The Index Simulator

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Country description

South Africa is an upper middle income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 6.25 Thousand USD (2023) and HDI value of 0.72 (2022)

Index description

The Global Knowledge Index (GKI) provides data that can help countries and decision makers to understand and respond to related transformations and challenges related to knowledge and innovation. It assesses seven sub-indices, chosen both for their correlative interactive relationships and their centrality to the process of cognitive and developmental progress.

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Results for South Africa

	2021	2022	2023	Simulator projection
Rank	84	84	85
Score	47.22Value: 47.2200012207031	42.89Value: 42.89	44Value: 44	Value: 44

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knowledge capital Rank 89 / Score 61.23
KPI	2023 - South Africa
KPI	Weight	Best	Worst	Aspirational value	Current Value
net enrollment rate in primary education	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mali 0.00 Best: Myanmar 100.00 72%	72Value: 72
net enrollment rate in lower secondary education	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Niger 0.00 Best: France 100.00 93.1%	93.1Value: 93.1
net enrollment rate in upper secondary education	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Niger 0.00 Best: Portugal 100.00 93.8%	93.8Value: 93.8
years of compulsory education in primary and secondary	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Bhutan 0.00 Best: Germany 100.00 69.2%	69.2Value: 69.2
completion rate in upper secondary education	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Niger 0.00 Best: Korea, Rep. 100.00 63.5%	63.5Value: 63.5
gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Niger 0.00 Best: Mauritius 100.00 70.7%	70.7Value: 70.7
assessment of 15-year-old students in math, science and reading	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Dominican Republic 0.00 Best: Singapore 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
learning-adjusted years of schooling	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mali 0.00 Best: Singapore 100.00 29.6%	29.6Value: 29.6
educational enabling environment Rank 118 / Score 39.75
government expenditure on primary education (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Kazakhstan 0.00 Best: Lesotho 100.00 63.6%	63.6Value: 63.6
government expenditure on secondary education (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 0.00 Best: Tunisia 100.00 42.8%	42.8Value: 42.8
government funding per primary student (% gdp per capita)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Kazakhstan 0.00 Best: Albania 100.00 51%	51Value: 51
government funding per secondary student (% gdp per capita)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 0.00 Best: Tunisia 100.00 36.4%	36.4Value: 36.4
pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Kuwait 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Madagascar 0.00 Best: Cyprus 100.00 78%	78Value: 78
schools with access to computers in primary education (%)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burundi 0.00 Best: Armenia 100.00 10.1%	10.1Value: 10.1
schools with access to computers in secondary education (%)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 0.00 Best: Armenia 100.00 16.5%	16.5Value: 16.5
gross enrollment ratio in early childhood education	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 100.00 11.1%	11.1Value: 11.1
proportion of children who are developmentally on track	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burundi 0.00 Best: Serbia 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
proportion of children with stimulating home learning environments	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Gambia 0.00 Best: Serbia 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Lao PDR 0.00 Best: Kuwait 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
completion rate in upper secondary education, gender parity	Initial Value: 1	100.00	46.60	Worst: Chad 46.60 Best: Uganda 100.00 88.01%	93.6Value: 93.6
completion rate in upper secondary education, wealth parity	Initial Value: 1	99.90	0.90	Worst: Madagascar 0.90 Best: Russian Federation 99.90 25.25%	25.9Value: 25.9
completion rate in upper secondary education, location parity	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mauritius 0.00 Best: Austria 100.00 74.3%	74.3Value: 74.3
tvet components Rank 47 / Score 45.4
firms offering formal training (%)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Saudi Arabia 0.00 Best: Ecuador 100.00 5.7%	5.7Value: 5.7
Labor force with short-cycle tertiary education (%)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Poland 0.00 Best: Latvia 100.00 88.1%	88.1Value: 88.1
participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Niger 0.00 Best: Sweden 100.00 24.3%	24.3Value: 24.3
government expenditure on vocational education (%)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Azerbaijan 0.00 Best: Netherlands 100.00 21%	21Value: 21
Share of students enrolled in post-secondary vocational programs	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Saudi Arabia 0.00 Best: Bolivia 100.00 8.9%	8.9Value: 8.9
share of students enrolled in post-secondary vocational programmes	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Malta 0.00 Best: Australia 100.00 100%	100Value: 100
extent of staff training	Initial Value: 1	80.40	22.60	Worst: Mauritania 22.60 Best: Switzerland 80.40 78.03%	67.7Value: 67.7
quality of vocational training	Initial Value: 1	89.50	21.10	Worst: Mauritania 21.10 Best: Switzerland 89.50 38.89%	47.7Value: 47.7
ratio of high-skill tvet occupations earnings to average wage	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Uzbekistan 0.00 Best: Burundi 100.00 48.1%	48.1Value: 48.1
ratio of medium-skill tvet occupations earnings to average wage	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Uzbekistan 0.00 Best: Burundi 100.00 50.6%	50.6Value: 50.6
