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

Malta is a high income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 34.13 Thousand USD (2022) and HDI value of 0.92 (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 Malta

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	Simulator projection
Rank	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	21	25
Score	50.5Value: 50.5	50.4Value: 50.4	50.6Value: 50.6	50.29Value: 50.29	49Value: 49.00145435	46.28Value: 46.28377366	47.11Value: 47.10809942	49.15Value: 49.1524511697557	49.09Value: 49.086190518	Value: 49.086190518

Comparison benchmarks

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Region

Institutional environment Rank 35 / Score 65.41
KPI	2023 - Malta
KPI	Weight	Best	Worst	Aspirational value	Current Value
Operational stability for businesses	Initial Value: 0.5	4.00	0.40	Worst: Lebanon 4.00 Best: Singapore 0.40 69.44%	1.5Value: 1.5
Government effectiveness	Initial Value: 1	2.29	-1.33	Worst: Burundi -1.33 Best: Singapore 2.29 61.4%	0.89Value: 0.89264053
Regulatory environment Rank 24 / Score 82.07
Regulatory quality	Initial Value: 0.5	2.23	-1.62	Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. -1.62 Best: Singapore 2.23 63.21%	0.81Value: 0.81372321
Rule of law	Initial Value: 0.5	2.06	-1.36	Worst: Nicaragua -1.36 Best: Finland 2.06 65.04%	0.86Value: 0.86445069
Cost of redundancy dismissal	Initial Value: 1	58.50	8.00	Worst: Sri Lanka 58.50 Best: Austria 8.00 100%	8Value: 8
Business Environment Rank 62 / Score 46.72
Policies for doing business	Initial Value: 1	6.42	1.67	Worst: Argentina 1.67 Best: Switzerland 6.42 46.69%	3.89Value: 3.8876970505
Entrepreneurship policies and culture	Initial Value: 1	6.72	3.22	Worst: Mozambique 3.22 Best: United Arab Emirates 6.72	n/aValue: n/a
Education Rank 16 / Score 64.23
Expenditure on education	Initial Value: 1	9.52	1.67	Worst: Cambodia 1.67 Best: Namibia 9.52 42.24%	4.99Value: 4.9860501289
Government funding per secondary student	Initial Value: 1	51.06	5.41	Worst: Guatemala 5.41 Best: Tunisia 51.06 56.17%	31.05Value: 31.052030563
School life expectancy	Initial Value: 1	21.05	6.41	Worst: Niger 6.41 Best: Australia 21.05 73.69%	17.2Value: 17.198139191
PISA scales in reading, math and science	Initial Value: 0.5	579.03	334.12	Worst: Dominican Republic 334.12 Best: China 579.03 50.93%	458.85Value: 458.84983265
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary	Initial Value: 0.5	45.18	6.11	Worst: Mozambique 45.18 Best: Croatia 6.11 98.15%	6.83Value: 6.8340451408
Tertiary Education Rank 43 / Score 35.83
Tertiary enrolment	Initial Value: 1	150.88	4.37	Worst: Niger 4.37 Best: Greece 150.88 45.82%	71.5Value: 71.498153687
Graduates in Science and engineering	Initial Value: 1	43.53	8.92	Worst: Namibia 8.92 Best: Malaysia 43.53 24.04%	17.24Value: 17.239144524
Tertiary inbound mobility	Initial Value: 0.5	70.27	0.10	Worst: Indonesia 0.10 Best: United Arab Emirates 70.27 20.03%	14.15Value: 14.154859543
Research and Development Rank 46 / Score 18.69
Researchers FTE	Initial Value: 1	9640.25	13.92	Worst: Guatemala 13.92 Best: Sweden 9640.25 21.25%	2059.68Value: 2059.6783569
