The measured, compared
Rankings
Every indicator in the atlas, read across nations — highest to lowest, never best to worst.
53 rankings across 9 domains, assembled from the same sourced figures as each nation’s dossier. Only nations with a published figure are ranked — a gap is a gap, never a zero — and because these publishers carry each nation’s latest available year, a table can mix vintages; every row shows the year its figure was observed.
- Rankings
- 53
- Domains
- 9
- Nations
- 180
- Latest refresh
- 2026
Economy
GDP
179 nations ranked
highest United States · $28.75 T (2024) · lowest São Tomé and Príncipe · $822 M (2024)
GDP per capita
179 nations ranked
highest Monaco · $288,001 (2024) · lowest Burundi · $219 (2024)
GDP growth
179 nations ranked
highest Guyana · 43.8% (2024) · lowest Palestine · -26.6% (2024)
Inflation
170 nations ranked
highest Venezuela · 254.9% (2016) · lowest Iraq · -12.3% (2024)
Trade openness
167 nations ranked
highest Luxembourg · 351.3% (2024) · lowest Sudan · 2.0% (2024)
Society
Population
180 nations ranked
highest India · 1.45 bn (2024) · lowest San Marino · 34,000 (2024)
Life expectancy
179 nations ranked
highest Monaco · 86.5 yrs (2024) · lowest Nigeria · 54.6 yrs (2024)
Urban population
179 nations ranked
highest Kuwait · 100.0% (2024) · lowest Liechtenstein · 14.7% (2024)
Fertility rate
179 nations ranked
highest Chad · 6.0 (2024) · lowest South Korea · 0.7 (2024)
Governance
Voice & accountability
179 nations ranked
highest Norway · 90.6 (2024) · lowest Eritrea · 16.8 (2024)
Political stability
179 nations ranked
highest Liechtenstein · 92.9 (2024) · lowest Yemen · 18.9 (2024)
Government effectiveness
178 nations ranked
highest Japan · 91.9 (2024) · lowest South Sudan · 9.1 (2024)
Regulatory quality
178 nations ranked
highest Finland · 85.8 (2024) · lowest Eritrea · 22.8 (2024)
Rule of law
179 nations ranked
highest Finland · 91.8 (2024) · lowest Somalia · 19.0 (2024)
Control of corruption
179 nations ranked
highest Denmark · 94.2 (2024) · lowest South Sudan · 6.1 (2024)
Health
Health spending
174 nations ranked
highest United States · 16.7% (2023) · lowest Laos · 1.3% (2023)
Physicians
174 nations ranked
highest Cuba · 9.54 (2021) · lowest Niger · 0.04 (2023)
Under-5 mortality
175 nations ranked
highest Nigeria · 115.6 (2024) · lowest San Marino · 1.3 (2024)
Measles immunisation
174 nations ranked
highest Brunei · 99.0% (2024) · lowest Montenegro · 23.0% (2024)
Safe drinking water
130 nations ranked
highest Hungary · 100.0% (2024) · lowest Central African Republic · 6.2% (2024)
Education
Adult literacy
141 nations ranked
highest North Korea · 100.0% (2008) · lowest South Sudan · 26.8% (2008)
Education spending
170 nations ranked
highest Namibia · 9.1% (2024) · lowest Nigeria · 0.3% (2023)
Primary enrolment
175 nations ranked
highest Haiti · 184.0% (2016) · lowest Somalia · 20.9% (2023)
Secondary enrolment
174 nations ranked
highest Monaco · 158.5% (2024) · lowest Somalia · 3.3% (2023)
Tertiary enrolment
169 nations ranked
highest Greece · 165.1% (2023) · lowest Equatorial Guinea · 1.8% (2000)
Technology
Internet users
179 nations ranked
highest Kuwait · 100.0% (2025) · lowest North Korea · 0.0% (2004)
Mobile subscriptions
179 nations ranked
highest Fiji · 574 (2024) · lowest North Korea · 24 (2022)
High-tech exports
163 nations ranked
highest Philippines · 61.0% (2024) · lowest Bahamas · 0.0% (2024)
R&D spending
144 nations ranked
highest Liechtenstein · 6.0% (2023) · lowest Guatemala · 0.0% (2023)
Researchers (per million)
137 nations ranked
highest Liechtenstein · 18,130 (2023) · lowest Guatemala · 1 (2023)
Geography
Land area
178 nations ranked
highest Russia · 16,376,870 km² (2023) · lowest Monaco · 2 km² (2023)
Forest area
178 nations ranked
highest Suriname · 94.4% (2023) · lowest Qatar · 0.0% (2023)
Agricultural land
177 nations ranked
highest Ivory Coast · 86.5% (2023) · lowest Suriname · 0.4% (2023)
CO₂ per capita (t)
170 nations ranked
highest Qatar · 47.3 (2024) · lowest Somalia · 0.0 (2024)
Renewable energy
176 nations ranked
highest DR Congo · 96.3% (2021) · lowest Qatar · 0.0% (2021)
Resources
Resource rents
178 nations ranked
highest Libya · 61.0% (2021) · lowest San Marino · 0.0% (2020)
Oil rents
174 nations ranked
highest Libya · 56.4% (2021) · lowest Zambia · 0.0% (2021)
Mineral rents
178 nations ranked
highest DR Congo · 28.8% (2021) · lowest Yemen · 0.0% (2018)
Forest rents
178 nations ranked
highest Solomon Islands · 18.4% (2021) · lowest United Kingdom · 0.0% (2021)
Electricity access
178 nations ranked
highest Albania · 100.0% (2023) · lowest South Sudan · 5.4% (2023)
Lithium (mined)
9 producers listed
highest Australia · 92.0 kt (2025) · lowest Portugal · 380 t (2025)
Copper (mined)
14 producers listed
highest Chile · 5.3 Mt (2025) · lowest India · 23.0 kt (2025)
Iron ore
17 producers listed
highest Australia · 980 Mt (2025) · lowest Mexico · 7.7 Mt (2025)
Gold (mined)
13 producers listed
highest China · 380 t (2025) · lowest Brazil · 80 t (2025)
Cobalt (mined)
12 producers listed
highest DR Congo · 230 kt (2025) · lowest United States · 300 t (2025)
Nickel (mined)
9 producers listed
highest Indonesia · 2.6 Mt (2025) · lowest United States · 10.0 kt (2025)
Rare earths
12 producers listed
highest China · 270 kt (2025) · lowest Malaysia · 110 t (2025)
Bauxite
13 producers listed
highest Guinea · 150 Mt (2025) · lowest Greece · 960 kt (2025)
Zinc (mined)
10 producers listed
highest China · 4.1 Mt (2025) · lowest Sweden · 230 kt (2025)
Phosphate rock
23 producers listed
highest China · 110 Mt (2025) · lowest Mexico · 450 kt (2025)