The Index Simulator

This simulator is for advanced users who have an understanding of the indices and have reviewed their country's ranking in those indices. The Index Simulator allows you to imagine how a change in your country's performance in an index KPI would alter its overall ranking, and to select other countries for comparison.

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

To take full advantage of innovation on national level, a mature ecosystem is needed. Developed by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Global Innovation Index (GII) measures the innovation ecosystem on national level by covering 3 dimensions: innovation input, innovation output and innovation efficiency.

Learn more about the Global Innovation Index

Results for South Africa

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	Simulator projection
Rank	60	54	57	58	63	61	61	61	59	69
Score	37.4Value: 37.4	35.8Value: 35.8	35.8Value: 35.8	35.13Value: 35.13	34.1Value: 34.09641169	32.59Value: 32.59450439	32.84Value: 32.84324395	29.82Value: 29.8197100498008	30.42Value: 30.415736747	28.34Value: 28.336567136	Value: 28.336567136

Comparison benchmarks

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Income Group

Region

Institutional environment Rank 89 / Score 43.69
KPI	2024 - South Africa
KPI	Weight	Best	Worst	Aspirational value	Current Value
Operational stability for businesses	Initial Value: 0.5	4.45	0.70	Worst: Lebanon 4.45 Best: Singapore 0.70 46.67%	2.7Value: 2.7
Government effectiveness	Initial Value: 1	2.14	-1.68	Worst: Myanmar -1.68 Best: Singapore 2.14 40.7%	-0.13Value: -0.12531796098
Regulatory environment Rank 69 / Score 40.69
Regulatory quality	Initial Value: 0.5	2.21	-1.59	Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. -1.59 Best: Singapore 2.21 36.97%	-0.19Value: -0.18512575328
Rule of law	Initial Value: 0.5	1.96	-1.53	Worst: Myanmar -1.53 Best: Finland 1.96 44.41%	0.02Value: 0.019737321883
Business Environment Rank 110 / Score 25.22
Policies for doing business	Initial Value: 1	6.38	1.79	Worst: Argentina 1.79 Best: Singapore 6.38 40.54%	3.65Value: 3.6505613202
Entrepreneurship policies and culture	Initial Value: 1	6.98	3.19	Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. 3.19 Best: United Arab Emirates 6.98 9.85%	3.56Value: 3.5634266369
Education Rank 71 / Score 48.67
Expenditure on education	Initial Value: 1	9.05	1.20	Worst: Sri Lanka 1.20 Best: Namibia 9.05 68.84%	6.6Value: 6.604
Government funding per secondary student	Initial Value: 1	51.06	5.88	Worst: Guatemala 5.88 Best: Tunisia 51.06 35.78%	22.05Value: 22.046550751
School life expectancy	Initial Value: 1	20.65	6.70	Worst: Niger 6.70 Best: Australia 20.65 53.15%	14.11Value: 14.114339828
PISA scales in reading, math and science	Initial Value: 0.5	579.03	337.45	Worst: Cambodia 337.45 Best: China 579.03	N/AValue: N/A
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary	Initial Value: 0.5	43.67	6.13	Worst: Ethiopia 43.67 Best: Croatia 6.13 36.88%	29.82Value: 29.824678002
Tertiary Education Rank 102 / Score 17.73
Tertiary enrolment	Initial Value: 1	150.20	4.27	Worst: Niger 4.27 Best: Greece 150.20 14.45%	25.36Value: 25.356609344
Graduates in Science and engineering	Initial Value: 1	40.23	8.92	Worst: Namibia 8.92 Best: Malaysia 40.23 31.27%	18.71Value: 18.710630417
