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

Financial inclusiveness is a key component of economic integration, participation and growth. It has significant impact on inequalities, especially for women access to work and economic activity. The index comprises of three parameters including Access, Usage and Barriers.

Results for South Africa

	2023	Simulator projection
Rank	54
Score	0.5Value: 0.502782	Value: 0.502782

Comparison benchmarks

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Top 3 in Income Group

Top 3 in Region

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Income Group

Region

Access Rank 69 / Score 0.35	Traditional infrastructure Rank 91 / Score 0.09
KPI	2023 - South Africa
KPI	Weight	Best	Worst	Aspirational value	Current Value
	Number of ATMs per 1000 Km²	Initial Value: 1	3660.09	0.06	Worst: Central African Republic 0.06 Best: Singapore 3660.09 0.42%	15.39Value: 15.3921
	Number of ATMs per 100000 adults	Initial Value: 1	276.29	0.36	Worst: Sierra Leone 0.36 Best: Uruguay 276.29 15.65%	43.55Value: 43.5504
Number of commercial bank branches 100000 adults	Initial Value: 1	72.07	0.39	Worst: Ukraine 0.39 Best: Bolivia 72.07 10.57%	7.97Value: 7.96744
Number of commercial bank branches per 1000 km²	Initial Value: 1	1218.10	0.03	Worst: Central African Republic 0.03 Best: China 1218.10 0.23%	2.82Value: 2.81595
Digital infrastructure Rank 61 / Score 0.59
Has access to the internet (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.16	Worst: Afghanistan 0.16 Best: Denmark 1.00 57.41%	0.64Value: 0.642257
Own a mobile phone (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.55	Worst: Mozambique 0.55 Best: China 1.00 72.8%	0.88Value: 0.877591
E-Finance content	Initial Value: 1	2.00	1.00	Worst: Bangladesh 1.00 Best: Algeria 2.00 100%	2Value: 2
Household with a computer (%)	Initial Value: 1	0.99	0.02	Worst: Uganda 0.02 Best: Saudi Arabia 0.99 25.77%	0.27Value: 0.27
Governemnt initiative to make wifi available	Initial Value: 1	2.00	0.00	Worst: Benin 0.00 Best: Argentina 2.00 100%	2Value: 2
International Internet bandwidth (bits per second per Internet user)	Initial Value: 1	8267910.00	1432.50	Worst: Liberia 1432.50 Best: Luxembourg 8267910.00 0.66%	56009.3Value: 56009.3
Propotion of individual using the internet for internet banking	Initial Value: 1	0.96	0.00	Worst: El Salvador 0.00 Best: Denmark 0.96 0%	N/AValue: N/A
Active mobile broadband subscription per 100 inhabitants	Initial Value: 1	241.18	5.22	Worst: Central African Republic 5.22 Best: United Arab Emirates 241.18 46.81%	115.68Value: 115.675
Fixed-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	Initial Value: 1	48.76	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: France 48.76 5.85%	2.85Value: 2.85331
Population coverage, by mobile network technology 3G	Initial Value: 1	100.00	24.00	Worst: Niger 24.00 Best: Armenia 100.00 99.84%	99.88Value: 99.88
Ease of access to services Rank 67 / Score 0.38
Account (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.10	Worst: Afghanistan 0.10 Best: Denmark 1.00 83.75%	0.85Value: 0.853716
Account, female (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.05	Worst: Afghanistan 0.05 Best: Australia 1.00 85.45%	0.86Value: 0.861808
Account, male (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.15	Worst: Afghanistan 0.15 Best: Denmark 1.00 81.84%	0.85Value: 0.845624
Owns a credit card (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.83	0.00	Worst: Pakistan 0.00 Best: Canada 0.83 12.07%	0.1Value: 0.100157
Owns a credit card,female (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.83	0.00	Worst: Pakistan 0.00 Best: Canada 0.83 10.86%	0.09Value: 0.0901374
Owns a credit card, male(% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.82	0.00	Worst: Cambodia 0.00 Best: Canada 0.82 13.44%	0.11Value: 0.110176
Owns a debit card (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.99	0.01	Worst: Sierra Leone 0.01 Best: Denmark 0.99 59.09%	0.59Value: 0.589065
Owns a debit card, female(% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.99	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Denmark 0.99 55.02%	0.54Value: 0.544741
