Rankings
The countries, ranked
42 rankings of the countries covered so far. Each states its source, reference year and coverage.
- Access to electricityShare of the population with access to electricity.#1 United Arab Emirates · 100.0% · 2024
- Carbon dioxide emissions per personCarbon dioxide emissions, excluding land use, land-use change and forestry, divided by population.#1 Morocco · 1.84 t · 2024
- Clean electricity shareShare of electricity generated from renewable sources and nuclear power.#1 Sweden · 98.8% · 2025
- Control of corruptionAggregate estimate of perceptions of the extent to which public power is exercised for private gain.#1 Denmark · 2.26 · 2025
- Corruption Perceptions IndexScore of perceived public-sector corruption from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean), combining expert and business surveys.#1 Denmark · 89 · 2025
- Current health expenditureSpending on healthcare goods and services consumed during the year, as a share of gross domestic product.#1 United States · 16.7% · 2023
- Fertility rateNumber of children a woman would have if she lived to the end of her childbearing years and bore children at current age-specific rates.#1 Egypt · 2.74 · 2024
- Fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5)Population-weighted average annual exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5), in micrograms per cubic metre.#1 Finland · 4.6 · 2023
- Foreign direct investment, net inflowsNet inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest in enterprises, as a share of gross domestic product.#1 Malta · 51.7% · 2025
- Forest areaLand under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 metres, as a share of land area.#1 Finland · 74.2% · 2024
- GDP at purchasing power parityGross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates, which adjust for price differences between countries.#1 China · $41.3tn · 2025
- GDP growthAnnual percentage growth of gross domestic product at constant prices.#1 Ireland · 12.3% · 2025
- GDP per capitaGross domestic product divided by mid-year population, in current US dollars.#1 Luxembourg · $147,252 · 2025
- GDP per capita at purchasing power parityGross domestic product per person, converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates.#1 Singapore · $163,354 · 2025
- GNI per capita (Atlas method)Gross national income divided by mid-year population, converted to US dollars with the World Bank Atlas method.#1 Luxembourg · $95,720 · 2025
- Government effectivenessAggregate estimate of perceptions of the quality of public services, the civil service and policy implementation.#1 Singapore · 2.09 · 2025
- Government expenditure on educationGeneral government spending on education, as a share of gross domestic product.#1 Sweden · 7.6% · 2021
- Gross domestic productTotal value added by all resident producers in the economy, converted to US dollars at official exchange rates.#1 United States · $30.8tn · 2025
- Human Development IndexComposite index of life expectancy, education and income per person, from 0 to 1. Values are recalculated in each report edition.#1 Denmark · 0.962 · 2023
- Individuals using the internetShare of the population that used the internet from any location in the last three months.#1 United Arab Emirates · 100.0% · 2024
- Infant mortality rateNumber of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.#1 Estonia · 1.5 · 2024
- Inflation, consumer pricesAnnual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of a basket of goods and services.#1 Türkiye · 34.9% · 2025
- International migrant stockPeople living in a country other than the one in which they were born, as a share of the population.#1 United Arab Emirates · 74.0% · 2024
- Labour force participation rateShare of the population aged 15 and older that is economically active (ILO modelled estimate).#1 United Arab Emirates · 78.6% · 2025
- Liberal democracy indexExpert-coded index from 0 to 1 of electoral democracy combined with individual rights, equality before the law and limits on executive power.#1 Denmark · 0.88 · 2025
- Life expectancy at birthNumber of years a newborn would live if mortality patterns at the time of birth stayed the same throughout life.#1 Sweden · 84.1 · 2024
- Maternal mortality ratioNumber of women who die from pregnancy-related causes per 100,000 live births (modelled estimate).#1 Poland · 2 · 2023
- Median ageAge that divides the population into two halves of equal size. Values after 2023 are projections (medium variant).#1 Japan · 49.8 · 2025
- Mobile cellular subscriptionsSubscriptions to a public mobile telephone service, per 100 people. One person can hold several subscriptions.#1 United Arab Emirates · 203.2 · 2024
- Net migrationNumber of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including citizens and non-citizens, in a given year.#1 United States · 1.2m · 2025
- PopulationTotal number of residents, regardless of legal status or citizenship, as a mid-year estimate.#1 China · 1.4bn · 2025
- Population aged 65 and overShare of the total population that is 65 years old or older.#1 Japan · 30.0% · 2025
- Population densityMid-year population divided by land area in square kilometres.#1 Singapore · 8,329 · 2024
- Population growthAnnual percentage change in the mid-year population.#1 United Arab Emirates · 4.68% · 2025
- Price level of household consumptionRatio of the purchasing power parity conversion factor to the market exchange rate for household consumption, with the United States at 100.#1 Denmark · 104.5 · 2025
- Protected areasTerrestrial and marine protected areas as a share of total territorial area.#1 United Kingdom · 42.1% · 2025
- Rule of lawAggregate estimate of perceptions of confidence in and adherence to the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police and the courts.#1 Denmark · 2.01 · 2025
- Surface areaTotal area of the country, including inland water bodies, in square kilometres.#1 Canada · 15,634,410 km² · 2024
- Total greenhouse gas emissionsTotal emissions of greenhouse gases, excluding land use, land-use change and forestry, in million tonnes of CO₂ equivalent.#1 China · 15,536.1 Mt · 2024
- Trade (exports plus imports)Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a share of gross domestic product.#1 Luxembourg · 349.9% · 2025
- Unemployment rateShare of the labour force that is without work but available for and seeking employment (ILO modelled estimate).#1 Thailand · 0.8% · 2025
- Urban populationShare of the population living in areas defined as urban by national statistical offices.#1 Singapore · 100.0% · 2025