Tertiary inbound mobility	Initial Value: 0.5	72.98	0.05	Worst: Myanmar 0.05 Best: United Arab Emirates 72.98 3.94%	2.92Value: 2.9227199554
Research and Development Rank 51 / Score 14.01
Researchers FTE	Initial Value: 1	9929.18	14.52	Worst: Guatemala 14.52 Best: Sweden 9929.18 4.65%	475.95Value: 475.9482528
Gross expenditure on R&D (GERD)	Initial Value: 1	6.02	0.01	Worst: Mauritania 0.01 Best: Israel 6.02 9.86%	0.6Value: 0.602397462
Global RnD companies, average expenditure, top 3	Initial Value: 1	33011.65	0.00	Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: United States 33011.65 0%	0Value: 0
QS university ranking average score of top 3 universities	Initial Value: 1	98.80	0.00	Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: United States 98.80 41.53%	41.03Value: 41.033333333
ICTs Rank 67 / Score 72.4
ICT access	Initial Value: 1	100.00	28.55	Worst: Madagascar 28.55 Best: Bahrain 100.00 81.59%	86.85Value: 86.848561404
ICT use	Initial Value: 1	100.00	22.31	Worst: Mali 22.31 Best: Kuwait 100.00 77.66%	82.64Value: 82.640814638
Government online service	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.10	Worst: Mauritania 0.10 Best: Estonia 1.00 72.08%	0.75Value: 0.7487
online e-participation	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.02	Worst: Mauritania 0.02 Best: Japan 1.00 58.26%	0.59Value: 0.5909
General Infrastructure Rank 72 / Score 29.97
Electricity output	Initial Value: 0.5	52670.16	28.51	Worst: Niger 28.51 Best: Iceland 52670.16 7.26%	3851.3Value: 3851.3039703
Logistics performance	Initial Value: 0.5	4.30	2.10	Worst: Angola 2.10 Best: Singapore 4.30 72.73%	3.7Value: 3.7
Gross capital formation	Initial Value: 1	46.25	13.90	Worst: Tunisia 13.90 Best: Cape Verde 46.25 2.84%	14.82Value: 14.819
Ecological sustainability Rank 112 / Score 8.92
GDP per unit of energy use	Initial Value: 1	41.58	2.12	Worst: Trinidad and Tobago 2.12 Best: Ireland 41.58 10.4%	6.22Value: 6.225
Low-carbon energy use, %	Initial Value: 1	83.74	0.01	Worst: Trinidad and Tobago 0.01 Best: Iceland 83.74 6.78%	5.69Value: 5.6904353377
ISO 14001 environmental certificates	Initial Value: 1	12.33	0.06	Worst: Ethiopia 0.06 Best: Bulgaria 12.33 9.57%	1.23Value: 1.2337273358
Credit Rank 63 / Score 27.87
Finance for startups and scaleups	Initial Value: 1	6.90	2.23	Worst: Mozambique 2.23 Best: Finland 6.90 37.49%	3.98Value: 3.980596875
Domestic credit to private sector	Initial Value: 1	263.59	8.44	Worst: Angola 8.44 Best: Hong Kong SAR 263.59 32.84%	92.23Value: 92.2340411
Loans from microfinance institutions, % GDP	Initial Value: 1	31.68	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Cambodia 31.68 3.84%	1.22Value: 1.2164143488
Investment Rank 23 / Score 33.89
Venture capital received, value, % GDP	Initial Value: 1	0.02	0.00	Worst: Barbados 0.00 Best: Estonia 0.02 5.34%	0Value: 0.0010689678751
Market capitalization	Initial Value: 1	1506.46	0.23	Worst: Algeria 0.23 Best: Hong Kong SAR 1506.46 19.28%	290.68Value: 290.6765636
Venture capital investors, deals	Initial Value: 1	2.75	0.00	Worst: Myanmar 0.00 Best: Singapore 2.75 4.49%	0.12Value: 0.12353345118
Venture capital recipients, deals	Initial Value: 1	1.83	0.00	Worst: Russian Federation 0.00 Best: Singapore 1.83 3.14%	0.06Value: 0.057394270417
