Socio-Demography

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Global Gender Gap Index

The best
Iceland [+]0.9080
Finland [+]0.8600
Norway [+]0.8450
New Zealand [+]0.8410
Sweden [+]0.8220
The worst
Afghanistan [+]0.4350
Yemen [+]0.4920
Iraq [+]0.5350
Pakistan [+]0.5640
Syria [+]0.5680

Population

The higher
China [+]1,412,360,000
India [+]1,393,409,033
United States [+]332,183,000
Indonesia [+]272,249,000
Pakistan [+]222,590,000
The lower
Nauru [+]10,873
Tuvalu [+]11,925
Palau [+]18,174
San Marino [+]33,698
Liechtenstein [+]39,308

International immigrant stock

The higher
United States [+]50,661,149
Germany [+]13,132,146
Saudi Arabia [+]13,122,338
Russia [+]11,640,559
United Kingdom [+]9,552,110
The lower
Tuvalu [+]238
Nauru [+]2,114
Sao Tome and Principe [+]2,174
Solomon Islands [+]2,532
Federated States of Micronesia [+]2,819

Migrant remittance

The higher
United States [+]148,488.7
Saudi Arabia [+]46,724.6
United Arab Emirates [+]32,977.8
United Kingdom [+]26,801.5
Germany [+]24,670.9
The lower
Tuvalu [+]0.2
Somalia [+]0.9
Lesotho [+]1.8
Kiribati [+]2.1
Tonga [+]2.9

International emigrant stock

The lower
Nauru [+]2,421
San Marino [+]2,425
Palau [+]2,650
Maldives [+]3,053
Tuvalu [+]3,276
The higher
India [+]17,510,931
Mexico [+]11,796,178
China [+]10,732,281
Russia [+]10,491,715
Syria [+]8,225,499

Human Development Index

The best
Switzerland [+]0.962
Norway [+]0.961
Iceland [+]0.959
Hong Kong [+]0.952
Australia [+]0.951
The worst
South Sudan [+]0.385
Chad [+]0.394
Niger [+]0.400
Central African Republic [+]0.404
Burundi [+]0.426

Social Progress Index - SPI

The best
Norway [+]1º
Denmark [+]2º
Switzerland [+]3º
Finland [+]4º
Sweden [+]5º
The worst
South Sudan [+]149º
Central African Republic [+]148º
Chad [+]147º
Eritrea [+]146º
Democratic Republic of the Congo [+]145º

Global Peace Index

The best
Iceland [+]1.107
New Zealand [+]1.269
Ireland [+]1.288
Denmark [+]1.296
Austria [+]1.300
The worst
Afghanistan [+]3.554
Yemen [+]3.394
Syria [+]3.356
Russia [+]3.275
South Sudan [+]3.184

Global AgeWatch Index

The best
Switzerland [+]90.09
Norway [+]89.27
Sweden [+]84.44
Germany [+]84.31
Canada [+]83.96
The worst
Afghanistan [+]3.64
Malawi [+]4.13
State of Palestine [+]12.30
Pakistan [+]12.72
Tanzania [+]15.86

Fertility

The best
Niger [+]45.21‰
Somalia [+]41.41‰
Chad [+]41.16‰
Mali [+]40.56‰
Democratic Republic of the Congo [+]40.11‰
The worst
South Korea [+]5.10‰
Hong Kong [+]5.80‰
Monaco [+]5.90‰
San Marino [+]6.20‰
Ukraine [+]6.60‰

Mortality

The best
Qatar [+]1.29‰
United Arab Emirates [+]1.58‰
Oman [+]2.42‰
Bahrain [+]2.44‰
Maldives [+]2.73‰
The worst
Bulgaria [+]21.70‰
Serbia [+]20.00‰
Latvia [+]18.40‰
Romania [+]17.50‰
Ukraine [+]17.30‰