Gross expenditure on R&D (GERD)	Initial Value: 1	5.56	0.01	Worst: Mauritania 0.01 Best: Israel 5.56 11.35%	0.64Value: 0.64
Global RnD companies, average expenditure, top 3	Initial Value: 1	28099.99	0.00	Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: United States 28099.99 0.26%	74.07Value: 74.069112565
QS university ranking average score of top 3 universities	Initial Value: 1	98.70	0.00	Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: United States 98.70 0%	0Value: 0
ICTs Rank 19 / Score 85.48
ICT access	Initial Value: 1	9.98	3.39	Worst: Niger 3.39 Best: Singapore 9.98 92.35%	9.48Value: 9.4756521704
ICT use	Initial Value: 1	8.89	0.48	Worst: Burundi 0.48 Best: Switzerland 8.89 86.72%	7.77Value: 7.773405666
Government online service	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.10	Worst: Mauritania 0.10 Best: Estonia 1.00 87.21%	0.88Value: 0.8849
online e-participation	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.02	Worst: Mauritania 0.02 Best: Japan 1.00 75.65%	0.76Value: 0.7614
General Infrastructure Rank 53 / Score 30.29
Electricity output	Initial Value: 0.5	52600.54	26.44	Worst: Niger 26.44 Best: Iceland 52600.54 8.08%	4274.66Value: 4274.6615087
Logistics performance	Initial Value: 0.5	4.30	2.10	Worst: Angola 2.10 Best: Singapore 4.30 54.55%	3.3Value: 3.3
Gross capital formation	Initial Value: 1	73.06	11.85	Worst: Egypt 11.85 Best: Mozambique 73.06 14.62%	20.8Value: 20.799
Ecological sustainability Rank 1 / Score 63.29
GDP per unit of energy use	Initial Value: 1	36.34	2.16	Worst: Trinidad and Tobago 2.16 Best: Ireland 36.34 77.23%	28.56Value: 28.556
Environmental performance	Initial Value: 1	77.90	18.90	Worst: India 18.90 Best: Denmark 77.90 95.42%	75.2Value: 75.2
ISO 14001 environmental certificates	Initial Value: 1	12.73	0.06	Worst: Ethiopia 0.06 Best: Bulgaria 12.73 17.26%	2.25Value: 2.2473651581
Credit Rank 65 / Score 30.23
Finance for startups and scaleups	Initial Value: 1	6.90	2.23	Worst: Mozambique 2.23 Best: Finland 6.90	N/AValue: N/A
Domestic credit to private sector	Initial Value: 1	258.91	5.42	Worst: Zimbabwe 5.42 Best: Hong Kong SAR 258.91 30.23%	82.05Value: 82.048967791
Loans from microfinance institutions, % GDP	Initial Value: 1	28.71	0.00	Worst: Iceland 0.00 Best: Cambodia 28.71 0%	N/AValue: N/A
Investment Rank 16 / Score 38.66
Venture capital received, value, % GDP	Initial Value: 1	0.02	0.00	Worst: Burkina Faso 0.00 Best: Estonia 0.02 25.33%	0.01Value: 0.005065120207
Market capitalization	Initial Value: 1	1394.19	0.23	Worst: Algeria 0.23 Best: Hong Kong SAR 1394.19 2.4%	33.62Value: 33.620313203
Venture capital investors, deals	Initial Value: 1	2.20	0.00	Worst: Kazakhstan 0.00 Best: Mauritius 2.20 51.86%	1.14Value: 1.1410267617
Venture capital recipients, deals	Initial Value: 1	0.90	0.00	Worst: Algeria 0.00 Best: Singapore 0.90 9.91%	0.09Value: 0.089202680759
Trade, competition, and market scale Rank 59 / Score 59.34
Applied tariff rate, weighted average	Initial Value: 0.5	15.46	0.00	Worst: Cameroon 15.46 Best: Hong Kong SAR 0.00 90.43%	1.48Value: 1.48