Trade, competition, and market scale Rank 76 / Score 51.72
Applied tariff rate, weighted average	Initial Value: 0.5	12.70	0.00	Worst: Algeria 12.70 Best: Hong Kong SAR 0.00 59.29%	5.17Value: 5.1703327303
Domestic industry diversification	Initial Value: 1	0.55	0.06	Worst: Angola 0.55 Best: Portugal 0.06 75.69%	0.18Value: 0.17912895535
Domestic market scale	Initial Value: 1	32897.93	5.44	Worst: Barbados 5.44 Best: China 32897.93 3.02%	997.44Value: 997.444
Knowledge workers Rank 101 / Score 21.83
Knowledge-intensive employment	Initial Value: 1	64.14	2.75	Worst: Burundi 2.75 Best: Luxembourg 64.14 30.99%	21.77Value: 21.774586561
Firms offering formal training	Initial Value: 1	73.70	3.90	Worst: Saudi Arabia 3.90 Best: Ecuador 73.70 5.73%	7.9Value: 7.9
GERD performed by business enterprise	Initial Value: 1	5.55	0.00	Worst: Panama 0.00 Best: Israel 5.55 3.25%	0.18Value: 0.180448844
GERD financed by business enterprise	Initial Value: 1	80.84	0.00	Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: Thailand 80.84 33.32%	26.93Value: 26.93401118
Females employed with advanced degrees	Initial Value: 0.5	30.51	0.15	Worst: Tanzania 0.15 Best: Lithuania 30.51 34.78%	10.71Value: 10.709689432
Innovation linkage Rank 42 / Score 30.96
University/industry research collaboration	Initial Value: 0.5	5.75	2.25	Worst: Myanmar 2.25 Best: Switzerland 5.75 63.06%	4.46Value: 4.4571222688
Public Research–Industry co-publications, %	Initial Value: 1	9.05	0.13	Worst: Niger 0.13 Best: Japan 9.05 13.8%	1.36Value: 1.3608639229
State of cluster development	Initial Value: 1	5.31	2.69	Worst: Angola 2.69 Best: China 5.31 58.91%	4.23Value: 4.2334591858
Joint venture/strategic alliance deals	Initial Value: 1	0.22	0.00	Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. 0.00 Best: Canada 0.22 15.17%	0.03Value: 0.033374149412
Patent families filed in two offices	Initial Value: 1	58.12	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Barbados 58.12 0.33%	0.19Value: 0.19024803588
Knowledge absorption Rank 51 / Score 32.86
Intellectual property payments	Initial Value: 1	21.44	0.00	Worst: Armenia 0.00 Best: Ireland 21.44 5.8%	1.24Value: 1.2426750764
High tech imports	Initial Value: 1	58.30	0.25	Worst: Albania 0.25 Best: Hong Kong SAR 58.30 15.68%	9.35Value: 9.3512979571
ICT services imports	Initial Value: 0.5	18.27	0.01	Worst: Paraguay 0.01 Best: Cyprus 18.27 14.62%	2.68Value: 2.6788118418
Foreign direct investment net inflows	Initial Value: 0.5	38.37	-117.26	Worst: Luxembourg -117.26 Best: Hungary 38.37 78.1%	4.29Value: 4.2929850595
Research talent in business enterprise	Initial Value: 1	82.64	0.30	Worst: Mozambique 0.30 Best: Korea, Rep. 82.64 13.06%	11.06Value: 11.056226645
knowledge creation Rank 51 / Score 22.37
Patent applications by origin	Initial Value: 1	66.09	0.00	Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: Korea, Rep. 66.09 2.62%	1.73Value: 1.7320440743
PCT applications by origin	Initial Value: 0.5	14.90	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Barbados 14.90 1.31%	0.19Value: 0.19449713468
Utility models by origin	Initial Value: 1	97.43	0.00	Worst: Benin 0.00 Best: China 97.43 0%	N/AValue: N/A
