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Country description

Kuwait is a high income country. It has a GDP per capita of around USD (2021) and HDI value of 0.81 (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 Kuwait

	2021	Simulator projection
Rank	48
Score	54.56Value: 54.560001373291	Value: 54.560001373291

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knowledge capital Rank 79 / Score 69.54
KPI	2021
KPI	Weight	Best	Worst	Aspirational value	Kuwait
net enrollment rate in primary education	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Mali 0 Best: France 100 91.8%	91.8Value: 91.8
net enrollment rate in lower secondary education	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Tanzania 0 Best: Israel 100 91.3%	91.3Value: 91.3
net enrollment rate in upper secondary education	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Niger 0 Best: Azerbaijan 100 78.9%	78.9Value: 78.9
years of compulsory education in primary and secondary	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Bhutan 0 Best: Germany 100 69.2%	69.2Value: 69.2
completion rate in upper secondary education	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Niger 0 Best: Kazakhstan 100 0%	NAValue: NA
gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Chad 0 Best: Luxembourg 100 75.8%	75.8Value: 75.8
assessment of 15-year-old students in math, science and reading	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Dominican Republic 0 Best: China 100 0%	NAValue: NA
learning-adjusted years of schooling	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Liberia 0 Best: Singapore 100 48.8%	48.8Value: 48.8
educational enabling environment Rank 58 / Score 67.61
government expenditure on primary education (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Kazakhstan 0 Best: Timor-Leste 100 26%	26Value: 26
government expenditure on secondary education (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 0 Best: Tunisia 100 31.1%	31.1Value: 31.1
government funding per primary student (% gdp per capita)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Kazakhstan 0 Best: Croatia 100 34.4%	34.4Value: 34.4
government funding per secondary student (% gdp per capita)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Guatemala 0 Best: Tunisia 100 25.6%	25.6Value: 25.6
pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Chad 0 Best: Kuwait 100 100%	100Value: 100
pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Madagascar 0 Best: Brunei Darussalam 100 0%	NAValue: NA
schools with access to computers in primary education (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Burundi 0 Best: Armenia 100 100%	100Value: 100
schools with access to computers in secondary education (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 0 Best: Albania 100 100%	100Value: 100
gross enrollment ratio in early childhood education	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Yemen 0 Best: Liberia 100 47.8%	47.8Value: 47.8
proportion of children who are developmentally on track	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Burundi 0 Best: Serbia 100 0%	NAValue: NA
proportion of children with stimulating home learning environments	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Gambia 0 Best: Serbia 100 0%	NAValue: NA
pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Chad 0 Best: Armenia 100 99.3%	99.3Value: 99.3
completion rate in upper secondary education, gender parity	Initial Value: 1	100	30.2	Worst: Niger 30.2 Best: Czech Republic 100	NAValue: NA
completion rate in upper secondary education, wealth parity	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Mozambique 0 Best: Iceland 100 0%	NAValue: NA
completion rate in upper secondary education, location parity	Initial Value: 1	100	2.4	Worst: Niger 2.4 Best: Austria 100	NAValue: NA
tvet components Rank 21 / Score 59.1
firms offering formal training (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Timor-Leste 0 Best: China 100 0%	NAValue: NA
Labor force with short-cycle tertiary education (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Bhutan 0 Best: Latvia 100 75.5%	75.5Value: 75.5
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 0%	NAValue: NA
Share of students enrolled in post-secondary vocational programs	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Jamaica 0 Best: Bolivia 100 3.8%	3.8Value: 3.8
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 49.18%	51.1Value: 51.1