Domestic industry diversification	Initial Value: 1	0.80	0.08	Worst: Burundi 0.80 Best: Portugal 0.08 87.11%	0.17Value: 0.172843304
Domestic market scale	Initial Value: 1	30074.38	4.82	Worst: Cape Verde 4.82 Best: China 30074.38 0.08%	29.37Value: 29.367
Knowledge workers Rank 24 / Score 54.31
Knowledge-intensive employment	Initial Value: 1	64.13	2.75	Worst: Burundi 2.75 Best: Luxembourg 64.13 69.7%	45.53Value: 45.534768796
Firms offering formal training	Initial Value: 1	73.70	7.70	Worst: Indonesia 7.70 Best: Ecuador 73.70 63.94%	49.9Value: 49.9
GERD performed by business enterprise	Initial Value: 1	5.06	0.00	Worst: Panama 0.00 Best: Israel 5.06 7.91%	0.4Value: 0.4
GERD financed by business enterprise	Initial Value: 1	80.84	0.00	Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: Thailand 80.84 74.47%	60.2Value: 60.2
Females employed with advanced degrees	Initial Value: 0.5	30.79	0.15	Worst: Tanzania 0.15 Best: Lithuania 30.79 55.54%	17.17Value: 17.166212534
Innovation linkage Rank 22 / Score 48.14
University/industry research collaboration	Initial Value: 0.5	5.63	2.25	Worst: Angola 2.25 Best: Israel 5.63 40.13%	3.61Value: 3.6063813939
State of cluster development	Initial Value: 1	5.56	2.72	Worst: Burkina Faso 2.72 Best: United States 5.56 42.48%	3.93Value: 3.926406404
GERD financed by abroad	Initial Value: 1	2.86	0.00	Worst: Azerbaijan 0.00 Best: Israel 2.86 1.88%	0.05Value: 0.053661352767
Joint venture/strategic alliance deals	Initial Value: 1	0.34	0.00	Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. 0.00 Best: Malta 0.34 99.59%	0.34Value: 0.3385959503
Patent families filed in two offices	Initial Value: 1	12.97	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Japan 12.97 19.11%	2.48Value: 2.4780076818
Knowledge absorption Rank 6 / Score 56.99
Intellectual property payments	Initial Value: 1	20.42	0.00	Worst: Armenia 0.00 Best: Ireland 20.42 31.74%	6.48Value: 6.4821579227
High tech imports	Initial Value: 1	59.14	1.69	Worst: Luxembourg 1.69 Best: Hong Kong SAR 59.14 10.8%	7.9Value: 7.8970775392
ICT services imports	Initial Value: 0.5	13.89	0.02	Worst: Paraguay 0.02 Best: Cyprus 13.89 7.5%	1.06Value: 1.0602817023
Foreign direct investment net inflows	Initial Value: 0.5	60.98	-13.20	Worst: Netherlands -13.20 Best: Hungary 60.98 53.87%	26.76Value: 26.758072196
Research talent in business enterprise	Initial Value: 1	82.94	0.30	Worst: Mozambique 0.30 Best: Korea, Rep. 82.94 57.35%	47.7Value: 47.695202258
knowledge creation Rank 35 / Score 27.69
Patent applications by origin	Initial Value: 1	73.99	0.00	Worst: Honduras 0.00 Best: Korea, Rep. 73.99 3.19%	2.36Value: 2.3636081835
PCT applications by origin	Initial Value: 0.5	8.24	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Japan 8.24 19.84%	1.63Value: 1.6344876903
Utility models by origin	Initial Value: 1	104.56	0.00	Worst: Benin 0.00 Best: China 104.56 0%	n/aValue: n/a
Scientific and technical publications	Initial Value: 1	50.79	0.58	Worst: Angola 0.58 Best: Iceland 50.79 34.04%	17.67Value: 17.672898151