Scientific and technical publications	Initial Value: 1	46.86	0.64	Worst: Angola 0.64 Best: Iceland 46.86 29.35%	14.2Value: 14.204306207
Citable documents H index	Initial Value: 1	3051.00	48.00	Worst: Cape Verde 48.00 Best: United States 3051.00 20.11%	652Value: 652
Knowledge Impact Rank 61 / Score 27.64
Labor productivity growth	Initial Value: 1	6.99	-5.54	Worst: Lebanon -5.54 Best: Georgia 6.99 45.9%	0.21Value: 0.21121564982
Unicorn valuation	Initial Value: 1	22.25	0.00	Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Estonia 22.25 1.78%	0.4Value: 0.39604848231
Total computer software spending	Initial Value: 1	0.99	0.00	Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: United States 0.99 36.63%	0.36Value: 0.3626371579
High-tech manufacturing	Initial Value: 1	81.95	1.04	Worst: Madagascar 1.04 Best: Singapore 81.95 20.29%	17.46Value: 17.46011772
Knowledge diffusion Rank 78 / Score 14.08
IP receipts	Initial Value: 0.5	5.49	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Switzerland 5.49 2.54%	0.14Value: 0.13962870588
High Tech exports	Initial Value: 1	45.26	0.00	Worst: Cape Verde 0.00 Best: Malaysia 45.26 4.44%	2.01Value: 2.0100478914
ICT services export	Initial Value: 1	33.00	0.05	Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.05 Best: Ireland 33.00 2.03%	0.72Value: 0.7174063816
ISO 9001 quality/bn PPP$ GDP	Initial Value: 1	35.24	0.10	Worst: Niger 0.10 Best: Belarus 35.24 13.53%	4.86Value: 4.8551786649
Production and export complexity	Initial Value: 0.5	2.26	-1.71	Worst: Cameroon -1.71 Best: Japan 2.26 39.35%	-0.15Value: -0.14771828
Intangible Assets Rank 48 / Score 34.9
Intangible asset intensity, top 15, %	Initial Value: 1	89.89	-181.36	Worst: Montenegro -181.36 Best: United States 89.89 87.85%	56.94Value: 56.935110419
Trademark application class count by origin	Initial Value: 1	241.72	1.19	Worst: Niger 1.19 Best: China 241.72 9.23%	23.39Value: 23.39151225
Industrial design by origin	Initial Value: 0.5	25.74	0.00	Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: China 25.74 2.74%	0.7Value: 0.70498704901
Global brand value, top 5,000	Initial Value: 1	24.25	0.00	Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 24.25 34.16%	8.28Value: 8.2847314592
Creative Goods Rank 86 / Score 7.18
Cultural and creative services exports	Initial Value: 0.5	19.21	0.00	Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: Malta 19.21 1.86%	0.36Value: 0.3574786468
National feature films produced	Initial Value: 0.5	36.86	0.00	Worst: Azerbaijan 0.00 Best: Iceland 36.86 1.24%	0.46Value: 0.45866888785
Entertainment and media market	Initial Value: 0.5	3.49	0.02	Worst: Pakistan 0.02 Best: United States 3.49 7.17%	0.27Value: 0.26890638061
Creative goods exports	Initial Value: 1	12.09	0.00	Worst: Qatar 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 12.09 5.65%	0.68Value: 0.68274516987
Online creativity Rank 73 / Score 24.05
Top-level domains (TLDs)/th pop. 15–69	Initial Value: 1	2663.43	0.11	Worst: Ethiopia 0.11 Best: Montenegro 2663.43 1.45%	38.67Value: 38.669845983
GitHub commits/mn pop. 15–69	Initial Value: 1	11029509.53	3245.98	Worst: Niger 3245.98 Best: Singapore 11029509.53 2.38%	265158.3Value: 265158.29837
Mobile apps creation	Initial Value: 1	90598013.84	0.04	Worst: Madagascar 0.04 Best: Cyprus 90598013.84 0.09%	82877.46Value: 82877.463702