tvet labor market Rank 64 / Score 63.73
firms constrained with inadequately educated workforce (%)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Spain 0.00 Best: South Africa 100.00 100%	100Value: 100
employment educational mismatch (%)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mali 0.00 Best: Albania 100.00 58.7%	58.7Value: 58.7
proportion of skilled production workers	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: South Africa 100.00 100%	100Value: 100
unemployment rate with vocational education	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Cape Verde 0.00 Best: Qatar 100.00 18.3%	18.3Value: 18.3
share of tvet occupations	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Gambia 0.00 Best: Qatar 100.00 59.8%	59.8Value: 59.8
manufacturing employment (%)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burundi 0.00 Best: Czech Republic 100.00 30.8%	30.8Value: 30.8
enrollment in vocational education, gender parity	Initial Value: 1	100.00	15.00	Worst: Oman 15.00 Best: Uganda 100.00 58.12%	64.4Value: 64.4
vulnerable employment rate	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Niger 0.00 Best: Qatar 100.00 88.9%	88.9Value: 88.9
inputs (higher education) Rank 90 / Score 35.12
government expenditure per tertiary student	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Kyrgyz Republic 0.00 Best: Luxembourg 100.00 18.4%	18.4Value: 18.4
teaching staff compensation (% tertiary expenditure)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Kenya 0.00 Best: Colombia 100.00 30.5%	30.5Value: 30.5
enrollment in bachelor's or equivalent level (%)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Greece 100.00 11.9%	11.9Value: 11.9
enrollment in master's, doctoral or equivalent (%)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Suriname 0.00 Best: Norway 100.00 5.9%	5.9Value: 5.9
pupil-teacher ratio in tertiary education	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Benin 0.00 Best: Luxembourg 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
researchers in higher education (%)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mali 0.00 Best: Senegal 100.00 72%	72Value: 72
learning environment Rank 94 / Score 41.92
teachers in tertiary education, gender parity	Initial Value: 1	98.30	0.00	Worst: Myanmar 0.00 Best: United States 98.30 0%	n/aValue: n/a
inbound mobility rate	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Kyrgyz Republic 100.00 10.3%	10.3Value: 10.3
academic freedom	Initial Value: 1	97.70	1.50	Worst: Myanmar 1.50 Best: Czech Republic 97.70 80.67%	79.1Value: 79.1
gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, gender parity	Initial Value: 1	100.00	24.50	Worst: Tanzania 24.50 Best: Bolivia 100.00 50.86%	62.9Value: 62.9
gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, wealth parity	Initial Value: 1	48.70	0.00	Worst: Eswatini 0.00 Best: Dominican Republic 48.70 25.87%	12.6Value: 12.6
gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, location parity	Initial Value: 1	98.60	0.70	Worst: Burkina Faso 0.70 Best: State of Palestine 98.60 42.08%	41.9Value: 41.9
outputs (higher education) Rank 98 / Score 39.59
Educational attainment rate, bachelor’s or equivalent	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burundi 0.00 Best: United Arab Emirates 100.00 26.1%	26.1Value: 26.1
educational attainment rate, master's or equivalent	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Guatemala 0.00 Best: Georgia 100.00 7.7%	7.7Value: 7.7
educational attainment rate, doctoral or equivalent	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Dominican Republic 0.00 Best: Slovenia 100.00 7.7%	7.7Value: 7.7
Labor force participation rate with advanced education	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Tanzania 0.00 Best: Ethiopia 100.00 80.9%	80.9Value: 80.9
unemployment rate with advanced education	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: State of Palestine 0.00 Best: Qatar 100.00 48.5%	48.5Value: 48.5
university-industry collaboration in r&d	Initial Value: 1	79.20	20.80	Worst: Myanmar 20.80 Best: Switzerland 79.20 63.01%	57.6Value: 57.6
citable documents per r&d personnel in higher education	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Cyprus 100.00 22.9%	22.9Value: 22.9
inputs (research, development and innovation) Rank 66 / Score 27.33
gerd (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Madagascar 0.00 Best: Israel 100.00 11.3%	11.3Value: 11.3
gerd per researcher	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Madagascar 0.00 Best: Qatar 100.00 20.2%	20.2Value: 20.2
researchers per thousand labor force	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 0.00 Best: Korea, Rep. 100.00 7.2%	7.2Value: 7.2
tertiary graduates from stem programs (%)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Eswatini 0.00 Best: Malaysia 100.00 46.5%	46.5Value: 46.5
gerd performed by business enterprises (%)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Eswatini 0.00 Best: Israel 100.00 7.8%	7.8Value: 7.8
gerd financed by business enterprises (%)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: Thailand 100.00 51.3%	51.3Value: 51.3
researchers in business enterprises (%)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mozambique 0.00 Best: Korea, Rep. 100.00 22.4%	22.4Value: 22.4
firms that spend on r&d (%)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Lesotho 0.00 Best: Finland 100.00 22.2%	22.2Value: 22.2
high-skilled employment (%)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Tanzania 0.00 Best: Luxembourg 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
intellectual property payments (% total trade)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Armenia 0.00 Best: Ireland 100.00 27.7%	27.7Value: 27.7
state of cluster development	Initial Value: 1	71.80	28.70	Worst: Burkina Faso 28.70 Best: Saudi Arabia 71.80 58.47%	53.9Value: 53.9
outputs (research, development and innovation) Rank 63 / Score 27.1