Citable documents H index	Initial Value: 1	2898.00	43.00	Worst: Cape Verde 43.00 Best: United States 2898.00 4.76%	179Value: 179
Knowledge Impact Rank 56 / Score 30.13
Labor productivity growth	Initial Value: 1	6.02	-4.86	Worst: Lebanon -4.86 Best: China 6.02 44.07%	-0.07Value: -0.065355386258
Unicorn valuation	Initial Value: 1	23.84	0.00	Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Estonia 23.84 0%	0Value: 0
Total computer software spending	Initial Value: 1	1.05	0.01	Worst: Ethiopia 0.01 Best: United States 1.05 31.32%	0.34Value: 0.33572070481
High-tech manufacturing	Initial Value: 1	78.53	1.85	Worst: Kyrgyz Republic 1.85 Best: Singapore 78.53 44.79%	36.2Value: 36.1968709
Knowledge diffusion Rank 31 / Score 41.76
IP receipts	Initial Value: 0.5	6.48	0.00	Worst: Armenia 0.00 Best: Netherlands 6.48 64.81%	4.2Value: 4.199813814
High Tech exports	Initial Value: 1	44.66	0.01	Worst: Cape Verde 0.01 Best: Malaysia 44.66 8.15%	3.65Value: 3.6500684425
ICT services export	Initial Value: 1	35.21	0.01	Worst: Benin 0.01 Best: Ireland 35.21 1.33%	0.48Value: 0.47653489925
ISO 9001 quality/bn PPP$ GDP	Initial Value: 1	37.40	0.10	Worst: Tajikistan 0.10 Best: Bulgaria 37.40 23.52%	8.87Value: 8.8732176069
Production and export complexity	Initial Value: 0.5	2.27	-2.51	Worst: Angola -2.51 Best: Japan 2.27 52.51%	n/aValue: n/a
Intangible Assets Rank 4 / Score 72.22
Intangible asset intensity, top 15, %	Initial Value: 1	93.40	-181.36	Worst: Montenegro -181.36 Best: United States 93.40 89.54%	64.65Value: 64.649435856
Trademark application class count by origin	Initial Value: 1	445.16	1.43	Worst: Niger 1.43 Best: Mongolia 445.16 33.38%	149.57Value: 149.56602604
Industrial design by origin	Initial Value: 0.5	32.41	0.00	Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: Mongolia 32.41 55.83%	18.1Value: 18.09516429
Global brand value, top 5,000	Initial Value: 1	27.56	0.00	Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 27.56 19.04%	5.25Value: 5.248787913
Creative Goods Rank 12 / Score 39.02
Cultural and creative services exports	Initial Value: 0.5	14.25	0.00	Worst: Benin 0.00 Best: Malta 14.25 100.03%	14.25Value: 14.254268974
National feature films produced	Initial Value: 0.5	37.91	0.05	Worst: Pakistan 0.05 Best: Iceland 37.91 20.38%	7.77Value: 7.7667892093
Entertainment and media market	Initial Value: 0.5	3.50	0.02	Worst: Pakistan 0.02 Best: United States 3.50 4.1%	0.16Value: 0.1625890801
Creative goods exports	Initial Value: 1	12.71	0.00	Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 12.71 1.35%	0.17Value: 0.17135869333
Online creativity Rank 19 / Score 53.32
Generic TLD	Initial Value: 1	423.69	0.05	Worst: Uzbekistan 0.05 Best: United States 423.69 54.38%	230.42Value: 230.42493543
Country code TLD	Initial Value: 1	2701.89	0.03	Worst: Ethiopia 0.03 Best: Montenegro 2701.89 1.75%	47.26Value: 47.25922164
GitHub commits/mn pop. 15–69	Initial Value: 1	18874723.79	2364.30	Worst: Niger 2364.30 Best: Hong Kong SAR 18874723.79 11.05%	2088403.6Value: 2088403.6002
Mobile apps creation	Initial Value: 1	77113978.63	0.04	Worst: Madagascar 0.04 Best: Cyprus 77113978.63 1.15%	883506.09Value: 883506.09104