Owns a debit card, male (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.99	0.03	Worst: Sierra Leone 0.03 Best: Denmark 0.99 62.85%	0.63Value: 0.633389
Deposit account with commercial banks	Initial Value: 1	2120000000.00	161189.00	Worst: Central African Republic 161189.00 Best: India 2120000000.00 3.42%	72600000Value: 7.26e+007
Number of loan accounts with commercial banks per 1,000 adults	Initial Value: 1	3532.09	3.02	Worst: Afghanistan 3.02 Best: Brazil 3532.09 12.58%	447.05Value: 447.048
Main source of emergency funds in 30 days: loan from a bank, employer, or private lender (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.28	0.01	Worst: Afghanistan 0.01 Best: Dominican Republic 0.28 34.15%	0.1Value: 0.102201
Usage Rank 50 / Score 0.38	Traditional financial operations Rank 40 / Score 0.52
Usage Rank 50 / Score 0.38	Made a deposit (% with a financial institution account, age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.97	0.15	Worst: Iraq 0.15 Best: Australia 0.97 75.07%	0.77Value: 0.765601
Made a withdrawal (% with a financial institution account, age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.98	0.15	Worst: Iraq 0.15 Best: Norway 0.98 72.58%	0.75Value: 0.75238
Sent or received domestic remittances using an account (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.63	0.01	Worst: Afghanistan 0.01 Best: Ghana 0.63 65.48%	0.42Value: 0.415949
Received government payments (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.89	0.05	Worst: Madagascar 0.05 Best: Mongolia 0.89 43.68%	0.42Value: 0.416951
Borrowed from a formal financial institution (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.81	0.02	Worst: Afghanistan 0.02 Best: Canada 0.81 20.51%	0.18Value: 0.182052
Borrowed from a formal financial institution, female (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.81	0.01	Worst: Afghanistan 0.01 Best: Canada 0.81 22.62%	0.19Value: 0.190985
Borrowed from a formal financial institution, male (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.81	0.03	Worst: Afghanistan 0.03 Best: Canada 0.81 18.35%	0.17Value: 0.17312
Saved at a financial institution (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.81	0.01	Worst: Tajikistan 0.01 Best: Norway 0.81 45.3%	0.37Value: 0.37238
Saved at a financial institution, female (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.84	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Norway 0.84 39.68%	0.33Value: 0.333354
Saved at a financial institution, male (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.81	0.01	Worst: Tajikistan 0.01 Best: Sweden 0.81 50.18%	0.41Value: 0.411406
Digital financial services Rank 58 / Score 0.24
Used a mobile phone or the internet to access an account (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.85	0.00	Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: Norway 0.85 24.34%	0.21Value: 0.206852
Used a mobile phone or the internet to access an account, female (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.85	0.00	Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: Norway 0.85 21.39%	0.18Value: 0.181803
Used a mobile phone or the internet to access an account, male (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.86	0.01	Worst: Ethiopia 0.01 Best: Norway 0.86 26.11%	0.23Value: 0.231901
Used a mobile phone or the internet to buy something online (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.87	0.00	Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: Norway 0.87 15.95%	0.14Value: 0.138783
Used a mobile phone or the internet to buy something online, female (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.89	0.00	Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: Denmark 0.89 15.33%	0.14Value: 0.136454
Used a mobile phone or the internet to buy something online, male (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.85	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Norway 0.85 16.6%	0.14Value: 0.141113
Used a mobile phone or the internet to pay bills (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.88	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Finland 0.88 31.36%	0.28Value: 0.275942
