The Index Simulator

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Country description

Palau is an upper middle income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 12.92 Thousand USD (2021) and HDI value of 0.8 (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 Palau

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Region

Institutional environment
KPI	2024 - Palau
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 0.70 118.67%	N/AValue: N/A
Government effectiveness	Initial Value: 1	2.14	-1.68	Worst: Myanmar -1.68 Best: Singapore 2.14 43.98%	N/AValue: N/A
Regulatory environment
Regulatory quality	Initial Value: 0.5	2.21	-1.59	Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. -1.59 Best: Singapore 2.21 41.84%	N/AValue: N/A
Rule of law	Initial Value: 0.5	1.96	-1.53	Worst: Myanmar -1.53 Best: Finland 1.96 43.84%	N/AValue: N/A
Cost of redundancy dismissal	Initial Value: 1			Worst: Best:	N/AValue: N/A
Business Environment
Ease of starting a business	Initial Value: 1			Worst: Best:	N/AValue: N/A
Policies for doing business	Initial Value: 1	6.38	1.79	Worst: Argentina 1.79 Best: Singapore 6.38	N/AValue: N/A
Policy stability for doing business	Initial Value: 1			Worst: Best:	N/AValue: N/A
Entrepreneurship policies and culture	Initial Value: 1	6.98	3.19	Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. 3.19 Best: United Arab Emirates 6.98	N/AValue: N/A
Ease of doing insolvency	Initial Value: 1			Worst: Best:	N/AValue: N/A
Education
Expenditure on education	Initial Value: 1	9.05	1.20	Worst: Sri Lanka 1.20 Best: Namibia 9.05	N/AValue: N/A
Government funding per secondary student	Initial Value: 1	51.06	5.88	Worst: Guatemala 5.88 Best: Tunisia 51.06	N/AValue: N/A
School life expectancy	Initial Value: 1	20.65	6.70	Worst: Niger 6.70 Best: Australia 20.65	N/AValue: N/A
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 6.13 116.33%	N/AValue: N/A
Tertiary Education
Tertiary enrolment	Initial Value: 1	150.20	4.27	Worst: Niger 4.27 Best: Greece 150.20	N/AValue: N/A
Graduates in Science and engineering	Initial Value: 1	40.23	8.92	Worst: Namibia 8.92 Best: Malaysia 40.23	N/AValue: N/A
Tertiary inbound mobility	Initial Value: 0.5	72.98	0.05	Worst: Myanmar 0.05 Best: United Arab Emirates 72.98	N/AValue: N/A
Research and Development
Researchers FTE	Initial Value: 1	9929.18	14.52	Worst: Guatemala 14.52 Best: Sweden 9929.18	N/AValue: N/A
Gross expenditure on R&D (GERD)	Initial Value: 1	6.02	0.01	Worst: Mauritania 0.01 Best: Israel 6.02	N/AValue: N/A
Global RnD companies, average expenditure, top 3	Initial Value: 1	33011.65	0.00	Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: United States 33011.65 0%	N/AValue: N/A
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 0%	N/AValue: N/A
ICTs
ICT access	Initial Value: 1	100.00	28.55	Worst: Madagascar 28.55 Best: Bahrain 100.00	N/AValue: N/A
ICT use	Initial Value: 1	100.00	22.31	Worst: Mali 22.31 Best: Kuwait 100.00	N/AValue: N/A
Government online service	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.10	Worst: Mauritania 0.10 Best: Estonia 1.00	N/AValue: N/A
online e-participation	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.02	Worst: Mauritania 0.02 Best: Japan 1.00	N/AValue: N/A
General Infrastructure
Electricity output	Initial Value: 0.5	52670.16	28.51	Worst: Niger 28.51 Best: Iceland 52670.16	N/AValue: N/A
Logistics performance	Initial Value: 0.5	4.30	2.10	Worst: Angola 2.10 Best: Singapore 4.30	N/AValue: N/A
Gross capital formation	Initial Value: 1	46.25	13.90	Worst: Tunisia 13.90 Best: Cape Verde 46.25	N/AValue: N/A
Ecological sustainability
GDP per unit of energy use	Initial Value: 1	41.58	2.12	Worst: Trinidad and Tobago 2.12 Best: Ireland 41.58	N/AValue: N/A
Low-carbon energy use, %	Initial Value: 1	83.74	0.01	Worst: Trinidad and Tobago 0.01 Best: Iceland 83.74	N/AValue: N/A
Environmental performance	Initial Value: 1			Worst: Best:	N/AValue: N/A
ISO 14001 environmental certificates	Initial Value: 1	12.33	0.06	Worst: Ethiopia 0.06 Best: Bulgaria 12.33	N/AValue: N/A
Credit
Finance for startups and scaleups	Initial Value: 1	6.90	2.23	Worst: Mozambique 2.23 Best: Finland 6.90	N/AValue: N/A
Ease of getting credit	Initial Value: 1			Worst: Best:	N/AValue: N/A
Domestic credit to private sector	Initial Value: 1	263.59	8.44	Worst: Angola 8.44 Best: Hong Kong SAR 263.59	N/AValue: N/A
Microfinance institutions gross loan portfolio	Initial Value: 0.5			Worst: Best:	N/AValue: N/A
