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

Benin is a lower middle income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 1.3 Thousand USD (2022) and HDI value of 0.5 (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 Benin

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	Simulator projection
Rank	26	121	116	121	123	126	128	124	120
Score	50.9Value: 50.9	22.2Value: 22.2	23Value: 23	20.61Value: 20.61	20.47Value: 20.4675094	18.03Value: 18.03206562	18.07Value: 18.0651263	14.64Value: 14.6366065690851	16.01Value: 16.014962715	Value: 16.014962715

Comparison benchmarks

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Region

Institutional environment Rank 88 / Score 36.35
KPI	2023 - Benin
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 41.67%	2.5Value: 2.5
Government effectiveness	Initial Value: 1	2.29	-1.33	Worst: Burundi -1.33 Best: Singapore 2.29 31.03%	-0.21Value: -0.2066723
Regulatory environment Rank 74 / Score 59.72
Regulatory quality	Initial Value: 0.5	2.23	-1.62	Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. -1.62 Best: Singapore 2.23 30.87%	-0.43Value: -0.43148464
Rule of law	Initial Value: 0.5	2.06	-1.36	Worst: Nicaragua -1.36 Best: Finland 2.06 22.41%	-0.59Value: -0.59354383
Cost of redundancy dismissal	Initial Value: 1	58.50	8.00	Worst: Sri Lanka 58.50 Best: Austria 8.00 92.82%	11.63Value: 11.627777
Business Environment Rank 32 / Score 60.62
Policies for doing business	Initial Value: 1	6.42	1.67	Worst: Argentina 1.67 Best: Switzerland 6.42 60.58%	4.55Value: 4.5475614579
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 119 / Score 31.07
Expenditure on education	Initial Value: 1	9.52	1.67	Worst: Cambodia 1.67 Best: Namibia 9.52 19.19%	3.18Value: 3.1760246976
Government funding per secondary student	Initial Value: 1	51.06	5.41	Worst: Guatemala 5.41 Best: Tunisia 51.06 6.02%	8.16Value: 8.1598396301
School life expectancy	Initial Value: 1	21.05	6.41	Worst: Niger 6.41 Best: Australia 21.05 29.76%	10.77Value: 10.766679764
PISA scales in reading, math and science	Initial Value: 0.5	579.03	334.12	Worst: Dominican Republic 334.12 Best: China 579.03	N/AValue: N/A
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary	Initial Value: 0.5	45.18	6.11	Worst: Mozambique 45.18 Best: Croatia 6.11 69.3%	18.1Value: 18.102846666
Tertiary Education Rank 104 / Score 14.43
Tertiary enrolment	Initial Value: 1	150.88	4.37	Worst: Niger 4.37 Best: Greece 150.88 4.59%	11.09Value: 11.089360237
Graduates in Science and engineering	Initial Value: 1	43.53	8.92	Worst: Namibia 8.92 Best: Malaysia 43.53 31.02%	19.66Value: 19.657510757
Tertiary inbound mobility	Initial Value: 0.5	70.27	0.10	Worst: Indonesia 0.10 Best: United Arab Emirates 70.27 4.08%	2.97Value: 2.9661099911
Research and Development Rank 119 / Score 0
Researchers FTE	Initial Value: 1	9640.25	13.92	Worst: Guatemala 13.92 Best: Sweden 9640.25	N/AValue: N/A
Gross expenditure on R&D (GERD)	Initial Value: 1	5.56	0.01	Worst: Mauritania 0.01 Best: Israel 5.56	N/AValue: N/A
Global RnD companies, average expenditure, top 3	Initial Value: 1	28099.99	0.00	Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: United States 28099.99 0%	0Value: 0
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 114 / Score 35.82
ICT access	Initial Value: 1	9.98	3.39	Worst: Niger 3.39 Best: Singapore 9.98 32.66%	5.54Value: 5.5424264404
ICT use	Initial Value: 1	8.89	0.48	Worst: Burundi 0.48 Best: Switzerland 8.89 30.59%	3.05Value: 3.0526831277
Government online service	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.10	Worst: Mauritania 0.10 Best: Estonia 1.00 47.17%	0.52Value: 0.5245
online e-participation	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.02	Worst: Mauritania 0.02 Best: Japan 1.00 32.74%	0.34Value: 0.3409
General Infrastructure Rank 83 / Score 21.36
Electricity output	Initial Value: 0.5	52600.54	26.44	Worst: Niger 26.44 Best: Iceland 52600.54 0.11%	81.66Value: 81.662954714
