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Country description

South Africa is an upper middle income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 6994.21 USD (2021) and HDI value of 0.71 (2019)

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 South Africa

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	Simulator projection
Rank	60	54	57	58	63	61	61	61
Score	37.4Value: 37.4	35.8Value: 35.8	35.8Value: 35.8	35.13Value: 35.13	34.1Value: 34.09641169	32.59Value: 32.59450439	32.84Value: 32.84324395	29.82Value: 29.8197100498008	Value: 29.8197100498008

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Region

Political environment Rank 66 / Score 58.98
KPI	2022
KPI	Weight	Best	Worst	Aspirational value	South Africa
Political and operational stability	Initial Value: 0.5	5.9	0.4	Worst: Singapore 0.4 Best: Yemen 5.9 38.18%	2.5Value: 2.5
Government effectiveness	Initial Value: 1	2.3353	-2.30766	Worst: Yemen -2.30766 Best: Singapore 2.3353 56.15%	0.3Value: 0.299396
Regulatory environment Rank 44 / Score 71.96
Regulatory quality	Initial Value: 0.5	2.20561	-1.79991	Worst: Yemen -1.79991 Best: Singapore 2.20561 50.03%	0.2Value: 0.203909
Rule of law	Initial Value: 0.5	2.07888	-1.77656	Worst: Yemen -1.77656 Best: Finland 2.07888 43.09%	-0.12Value: -0.115417
Cost of redundancy dismissal	Initial Value: 1	58.5	8	Worst: Sri Lanka 58.5 Best: Austria 8 97.36%	9.33Value: 9.33333
Business Environment Rank 119 / Score 24.83
Policies for doing business	Initial Value: 1	6.49265	1.74597	Worst: Argentina 1.74597 Best: Switzerland 6.49265 25.49%	2.96Value: 2.95612
Entrepreneurship policies and culture	Initial Value: 1	6.29701	3.2157	Worst: Mozambique 3.2157 Best: United Arab Emirates 6.29701 17.06%	3.74Value: 3.74146
Education Rank 68 / Score 50.02
Expenditure on education	Initial Value: 1	9.64049	1.32632	Worst: Bangladesh 1.32632 Best: Namibia 9.64049 58.53%	6.19Value: 6.19288
Government funding per secondary student	Initial Value: 1	49.3918	5.25506	Worst: Guatemala 5.25506 Best: Tunisia 49.3918 42.47%	24Value: 23.9981
School life expectancy	Initial Value: 1	21.0546	6.40677	Worst: Niger 6.40677 Best: Australia 21.0546 49.41%	13.64Value: 13.6437
PISA scales in reading, math and science	Initial Value: 0.5	579.027	334.119	Worst: Dominican Republic 334.119 Best: China 579.027	n/aValue: n/a
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary	Initial Value: 0.5	43.6656	6.2333	Worst: Ethiopia 43.6656 Best: Croatia 6.2333 49.67%	25.07Value: 25.0735
Tertiary Education Rank 96 / Score 17.59
Tertiary enrolment	Initial Value: 1	148.531	4.11603	Worst: Zambia 4.11603 Best: Greece 148.531 13.68%	23.87Value: 23.8666
Graduates in Science and engineering	Initial Value: 1	39.0352	9.50237	Worst: Tanzania 9.50237 Best: Oman 39.0352 29.88%	18.33Value: 18.3267
Tertiary inbound mobility	Initial Value: 0.5	72.9751	0.02776	Worst: Nepal 0.02776 Best: United Arab Emirates 72.9751 4.72%	3.47Value: 3.47196
Research and Development Rank 50 / Score 13.21
Researchers FTE	Initial Value: 1	8713.63	14.4474	Worst: Guatemala 14.4474 Best: Korea, Rep. 8713.63 5.4%	484.28Value: 484.28