quality of vocational training	Initial Value: 1	90.8	25.6	Worst: Angola 25.6 Best: Switzerland 90.8 35.43%	48.7Value: 48.7
ratio of high-skill tvet occupations earnings to average wage	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 0 Best: Botswana 100 0%	NAValue: NA
ratio of medium-skill tvet occupations earnings to average wage	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Azerbaijan 0 Best: Malawi 100 0%	NAValue: NA
tvet labor market Rank 10 / Score 76.15
firms constrained with inadequately educated workforce (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Afghanistan 0 Best: South Africa 100 0%	NAValue: NA
employment educational mismatch (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Burkina Faso 0 Best: Romania 100 0%	NAValue: NA
proportion of skilled production workers	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Mauritania 0 Best: South Africa 100 0%	NAValue: NA
unemployment rate with vocational education	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Cape Verde 0 Best: Qatar 100 83.7%	83.7Value: 83.7
share of tvet occupations	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Burundi 0 Best: Qatar 100 80.2%	80.2Value: 80.2
manufacturing employment (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Chad 0 Best: Lesotho 100 11.5%	11.5Value: 11.5
enrollment in vocational education, gender parity	Initial Value: 1	99.9	5.6	Worst: Yemen 5.6 Best: Brunei Darussalam 99.9	NAValue: NA
vulnerable employment rate	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Niger 0 Best: Qatar 100 98.9%	98.9Value: 98.9
inputs (higher education) Rank 60 / Score 43.12
government expenditure per tertiary student	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: St. Lucia 0 Best: Luxembourg 100 0%	NAValue: NA
teaching staff compensation (% tertiary expenditure)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Kenya 0 Best: Indonesia 100 0%	NAValue: NA
enrollment in bachelor's or equivalent level (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Niger 0 Best: Greece 100 32.9%	32.9Value: 32.9
enrollment in master's, doctoral or equivalent (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Burundi 0 Best: France 100 2.2%	2.2Value: 2.2
pupil-teacher ratio in tertiary education	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Sudan 0 Best: Lebanon 100 0%	NAValue: NA
researchers in higher education (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Mali 0 Best: Senegal 100 68.7%	68.7Value: 68.7
learning environment Rank 70 / Score 51.6
teachers in tertiary education, gender parity	Initial Value: 1	99.3	0	Worst: Myanmar 0 Best: Panama 99.3 0%	NAValue: NA
inbound mobility rate	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Afghanistan 0 Best: Australia 100 0%	NAValue: NA
academic freedom	Initial Value: 1	97.2	4.1	Worst: Bahrain 4.1 Best: Uruguay 97.2 51.02%	51.6Value: 51.6
gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, gender parity	Initial Value: 1	99.2	31.8	Worst: Niger 31.8 Best: Kyrgyz Republic 99.2	NAValue: NA
gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, wealth parity	Initial Value: 1	100	1	Worst: Mozambique 1 Best: Barbados 100	NAValue: NA
gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, location parity	Initial Value: 1	46	0	Worst: Angola 0 Best: State of Palestine 46 0%	NAValue: NA
outputs (higher education) Rank 140 / Score 30.45
Educational attainment rate, bachelor’s or equivalent	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Burundi 0 Best: Lithuania 100 27.4%	27.4Value: 27.4
educational attainment rate, master's or equivalent	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Guatemala 0 Best: Georgia 100 1.5%	1.5Value: 1.5
educational attainment rate, doctoral or equivalent	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Dominican Republic 0 Best: Slovenia 100 0%	NAValue: NA
Labor force participation rate with advanced education	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Venezuela 0 Best: Tanzania 100 0%	NAValue: NA
unemployment rate with advanced education	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Trinidad and Tobago 0 Best: Myanmar 100 0%	NAValue: NA
university-industry collaboration in r&d	Initial Value: 1	78.5	16	Worst: Angola 16 Best: Israel 78.5 45.76%	44.6Value: 44.6
citable documents per r&d personnel in higher education	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Chad 0 Best: Cyprus 100 48.3%	48.3Value: 48.3
inputs (research, development and innovation) Rank 132 / Score 16.81