Used a mobile phone or the internet to pay bills, female (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.90	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Estonia 0.90 33.34%	0.3Value: 0.300034
Used a mobile phone or the internet to pay bills, male (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.88	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Finland 0.88 28.62%	0.25Value: 0.251851
Made or received a digital payment (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.08	Worst: Afghanistan 0.08 Best: Denmark 1.00 79.12%	0.81Value: 0.807949
Made or received a digital payment, female (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.04	Worst: Afghanistan 0.04 Best: Denmark 1.00 81.39%	0.82Value: 0.821386
Made or received a digital payment, male (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.12	Worst: Afghanistan 0.12 Best: Denmark 1.00 76.65%	0.79Value: 0.794513
Saved money using mobile money account (% age 15)	Initial Value: 1	0.37	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Kenya 0.37 25.98%	0.1Value: 0.0961207
Borrowed any money using mobile money (% age 15)	Initial Value: 1	0.30	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Kenya 0.30 9.88%	0.03Value: 0.0296373
Sent or received domestic remittances: through a money transfer service (% age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.37	0.00	Worst: Egypt 0.00 Best: Cambodia 0.37 31.75%	0.12Value: 0.117485
Barriers Rank 19 / Score 0.77	Traditional barriers Rank 14 / Score 0.91
Barriers Rank 19 / Score 0.77	No account because financial institutions are too far away (% without an account, age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.38	0.00	Worst: Croatia 0.00 Best: Afghanistan 0.38 12.38%	0.05Value: 0.0470442
No account because financial services are too expensive (% without an account, age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.51	0.01	Worst: Israel 0.01 Best: Nicaragua 0.51 7.42%	0.05Value: 0.0470896
No account because of insufficient funds (% without an account, age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.89	0.03	Worst: Malaysia 0.03 Best: Afghanistan 0.89 8.89%	0.11Value: 0.10646
No account because of a lack of trust in financial institutions (% without an account, age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.38	0.00	Worst: Malaysia 0.00 Best: Afghanistan 0.38 9.69%	0.04Value: 0.0368226
No account because of a lack of necessary documentation (% without an account, age 15+)	Initial Value: 1	0.42	0.01	Worst: Cyprus 0.01 Best: Liberia 0.42 8.63%	0.05Value: 0.0453788
Digital barriers Rank 57 / Score 0.64
Ict regulatory environment	Initial Value: 1	99.00	7.00	Worst: Libya 7.00 Best: Italy 99.00 85.11%	85.3Value: 85.3
Regulatory quality	Initial Value: 1	2.23	-2.20	Worst: Venezuela -2.20 Best: Singapore 2.23 48.01%	-0.07Value: -0.0731475
Cybersecurity	Initial Value: 1	100.00	2.20	Worst: Honduras 2.20 Best: United States 100.00 77.98%	78.46Value: 78.46
Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)	Initial Value: 1	46678100.00	6.00	Worst: Central African Republic 6.00 Best: United States 46678100.00 1.83%	855339Value: 855339
Smart phone cost	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.90	Worst: Malawi 0.90 Best: Australia 100.00 59.54%	59.9Value: 59.9
Data-only mobile broadband basket	Initial Value: 1	40.99	0.18	Worst: Luxembourg 0.18 Best: Central African Republic 40.99 5.24%	2.32Value: 2.31898
Access to electricity (%)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Kosovo 0.00 Best: Albania 100.00 84.39%	84.39Value: 84.3855
Support for digital literacy	Initial Value: 1	3.00	0.00	Worst: Burkina Faso 0.00 Best: Argentina 3.00 100%	3Value: 3
Digital skills among active population	Initial Value: 1	5.83	2.74	Worst: Mozambique 2.74 Best: Finland 5.83 17.25%	3.27Value: 3.27291
Mean years of schooling	Initial Value: 1	14.20	1.60	Worst: Burkina Faso 1.60 Best: Germany 14.20 68.25%	10.2Value: 10.2
Government expenditure on education (% of gdp )	Initial Value: 1	9.84	1.34	Worst: Venezuela 1.34 Best: Bolivia 9.84 57.09%	6.19Value: 6.19288