average documents per researcher	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Colombia 100.00 34.5%	34.5Value: 34.5
citations per document	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Indonesia 0.00 Best: Cape Verde 100.00 39.2%	39.2Value: 39.2
patent applications (per 100 billion gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Tanzania 0.00 Best: Korea, Rep. 100.00 59.4%	59.4Value: 59.4
intellectual property receipts (% total trade)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Armenia 0.00 Best: Malta 100.00 5.8%	5.8Value: 5.8
industrial design applications (per 100 billion gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Honduras 0.00 Best: Italy 100.00 6.4%	6.4Value: 6.4
pct applications (per 100 billion gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Bangladesh 0.00 Best: Finland 100.00 5.7%	5.7Value: 5.7
firms producing new goods and services (%)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Bangladesh 0.00 Best: Denmark 100.00 5%	5Value: 5
trademark applications (per 100 billion gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Iran, Islamic Rep. 100.00 17.3%	17.3Value: 17.3
cultural goods exports (% exports)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Azerbaijan 0.00 Best: Dominican Republic 100.00 10.6%	10.6Value: 10.6
printing and publishing output (% manufactured output)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Lao PDR 0.00 Best: Malta 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
impact Rank 35 / Score 37.08
research institutions prominence	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 59.8%	59.8Value: 59.8
growth of innovative companies	Initial Value: 1	72.50	28.70	Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 28.70 Best: Israel 72.50 47.03%	49.3Value: 49.3
iso 9001 quality certificates (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Tajikistan 0.00 Best: Belarus 100.00 13.4%	13.4Value: 13.4
iso 14001 environmental certificates (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Gambia 0.00 Best: Bulgaria 100.00 9.3%	9.3Value: 9.3
gerd financed from abroad (%)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Azerbaijan 0.00 Best: Israel 100.00 19.3%	19.3Value: 19.3
joint ventures per strategic alliance deals (per billion gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. 0.00 Best: Canada 100.00 14.5%	14.5Value: 14.5
computer software spending (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 32.3%	32.3Value: 32.3
new business density per thousand population	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Bangladesh 0.00 Best: Estonia 100.00 51.6%	51.6Value: 51.6
firms with new product/service (%)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Pakistan 0.00 Best: Lesotho 100.00 60.9%	60.9Value: 60.9
infrastructure Rank 83 / Score 51.8
3g/4g mobile network coverage (% population)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Niger 0.00 Best: Armenia 100.00 99%	99Value: 99
secure internet servers per 1 million population	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Denmark 100.00 76.5%	76.5Value: 76.5
investment in telecommunication services (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: Australia 100.00 37.5%	37.5Value: 37.5
mobile upload and download speeds	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Niger 0.00 Best: United Arab Emirates 100.00 18.7%	18.7Value: 18.7
fixed-broadband upload and download speeds	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burundi 0.00 Best: Singapore 100.00 14.2%	14.2Value: 14.2
fixed-broadband subscriptions by speed per hundred people	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Switzerland 100.00 6.3%	6.3Value: 6.3
fixed broadband basket (% gni per capita)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burundi 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 100.00 78.4%	78.4Value: 78.4
mobile broadband basket (% gni per capita)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 100.00 85.6%	85.6Value: 85.6
internet and telephony competition	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Madagascar 0.00 Best: Albania 100.00 50%	50Value: 50
access Rank 79 / Score 38.19
active mobile-broadband subscriptions per hundred inhabitants	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Niger 0.00 Best: United Arab Emirates 100.00 56.5%	56.5Value: 56.5
international internet bandwidth per user	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 100.00 47%	47Value: 47
households with internet access at home (%)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 0.00 Best: Bahrain 100.00 77.2%	77.2Value: 77.2
individuals with standard ict skills (%)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Togo 0.00 Best: Saudi Arabia 100.00 10.4%	10.4Value: 10.4
tertiary graduates from ict programs (%)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Eswatini 0.00 Best: Brunei Darussalam 100.00 21.9%	21.9Value: 21.9
ict employment (%)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Trinidad and Tobago 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
usage Rank 67 / Score 41.1
government online services	Initial Value: 1	100.00	9.50	Worst: Mauritania 9.50 Best: Estonia 100.00 72.27%	74.9Value: 74.9
fixed broadband internet traffic per subscription	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mali 0.00 Best: Kuwait 100.00 29.8%	29.8Value: 29.8
mobile broadband internet traffic per subscription	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Bhutan 0.00 Best: Kuwait 100.00 6%	6Value: 6
internet users (%)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burundi 0.00 Best: Bahrain 100.00 70.6%	70.6Value: 70.6
ict pct patent applications (per 100 billion gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Bangladesh 0.00 Best: Finland 100.00 5.4%	5.4Value: 5.4
e-participation	Initial Value: 1	98.90	2.30	Worst: Mauritania 2.30 Best: Australia 98.90 58.8%	59.1Value: 59.1
internet activities by individuals (%)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: El Salvador 0.00 Best: Netherlands 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