Logistics performance	Initial Value: 0.5	4.30	2.10	Worst: Angola 2.10 Best: Singapore 4.30 36.36%	2.9Value: 2.9
Gross capital formation	Initial Value: 1	73.06	11.85	Worst: Egypt 11.85 Best: Mozambique 73.06 27.44%	28.65Value: 28.646
Ecological sustainability Rank 124 / Score 11.03
GDP per unit of energy use	Initial Value: 1	36.34	2.16	Worst: Trinidad and Tobago 2.16 Best: Ireland 36.34 14.47%	7.11Value: 7.107
Environmental performance	Initial Value: 1	77.90	18.90	Worst: India 18.90 Best: Denmark 77.90 18.14%	29.6Value: 29.6
ISO 14001 environmental certificates	Initial Value: 1	12.73	0.06	Worst: Ethiopia 0.06 Best: Bulgaria 12.73 0.52%	0.13Value: 0.12651288323
Credit Rank 102 / Score 14.7
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 3.99%	15.54Value: 15.537120762
Loans from microfinance institutions, % GDP	Initial Value: 1	28.71	0.00	Worst: Iceland 0.00 Best: Cambodia 28.71 7.57%	2.17Value: 2.1720780651
Investment Rank 112 / Score 0
Venture capital received, value, % GDP	Initial Value: 1	0.02	0.00	Worst: Burkina Faso 0.00 Best: Estonia 0.02 0%	n/aValue: n/a
Market capitalization	Initial Value: 1	1394.19	0.23	Worst: Algeria 0.23 Best: Hong Kong SAR 1394.19	N/AValue: N/A
Venture capital investors, deals	Initial Value: 1	2.20	0.00	Worst: Kazakhstan 0.00 Best: Mauritius 2.20 0%	N/AValue: N/A
Venture capital recipients, deals	Initial Value: 1	0.90	0.00	Worst: Algeria 0.00 Best: Singapore 0.90 0%	N/AValue: N/A
Trade, competition, and market scale Rank 127 / Score 18.64
Applied tariff rate, weighted average	Initial Value: 0.5	15.46	0.00	Worst: Cameroon 15.46 Best: Hong Kong SAR 0.00 36.22%	9.86Value: 9.86
Domestic industry diversification	Initial Value: 1	0.80	0.08	Worst: Burundi 0.80 Best: Portugal 0.08 111.11%	n/aValue: n/a
Domestic market scale	Initial Value: 1	30074.38	4.82	Worst: Cape Verde 4.82 Best: China 30074.38 0.16%	53.7Value: 53.699
Knowledge workers Rank 123 / Score 9.19
Knowledge-intensive employment	Initial Value: 1	64.13	2.75	Worst: Burundi 2.75 Best: Luxembourg 64.13 5.39%	6.06Value: 6.0587981226
Firms offering formal training	Initial Value: 1	73.70	7.70	Worst: Indonesia 7.70 Best: Ecuador 73.70 18.64%	20Value: 20
GERD performed by business enterprise	Initial Value: 1	5.06	0.00	Worst: Panama 0.00 Best: Israel 5.06 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	30.79	0.15	Worst: Tanzania 0.15 Best: Lithuania 30.79 3.55%	1.24Value: 1.2362483062
Innovation linkage Rank 97 / Score 14.49
University/industry research collaboration	Initial Value: 0.5	5.63	2.25	Worst: Angola 2.25 Best: Israel 5.63 26.78%	3.16Value: 3.1551448598
State of cluster development	Initial Value: 1	5.56	2.72	Worst: Burkina Faso 2.72 Best: United States 5.56 16.63%	3.19Value: 3.1923993271
GERD financed by abroad	Initial Value: 1	2.86	0.00	Worst: Azerbaijan 0.00 Best: Israel 2.86 0%	n/aValue: n/a
Joint venture/strategic alliance deals	Initial Value: 1	0.34	0.00	Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. 0.00 Best: Malta 0.34 0%	n/aValue: n/a
Patent families filed in two offices	Initial Value: 1	12.97	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Japan 12.97 0%	0Value: 0
Knowledge absorption Rank 58 / Score 34.56
Intellectual property payments	Initial Value: 1	20.42	0.00	Worst: Armenia 0.00 Best: Ireland 20.42 0.04%	0.01Value: 0.0078259257676
High tech imports	Initial Value: 1	59.14	1.69	Worst: Luxembourg 1.69 Best: Hong Kong SAR 59.14 3.61%	3.77Value: 3.766004812
ICT services imports	Initial Value: 0.5	13.89	0.02	Worst: Paraguay 0.02 Best: Cyprus 13.89 24.19%	3.38Value: 3.375745514
Foreign direct investment net inflows	Initial Value: 0.5	60.98	-13.20	Worst: Netherlands -13.20 Best: Hungary 60.98 19.88%	1.55Value: 1.5486837017
Research talent in business enterprise	Initial Value: 1	82.94	0.30	Worst: Mozambique 0.30 Best: Korea, Rep. 82.94	n/aValue: n/a
knowledge creation Rank 111 / Score 5.37
Patent applications by origin	Initial Value: 1	73.99	0.00	Worst: Honduras 0.00 Best: Korea, Rep. 73.99 0.28%	0.21Value: 0.21085480538
