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

Iceland is a high income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 78.81 Thousand USD (2023) and HDI value of 0.96 (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 Iceland

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	Simulator projection
Rank	13	13	13	23	20	21	17	20	20	22
Score	57Value: 57	56Value: 56	55.8Value: 55.8	51.24Value: 51.24	51.55Value: 51.55164865	49.43Value: 49.42972214	51.77Value: 51.76595573	49.45Value: 49.4524271391559	50.69Value: 50.689041696	48.54Value: 48.542935046	Value: 48.542935046

Comparison benchmarks

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Region

Institutional environment Rank 6 / Score 88.41
KPI	2024 - Iceland
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 92%	1Value: 1
Government effectiveness	Initial Value: 1	2.14	-1.68	Worst: Myanmar -1.68 Best: Singapore 2.14 84.9%	1.56Value: 1.5632753372
Regulatory environment Rank 14 / Score 84.43
Regulatory quality	Initial Value: 0.5	2.21	-1.59	Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. -1.59 Best: Singapore 2.21 76.24%	1.31Value: 1.3072965145
Rule of law	Initial Value: 0.5	1.96	-1.53	Worst: Myanmar -1.53 Best: Finland 1.96 92.64%	1.7Value: 1.7030258179
Business Environment Rank 28 / Score 63.07
Policies for doing business	Initial Value: 1	6.38	1.79	Worst: Argentina 1.79 Best: Singapore 6.38 63.02%	4.68Value: 4.6827558333
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
Education Rank 7 / Score 68.37
Expenditure on education	Initial Value: 1	9.05	1.20	Worst: Sri Lanka 1.20 Best: Namibia 9.05 75.66%	7.14Value: 7.139665147
Government funding per secondary student	Initial Value: 1	51.06	5.88	Worst: Guatemala 5.88 Best: Tunisia 51.06 40.12%	24.01Value: 24.005090714
School life expectancy	Initial Value: 1	20.65	6.70	Worst: Niger 6.70 Best: Australia 20.65 88.94%	19.11Value: 19.106729507
PISA scales in reading, math and science	Initial Value: 0.5	579.03	337.45	Worst: Cambodia 337.45 Best: China 579.03 45.46%	447.27Value: 447.26804108
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary	Initial Value: 0.5	43.67	6.13	Worst: Ethiopia 43.67 Best: Croatia 6.13 91.67%	9.26Value: 9.2581300813
Tertiary Education Rank 63 / Score 34.23
Tertiary enrolment	Initial Value: 1	150.20	4.27	Worst: Niger 4.27 Best: Greece 150.20 56.36%	86.52Value: 86.523208618
Graduates in Science and engineering	Initial Value: 1	40.23	8.92	Worst: Namibia 8.92 Best: Malaysia 40.23 25.93%	17.04Value: 17.039159503
Tertiary inbound mobility	Initial Value: 0.5	72.98	0.05	Worst: Myanmar 0.05 Best: United Arab Emirates 72.98 10.76%	7.9Value: 7.8968901634
Research and Development Rank 26 / Score 39.93
Researchers FTE	Initial Value: 1	9929.18	14.52	Worst: Guatemala 14.52 Best: Sweden 9929.18 69.1%	6865.15Value: 6865.1527716
Gross expenditure on R&D (GERD)	Initial Value: 1	6.02	0.01	Worst: Mauritania 0.01 Best: Israel 6.02 44.08%	2.66Value: 2.659454954
Global RnD companies, average expenditure, top 3	Initial Value: 1	33011.65	0.00	Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: United States 33011.65 0.38%	125.94Value: 125.9388
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%	0Value: 0
ICTs Rank 14 / Score 89.54
ICT access	Initial Value: 1	100.00	28.55	Worst: Madagascar 28.55 Best: Bahrain 100.00 99.99%	99.99Value: 99.99
ICT use	Initial Value: 1	100.00	22.31	Worst: Mali 22.31 Best: Kuwait 100.00 91.61%	93.48Value: 93.48442979
Government online service	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.10	Worst: Mauritania 0.10 Best: Estonia 1.00 87.41%	0.89Value: 0.8867
online e-participation	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.02	Worst: Mauritania 0.02 Best: Japan 1.00 79.13%	0.8Value: 0.7955
General Infrastructure Rank 5 / Score 64.98
Electricity output	Initial Value: 0.5	52670.16	28.51	Worst: Niger 28.51 Best: Iceland 52670.16 100%	52670.16Value: 52670.157068
Logistics performance	Initial Value: 0.5	4.30	2.10	Worst: Angola 2.10 Best: Singapore 4.30 68.18%	3.6Value: 3.6