trade in digitally deliverable services (% total trade)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Paraguay 0.00 Best: Ireland 100.00 46.1%	46.1Value: 46.1
economic competitiveness Rank 74 / Score 51.8
gross fixed capital formation (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Ukraine 0.00 Best: Mauritania 100.00 5.3%	5.3Value: 5.3
logistics performance	Initial Value: 1	82.50	26.60	Worst: Burundi 26.60 Best: Singapore 82.50 73.17%	67.5Value: 67.5
transport productive capacity	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Niger 0.00 Best: Seychelles 100.00 53.4%	53.4Value: 53.4
building quality control	Initial Value: 1	100.00	23.30	Worst: Gambia 23.30 Best: Luxembourg 100.00 73.92%	80Value: 80
ease of starting a business	Initial Value: 1	100.00	52.40	Worst: Cambodia 52.40 Best: New Zealand 100.00 60.5%	81.2Value: 81.2
insolvency recovery rate	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Norway 100.00 37.8%	37.8Value: 37.8
entrepreneurial employee activity rate	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Russian Federation 0.00 Best: Denmark 100.00 17.8%	17.8Value: 17.8
extent of corporate transparency	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Australia 100.00 71.4%	71.4Value: 71.4
economic openness Rank 92 / Score 42.14
trade (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: United States 0.00 Best: Luxembourg 100.00 11%	11Value: 11
high-technology trade (% total trade)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Malaysia 100.00 25.1%	25.1Value: 25.1
product concentration	Initial Value: 1	94.30	14.10	Worst: Mali 14.10 Best: Poland 94.30 84.79%	82.1Value: 82.1
market concentration	Initial Value: 1	96.80	29.30	Worst: Mongolia 29.30 Best: Turkey 96.80 94.22%	92.9Value: 92.9
chinn-ito financial openness	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burundi 0.00 Best: Australia 100.00 16.4%	16.4Value: 16.4
foreign direct investment, net inflows (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Cyprus 0.00 Best: Hungary 100.00 39.1%	39.1Value: 39.1
debt dynamics	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Lao PDR 0.00 Best: Australia 100.00 39%	39Value: 39
financing and domestic value added Rank 78 / Score 46.66
domestic credit to private sector (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 100.00 33.6%	33.6Value: 33.6
msme financing gap (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Philippines 0.00 Best: North Macedonia 100.00 87.5%	87.5Value: 87.5
tax and contribution rate (% profit)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Argentina 0.00 Best: Brunei Darussalam 100.00 78.4%	78.4Value: 78.4
bank non-performing loans (%)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Korea, Rep. 100.00 71%	71Value: 71
medium- and high-tech activities value added	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Cambodia 0.00 Best: Singapore 100.00 29.6%	29.6Value: 29.6
industry and services value added (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mali 0.00 Best: Kuwait 100.00 53.4%	53.4Value: 53.4
labor underutilization rate	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Rwanda 0.00 Best: Cambodia 100.00 0.8%	0.8Value: 0.8
output per worker	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burundi 0.00 Best: Luxembourg 100.00 19%	19Value: 19
governance Rank 66 / Score 46.62
peace and stability	Initial Value: 1	97.20	1.40	Worst: Mali 1.40 Best: Singapore 97.20 19.21%	19.8Value: 19.8
voice and accountability	Initial Value: 1	100.00	1.90	Worst: Myanmar 1.90 Best: Norway 100.00 67.99%	68.6Value: 68.6
rule of law	Initial Value: 1	100.00	3.30	Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 3.30 Best: Denmark 100.00 42.92%	44.8Value: 44.8
control of corruption	Initial Value: 1	100.00	3.30	Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 3.30 Best: Singapore 100.00 46.33%	48.1Value: 48.1
government effectiveness	Initial Value: 1	100.00	4.20	Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 4.20 Best: Finland 100.00 52.19%	54.2Value: 54.2
socio-economic Rank 97 / Score 48.42
female-to-male ratio in parliament	Initial Value: 1	100.00	2.40	Worst: Oman 2.40 Best: Mexico 100.00 82.48%	82.9Value: 82.9
female-to-male labor force participation	Initial Value: 1	100.00	22.30	Worst: Egypt 22.30 Best: Burundi 100.00 74.65%	80.3Value: 80.3
female-to-male ratio in internet usage	Initial Value: 1	100.00	33.10	Worst: Niger 33.10 Best: Armenia 100.00	n/aValue: n/a
social protection coverage (% population)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Uganda 0.00 Best: Australia 100.00 47.8%	47.8Value: 47.8
adult literacy rate	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Ukraine 100.00 86.3%	86.3Value: 86.3
youth not in employment, education or training (%)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burkina Faso 0.00 Best: Netherlands 100.00 18%	18Value: 18
poverty headcount ratio (% population)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burundi 0.00 Best: Ukraine 100.00 14.8%	14.8Value: 14.8
gdp per capita	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burundi 0.00 Best: Luxembourg 100.00 11.1%	11.1Value: 11.1
health and environment Rank 124 / Score 53.28
universal health coverage	Initial Value: 1	91.00	29.40	Worst: Chad 29.40 Best: Canada 91.00 67.53%	71Value: 71
healthy life expectancy (years)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Lesotho 0.00 Best: Singapore 100.00 40.6%	40.6Value: 40.6
under-five mortality rate	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Niger 0.00 Best: Estonia 100.00 72.7%	72.7Value: 72.7
renewable energy consumption (%)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Bahrain 0.00 Best: Congo, Democratic Rep. 100.00 10.1%	10.1Value: 10.1
ecological footprint per capita	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Luxembourg 0.00 Best: Rwanda 100.00 76.3%	76.3Value: 76.3
natural hazard exposure	Initial Value: 1	95.00	16.00	Worst: Philippines 16.00 Best: Finland 95.00 41.77%	49Value: 49

