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Country description

Moldova is an upper middle income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 5314.53 USD (2021) and HDI value of 0.75 (2019)

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 Moldova

	2021	Simulator projection
Rank	63
Score	50.78Value: 50.7799987792969	Value: 50.7799987792969

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knowledge capital Rank 59 / Score 74.71
KPI	2021
KPI	Weight	Best	Worst	Aspirational value	Moldova
net enrollment rate in primary education	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Mali 0 Best: France 100 97.6%	97.6Value: 97.6
net enrollment rate in lower secondary education	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Tanzania 0 Best: Israel 100 98.9%	98.9Value: 98.9
net enrollment rate in upper secondary education	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Niger 0 Best: Azerbaijan 100 85.9%	85.9Value: 85.9
years of compulsory education in primary and secondary	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Bhutan 0 Best: Germany 100 84.6%	84.6Value: 84.6
completion rate in upper secondary education	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Niger 0 Best: Kazakhstan 100 74.1%	74.1Value: 74.1
gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Chad 0 Best: Luxembourg 100 90.1%	90.1Value: 90.1
assessment of 15-year-old students in math, science and reading	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Dominican Republic 0 Best: China 100 36.8%	36.8Value: 36.8
learning-adjusted years of schooling	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Liberia 0 Best: Singapore 100 57.3%	57.3Value: 57.3
educational enabling environment Rank 46 / Score 69.06
government expenditure on primary education (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Kazakhstan 0 Best: Timor-Leste 100 29.1%	29.1Value: 29.1
government expenditure on secondary education (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 0 Best: Tunisia 100 38.6%	38.6Value: 38.6
government funding per primary student (% gdp per capita)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Kazakhstan 0 Best: Croatia 100 61.8%	61.8Value: 61.8
government funding per secondary student (% gdp per capita)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Guatemala 0 Best: Tunisia 100 40.2%	40.2Value: 40.2
pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Chad 0 Best: Kuwait 100 89.3%	89.3Value: 89.3
pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Madagascar 0 Best: Brunei Darussalam 100 96.1%	96.1Value: 96.1
schools with access to computers in primary education (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Burundi 0 Best: Armenia 100 99.3%	99.3Value: 99.3
schools with access to computers in secondary education (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 0 Best: Albania 100 99.8%	99.8Value: 99.8
gross enrollment ratio in early childhood education	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Yemen 0 Best: Liberia 100 57.9%	57.9Value: 57.9
proportion of children who are developmentally on track	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Burundi 0 Best: Serbia 100 76.7%	76.7Value: 76.7
proportion of children with stimulating home learning environments	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Gambia 0 Best: Serbia 100 91.9%	91.9Value: 91.9
pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Chad 0 Best: Armenia 100 95.8%	95.8Value: 95.8
completion rate in upper secondary education, gender parity	Initial Value: 1	100	30.2	Worst: Niger 30.2 Best: Czech Republic 100 79.08%	85.4Value: 85.4
completion rate in upper secondary education, wealth parity	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Mozambique 0 Best: Iceland 100 25.8%	25.8Value: 25.8
completion rate in upper secondary education, location parity	Initial Value: 1	100	2.4	Worst: Niger 2.4 Best: Austria 100 59.22%	60.2Value: 60.2
tvet components Rank 69 / Score 46.05
firms offering formal training (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Timor-Leste 0 Best: China 100 46.8%	46.8Value: 46.8
Labor force with short-cycle tertiary education (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Bhutan 0 Best: Latvia 100 0%	NAValue: NA
participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Viet Nam 0 Best: Paraguay 100 0%	NAValue: NA
government expenditure on vocational education (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Azerbaijan 0 Best: Netherlands 100 32%	32Value: 32
Share of students enrolled in post-secondary vocational programs	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Jamaica 0 Best: Bolivia 100 20.8%	20.8Value: 20.8
share of students enrolled in post-secondary vocational programmes	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Israel 0 Best: Australia 100 100%	100Value: 100
extent of staff training	Initial Value: 1	79	24.1	Worst: Mauritania 24.1 Best: Switzerland 79 34.06%	42.8Value: 42.8
quality of vocational training	Initial Value: 1	90.8	25.6	Worst: Angola 25.6 Best: Switzerland 90.8 24.54%	41.6Value: 41.6
ratio of high-skill tvet occupations earnings to average wage	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 0 Best: Botswana 100 20.7%	20.7Value: 20.7
ratio of medium-skill tvet occupations earnings to average wage	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Azerbaijan 0 Best: Malawi 100 56.6%	56.6Value: 56.6
tvet labor market Rank 61 / Score 62.82
firms constrained with inadequately educated workforce (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Afghanistan 0 Best: South Africa 100 37%	37Value: 37
employment educational mismatch (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Burkina Faso 0 Best: Romania 100 86%	86Value: 86