gerd (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Madagascar 0 Best: Israel 100 1%	1Value: 1
gerd per researcher	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Madagascar 0 Best: Botswana 100 15.5%	15.5Value: 15.5
researchers per thousand labor force	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 0 Best: Denmark 100 5.6%	5.6Value: 5.6
tertiary graduates from stem programs (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Eswatini 0 Best: Gambia 100 0%	NAValue: NA
gerd performed by business enterprises (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Azerbaijan 0 Best: Korea, Rep. 100 0%	NAValue: NA
gerd financed by business enterprises (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0 Best: Thailand 100 1.2%	1.2Value: 1.2
researchers in business enterprises (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Mozambique 0 Best: Korea, Rep. 100 0%	NAValue: NA
firms that spend on r&d (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Lesotho 0 Best: Finland 100 0%	NAValue: NA
high-skilled employment (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Mali 0 Best: United States 100 0%	NAValue: NA
intellectual property payments (% total trade)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Armenia 0 Best: Ireland 100 0%	NAValue: NA
state of cluster development	Initial Value: 1	74.9	23.5	Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 23.5 Best: Italy 74.9 54.09%	51.3Value: 51.3
outputs (research, development and innovation) Rank 94 / Score 30.58
average documents per researcher	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Uzbekistan 0 Best: Panama 100 70.5%	70.5Value: 70.5
citations per document	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Indonesia 0 Best: Kyrgyz Republic 100 23.1%	23.1Value: 23.1
patent applications (per 100 billion gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Tanzania 0 Best: Korea, Rep. 100 23.2%	23.2Value: 23.2
intellectual property receipts (% total trade)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Angola 0 Best: Netherlands 100 0%	NAValue: NA
industrial design applications (per 100 billion gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Dominican Republic 0 Best: China 100 0%	NAValue: NA
pct applications (per 100 billion gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Pakistan 0 Best: Barbados 100 34.5%	34.5Value: 34.5
firms producing new goods and services (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Egypt 0 Best: Finland 100 0%	NAValue: NA
trademark applications (per 100 billion gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Chad 0 Best: China 100 11.1%	11.1Value: 11.1
cultural goods exports (% exports)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Algeria 0 Best: St. Lucia 100 4.9%	4.9Value: 4.9
printing and publishing output (% manufactured output)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Lao PDR 0 Best: Kenya 100 13.9%	13.9Value: 13.9
impact Rank 107 / Score 22.34
research institutions prominence	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Albania 0 Best: China 100 11%	11Value: 11
growth of innovative companies	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Sierra Leone 0 Best: Belarus 100 12.1%	12.1Value: 12.1
iso 9001 quality certificates (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	80.8	0.4	Worst: Jamaica 0.4 Best: Israel 80.8 65.3%	52.9Value: 52.9
iso 14001 environmental certificates (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Afghanistan 0 Best: Bulgaria 100 12%	12Value: 12
gerd financed from abroad (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Algeria 0 Best: Israel 100 0%	0Value: 0
joint ventures per strategic alliance deals (per billion gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Cape Verde 0 Best: Israel 100 15.1%	15.1Value: 15.1
computer software spending (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Ethiopia 0 Best: United States 100 32.1%	32.1Value: 32.1
new business density per thousand population	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Liberia 0 Best: Botswana 100 29.3%	29.3Value: 29.3
firms with new product/service (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: St. Lucia 0 Best: Lesotho 100 0%	NAValue: NA
infrastructure Rank 65 / Score 49.22
3g/4g mobile network coverage (% population)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Niger 0 Best: Armenia 100 100%	100Value: 100