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		32.5 Value: 32.4985645038106
Developed Economies Average		49.49 49.4910405849167
Developing Economies Average		25.96 25.9588790848667
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Switzerland
	Score	67.59 67.591223775
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Angola
	Score	10.32 10.321694984
	Global Rank	132
Highest Ranked Developed Country	Country	Switzerland
	Score	67.59 67.591223775
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Developed Country	Country	Romania
	Score	34.66 34.663690771
	Global Rank	47
Highest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Singapore
	Score	61.47 61.467481608
	Global Rank	5
Lowest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Niger
	Score	12.44 12.443883948
	Global Rank	131

Arab Region Details
Arab Average		27.63 27.6326824832308
Arab Diversified Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine		25.22 25.2163471966667
Arab LDC Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen		13.52 13.519935225
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	43.22 43.220607672
	Global Rank	32
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritania
	Score	13.52 13.519935225
	Global Rank	127
Highest Arab Diversified Country	Country	Jordan
	Score	28.25 28.247424082
	Global Rank	71
Lowest Arab Diversified Country	Country	Lebanon
	Score	23.19 23.186244484
	Global Rank	92
Highest Arab LDC	Country	Mauritania
	Score	13.52 13.519935225
	Global Rank	127
Lowest Arab LDC	Country	Mauritania
	Score	13.52 13.519935225
	Global Rank	127

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			46.08 46.07727652204
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			29.57 29.571903969303
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			22.31 22.3132741990811
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			15.37 15.3735593373333

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		34.64 34.635860779902
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		31.15 31.1528594410864
Oil Exporting Best	Country	United States
	Score	63.53 63.527031198
	Global Rank	3
Oil Exporting Worst	Country	Angola
	Score	10.32 10.321694984
	Global Rank	132
Oil Importing Best	Country	Switzerland
	Score	67.59 67.591223775
	Global Rank	1
Oil Importing Worst	Country	Niger
	Score	12.44 12.443883948
	Global Rank	131

OECD
OECD Average		49.21 49.2125295164054
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		50.33 50.3312727919697
OECD Developing Average Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Rep., Turkey		38.19 38.1949741106
OECD Best	Country	Switzerland
	Score	67.59 67.591223775
	Global Rank	1
OECD Worst	Country	Colombia
	Score	29.45 29.449716061
	Global Rank	66
OECD Developed Best	Country	Switzerland
	Score	67.59 67.591223775
	Global Rank	1
OECD Developed Worst	Country	Mexico
	Score	31.04 31.043280581
	Global Rank	58
OECD Developing Best	Country	Korea, Rep.
	Score	58.6 58.595840737
	Global Rank	10
OECD Developing Worst	Country	Colombia
	Score	29.45 29.449716061
	Global Rank	66

Arab region
Simple Average		27.37
Weighted Average by population		21.94
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	43.22
	Rank	32
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritania
	Score	13.52
	Rank	127

AMU
Simple Average		21.24
Weighted Average by population		24.65
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Morocco
	Score	28.4
	Rank	70
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritania
	Score	13.52
	Rank	127

East Asia and Pacific
Simple Average		39.39
Weighted Average by population		47.78
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Singapore
	Score	61.47
	Rank	5
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Lao PDR
	Score	18.31
	Rank	110

Europe and Central Asia
Simple Average		41.81
Weighted Average by population		45.3
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Switzerland
	Score	67.59
	Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Tajikistan
	Score	18.3
	Rank	111

Latin America and The Caribbean
Simple Average		24.79
Weighted Average by population		30.65
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Brazil
	Score	33.65
	Rank	49
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Guatemala
	Score	15.83
	Rank	122

North America
Simple Average		58.66
Weighted Average by population		61.05
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United States
	Score	63.53
	Rank	3
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Canada
	Score	53.79
	Rank	15

South Asia
Simple Average		25.64
Weighted Average by population		32.41
Highest Ranked Country	Country	India
	Score	38.11
	Rank	40
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Nepal
	Score	18.84
	Rank	108

Sub-Saharan Africa
Simple Average		18.23
Weighted Average by population		22.2
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritius
	Score	32.08
	Rank	57
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Angola
	Score	10.32
	Rank	132

Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Simple Average		23.59
Weighted Average by population		24.67
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	43.22
	Rank	32
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Niger
	Score	12.44
	Rank	131

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