proportion of skilled production workers	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Mauritania 0 Best: South Africa 100 47.6%	47.6Value: 47.6
unemployment rate with vocational education	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Cape Verde 0 Best: Qatar 100 89.6%	89.6Value: 89.6
share of tvet occupations	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Burundi 0 Best: Qatar 100 53.6%	53.6Value: 53.6
manufacturing employment (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Chad 0 Best: Lesotho 100 39.9%	39.9Value: 39.9
enrollment in vocational education, gender parity	Initial Value: 1	99.9	5.6	Worst: Yemen 5.6 Best: Brunei Darussalam 99.9 85.05%	85.8Value: 85.8
vulnerable employment rate	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Niger 0 Best: Qatar 100 67.5%	67.5Value: 67.5
inputs (higher education) Rank 105 / Score 32.13
government expenditure per tertiary student	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: St. Lucia 0 Best: Luxembourg 100 15%	15Value: 15
teaching staff compensation (% tertiary expenditure)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Kenya 0 Best: Indonesia 100 43.5%	43.5Value: 43.5
enrollment in bachelor's or equivalent level (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Niger 0 Best: Greece 100 13.2%	13.2Value: 13.2
enrollment in master's, doctoral or equivalent (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Burundi 0 Best: France 100 21%	21Value: 21
pupil-teacher ratio in tertiary education	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Sudan 0 Best: Lebanon 100 80.5%	80.5Value: 80.5
researchers in higher education (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Mali 0 Best: Senegal 100 19.6%	19.6Value: 19.6
learning environment Rank 75 / Score 50.75
teachers in tertiary education, gender parity	Initial Value: 1	99.3	0	Worst: Myanmar 0 Best: Panama 99.3 65.36%	64.9Value: 64.9
inbound mobility rate	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Afghanistan 0 Best: Australia 100 23.4%	23.4Value: 23.4
academic freedom	Initial Value: 1	97.2	4.1	Worst: Bahrain 4.1 Best: Uruguay 97.2 88.51%	86.5Value: 86.5
gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, gender parity	Initial Value: 1	99.2	31.8	Worst: Niger 31.8 Best: Kyrgyz Republic 99.2 66.62%	76.7Value: 76.7
gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, wealth parity	Initial Value: 1	100	1	Worst: Mozambique 1 Best: Barbados 100 48.08%	48.6Value: 48.6
gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, location parity	Initial Value: 1	46	0	Worst: Angola 0 Best: State of Palestine 46 9.57%	4.4Value: 4.4
outputs (higher education) Rank 107 / Score 41.27
Educational attainment rate, bachelor’s or equivalent	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Burundi 0 Best: Lithuania 100 51.5%	51.5Value: 51.5
educational attainment rate, master's or equivalent	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Guatemala 0 Best: Georgia 100 5.5%	5.5Value: 5.5
educational attainment rate, doctoral or equivalent	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Dominican Republic 0 Best: Slovenia 100 8%	8Value: 8
Labor force participation rate with advanced education	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Venezuela 0 Best: Tanzania 100 53.7%	53.7Value: 53.7
unemployment rate with advanced education	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Trinidad and Tobago 0 Best: Myanmar 100 95.2%	95.2Value: 95.2
university-industry collaboration in r&d	Initial Value: 1	78.5	16	Worst: Angola 16 Best: Israel 78.5 20.32%	28.7Value: 28.7
citable documents per r&d personnel in higher education	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Chad 0 Best: Cyprus 100 26.7%	26.7Value: 26.7
inputs (research, development and innovation) Rank 112 / Score 20.66
gerd (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Madagascar 0 Best: Israel 100 4.9%	4.9Value: 4.9
gerd per researcher	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Madagascar 0 Best: Botswana 100 4.2%	4.2Value: 4.2
researchers per thousand labor force	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 0 Best: Denmark 100 12.1%	12.1Value: 12.1
tertiary graduates from stem programs (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Eswatini 0 Best: Gambia 100 47%	47Value: 47
gerd performed by business enterprises (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Azerbaijan 0 Best: Korea, Rep. 100 1.2%	1.2Value: 1.2
gerd financed by business enterprises (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0 Best: Thailand 100 19.2%	19.2Value: 19.2
researchers in business enterprises (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Mozambique 0 Best: Korea, Rep. 100 7.2%	7.2Value: 7.2
firms that spend on r&d (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Lesotho 0 Best: Finland 100 20.2%	20.2Value: 20.2
high-skilled employment (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Mali 0 Best: United States 100 69.3%	69.3Value: 69.3
intellectual property payments (% total trade)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Armenia 0 Best: Ireland 100 14.4%	14.4Value: 14.4
state of cluster development	Initial Value: 1	74.9	23.5	Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 23.5 Best: Italy 74.9 5.06%	26.1Value: 26.1
outputs (research, development and innovation) Rank 17 / Score 51.85
average documents per researcher	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Uzbekistan 0 Best: Panama 100 34.8%	34.8Value: 34.8
citations per document	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Indonesia 0 Best: Kyrgyz Republic 100 100%	100Value: 100