Gross expenditure on R&D (GERD)	Initial Value: 1	5.43562	0.01036	Worst: Mauritania 0.01036 Best: Israel 5.43562 11.15%	0.62Value: 0.61525
Global RnD companies, average expenditure, top 3	Initial Value: 1	20800.9	0	Worst: Albania 0 Best: United States 20800.9 0%	0Value: 0
QS university ranking average score of top 3 universities	Initial Value: 1	98.9	0	Worst: Albania 0 Best: United States 98.9 31.72%	31.37Value: 31.3667
ICTs Rank 66 / Score 72.52
ICT access	Initial Value: 1	9.96109	3.45712	Worst: Niger 3.45712 Best: Singapore 9.96109 75.21%	8.35Value: 8.3485
ICT use	Initial Value: 1	8.90633	1.14762	Worst: Yemen 1.14762 Best: Iceland 8.90633 58.54%	5.69Value: 5.68967
Government online service	Initial Value: 1	1	0.1	Worst: Mauritania 0.1 Best: Korea, Rep. 1 71.9%	0.75Value: 0.7471
online e-participation	Initial Value: 1	1	0.0952	Worst: Mauritania 0.0952 Best: Estonia 1 72.37%	0.75Value: 0.75
General Infrastructure Rank 59 / Score 31.43
Electricity output	Initial Value: 0.5	51702.7	26.598	Worst: Niger 26.598 Best: Iceland 51702.7 7.6%	3956.5Value: 3956.5
Logistics performance	Initial Value: 0.5	4.2	2.05	Worst: Angola 2.05 Best: Germany 4.2 61.86%	3.38Value: 3.38
Gross capital formation	Initial Value: 1	59.855	6.523	Worst: Yemen 6.523 Best: Mozambique 59.855 13.12%	13.52Value: 13.522
Ecological sustainability Rank 104 / Score 18.27
GDP per unit of energy use	Initial Value: 1	32.8534	2.01051	Worst: Trinidad and Tobago 2.01051 Best: Ireland 32.8534 10.01%	5.1Value: 5.09912
Environmental performance	Initial Value: 1	77.9	18.9	Worst: India 18.9 Best: Denmark 77.9 31.02%	37.2Value: 37.2
ISO 14001 environmental certificates	Initial Value: 1	16.1584	0.0283117	Worst: Ethiopia 0.0283117 Best: Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.1584 7.59%	1.25Value: 1.25326
Credit Rank 48 / Score 31.44
Finance for startups and scaleups	Initial Value: 1	6.8975	2.23333	Worst: Mozambique 2.23333 Best: Finland 6.8975 42.21%	4.2Value: 4.20216
Domestic credit to private sector	Initial Value: 1	258.43	5.63672	Worst: Yemen 5.63672 Best: Hong Kong SAR 258.43 40.44%	107.88Value: 107.878
Microfinance institutions gross loan portfolio	Initial Value: 0.5	26.5934423	0	Worst: Iceland 0 Best: Cambodia 26.5934423 4.74%	1.26Value: 1.2595069012
Investment Rank 25 / Score 31.65
Venture capital received, value, % GDP	Initial Value: 1	0.013512	0	Worst: Burkina Faso 0 Best: Israel 0.013512 3.11%	0Value: 0.000419726
Market capitalization	Initial Value: 1	1391.4416378	0.2262558792	Worst: Algeria 0.2262558792 Best: Hong Kong SAR 1391.4416378 19.14%	266.51Value: 266.5062619
Venture capital investors, deals	Initial Value: 1	1.7712633864	0.0020977884066	Worst: Bangladesh 0.0020977884066 Best: Mauritius 1.7712633864 3.95%	0.07Value: 0.071986417494
Venture capital recipients, deals	Initial Value: 1	0.594299	0.0018777	Worst: Algeria 0.0018777 Best: Israel 0.594299 6.6%	0.04Value: 0.0409683
Trade, competition, and market scale Rank 61 / Score 58.1
Applied tariff rate, weighted average	Initial Value: 0.5	15.46	0	Worst: Hong Kong SAR 0 Best: Cameroon 15.46 28.46%	4.4Value: 4.4
Domestic industry diversification	Initial Value: 1	0.831349	0.0808477	Worst: Portugal 0.0808477 Best: Brunei Darussalam 0.831349 13.03%	0.18Value: 0.178647