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		0.43 Value: 0.430144474820144
Developed Economies Average		0.6 0.5995718
Developing Economies Average		0.39 0.385972680555556
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Luxembourg
	Score	0.73 0.729278
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Central African Republic
	Score	0.1 0.100368
	Global Rank	139
Highest Ranked Developed Country	Country	Luxembourg
	Score	0.73 0.729278
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Developed Country	Country	Romania
	Score	0.48 0.480315
	Global Rank	57
Highest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Korea, Rep.
	Score	0.68 0.684512
	Global Rank	2
Lowest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Niger
	Score	0.14 0.137462
	Global Rank	137

Arab Region Details
Arab Average		0.39 0.38632475
Arab Diversified Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine		0.32 0.3179494
Arab LDC Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen		0.22 0.215837
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Bahrain
	Score	0.59 0.592073
	Global Rank	25
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritania
	Score	0.22 0.215837
	Global Rank	130
Highest Arab Diversified Country	Country	Jordan
	Score	0.39 0.386577
	Global Rank	77
Lowest Arab Diversified Country	Country	Iraq
	Score	0.22 0.215952
	Global Rank	129
Highest Arab LDC	Country	Mauritania
	Score	0.22 0.215837
	Global Rank	130
Lowest Arab LDC	Country	Mauritania
	Score	0.22 0.215837
	Global Rank	130

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			0.58 0.583117239130435
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			0.43 0.431477135135135
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			0.34 0.340805894736842
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			0.23 0.225078388888889

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		0.46 0.458963
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		0.41 0.411275202380952
Oil Exporting Best	Country	United States
	Score	0.68 0.675353
	Global Rank	3
Oil Exporting Worst	Country	Chad
	Score	0.13 0.134926
	Global Rank	138
Oil Importing Best	Country	Luxembourg
	Score	0.73 0.729278
	Global Rank	1
Oil Importing Worst	Country	Central African Republic
	Score	0.1 0.100368
	Global Rank	139

OECD
OECD Average		0.59 0.592427027777778
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		0.6 0.6009366875
OECD Developing Average Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Rep., Turkey		0.49 0.494194
OECD Best	Country	Luxembourg
	Score	0.73 0.729278
	Global Rank	1
OECD Worst	Country	Colombia
	Score	0.37 0.371931
	Global Rank	87
OECD Developed Best	Country	Luxembourg
	Score	0.73 0.729278
	Global Rank	1
OECD Developed Worst	Country	Mexico
	Score	0.37 0.373571
	Global Rank	85
OECD Developing Best	Country	Korea, Rep.
	Score	0.68 0.684512
	Global Rank	2
OECD Developing Worst	Country	Colombia
	Score	0.37 0.371931
	Global Rank	87

ESCWA region
Simple Average		0.39
Weighted Average by population		0.37
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Bahrain
	Score	0.59
	Rank	25
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritania
	Score	0.22
	Rank	130

Oil Exporting
Simple Average		0.46
Weighted Average by population		0.52
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United States
	Score	0.68
	Rank	3
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Chad
	Score	0.13
	Rank	138

Oil Importing
Simple Average		0.41
Weighted Average by population		0.39
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Luxembourg
	Score	0.73
	Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Central African Republic
	Score	0.1
	Rank	139

OECD Developing
Simple Average		0.49
Weighted Average by population		0.46
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Korea, Rep.
	Score	0.68
	Rank	2
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Colombia
	Score	0.37
	Rank	87

OECD Developed
Simple Average		0.6
Weighted Average by population		0.6
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Luxembourg
	Score	0.73
	Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Mexico
	Score	0.37
	Rank	85

East Asia and Pacific
Simple Average		0.48
Weighted Average by population		0.55
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Australia
	Score	0.65
	Rank	7
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Lao PDR
	Score	0.26
	Rank	119

Europe and Central Asia
Simple Average		0.54
Weighted Average by population		0.55
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Luxembourg
	Score	0.73
	Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Tajikistan
	Score	0.28
	Rank	113

Latin America and The Caribbean
Simple Average		0.39
Weighted Average by population		0.43
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Chile
	Score	0.54
	Rank	40
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Nicaragua
	Score	0.21
	Rank	132

North America
Simple Average		0.67
Weighted Average by population		0.67
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United States
	Score	0.68
	Rank	3
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Canada
	Score	0.67
	Rank	4

South Asia
Simple Average		0.35
Weighted Average by population		0.38
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Iran, Islamic Rep.
	Score	0.54
	Rank	41
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Afghanistan
	Score	0.15
	Rank	136

Sub-Saharan Africa
Simple Average		0.29
Weighted Average by population		0.3
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritius
	Score	0.52
	Rank	49
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Central African Republic
	Score	0.1
	Rank	139

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Index Global Highlights

Custom Region

Global Details

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Economies per capita

Oil Exporting/Importing

OECD

ESCWA region

Oil Exporting

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OECD Developing

OECD Developed

East Asia and Pacific

Europe and Central Asia

Latin America and The Caribbean

North America

South Asia

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