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		31.44 Value: 31.4356778205263
Developed Economies Average		48.11 48.1096676148333
Developing Economies Average		25.3 25.3015370552297
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Switzerland
	Score	67.47 67.472462809
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Angola
	Score	10.22 10.215446447
	Global Rank	133
Highest Ranked Developed Country	Country	Switzerland
	Score	67.47 67.472462809
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Developed Country	Country	Romania
	Score	33.4 33.398481926
	Global Rank	48
Highest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Singapore
	Score	61.18 61.180718601
	Global Rank	4
Lowest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Niger
	Score	11.23 11.232729367
	Global Rank	132

Arab Region Details
Arab Average		26.82 26.8191728586923
Arab Diversified Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine		24.21 24.2141972156667
Arab LDC Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen		13.21 13.212877251
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	42.8 42.802644779
	Global Rank	32
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritania
	Score	13.21 13.212877251
	Global Rank	126
Highest Arab Diversified Country	Country	Jordan
	Score	27.45 27.451797392
	Global Rank	73
Lowest Arab Diversified Country	Country	Lebanon
	Score	21.54 21.536449895
	Global Rank	94
Highest Arab LDC	Country	Mauritania
	Score	13.21 13.212877251
	Global Rank	126
Lowest Arab LDC	Country	Mauritania
	Score	13.21 13.212877251
	Global Rank	126

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			44.43 44.4329978645098
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			28.69 28.6936875898182
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			21.23 21.2307243816579
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			14.65 14.6548220066364

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		33.53 33.5278291589808
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		30.09 30.0925683192963
Oil Exporting Best	Country	United States
	Score	62.38 62.378620576
	Global Rank	3
Oil Exporting Worst	Country	Angola
	Score	10.22 10.215446447
	Global Rank	133
Oil Importing Best	Country	Switzerland
	Score	67.47 67.472462809
	Global Rank	1
Oil Importing Worst	Country	Niger
	Score	11.23 11.232729367
	Global Rank	132

OECD
OECD Average		48.07 48.0739639198919
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		49 48.9999362058182
OECD Developing Average Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Rep., Turkey		38.44 38.4370729196
OECD Best	Country	Switzerland
	Score	67.47 67.472462809
	Global Rank	1
OECD Worst	Country	Colombia
	Score	29.18 29.181706726
	Global Rank	61
OECD Developed Best	Country	Switzerland
	Score	67.47 67.472462809
	Global Rank	1
OECD Developed Worst	Country	Mexico
	Score	30.45 30.446594354
	Global Rank	56
OECD Developing Best	Country	Korea, Rep.
	Score	60.93 60.92919868
	Global Rank	6
OECD Developing Worst	Country	Colombia
	Score	29.18 29.181706726
	Global Rank	61

ESCWA region
Simple Average		26.82
Weighted Average by population		25.34
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	42.8
	Rank	32
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritania
	Score	13.21
	Rank	126

Oil Exporting
Simple Average		33.53
Weighted Average by population		42.99
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United States
	Score	62.38
	Rank	3
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Angola
	Score	10.22
	Rank	133

Oil Importing
Simple Average		30.09
Weighted Average by population		32.37
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Switzerland
	Score	67.47
	Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Niger
	Score	11.23
	Rank	132

OECD Developing
Simple Average		38.44
Weighted Average by population		37.21
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Korea, Rep.
	Score	60.93
	Rank	6
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Colombia
	Score	29.18
	Rank	61

OECD Developed
Simple Average		49
Weighted Average by population		52.5
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Switzerland
	Score	67.47
	Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Mexico
	Score	30.45
	Rank	56

East Asia and Pacific
Simple Average		37.22
Weighted Average by population		48.48
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Singapore
	Score	61.18
	Rank	4
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Myanmar
	Score	13.77
	Rank	125

Europe and Central Asia
Simple Average		40.48
Weighted Average by population		42.1
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Switzerland
	Score	67.47
	Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Tajikistan
	Score	18.6
	Rank	107

Latin America and The Caribbean
Simple Average		23.93
Weighted Average by population		28.8
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Brazil
	Score	32.74
	Rank	50
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Nicaragua
	Score	13.99
	Rank	124

North America
Simple Average		57.64
Weighted Average by population		61.4
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United States
	Score	62.38
	Rank	3
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Canada
	Score	52.9
	Rank	14

South Asia
Simple Average		24.83
Weighted Average by population		33.83
Highest Ranked Country	Country	India
	Score	38.31
	Rank	39
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Nepal
	Score	18.06
	Rank	109

Sub-Saharan Africa
Simple Average		17.35
Weighted Average by population		16.53
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritius
	Score	30.56
	Rank	55
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Angola
	Score	10.22
	Rank	133

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