy

78.3

8United States

78.3

9Canada

78.2

10Singapore

77.9

11Austria

76.9

12Poland

76.5

Complete ranking table

Rank	Country	ISO3	Score	Topics
1	Germany	DEU	82.5	70
2	Netherlands	NLD	80.8	70
3	Switzerland	CHE	80.4	70
4	Japan	JPN	80.1	70
5	Australia	AUS	78.9	70
6	Sweden	SWE	78.5	70
7	Italy	ITA	78.3	70
8	United States	USA	78.3	70
9	Canada	CAN	78.2	70
10	Singapore	SGP	77.9	70
11	Austria	AUT	76.9	70
12	Poland	POL	76.5	70
13	United Kingdom	GBR	76.2	70
14	Norway	NOR	76.1	70
15	Croatia	HRV	75.6	70
16	France	FRA	75.6	70
17	Belarus	BLR	75.5	70
18	China	CHN	75.2	70
19	India	IND	75	70
20	Russia	RUS	74.3	70
21	Ukraine	UKR	74.2	70
22	Andorra	AND	74	70
23	Romania	ROU	73.6	70
24	San Marino	SMR	73.6	70
25	Denmark	DNK	73.3	70
26	Spain	ESP	73.3	70
27	Serbia	SRB	73	70
28	Luxembourg	LUX	72.9	70
29	Jamaica	JAM	72.6	70
30	Kiribati	KIR	72.6	70
31	Cuba	CUB	72.5	70
32	Moldova	MDA	72.4	70
33	Slovakia	SVK	72.4	70
34	Bulgaria	BGR	71.9	70
35	Finland	FIN	71.8	70
36	Greece	GRC	71.7	70
37	Liechtenstein	LIE	71.6	70
38	Hungary	HUN	71.4	70
39	Indonesia	IDN	71.3	70
40	Uzbekistan	UZB	71.3	70
41	Brazil	BRA	70.5	70
42	Czechia	CZE	70.3	70
43	Iran	IRN	70.2	70
44	Marshall Islands	MHL	70.2	70
45	North Macedonia	MKD	70.2	70
46	Ireland	IRL	69.8	70
47	Latvia	LVA	69.6	70
48	Cyprus	CYP	69.3	70
49	Philippines	PHL	69.1	70
50	Slovenia	SVN	69	70
51	Bosnia and Herzegovina	BIH	68.6	70
52	South Korea	KOR	68.6	70
53	Sri Lanka	LKA	68.6	70
54	Bahamas	BHS	68.5	70
55	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	VCT	68.5	70
56	Haiti	HTI	68.4	70
57	Iceland	ISL	68.4	70
58	Malta	MLT	68.4	70
59	Nicaragua	NIC	67.8	70
60	New Zealand	NZL	67.6	70
61	Micronesia	FSM	67.3	70
62	Belgium	BEL	67	70
63	Portugal	PRT	66.9	70
64	Bangladesh	BGD	66.8	70
65	Kazakhstan	KAZ	66.8	70
66	Afghanistan	AFG	66.7	70
67	El Salvador	SLV	66.7	70
68	Nauru	NRU	66.7	70
69	Saudi Arabia	SAU	66.7	70
70	Dominican Republic	DOM	66.6	70
71	Panama	PAN	66.5	70
72	Albania	ALB	66.4	70
73	Guatemala	GTM	66.4	70
74	Peru	PER	66.4	70
75	Honduras	HND	66.3	70
76	Lithuania	LTU	66.2	70
77	Tuvalu	TUV	66.2	70
78	Kyrgyzstan	KGZ	66.1	70
79	Monaco	MCO	65.8	70
80	Turkmenistan	TKM	65.7	70
81	Papua New Guinea	PNG	65.3	70
82	Holy See	VAT	65.2	70
83	Paraguay	PRY	64.9	70
84	Venezuela	VEN	64.9	70
85	Colombia	COL	64.7	70
86	Mexico	MEX	64.7	70
87	Vanuatu	VUT	64.7	70
88	Costa Rica	CRI	64.6	70
89	Estonia	EST	64.3	70
90	Solomon Islands	SLB	64.3	70
91	Timor-Leste	TLS	64.3	70
92	Viet Nam	VNM	64.2	70
93	Cambodia	KHM	64	70
94	Thailand	THA	64	70
95	Pakistan	PAK	63.9	70
96	Tonga	TON	63.8	70
97	Ecuador	ECU	63.6	70
98	Barbados	BRB	63.5	70