Life expectancy at birth

The best
Andorra [+]90.00
San Marino [+]85.60
Hong Kong [+]85.39
Japan [+]84.62
Liechtenstein [+]84.40
The worst
Central African Republic [+]53.68
Chad [+]54.51
Lesotho [+]54.84
Nigeria [+]55.02
Sierra Leone [+]55.07

Marriages

The higher
Cyprus [+]8.90‰
Hungary [+]6.90‰
United States [+]6.90‰
Belarus [+]6.40‰
Albania [+]6.20‰
The lower
Peru [+]1.37‰
Italy [+]1.60‰
Portugal [+]1.80‰
Ireland [+]1.90‰
Malta [+]2.20‰

Divorces

The lower
Malta [+]0.50‰
Bosnia and Herzegovina [+]0.60‰
Ireland [+]0.70‰
North Macedonia [+]0.80‰
Slovenia [+]0.80‰
The higher
Russia [+]4.00‰
Belarus [+]3.50‰
United States [+]3.20‰
Moldova [+]3.00‰
Ukraine [+]2.90‰

Intentional self-harm

The lower
Antigua and Barbuda [+]0
Grenada [+]1
Liechtenstein [+]1
Barbados [+]1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [+]3
The higher
India [+]206,278
China [+]138,622
United States [+]45,940
Japan [+]19,425
Nigeria [+]18,095

Intentional homicides

The best
Monaco [+]0
San Marino [+]0
Tuvalu [+]0
Federated States of Micronesia [+]1
Liechtenstein [+]1
The worst
Brazil [+]47,722
Nigeria [+]44,200
India [+]40,651
Mexico [+]36,773
United States [+]21,570

Total prison population

The best
Central African Republic [+]17.0
San Marino [+]17.8
State of Palestine [+]22.2
Republic of the Congo [+]26.2
Comoros [+]26.4
The worst
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [+]638.1
El Salvador [+]617.4
Rwanda [+]539.7
Turkmenistan [+]528.9
Palau [+]522.2

At risk poverty

The best
China [+]0%
Ukraine [+]1.4%
Sri Lanka [+]4.1%
Belarus [+]4.8%
Morocco [+]4.8%
The worst
South Sudan [+]82.3%
Equatorial Guinea [+]76.8%
Madagascar [+]70.7%
Eritrea [+]69.0%
Sao Tome and Principe [+]66.7%

Gini index

The best
Slovakia [+]20.9
Slovenia [+]23.0
Iceland [+]23.2
Belgium [+]24.1
Belarus [+]24.4
The worst
South Africa [+]63.0
Namibia [+]59.1
Suriname [+]57.9
Zambia [+]57.1
Central African Republic [+]56.2

World Happiness Index

The best
Finland [+]7.821
Denmark [+]7.636
Iceland [+]7.557
Switzerland [+]7.512
Netherlands [+]7.415
The worst
Afghanistan [+]2.404
South Sudan [+]2.817
Lebanon [+]2.955
Zimbabwe [+]2.995
Rwanda [+]3.268

Population pyramid

The higher
Niger [+]49.54%
Mali [+]46.73%
Chad [+]46.23%
Angola [+]46.15%
Somalia [+]45.98%
The lower
South Korea [+]12.27%
Japan [+]12.30%
Singapore [+]12.41%
Italy [+]12.89%
Hong Kong [+]13.01%

Adult literacy rate

The best
Andorra [+]100.00%
North Korea [+]100.00%
Uzbekistan [+]99.99%
Ukraine [+]99.97%
San Marino [+]99.92%
The worst
Somalia [+]5.40%
Chad [+]22.31%
Niger [+]30.56%
Guinea [+]32.00%
South Sudan [+]34.52%

Religions

The higher
Bahrain [+]100.00%
Algeria [+]100.00%
Jordan [+]100.00%
Kuwait [+]100.00%
Libya [+]100.00%
The lower
Czechia [+]24.25%
Estonia [+]30.97%
North Korea [+]35.68%
South Korea [+]54.58%
Belarus [+]58.90%