patent applications (per 100 billion gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Tanzania 0 Best: Korea, Rep. 100 62.5%	62.5Value: 62.5
intellectual property receipts (% total trade)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Angola 0 Best: Netherlands 100 7.6%	7.6Value: 7.6
industrial design applications (per 100 billion gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Dominican Republic 0 Best: China 100 51.3%	51.3Value: 51.3
pct applications (per 100 billion gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Pakistan 0 Best: Barbados 100 54.7%	54.7Value: 54.7
firms producing new goods and services (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Egypt 0 Best: Finland 100 46.6%	46.6Value: 46.6
trademark applications (per 100 billion gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Chad 0 Best: China 100 86.8%	86.8Value: 86.8
cultural goods exports (% exports)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Algeria 0 Best: St. Lucia 100 4.3%	4.3Value: 4.3
printing and publishing output (% manufactured output)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Lao PDR 0 Best: Kenya 100 16.4%	16.4Value: 16.4
impact Rank 119 / Score 20.13
research institutions prominence	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Albania 0 Best: China 100 6.8%	6.8Value: 6.8
growth of innovative companies	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Sierra Leone 0 Best: Belarus 100 10.8%	10.8Value: 10.8
iso 9001 quality certificates (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	80.8	0.4	Worst: Jamaica 0.4 Best: Israel 80.8 47.64%	38.7Value: 38.7
iso 14001 environmental certificates (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Afghanistan 0 Best: Bulgaria 100 3.9%	3.9Value: 3.9
gerd financed from abroad (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Algeria 0 Best: Israel 100 9.4%	9.4Value: 9.4
joint ventures per strategic alliance deals (per billion gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Cape Verde 0 Best: Israel 100 17.9%	17.9Value: 17.9
computer software spending (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Ethiopia 0 Best: United States 100 8.4%	8.4Value: 8.4
new business density per thousand population	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Liberia 0 Best: Botswana 100 9.2%	9.2Value: 9.2
firms with new product/service (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: St. Lucia 0 Best: Lesotho 100 57.7%	57.7Value: 57.7
infrastructure Rank 45 / Score 58.41
3g/4g mobile network coverage (% population)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Niger 0 Best: Armenia 100 99.4%	99.4Value: 99.4
secure internet servers per 1 million population	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Chad 0 Best: Denmark 100 14.1%	14.1Value: 14.1
investment in telecommunication services (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Mauritania 0 Best: Congo, Democratic Rep. 100 38.7%	38.7Value: 38.7
mobile upload and download speeds	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Niger 0 Best: United Arab Emirates 100 0%	NAValue: NA
fixed-broadband upload and download speeds	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Algeria 0 Best: Singapore 100 0%	NAValue: NA
fixed-broadband subscriptions by speed per hundred people	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Afghanistan 0 Best: Switzerland 100 38.2%	38.2Value: 38.2
fixed broadband basket (% gni per capita)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Burundi 0 Best: Kuwait 100 77.8%	77.8Value: 77.8
mobile broadband basket (% gni per capita)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 0 Best: Luxembourg 100 81.1%	81.1Value: 81.1
internet and telephony competition	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Madagascar 0 Best: Albania 100 100%	100Value: 100
access Rank 63 / Score 42.74
active mobile-broadband subscriptions per hundred inhabitants	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Chad 0 Best: United Arab Emirates 100 25.2%	25.2Value: 25.2
international internet bandwidth per user	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Ethiopia 0 Best: Hong Kong SAR 100 47.2%	47.2Value: 47.2
households with internet access at home (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Burundi 0 Best: United Arab Emirates 100 64.6%	64.6Value: 64.6
individuals with standard ict skills (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Togo 0 Best: United Arab Emirates 100 0%	NAValue: NA
tertiary graduates from ict programs (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Eswatini 0 Best: Brunei Darussalam 100 40.8%	40.8Value: 40.8
ict employment (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Chad 0 Best: Israel 100 35.9%	35.9Value: 35.9
usage Rank 51 / Score 54.65
government online services	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: State of Palestine 0 Best: Korea, Rep. 100 75.3%	75.3Value: 75.3
fixed broadband internet traffic per subscription	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Bhutan 0 Best: Kuwait 100 0%	NAValue: NA
mobile broadband internet traffic per subscription	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Bhutan 0 Best: Kuwait 100 13.7%	13.7Value: 13.7
internet users (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Burundi 0 Best: United Arab Emirates 100 74.8%	74.8Value: 74.8
ict pct patent applications (per 100 billion gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Indonesia 0 Best: Barbados 100 58.8%	58.8Value: 58.8
e-participation	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: State of Palestine 0 Best: Estonia 100 76.2%	76.2Value: 76.2
internet activities by individuals (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Azerbaijan 0 Best: Denmark 100 0%	NAValue: NA