99	Dominica	DMA	63.4	70
100	Palau	PLW	63.4	70
101	Algeria	DZA	63.2	70
102	Malaysia	MYS	63.1	70
103	Belize	BLZ	62.9	70
104	Chile	CHL	62.9	70
105	Grenada	GRD	62.9	70
106	Uruguay	URY	62.9	70
107	State of Palestine	PSE	62.3	70
108	Türkiye	TUR	62.3	70
109	Bolivia	BOL	62.2	70
110	Montenegro	MNE	62.2	70
111	Burkina Faso	BFA	62.1	70
112	Niger	NER	62.1	70
113	Kuwait	KWT	62	70
114	Syria	SYR	62	70
115	Azerbaijan	AZE	61.7	70
116	Egypt	EGY	61.6	70
117	Iraq	IRQ	61.6	70
118	Israel	ISR	61.3	70
119	Angola	AGO	61.2	70
120	Argentina	ARG	61.1	70
121	Mongolia	MNG	61.1	70
122	Nepal	NPL	61	70
123	Myanmar	MMR	60.9	70
124	Saint Lucia	LCA	60.9	70
125	Eritrea	ERI	60.8	70
126	United Arab Emirates	ARE	60.8	70
127	Antigua and Barbuda	ATG	60.7	70
128	Côte d’Ivoire	CIV	60.7	70
129	Equatorial Guinea	GNQ	60.7	70
130	Trinidad and Tobago	TTO	60.7	70
131	Brunei	BRN	60.6	70
132	Samoa	WSM	60.6	70
133	Lebanon	LBN	60.5	70
134	Qatar	QAT	60.2	70
135	Saint Kitts and Nevis	KNA	60.2	70
136	Ghana	GHA	60	70
137	Oman	OMN	59.9	70
138	Tunisia	TUN	59.8	70
139	Yemen	YEM	59.7	70
140	Jordan	JOR	59.6	70
141	Ethiopia	ETH	59.5	70
142	Guinea	GIN	59.5	70
143	North Korea	PRK	59.5	70
144	Burundi	BDI	59.4	70
145	Georgia	GEO	59.1	70
146	Mauritania	MRT	59.1	70
147	Nigeria	NGA	59.1	70
148	Eswatini	SWZ	58.9	70
149	Armenia	ARM	58.8	70
150	Guyana	GUY	58.7	70
151	Tajikistan	TJK	58.6	70
152	Democratic Republic of the Congo	COD	58.4	70
153	Lao PDR	LAO	58.4	70
154	Suriname	SUR	58.3	70
155	Fiji	FJI	58.2	70
156	Zimbabwe	ZWE	58.1	70
157	Libya	LBY	57.8	70
158	Sierra Leone	SLE	57.8	70
159	Guinea-Bissau	GNB	57.6	70
160	Senegal	SEN	57.6	70
161	Bhutan	BTN	57.5	70
162	Chad	TCD	57.4	70
163	Morocco	MAR	57.4	70
164	Comoros	COM	57.3	70
165	Zambia	ZMB	57.3	70
166	Maldives	MDV	57.2	70
167	Rwanda	RWA	57.1	70
168	Botswana	BWA	56.7	70
169	Togo	TGO	56.5	70
170	Benin	BEN	56.3	70
171	Mozambique	MOZ	56.3	70
172	South Africa	ZAF	56.2	70
173	Sudan	SDN	56.2	70
174	South Sudan	SSD	56.1	70
175	Liberia	LBR	55.8	70
176	Mali	MLI	55.8	70
177	Madagascar	MDG	55.7	70
178	Somalia	SOM	55.6	70
179	Cameroon	CMR	55.5	70
180	Uganda	UGA	55.5	70
181	Tanzania	TZA	55.3	70
182	Gambia	GMB	55	70
183	Malawi	MWI	55	70
184	Namibia	NAM	54.9	70
185	Sao Tome and Principe	STP	54.9	70
186	Mauritius	MUS	54.8	70
187	Djibouti	DJI	54.4	70
188	Bahrain	BHR	54.3	70
189	Gabon	GAB	54	70
190	Lesotho	LSO	54	70
191	Kenya	KEN	53.4	70
192	Central African Republic	CAF	51.8	70
193	Seychelles	SYC	50.7	70
194	Republic of the Congo	COG	50.1	70
195	Cabo Verde	CPV	46	70

Comparative scores are presented with their applicable edition, methodology and data status.