Gross capital formation	Initial Value: 1	46.25	13.90	Worst: Tunisia 13.90 Best: Cape Verde 46.25 26.74%	22.55Value: 22.549666667
Ecological sustainability Rank 17 / Score 40.04
GDP per unit of energy use	Initial Value: 1	41.58	2.12	Worst: Trinidad and Tobago 2.12 Best: Ireland 41.58 2.87%	3.25Value: 3.252
Low-carbon energy use, %	Initial Value: 1	83.74	0.01	Worst: Trinidad and Tobago 0.01 Best: Iceland 83.74 100%	83.74Value: 83.736066753
ISO 14001 environmental certificates	Initial Value: 1	12.33	0.06	Worst: Ethiopia 0.06 Best: Bulgaria 12.33 17.25%	2.18Value: 2.1760633037
Credit Rank 42 / Score 34.57
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	263.59	8.44	Worst: Angola 8.44 Best: Hong Kong SAR 263.59 34.57%	96.65Value: 96.645950572
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 Rank 4 / Score 71.42
Venture capital received, value, % GDP	Initial Value: 1	0.02	0.00	Worst: Barbados 0.00 Best: Estonia 0.02 31.73%	0.01Value: 0.0063469623444
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 26.88%	0.74Value: 0.73931507164
Venture capital recipients, deals	Initial Value: 1	1.83	0.00	Worst: Russian Federation 0.00 Best: Singapore 1.83 31.54%	0.58Value: 0.57721634632
Trade, competition, and market scale Rank 78 / Score 51.09
Applied tariff rate, weighted average	Initial Value: 0.5	12.70	0.00	Worst: Algeria 12.70 Best: Hong Kong SAR 0.00 91.09%	1.13Value: 1.1317542426
Domestic industry diversification	Initial Value: 1	0.55	0.06	Worst: Angola 0.55 Best: Portugal 0.06 61.33%	0.25Value: 0.24948894036
Domestic market scale	Initial Value: 1	32897.93	5.44	Worst: Barbados 5.44 Best: China 32897.93 0.07%	27.08Value: 27.078
Knowledge workers Rank 10 / Score 69.65
Knowledge-intensive employment	Initial Value: 1	64.14	2.75	Worst: Burundi 2.75 Best: Luxembourg 64.14 80.52%	52.18Value: 52.179265371
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 34.65%	1.92Value: 1.922811975
GERD financed by business enterprise	Initial Value: 1	80.84	0.00	Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: Thailand 80.84 64.92%	52.48Value: 52.48016029
Females employed with advanced degrees	Initial Value: 0.5	30.51	0.15	Worst: Tanzania 0.15 Best: Lithuania 30.51 86.7%	26.47Value: 26.472148541
Innovation linkage Rank 26 / Score 46.81
University/industry research collaboration	Initial Value: 0.5	5.75	2.25	Worst: Myanmar 2.25 Best: Switzerland 5.75 67.99%	4.63Value: 4.6297375
Public Research–Industry co-publications, %	Initial Value: 1	9.05	0.13	Worst: Niger 0.13 Best: Japan 9.05 53.64%	4.91Value: 4.9142474448
State of cluster development	Initial Value: 1	5.31	2.69	Worst: Angola 2.69 Best: China 5.31 58.39%	4.22Value: 4.2199291667
Joint venture/strategic alliance deals	Initial Value: 1	0.22	0.00	Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. 0.00 Best: Canada 0.22 33.37%	0.07Value: 0.073413013907
Patent families filed in two offices	Initial Value: 1	58.12	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Barbados 58.12 2.39%	1.39Value: 1.3882002975
Knowledge absorption Rank 28 / Score 40.8
Intellectual property payments	Initial Value: 1	21.44	0.00	Worst: Armenia 0.00 Best: Ireland 21.44 3.22%	0.69Value: 0.6896728289
High tech imports	Initial Value: 1	58.30	0.25	Worst: Albania 0.25 Best: Hong Kong SAR 58.30 13.9%	8.32Value: 8.317549851
ICT services imports	Initial Value: 0.5	18.27	0.01	Worst: Paraguay 0.01 Best: Cyprus 18.27 17.55%	3.21Value: 3.213969486
Foreign direct investment net inflows	Initial Value: 0.5	38.37	-117.26	Worst: Luxembourg -117.26 Best: Hungary 38.37 75.3%	-0.07Value: -0.074760468287
Research talent in business enterprise	Initial Value: 1	82.64	0.30	Worst: Mozambique 0.30 Best: Korea, Rep. 82.64 65.98%	54.63Value: 54.626403407
knowledge creation Rank 15 / Score 46.95
Patent applications by origin	Initial Value: 1	66.09	0.00	Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: Korea, Rep. 66.09 5.09%	3.36Value: 3.3630069238
PCT applications by origin	Initial Value: 0.5	14.90	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Barbados 14.90 10.66%	1.59Value: 1.5880050225