trade in digitally deliverable services (% total trade)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Lao PDR 0 Best: Ireland 100 29.1%	29.1Value: 29.1
economic competitiveness Rank 44 / Score 60.6
gross fixed capital formation (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Iraq 0 Best: Tanzania 100 56.9%	56.9Value: 56.9
logistics performance	Initial Value: 1	80	23.7	Worst: Afghanistan 23.7 Best: Germany 80 22.56%	36.4Value: 36.4
transport productive capacity	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Mauritania 0 Best: Belize 100 23.1%	23.1Value: 23.1
building quality control	Initial Value: 1	100	13.3	Worst: Liberia 13.3 Best: China 100 76.93%	80Value: 80
ease of starting a business	Initial Value: 1	100	52.4	Worst: Cambodia 52.4 Best: New Zealand 100 90.97%	95.7Value: 95.7
insolvency recovery rate	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Chad 0 Best: Japan 100 34.9%	34.9Value: 34.9
entrepreneurial employee activity rate	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: China 0 Best: Denmark 100 0%	NAValue: NA
extent of corporate transparency	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Afghanistan 0 Best: Australia 100 85.7%	85.7Value: 85.7
economic openness Rank 107 / Score 48.35
trade (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Sudan 0 Best: Ireland 100 31.1%	31.1Value: 31.1
high-technology trade (% total trade)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Afghanistan 0 Best: Hong Kong SAR 100 42.3%	42.3Value: 42.3
product concentration	Initial Value: 1	94.2	10.9	Worst: Chad 10.9 Best: Croatia 94.2 83.67%	80.6Value: 80.6
market concentration	Initial Value: 1	96.9	45.7	Worst: Bhutan 45.7 Best: Ukraine 96.9 86.33%	89.9Value: 89.9
chinn-ito financial openness	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Angola 0 Best: Australia 100 16.4%	16.4Value: 16.4
foreign direct investment, net inflows (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Angola 0 Best: Cyprus 100 41.7%	41.7Value: 41.7
debt dynamics	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Mozambique 0 Best: Australia 100 49.1%	49.1Value: 49.1
financing and domestic value added Rank 84 / Score 48.24
domestic credit to private sector (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Afghanistan 0 Best: Hong Kong SAR 100 9.7%	9.7Value: 9.7
msme financing gap (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Philippines 0 Best: North Macedonia 100 74.5%	74.5Value: 74.5
tax and contribution rate (% profit)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Argentina 0 Best: Brunei Darussalam 100 68.8%	68.8Value: 68.8
bank non-performing loans (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Angola 0 Best: Korea, Rep. 100 69%	69Value: 69
medium- and high-tech activities value added	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Cambodia 0 Best: Singapore 100 20.6%	20.6Value: 20.6
industry and services value added (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Sierra Leone 0 Best: Kuwait 100 53.8%	53.8Value: 53.8
labor underutilization rate	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Benin 0 Best: Thailand 100 79.5%	79.5Value: 79.5
output per worker	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Burundi 0 Best: Luxembourg 100 10%	10Value: 10
governance Rank 99 / Score 36.54
peace and stability	Initial Value: 1	97.6	0.5	Worst: Afghanistan 0.5 Best: New Zealand 97.6 32.96%	32.5Value: 32.5
voice and accountability	Initial Value: 1	100	3.4	Worst: Lao PDR 3.4 Best: Norway 100 42.44%	44.4Value: 44.4
rule of law	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Venezuela 0 Best: Finland 100 37.5%	37.5Value: 37.5
control of corruption	Initial Value: 1	100	1.9	Worst: Yemen 1.9 Best: Denmark 100 28.95%	30.3Value: 30.3
government effectiveness	Initial Value: 1	100	0.5	Worst: Yemen 0.5 Best: Singapore 100 35.78%	36.1Value: 36.1
socio-economic Rank 76 / Score 56.67
female-to-male ratio in parliament	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Yemen 0 Best: Mexico 100 65.6%	65.6Value: 65.6
female-to-male labor force participation	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Yemen 0 Best: Burundi 100 83.2%	83.2Value: 83.2
female-to-male ratio in internet usage	Initial Value: 1	100	52.1	Worst: Burundi 52.1 Best: Armenia 100	NAValue: NA
social protection coverage (% population)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Uganda 0 Best: Australia 100 40.3%	40.3Value: 40.3
adult literacy rate	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Chad 0 Best: Ukraine 100 99.2%	99.2Value: 99.2
youth not in employment, education or training (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Iraq 0 Best: Japan 100 37.5%	37.5Value: 37.5
poverty headcount ratio (% population)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Madagascar 0 Best: China 100 62.6%	62.6Value: 62.6
gdp per capita	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Burundi 0 Best: Luxembourg 100 10.6%	10.6Value: 10.6
health and environment Rank 43 / Score 67.12
universal health coverage	Initial Value: 1	87	28	Worst: Chad 28 Best: Australia 87 69.49%	69Value: 69
healthy life expectancy (years)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Lesotho 0 Best: Japan 100 68%	68Value: 68
under-five mortality rate	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Nigeria 0 Best: Iceland 100 89.3%	89.3Value: 89.3
renewable energy consumption (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Bahrain 0 Best: Congo, Democratic Rep. 100 26.7%	26.7Value: 26.7
ecological footprint per capita	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Luxembourg 0 Best: Yemen 100 89.7%	89.7Value: 89.7
natural hazard exposure	Initial Value: 1	95	16	Worst: Philippines 16 Best: Finland 95 55.7%	60Value: 60