Loans from microfinance institutions, % GDP	Initial Value: 1	31.68	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Cambodia 31.68 0%	N/AValue: N/A
Investment
Ease of protecting minority investors	Initial Value: 1			Worst: Best:	N/AValue: N/A
Venture capital received, value, % GDP	Initial Value: 1	0.02	0.00	Worst: Barbados 0.00 Best: Estonia 0.02 0%	N/AValue: N/A
Market capitalization	Initial Value: 1	1506.46	0.23	Worst: Algeria 0.23 Best: Hong Kong SAR 1506.46	N/AValue: N/A
Venture capital investors, deals	Initial Value: 1	2.75	0.00	Worst: Myanmar 0.00 Best: Singapore 2.75 0%	N/AValue: N/A
Venture capital recipients, deals	Initial Value: 1	1.83	0.00	Worst: Russian Federation 0.00 Best: Singapore 1.83 0%	N/AValue: N/A
Trade, competition, and market scale
Applied tariff rate, weighted average	Initial Value: 0.5	12.70	0.00	Worst: Algeria 12.70 Best: Hong Kong SAR 0.00 100%	N/AValue: N/A
Domestic industry diversification	Initial Value: 1	0.55	0.06	Worst: Angola 0.55 Best: Portugal 0.06 112.24%	N/AValue: N/A
Domestic market scale	Initial Value: 1	32897.93	5.44	Worst: Barbados 5.44 Best: China 32897.93	N/AValue: N/A
Knowledge workers
Knowledge-intensive employment	Initial Value: 1	64.14	2.75	Worst: Burundi 2.75 Best: Luxembourg 64.14	N/AValue: N/A
Firms offering formal training	Initial Value: 1	73.70	3.90	Worst: Saudi Arabia 3.90 Best: Ecuador 73.70	N/AValue: N/A
GERD performed by business enterprise	Initial Value: 1	5.55	0.00	Worst: Panama 0.00 Best: Israel 5.55 0%	N/AValue: N/A
GERD financed by business enterprise	Initial Value: 1	80.84	0.00	Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: Thailand 80.84 0%	N/AValue: N/A
Females employed with advanced degrees	Initial Value: 0.5	30.51	0.15	Worst: Tanzania 0.15 Best: Lithuania 30.51	N/AValue: N/A
Innovation linkage
University/industry research collaboration	Initial Value: 0.5	5.75	2.25	Worst: Myanmar 2.25 Best: Switzerland 5.75	N/AValue: N/A
Public Research–Industry co-publications, %	Initial Value: 1	9.05	0.13	Worst: Niger 0.13 Best: Japan 9.05	N/AValue: N/A
State of cluster development	Initial Value: 1	5.31	2.69	Worst: Angola 2.69 Best: China 5.31	N/AValue: N/A
GERD financed by abroad	Initial Value: 1			Worst: Best:	N/AValue: N/A
Joint venture/strategic alliance deals	Initial Value: 1	0.22	0.00	Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. 0.00 Best: Canada 0.22 0%	N/AValue: N/A
Patent families filed in two offices	Initial Value: 1	58.12	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Barbados 58.12 0%	N/AValue: N/A
Innovation linkage	Initial Value: 1			Worst: Best:	N/AValue: N/A
Knowledge absorption
Intellectual property payments	Initial Value: 1	21.44	0.00	Worst: Armenia 0.00 Best: Ireland 21.44 0%	N/AValue: N/A
High tech imports	Initial Value: 1	58.30	0.25	Worst: Albania 0.25 Best: Hong Kong SAR 58.30	N/AValue: N/A
ICT services imports	Initial Value: 0.5	18.27	0.01	Worst: Paraguay 0.01 Best: Cyprus 18.27	N/AValue: N/A
Foreign direct investment net inflows	Initial Value: 0.5	38.37	-117.26	Worst: Luxembourg -117.26 Best: Hungary 38.37 75.35%	N/AValue: N/A
Research talent in business enterprise	Initial Value: 1	82.64	0.30	Worst: Mozambique 0.30 Best: Korea, Rep. 82.64	N/AValue: N/A
knowledge creation
Patent applications by origin	Initial Value: 1	66.09	0.00	Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: Korea, Rep. 66.09 0%	N/AValue: N/A
PCT applications by origin	Initial Value: 0.5	14.90	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Barbados 14.90 0%	N/AValue: N/A
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	N/AValue: N/A
Citable documents H index	Initial Value: 1	3051.00	48.00	Worst: Cape Verde 48.00 Best: United States 3051.00	N/AValue: N/A
Knowledge Impact
Labor productivity growth	Initial Value: 1	6.99	-5.54	Worst: Lebanon -5.54 Best: Georgia 6.99 44.21%	N/AValue: N/A
New business density	Initial Value: 0.5			Worst: Best:	N/AValue: N/A
Unicorn valuation	Initial Value: 1	22.25	0.00	Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Estonia 22.25 0%	N/AValue: N/A
Total computer software spending	Initial Value: 1	0.99	0.00	Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: United States 0.99 0%	N/AValue: N/A
High-tech manufacturing	Initial Value: 1	81.95	1.04	Worst: Madagascar 1.04 Best: Singapore 81.95	N/AValue: N/A
Knowledge diffusion
IP receipts	Initial Value: 0.5	5.49	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Switzerland 5.49 0%	N/AValue: N/A