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 46.86 100.01%	46.86Value: 46.864613339
Citable documents H index	Initial Value: 1	3051.00	48.00	Worst: Cape Verde 48.00 Best: United States 3051.00 11.49%	393Value: 393
Knowledge Impact Rank 66 / Score 25.11
Labor productivity growth	Initial Value: 1	6.99	-5.54	Worst: Lebanon -5.54 Best: Georgia 6.99 50.9%	0.84Value: 0.83804971391
Unicorn valuation	Initial Value: 1	22.25	0.00	Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Estonia 22.25 0%	0Value: 0
Total computer software spending	Initial Value: 1	0.99	0.00	Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: United States 0.99 29.33%	0.29Value: 0.290394971
High-tech manufacturing	Initial Value: 1	81.95	1.04	Worst: Madagascar 1.04 Best: Singapore 81.95 20.55%	17.67Value: 17.669209045
Knowledge diffusion Rank 61 / Score 18.74
IP receipts	Initial Value: 0.5	5.49	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Switzerland 5.49 14.91%	0.82Value: 0.81839374344
High Tech exports	Initial Value: 1	45.26	0.00	Worst: Cape Verde 0.00 Best: Malaysia 45.26 5.57%	2.52Value: 2.5193836178
ICT services export	Initial Value: 1	33.00	0.05	Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.05 Best: Ireland 33.00 11.21%	3.74Value: 3.7448860599
ISO 9001 quality/bn PPP$ GDP	Initial Value: 1	35.24	0.10	Worst: Niger 0.10 Best: Belarus 35.24 9.17%	3.32Value: 3.3234421365
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
Intangible Assets Rank 60 / Score 31
Intangible asset intensity, top 15, %	Initial Value: 1	89.89	-181.36	Worst: Montenegro -181.36 Best: United States 89.89 86.89%	54.32Value: 54.323588617
Trademark application class count by origin	Initial Value: 1	241.72	1.19	Worst: Niger 1.19 Best: China 241.72 22.16%	54.48Value: 54.480712166
Industrial design by origin	Initial Value: 0.5	25.74	0.00	Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: China 25.74 1.23%	0.32Value: 0.317806229
Global brand value, top 5,000	Initial Value: 1	24.25	0.00	Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 24.25 0%	0Value: 0
Creative Goods Rank 12 / Score 43.55
Cultural and creative services exports	Initial Value: 0.5	19.21	0.00	Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: Malta 19.21 5.45%	1.05Value: 1.0471548479
National feature films produced	Initial Value: 0.5	36.86	0.00	Worst: Azerbaijan 0.00 Best: Iceland 36.86 100%	36.86Value: 36.859565057
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 0.8%	0.1Value: 0.096544157634
Online creativity Rank 3 / Score 76.83
Top-level domains (TLDs)/th pop. 15–69	Initial Value: 1	2663.43	0.11	Worst: Ethiopia 0.11 Best: Montenegro 2663.43 24.2%	644.75Value: 644.7538556
GitHub commits/mn pop. 15–69	Initial Value: 1	11029509.53	3245.98	Worst: Niger 3245.98 Best: Singapore 11029509.53 38.77%	4278621.74Value: 4278621.7358
Mobile apps creation	Initial Value: 1	90598013.84	0.04	Worst: Madagascar 0.04 Best: Cyprus 90598013.84 0.06%	51515.22Value: 51515.223595

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

ESCWA region
Simple Average		26.82
Weighted Average by population		25.34
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	42.8
	Rank	32
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritania
	Score	13.21
	Rank	126

East Asia and Pacific
Simple Average		37.22
Weighted Average by population		48.48
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		42.1
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		28.8
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		61.4
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		33.83
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		16.53
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritius
	Score	30.56
	Rank	55
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Angola
	Score	10.22
	Rank	133

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Latin America and The Caribbean

North America

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