secure internet servers per 1 million population	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Chad 0 Best: Denmark 100 3.7%	3.7Value: 3.7
investment in telecommunication services (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Mauritania 0 Best: Congo, Democratic Rep. 100 28.4%	28.4Value: 28.4
mobile upload and download speeds	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Niger 0 Best: United Arab Emirates 100 48.7%	48.7Value: 48.7
fixed-broadband upload and download speeds	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Algeria 0 Best: Singapore 100 20.6%	20.6Value: 20.6
fixed-broadband subscriptions by speed per hundred people	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Afghanistan 0 Best: Switzerland 100 2.6%	2.6Value: 2.6
fixed broadband basket (% gni per capita)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Burundi 0 Best: Kuwait 100 100%	100Value: 100
mobile broadband basket (% gni per capita)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 0 Best: Luxembourg 100 79.9%	79.9Value: 79.9
internet and telephony competition	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Madagascar 0 Best: Albania 100 59.1%	59.1Value: 59.1
access Rank 8 / Score 67.3
active mobile-broadband subscriptions per hundred inhabitants	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Chad 0 Best: United Arab Emirates 100 56.3%	56.3Value: 56.3
international internet bandwidth per user	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Ethiopia 0 Best: Hong Kong SAR 100 51.1%	51.1Value: 51.1
households with internet access at home (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Burundi 0 Best: United Arab Emirates 100 99.6%	99.6Value: 99.6
individuals with standard ict skills (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Togo 0 Best: United Arab Emirates 100 62.2%	62.2Value: 62.2
tertiary graduates from ict programs (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Eswatini 0 Best: Brunei Darussalam 100 0%	NAValue: NA
ict employment (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Chad 0 Best: Israel 100 0%	NAValue: NA
usage Rank 10 / Score 73.24
government online services	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: State of Palestine 0 Best: Korea, Rep. 100 84.1%	84.1Value: 84.1
fixed broadband internet traffic per subscription	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Bhutan 0 Best: Kuwait 100 100%	100Value: 100
mobile broadband internet traffic per subscription	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Bhutan 0 Best: Kuwait 100 100%	100Value: 100
internet users (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Burundi 0 Best: United Arab Emirates 100 98.5%	98.5Value: 98.5
ict pct patent applications (per 100 billion gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Indonesia 0 Best: Barbados 100 20.8%	20.8Value: 20.8
e-participation	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: State of Palestine 0 Best: Estonia 100 90.5%	90.5Value: 90.5
internet activities by individuals (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Azerbaijan 0 Best: Denmark 100 60.2%	60.2Value: 60.2
trade in digitally deliverable services (% total trade)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Lao PDR 0 Best: Ireland 100 31.8%	31.8Value: 31.8
economic competitiveness Rank 35 / Score 62.38
gross fixed capital formation (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Iraq 0 Best: Tanzania 100 0%	NAValue: NA
logistics performance	Initial Value: 1	80	23.7	Worst: Afghanistan 23.7 Best: Germany 80 40.5%	46.5Value: 46.5
transport productive capacity	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Mauritania 0 Best: Belize 100 27.4%	27.4Value: 27.4
building quality control	Initial Value: 1	100	13.3	Worst: Liberia 13.3 Best: China 100 92.27%	93.3Value: 93.3
ease of starting a business	Initial Value: 1	100	52.4	Worst: Cambodia 52.4 Best: New Zealand 100 75.63%	88.4Value: 88.4
insolvency recovery rate	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Chad 0 Best: Japan 100 35%	35Value: 35
entrepreneurial employee activity rate	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: China 0 Best: Denmark 100 52.7%	52.7Value: 52.7
extent of corporate transparency	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Afghanistan 0 Best: Australia 100 100%	100Value: 100
economic openness Rank 67 / Score 58.86
trade (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Sudan 0 Best: Ireland 100 41%	41Value: 41