PCT applications by origin	Initial Value: 0.5	8.24	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Japan 8.24 0.23%	0.02Value: 0.018622320714
Utility models by origin	Initial Value: 1	104.56	0.00	Worst: Benin 0.00 Best: China 104.56 0%	0Value: 0
Scientific and technical publications	Initial Value: 1	50.79	0.58	Worst: Angola 0.58 Best: Iceland 50.79 17.43%	9.33Value: 9.3297826775
Citable documents H index	Initial Value: 1	2898.00	43.00	Worst: Cape Verde 43.00 Best: United States 2898.00 2.87%	125Value: 125
Knowledge Impact Rank 64 / Score 26.88
Labor productivity growth	Initial Value: 1	6.02	-4.86	Worst: Lebanon -4.86 Best: China 6.02 76.4%	3.45Value: 3.4521915892
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 3.88%	0.05Value: 0.050353261748
High-tech manufacturing	Initial Value: 1	78.53	1.85	Worst: Kyrgyz Republic 1.85 Best: Singapore 78.53	n/aValue: n/a
Knowledge diffusion Rank 132 / Score 0.76
IP receipts	Initial Value: 0.5	6.48	0.00	Worst: Armenia 0.00 Best: Netherlands 6.48 0%	0Value: 0.00027344293656
High Tech exports	Initial Value: 1	44.66	0.01	Worst: Cape Verde 0.01 Best: Malaysia 44.66 0.07%	0.04Value: 0.040468212398
ICT services export	Initial Value: 1	35.21	0.01	Worst: Benin 0.01 Best: Ireland 35.21 0.01%	0.01Value: 0.012713874711
ISO 9001 quality/bn PPP$ GDP	Initial Value: 1	37.40	0.10	Worst: Tajikistan 0.10 Best: Bulgaria 37.40 2.22%	0.93Value: 0.92776114368
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 129 / Score 1.52
Intangible asset intensity, top 15, %	Initial Value: 1	93.40	-181.36	Worst: Montenegro -181.36 Best: United States 93.40 66.01%	n/aValue: n/a
Trademark application class count by origin	Initial Value: 1	445.16	1.43	Worst: Niger 1.43 Best: Mongolia 445.16 0.59%	4.05Value: 4.0484122633
Industrial design by origin	Initial Value: 0.5	32.41	0.00	Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: Mongolia 32.41 0.33%	0.11Value: 0.10542740269
Global brand value, top 5,000	Initial Value: 1	27.56	0.00	Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 27.56 0%	0Value: 0
Creative Goods Rank 130 / Score 0.09
Cultural and creative services exports	Initial Value: 0.5	14.25	0.00	Worst: Benin 0.00 Best: Malta 14.25 0%	0Value: 0.00018292226318
National feature films produced	Initial Value: 0.5	37.91	0.05	Worst: Pakistan 0.05 Best: Iceland 37.91	n/aValue: n/a
Entertainment and media market	Initial Value: 0.5	3.50	0.02	Worst: Pakistan 0.02 Best: United States 3.50	n/aValue: n/a
Creative goods exports	Initial Value: 1	12.71	0.00	Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 12.71 0.13%	0.02Value: 0.016352472909
Online creativity Rank 120 / Score 7.14
Generic TLD	Initial Value: 1	423.69	0.05	Worst: Uzbekistan 0.05 Best: United States 423.69 0.39%	1.7Value: 1.7028238159
Country code TLD	Initial Value: 1	2701.89	0.03	Worst: Ethiopia 0.03 Best: Montenegro 2701.89 0.01%	0.32Value: 0.32058840054
GitHub commits/mn pop. 15–69	Initial Value: 1	18874723.79	2364.30	Worst: Niger 2364.30 Best: Hong Kong SAR 18874723.79 0.24%	47712.9Value: 47712.897783
Mobile apps creation	Initial Value: 1	77113978.63	0.04	Worst: Madagascar 0.04 Best: Cyprus 77113978.63 0%	131.98Value: 131.9763869

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		21.89
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		47.7
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		45.32
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		30.69
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		33.51
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		21.94
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		24.69
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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Index Global Highlights

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East Asia and Pacific

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Latin America and The Caribbean

North America

South Asia

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