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		48.45 Value: 48.4479220130227
Developed Economies Average		63.62 63.621142905099
Developing Economies Average		44.45 44.4501298433774
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Switzerland
	Score	71.49 71.4899978637695
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Chad
	Score	25.01 25.0100002288818
	Global Rank	154
Highest Ranked Developed Country	Country	Switzerland
	Score	71.49 71.4899978637695
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Developed Country	Country	Greece
	Score	51.5 51.5
	Global Rank	57
Highest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Singapore
	Score	69.32 69.3199996948242
	Global Rank	6
Lowest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Niger
	Score	26.47 26.4699993133545
	Global Rank	153

Arab Region Details
Arab Average		45.68 45.6829413245706
Arab Diversified Lebanon, Egypt, State of Palestine, Jordan, Iraq		42.98 42.976000213623
Arab LDC Mauritania, Djibouti, Comoros, Somalia, Yemen, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic		29.32 29.3166662851969
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	67.33 67.3300018310547
	Global Rank	11
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Yemen
	Score	28.63 28.6299991607666
	Global Rank	150
Highest Arab Diversified Country	Country	Egypt
	Score	52.31 52.310001373291
	Global Rank	54
Lowest Arab Diversified Country	Country	Iraq
	Score	33.14 33.1399993896484
	Global Rank	137
Highest Arab LDC	Country	Sudan
	Score	30.5 30.5
	Global Rank	145
Lowest Arab LDC	Country	Yemen
	Score	28.63 28.6299991607666
	Global Rank	150