high-technology trade (% total trade)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Afghanistan 0 Best: Hong Kong SAR 100 37.1%	37.1Value: 37.1
product concentration	Initial Value: 1	94.2	10.9	Worst: Chad 10.9 Best: Croatia 94.2 33.25%	38.6Value: 38.6
market concentration	Initial Value: 1	96.9	45.7	Worst: Bhutan 45.7 Best: Ukraine 96.9 84.77%	89.1Value: 89.1
chinn-ito financial openness	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Angola 0 Best: Australia 100 70%	70Value: 70
foreign direct investment, net inflows (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Angola 0 Best: Cyprus 100 28.8%	28.8Value: 28.8
debt dynamics	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Mozambique 0 Best: Australia 100 100%	100Value: 100
financing and domestic value added Rank 11 / Score 69.22
domestic credit to private sector (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Afghanistan 0 Best: Hong Kong SAR 100 34.4%	34.4Value: 34.4
msme financing gap (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Philippines 0 Best: North Macedonia 100 0%	NAValue: NA
tax and contribution rate (% profit)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Argentina 0 Best: Brunei Darussalam 100 94.9%	94.9Value: 94.9
bank non-performing loans (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Angola 0 Best: Korea, Rep. 100 93.4%	93.4Value: 93.4
medium- and high-tech activities value added	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Cambodia 0 Best: Singapore 100 45.5%	45.5Value: 45.5
industry and services value added (% gdp)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Sierra Leone 0 Best: Kuwait 100 100%	100Value: 100
labor underutilization rate	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Benin 0 Best: Thailand 100 75.2%	75.2Value: 75.2
output per worker	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Burundi 0 Best: Luxembourg 100 36.1%	36.1Value: 36.1
governance Rank 68 / Score 48.34
peace and stability	Initial Value: 1	97.6	0.5	Worst: Afghanistan 0.5 Best: New Zealand 97.6 55.82%	54.7Value: 54.7
voice and accountability	Initial Value: 1	100	3.4	Worst: Lao PDR 3.4 Best: Norway 100 27.54%	30Value: 30
rule of law	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Venezuela 0 Best: Finland 100 63.5%	63.5Value: 63.5
control of corruption	Initial Value: 1	100	1.9	Worst: Yemen 1.9 Best: Denmark 100 52.91%	53.8Value: 53.8
government effectiveness	Initial Value: 1	100	0.5	Worst: Yemen 0.5 Best: Singapore 100 45.43%	45.7Value: 45.7
socio-economic Rank 99 / Score 49.34
female-to-male ratio in parliament	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Yemen 0 Best: Mexico 100 1.6%	1.6Value: 1.6
female-to-male labor force participation	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Yemen 0 Best: Burundi 100 52.8%	52.8Value: 52.8
female-to-male ratio in internet usage	Initial Value: 1	100	52.1	Worst: Burundi 52.1 Best: Armenia 100 100%	100Value: 100
social protection coverage (% population)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Uganda 0 Best: Australia 100 15.6%	15.6Value: 15.6
adult literacy rate	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Chad 0 Best: Ukraine 100 95.4%	95.4Value: 95.4
youth not in employment, education or training (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Iraq 0 Best: Japan 100 44.3%	44.3Value: 44.3
poverty headcount ratio (% population)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Madagascar 0 Best: China 100 0%	NAValue: NA
gdp per capita	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Burundi 0 Best: Luxembourg 100 44.8%	44.8Value: 44.8
health and environment Rank 78 / Score 63.42
universal health coverage	Initial Value: 1	87	28	Worst: Chad 28 Best: Australia 87 81.36%	76Value: 76
healthy life expectancy (years)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Lesotho 0 Best: Japan 100 86.6%	86.6Value: 86.6
under-five mortality rate	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Nigeria 0 Best: Iceland 100 94.8%	94.8Value: 94.8
renewable energy consumption (%)	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Bahrain 0 Best: Congo, Democratic Rep. 100 0%	0Value: 0
ecological footprint per capita	Initial Value: 1	100	0	Worst: Luxembourg 0 Best: Yemen 100 39.1%	39.1Value: 39.1
natural hazard exposure	Initial Value: 1	95	16	Worst: Philippines 16 Best: Finland 95 86.08%	84Value: 84

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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