Domestic market scale	Initial Value: 1	27072	9.526	Worst: Burundi 9.526 Best: China 27072 3.15%	861.93Value: 861.929
Knowledge workers Rank 78 / Score 25.02
Knowledge-intensive employment	Initial Value: 1	63.6068	2.31389	Worst: Burundi 2.31389 Best: Luxembourg 63.6068 31.17%	21.42Value: 21.4219
Firms offering formal training	Initial Value: 1	79.2	5.9	Worst: Myanmar 5.9 Best: China 79.2 2.73%	7.9Value: 7.9
GERD performed by business enterprise	Initial Value: 1	4.90795	0.000333094	Worst: Paraguay 0.000333094 Best: Israel 4.90795 6.94%	0.34Value: 0.340795
GERD financed by business enterprise	Initial Value: 1	80.8396	0	Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0 Best: Thailand 80.8396 51.32%	41.49Value: 41.49
Females employed with advanced degrees	Initial Value: 0.5	30.2531	0.0973045	Worst: Uganda 0.0973045 Best: Israel 30.2531 32.95%	10.03Value: 10.0322
Innovation linkage Rank 51 / Score 26.07
University/industry research collaboration	Initial Value: 0.5	5.77845	2.12069	Worst: Angola 2.12069 Best: United States 5.77845 50.21%	3.96Value: 3.9574
State of cluster development	Initial Value: 1	5.71095	2.68416	Worst: Angola 2.68416 Best: United States 5.71095 34.69%	3.73Value: 3.7341
GERD financed by abroad	Initial Value: 1	2.6438	0	Worst: Azerbaijan 0 Best: Israel 2.6438 3.2%	0.08Value: 0.0845952
Joint venture/strategic alliance deals	Initial Value: 1	0.375068	0.000489036	Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. 0.000489036 Best: Malta 0.375068 12.18%	0.05Value: 0.046102
Patent families filed in two offices	Initial Value: 1	13.6159	0	Worst: Albania 0 Best: Japan 13.6159 1.48%	0.2Value: 0.200954
Knowledge absorption Rank 58 / Score 31.8
Intellectual property payments	Initial Value: 1	20.1811	0	Worst: Armenia 0 Best: Ireland 20.1811 8.09%	1.63Value: 1.63318
High tech imports	Initial Value: 1	61.8729	1.55565	Worst: Luxembourg 1.55565 Best: Hong Kong SAR 61.8729 13.36%	9.62Value: 9.61632
ICT services imports	Initial Value: 0.5	14.0845	0.0189235	Worst: Paraguay 0.0189235 Best: Cyprus 14.0845 8.56%	1.22Value: 1.22324
Foreign direct investment net inflows	Initial Value: 0.5	52.4546	-24.2174	Worst: Netherlands -24.2174 Best: Cyprus 52.4546 33.17%	1.22Value: 1.21617
Research talent in business enterprise	Initial Value: 1	81.828304555	0.30038	Worst: Mozambique 0.30038 Best: Korea, Rep. 81.828304555 22.41%	18.57Value: 18.572282368
knowledge creation Rank 52 / Score 17.65
Patent applications by origin	Initial Value: 1	77.8864	0	Worst: Honduras 0 Best: Korea, Rep. 77.8864 0.88%	0.68Value: 0.684056
PCT applications by origin	Initial Value: 0.5	8.92162	0	Worst: Albania 0 Best: Japan 8.92162 2.96%	0.26Value: 0.264523
Utility models by origin	Initial Value: 1	120.658	0	Worst: Benin 0 Best: China 120.658 0%	n/aValue: n/a
Scientific and technical publications	Initial Value: 1	70.305	0.500069	Worst: Angola 0.500069 Best: Iceland 70.305 28.84%	20.63Value: 20.6316
Citable documents H index	Initial Value: 1	2711	50	Worst: Mauritania 50 Best: United States 2711 19.43%	567Value: 567
Knowledge Impact Rank 35 / Score 36.31