Index Global Highlights

Custom Region
Average
Weighted Average by population
Highest Ranked Country		Country
		Score
		Rank
Lowest Ranked Country		Country
		Score
		Rank

Global Details
Global Average		47.54 Value: 47.5392481203008
Developed Economies Average		61.68 61.6808571428571
Developing Economies Average		42.27 42.2735294117647
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Switzerland
	Score	69.1 69.1
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Chad
	Score	23.22 23.22
	Global Rank	133
Highest Ranked Developed Country	Country	Switzerland
	Score	69.1 69.1
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Developed Country	Country	Greece
	Score	51.25 51.25
	Global Rank	47
Highest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Singapore
	Score	64.18 64.18
	Global Rank	12
Lowest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Niger
	Score	25.5 25.5
	Global Rank	132

Arab Region Details
Arab Average		46.66 46.665
Arab Diversified Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine		42.11 42.1133333333333
Arab LDC Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen		29.2 29.2
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	60.48 60.48
	Global Rank	26
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritania
	Score	29.2 29.2
	Global Rank	125
Highest Arab Diversified Country	Country	State of Palestine
	Score	42.63 42.63
	Global Rank	89
Lowest Arab Diversified Country	Country	Jordan
	Score	41.15 41.15
	Global Rank	97
Highest Arab LDC	Country	Mauritania
	Score	29.2 29.2
	Global Rank	125
Lowest Arab LDC	Country	Mauritania
	Score	29.2 29.2
	Global Rank	125