Economies per capita
High-Income Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong SAR, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Monaco, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Palau, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, St. Kitts and Nevis, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Slovak Republic, Korea, Rep.			61.48 61.4839217990052
Upper-Middle-Income Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Paraguay, Peru, Russian Federation, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Serbia, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Venezuela, South Africa, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Dominican Republic			47.83 47.8319999694824
Lower-Middle-Income Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Comoros, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ghana, Honduras, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lesotho, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Moldova, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Zimbabwe, Uruguay, Zambia, State of Palestine, Congo, Rep., Papua New Guinea, Tanzania, Viet Nam			41.2 41.2049995149885
Low Income Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Rep., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Korea Dem Rep., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Togo, Uganda, Yemen			32.45 32.4480952308291

Oil Exporting/Importing
Oil Exporting Average Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, China, 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, 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, Yemen, Slovak Republic, Viet Nam		49.92 49.9158333778381
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, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, Korea, Rep., Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Togo, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Zimbabwe, Uruguay, Zambia, Central African Republic, Czech Republic, South Africa, State of Palestine, North Macedonia, Hong Kong SAR, Kosovo, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Korea Dem Rep., Tanzania		47.51 47.5109573120766
Oil Exporting Best	Country	United States
	Score	70.06 70.0599975585938
	Global Rank	3
Oil Exporting Worst	Country	Chad
	Score	25.01 25.0100002288818
	Global Rank	154
Oil Importing Best	Country	Switzerland
	Score	71.49 71.4899978637695
	Global Rank	1
Oil Importing Worst	Country	Niger
	Score	26.47 26.4699993133545
	Global Rank	153

OECD
OECD Average		62.94 62.9352779388428
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		64.05 64.0518751144409
OECD Developing Average Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Rep., Turkey		52.94 52.9440002441406
OECD Best	Country	Switzerland
	Score	71.49 71.4899978637695
	Global Rank	1
OECD Worst	Country	Turkey
	Score	48.22 48.2200012207031
	Global Rank	77
OECD Developed Best	Country	Switzerland
	Score	71.49 71.4899978637695
	Global Rank	1
OECD Developed Worst	Country	Mexico
	Score	48.71 48.7099990844727
	Global Rank	74
OECD Developing Best	Country	Korea, Rep.
	Score	63.76 63.7599983215332
	Global Rank	21
OECD Developing Worst	Country	Turkey
	Score	48.22 48.2200012207031
	Global Rank	77

Arab region
Simple Average		46.17
Weighted Average by population		39.61
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	67.33
	Rank	11
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Yemen
	Score	28.63
	Rank	150

AMU
Simple Average		39.96
Weighted Average by population		39.16
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Tunisia
	Score	47.12
	Rank	83
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritania
	Score	28.82
	Rank	147

East Asia and Pacific
Simple Average		52.14
Weighted Average by population		NaN
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Singapore
	Score	69.32
	Rank	6
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Myanmar
	Score	34.1
	Rank	136

Europe and Central Asia
Simple Average		58.65
Weighted Average by population		NaN
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Switzerland
	Score	71.49
	Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Tajikistan
	Score	39.35
	Rank	116

Latin America and The Caribbean
Simple Average		46.54
Weighted Average by population		NaN
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Chile
	Score	54.49
	Rank	47
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Venezuela
	Score	36.68
	Rank	126

North America
Simple Average		70.06
Weighted Average by population		NaN
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United States
	Score	70.06
	Rank	3
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	United States
	Score	70.06
	Rank	3

South Asia
Simple Average		39.48
Weighted Average by population		NaN
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Sri Lanka
	Score	47.01
	Rank	86
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Afghanistan
	Score	28.34
	Rank	151

Sub-Saharan Africa
Simple Average		36.62
Weighted Average by population		NaN
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Seychelles
	Score	55.13
	Rank	44
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Chad
	Score	25.01
	Rank	154

Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Simple Average		41.14
Weighted Average by population		41.16
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	67.33
	Rank	11
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Chad
	Score	25.01
	Rank	154

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