Labor productivity growth	Initial Value: 1	6.42803	-5.52429	Worst: Yemen -5.52429 Best: China 6.42803 60.18%	1.67Value: 1.66811
New business density	Initial Value: 0.5	24.1932	0.0412862	Worst: Bangladesh 0.0412862 Best: Estonia 24.1932 51.57%	12.5Value: 12.4976
Total computer software spending	Initial Value: 1	1.07538	0.00595648	Worst: Ethiopia 0.00595648 Best: United States 1.07538 31.96%	0.35Value: 0.347734
ISO 9001 quality certificates	Initial Value: 1	38.6228	0.143587	Worst: Tajikistan 0.143587 Best: Italy 38.6228 11.05%	4.39Value: 4.39462
High-tech manufacturing	Initial Value: 1	74.6573	1.22291	Worst: Yemen 1.22291 Best: Singapore 74.6573 26.8%	20.9Value: 20.9023
Knowledge diffusion Rank 73 / Score 20.14
IP receipts	Initial Value: 0.5	7.68633	0	Worst: Armenia 0 Best: Netherlands 7.68633 1.43%	0.11Value: 0.110038
High Tech exports	Initial Value: 1	74.6573	0.00742426	Worst: Burundi 0.00742426 Best: Singapore 74.6573 2.89%	2.17Value: 2.16632
ICT services export	Initial Value: 1	32.0873	0.0139309	Worst: Mexico 0.0139309 Best: Ireland 32.0873 1.84%	0.6Value: 0.603383
Production and export complexity	Initial Value: 0.5	2.48712	-1.77323	Worst: Nigeria -1.77323 Best: Japan 2.48712 42.34%	0.03Value: 0.03067
Intangible Assets Rank 52 / Score 34.29
Trademark application class count by origin	Initial Value: 1	469.913	2.98144	Worst: Niger 2.98144 Best: Iran, Islamic Rep. 469.913 5.34%	27.9Value: 27.8974
Intangible asset intensity, top 15, %	Initial Value: 1	92.653160543	-295.82728163	Worst: Montenegro -295.82728163 Best: United States 92.653160543 92.51%	63.57Value: 63.569786676
Industrial design by origin	Initial Value: 0.5	31.0996	0	Worst: Lao PDR 0 Best: China 31.0996 3.94%	1.22Value: 1.22423
Global brand value, top 5,000	Initial Value: 1	264.309	0	Worst: Albania 0 Best: Hong Kong SAR 264.309 32.09%	84.82Value: 84.8223
Creative Goods Rank 99 / Score 5.45
Cultural and creative services exports	Initial Value: 0.5	13.9462	9.65974E-05	Worst: Zambia 9.65974E-05 Best: Malta 13.9462 1.28%	0.18Value: 0.178254
National feature films produced	Initial Value: 0.5	21.0472	0.163239	Worst: Pakistan 0.163239 Best: Iceland 21.0472 1.87%	0.55Value: 0.553579
Entertainment and media market	Initial Value: 0.5	3.0983425297	0.005828006182	Worst: Yemen 0.005828006182 Best: United States 3.0983425297 6.59%	0.21Value: 0.20958678197
Printing publications and other media output	Initial Value: 0.5	8.00313	0.13398	Worst: Lao PDR 0.13398 Best: Malta 8.00313	n/aValue: n/a
Creative goods exports	Initial Value: 1	13.132	3.03983E-05	Worst: Nigeria 3.03983E-05 Best: China 13.132 6.06%	0.8Value: 0.795665
Online creativity Rank 65 / Score 4.09
Generic TLD	Initial Value: 1	424.697	0.061316	Worst: Uzbekistan 0.061316 Best: United States 424.697 2.08%	8.9Value: 8.89839
Country code TLD	Initial Value: 1	2604.01	0.0289722	Worst: Ethiopia 0.0289722 Best: Montenegro 2604.01 1.25%	32.47Value: 32.4653
GitHub commits/mn pop. 15–69	Initial Value: 1	7933080	296.92	Worst: Niger 296.92 Best: Hong Kong SAR 7933080 1.45%	115186Value: 115186
Mobile apps creation	Initial Value: 1	79.467	6.59413E-08	Worst: Madagascar 6.59413E-08 Best: Cyprus 79.467 0.08%	0.06Value: 0.0596199