Economies per capita
High-Income Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Nauru, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Monaco, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Palau, Panama, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Korea, Rep., Romania, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR			59.23 59.232
Upper-Middle-Income Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Paraguay, Peru, Russian Federation, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Serbia, Kosovo, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Venezuela, South Africa, North Macedonia			46.32 46.321875
Lower-Middle-Income Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Myanmar, Comoros, Congo, Rep., Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ghana, Honduras, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Moldova, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Uruguay, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Cote d'Ivoire, State of Palestine			39.68 39.6788888888889
Low Income Afghanistan, Chad, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Korea Dem Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Niger, Somalia, Rwanda, Togo, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Uganda, Yemen, Central African Republic			30.03 30.0253333333333

Oil Exporting/Importing
Oil Exporting Average Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Chad, China, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Congo, Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen		50 49.9962
Oil Importing Average Afghanistan, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Croatia, Korea Dem Rep., Myanmar, Nauru, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Monaco, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Somalia, Korea, Rep., Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Togo, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Uruguay, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, South Africa, State of Palestine, North Macedonia		46.06 46.059156626506
Oil Exporting Best	Country	Netherlands
	Score	67.3 67.3
	Global Rank	4
Oil Exporting Worst	Country	Chad
	Score	23.22 23.22
	Global Rank	133
Oil Importing Best	Country	Switzerland
	Score	69.1 69.1
	Global Rank	1
Oil Importing Worst	Country	Niger
	Score	25.5 25.5
	Global Rank	132

OECD
OECD Average		60.84 60.8369444444444
OECD Developed Average Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic		61.89 61.89
OECD Developing Average Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Rep., Turkey		50.81 50.814
OECD Best	Country	Switzerland
	Score	69.1 69.1
	Global Rank	1
OECD Worst	Country	Mexico
	Score	44.42 44.42
	Global Rank	82
OECD Developed Best	Country	Switzerland
	Score	69.1 69.1
	Global Rank	1
OECD Developed Worst	Country	Mexico
	Score	44.42 44.42
	Global Rank	82
OECD Developing Best	Country	Korea, Rep.
	Score	62.88 62.88
	Global Rank	17
OECD Developing Worst	Country	Mexico
	Score	44.42 44.42
	Global Rank	82

ESCWA region
Simple Average		46.66
Weighted Average by population		45.25
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	60.48
	Rank	26
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritania
	Score	29.2
	Rank	125

Oil Exporting
Simple Average		50
Weighted Average by population		49.79
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Netherlands
	Score	67.3
	Rank	4
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Chad
	Score	23.22
	Rank	133

Oil Importing
Simple Average		46.06
Weighted Average by population		41.37
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Switzerland
	Score	69.1
	Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Niger
	Score	25.5
	Rank	132

OECD Developing
Simple Average		50.81
Weighted Average by population		48.93
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Korea, Rep.
	Score	62.88
	Rank	17
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Mexico
	Score	44.42
	Rank	82

OECD Developed
Simple Average		61.89
Weighted Average by population		61.28
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Switzerland
	Score	69.1
	Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Mexico
	Score	44.42
	Rank	82

East Asia and Pacific
Simple Average		48.42
Weighted Average by population		45.53
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Singapore
	Score	64.18
	Rank	12
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Myanmar
	Score	32.7
	Rank	118

Europe and Central Asia
Simple Average		56.47
Weighted Average by population		55.27
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Switzerland
	Score	69.1
	Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Tajikistan
	Score	36.03
	Rank	111

Latin America and The Caribbean
Simple Average		44.78
Weighted Average by population		45.29
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Chile
	Score	51.51
	Rank	46
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Guatemala
	Score	36.45
	Rank	108

North America
Simple Average		64.68
Weighted Average by population		66.47
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United States
	Score	66.94
	Rank	5
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Canada
	Score	62.43
	Rank	20

South Asia
Simple Average		39.08
Weighted Average by population		40.05
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Sri Lanka
	Score	42.46
	Rank	91
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Pakistan
	Score	32.75
	Rank	117

Sub-Saharan Africa
Simple Average		34.5
Weighted Average by population		31.89
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Seychelles
	Score	49.23
	Rank	53
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Chad
	Score	23.22
	Rank	133

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