High Tech exports	Initial Value: 1	45.26	0.00	Worst: Cape Verde 0.00 Best: Malaysia 45.26 0%	N/AValue: N/A
ICT services export	Initial Value: 1	33.00	0.05	Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.05 Best: Ireland 33.00	N/AValue: N/A
FDI outflows	Initial Value: 0.5			Worst: Best:	N/AValue: N/A
Production and export complexity	Initial Value: 0.5	2.26	-1.71	Worst: Cameroon -1.71 Best: Japan 2.26 43.07%	N/AValue: N/A
ISO 9001 quality/bn PPP$ GDP	Initial Value: 1	35.24	0.10	Worst: Niger 0.10 Best: Belarus 35.24	N/AValue: N/A
Intangible Assets
Trademark application class count by origin	Initial Value: 1	241.72	1.19	Worst: Niger 1.19 Best: China 241.72	N/AValue: N/A
Intangible asset intensity, top 15, %	Initial Value: 1	89.89	-181.36	Worst: Montenegro -181.36 Best: United States 89.89 66.86%	N/AValue: N/A
Industrial design by origin	Initial Value: 0.5	25.74	0.00	Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: China 25.74 0%	N/AValue: N/A
ICTs and business model creation	Initial Value: 1			Worst: Best:	N/AValue: N/A
ICTs and organizational model creation	Initial Value: 1			Worst: Best:	N/AValue: N/A
Global brand value, top 5,000	Initial Value: 1	24.25	0.00	Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 24.25 0%	N/AValue: N/A
Creative Goods
Cultural and creative services exports	Initial Value: 0.5	19.21	0.00	Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: Malta 19.21 0%	N/AValue: N/A
National feature films produced	Initial Value: 0.5	36.86	0.00	Worst: Azerbaijan 0.00 Best: Iceland 36.86 0%	N/AValue: N/A
Entertainment and media market	Initial Value: 0.5	3.49	0.02	Worst: Pakistan 0.02 Best: United States 3.49	N/AValue: N/A
Creative goods exports	Initial Value: 1	12.09	0.00	Worst: Qatar 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 12.09 0%	N/AValue: N/A
Printing publications and other media output	Initial Value: 0.5			Worst: Best:	N/AValue: N/A
Online creativity
Generic TLD	Initial Value: 1			Worst: Best:	N/AValue: N/A
Top-level domains (TLDs)/th pop. 15–69	Initial Value: 1	2663.43	0.11	Worst: Ethiopia 0.11 Best: Montenegro 2663.43 0%	N/AValue: N/A
Country code TLD	Initial Value: 1			Worst: Best:	N/AValue: N/A
Wikipedia yearly edits	Initial Value: 1			Worst: Best:	N/AValue: N/A
GitHub commits/mn pop. 15–69	Initial Value: 1	11029509.53	3245.98	Worst: Niger 3245.98 Best: Singapore 11029509.53	N/AValue: N/A
Mobile apps creation	Initial Value: 1	90598013.84	0.04	Worst: Madagascar 0.04 Best: Cyprus 90598013.84 0%	N/AValue: N/A

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

Arab region
Simple Average		26.65
Weighted Average by population		21.93
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	42.8
	Rank	32
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritania
	Score	13.21
	Rank	126

AMU
Simple Average		20.88
Weighted Average by population		24.64
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Morocco
	Score	28.79
	Rank	66
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritania
	Score	13.21
	Rank	126

East Asia and Pacific
Simple Average		37.22
Weighted Average by population		48.42
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		45.21
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		30.29
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		60.86
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		33.65
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		22.04
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritius
	Score	30.56
	Rank	55
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Angola
	Score	10.22
	Rank	133

Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Simple Average		23.04
Weighted Average by population		24.72
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	42.8
	Rank	32
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Niger
	Score	11.23
	Rank	132

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The Index Simulator

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Index description

Results for Palau

Comparison benchmarks

Index Global Highlights

Custom Region

Global Details

Arab Region Details

Economies per capita

Oil Exporting/Importing

OECD

Arab region

AMU

East Asia and Pacific

Europe and Central Asia

Latin America and The Caribbean

North America

South Asia

Sub-Saharan Africa

Organization of Islamic Cooperation

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