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		31.54 Value: 31.5364660518566
Developed Economies Average		47.61 47.6137717608444
Developing Economies Average		25.55 25.5518380238638
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Switzerland
	Score	64.62 64.6212222988391
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Guinea
	Score	11.57 11.5739338853713
	Global Rank	132
Highest Ranked Developed Country	Country	Switzerland
	Score	64.62 64.6212222988391
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Developed Country	Country	Romania
	Score	34.11 34.1086321715616
	Global Rank	49
Highest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Korea, Rep.
	Score	57.78 57.7835426158318
	Global Rank	6
Lowest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Guinea
	Score	11.57 11.5739338853713
	Global Rank	132

Arab Region Details
Arab Average		25.28 25.2776914752915
Arab Diversified Lebanon, Egypt, State of Palestine, Jordan, Iraq		20.66 20.6551933642519
Arab LDC Mauritania, Djibouti, Comoros, Somalia, Yemen, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic		13.07 13.0747457444199
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	42.13 42.1301266570545
	Global Rank	31
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Iraq
	Score	11.91 11.9076877012382
	Global Rank	131
Highest Arab Diversified Country	Country	Jordan
	Score	27.36 27.3551768147026
	Global Rank	78
Lowest Arab Diversified Country	Country	Iraq
	Score	11.91 11.9076877012382
	Global Rank	131
Highest Arab LDC	Country	Yemen
	Score	13.76 13.7615070502455
	Global Rank	128
Lowest Arab LDC	Country	Mauritania
	Score	12.39 12.3879844385943
	Global Rank	129

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.			44.4 44.4010071128224
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			28.76 28.7613246503566
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			21.85 21.854147974101
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			15.38 15.3833035383304

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		33.05 33.0468861366351
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		30.55 30.5546929967507
Oil Exporting Best	Country	United States
	Score	61.78 61.776543660777
	Global Rank	2
Oil Exporting Worst	Country	Iraq
	Score	11.91 11.9076877012382
	Global Rank	131
Oil Importing Best	Country	Switzerland
	Score	64.62 64.6212222988391
	Global Rank	1
Oil Importing Worst	Country	Guinea
	Score	11.57 11.5739338853713
	Global Rank	132

OECD
OECD Average		47.29 47.2945210317786
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		48.2 48.2047944966474
OECD Developing Average Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Rep., Turkey		38.03 38.0279684285618
OECD Best	Country	Switzerland
	Score	64.62 64.6212222988391
	Global Rank	1
OECD Worst	Country	Colombia
	Score	29.22 29.2186626031437
	Global Rank	63
OECD Developed Best	Country	Switzerland
	Score	64.62 64.6212222988391
	Global Rank	1
OECD Developed Worst	Country	Mexico
	Score	31 31.0007823563658
	Global Rank	58
OECD Developing Best	Country	Korea, Rep.
	Score	57.78 57.7835426158318
	Global Rank	6
OECD Developing Worst	Country	Colombia
	Score	29.22 29.2186626031437
	Global Rank	63

Arab region
Simple Average		25.94
Weighted Average by population		21.52
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	42.13
	Rank	31
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritania
	Score	12.39
	Rank	129

AMU
Simple Average		21.44
Weighted Average by population		24.6
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Morocco
	Score	28.8
	Rank	67
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritania
	Score	12.39
	Rank	129

East Asia and Pacific
Simple Average		36.36
Weighted Average by population		NaN
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Singapore
	Score	57.25
	Rank	7
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Myanmar
	Score	16.35
	Rank	116

Europe and Central Asia
Simple Average		40.33
Weighted Average by population		NaN
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Switzerland
	Score	64.62
	Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Tajikistan
	Score	18.77
	Rank	104

Latin America and The Caribbean
Simple Average		25.23
Weighted Average by population		NaN
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Chile
	Score	34
	Rank	50
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Honduras
	Score	17.27
	Rank	113

North America
Simple Average		56.27
Weighted Average by population		NaN
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United States
	Score	61.78
	Rank	2
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Canada
	Score	50.76
	Rank	15

South Asia
Simple Average		25.67
Weighted Average by population		NaN
Highest Ranked Country	Country	India
	Score	36.57
	Rank	40
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Nepal
	Score	17.64
	Rank	111

Sub-Saharan Africa
Simple Average		18.13
Weighted Average by population		NaN
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritius
	Score	34.44
	Rank	45
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Guinea
	Score	11.57
	Rank	132

Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Simple Average		22.51
Weighted Average by population		22.08
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	42.13
	Rank	31
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Guinea
	Score	11.57
	Rank	132

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