Human flight and brain drain - Country rankings

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Human flight and brain drain index, 0 (low) - 10 (high), 2022 - Country rankings:

The average for 2022 based on 177 countries was 5.21 index points.The highest value was in Samoa: 10 index points and the lowest value was in Australia: 0.4 index points. The indicator is available from 2007 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: index points; Source: Fund for Peace
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Countries Human flight and brain drain, 2022 Global rank Available data
Samoa 10 1 2007 - 2022
Jamaica 9.1 2 2007 - 2022
Palestine 8.8 3 2021 - 2022
Micronesia 8.7 4 2007 - 2022
Somalia 8.7 5 2007 - 2022
Eritrea 8.5 6 2007 - 2022
El Salvador 8.4 7 2007 - 2022
Albania 8.3 8 2007 - 2022
Haiti 8.2 9 2007 - 2022
Guyana 8.1 10 2007 - 2022
Syria 8.1 11 2007 - 2022
Afghanistan 8 12 2007 - 2022
Chad 8 13 2007 - 2022
Mali 7.8 14 2007 - 2022
Moldova 7.8 15 2007 - 2022
Sudan 7.8 16 2007 - 2022
Cape Verde 7.7 17 2007 - 2022
Lesotho 7.6 18 2007 - 2022
Nicaragua 7.6 19 2007 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 7.6 20 2007 - 2022
Fiji 7.5 21 2007 - 2022
Grenada 7.4 22 2007 - 2022
Morocco 7.4 23 2007 - 2022
Mozambique 7.4 24 2007 - 2022
Sierra Leone 7.3 25 2007 - 2022
Cameroon 7.2 26 2007 - 2022
Gambia 7.2 27 2007 - 2022
Burkina Faso 7.1 28 2007 - 2022
Comoros 7.1 29 2007 - 2022
Ghana 7.1 30 2007 - 2022
Senegal 7 31 2007 - 2022
Zimbabwe 7 32 2007 - 2022
Honduras 6.9 33 2007 - 2022
Niger 6.9 34 2007 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 6.9 35 2007 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 6.8 36 2007 - 2022
Guatemala 6.8 37 2007 - 2022
G.-Bissau 6.8 38 2007 - 2022
Liberia 6.8 39 2007 - 2022
Togo 6.8 40 2007 - 2022
Zambia 6.8 41 2007 - 2022
Armenia 6.7 42 2007 - 2022
Bangladesh 6.7 43 2007 - 2022
DR Congo 6.7 44 2007 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 6.7 45 2007 - 2022
Kenya 6.7 46 2007 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 6.7 47 2007 - 2022
Laos 6.7 48 2007 - 2022
Malawi 6.7 49 2007 - 2022
Tanzania 6.7 50 2007 - 2022
Yemen 6.7 51 2007 - 2022
Nigeria 6.6 52 2007 - 2022
Sri Lanka 6.6 53 2007 - 2022
Venezuela 6.6 54 2007 - 2022
C.A. Republic 6.5 55 2007 - 2022
R. of Congo 6.5 56 2007 - 2022
Burma 6.4 57 2007 - 2022
Guinea 6.4 58 2007 - 2022
Iraq 6.4 59 2007 - 2022
Rwanda 6.4 60 2007 - 2022
Uganda 6.4 61 2007 - 2022
Cambodia 6.3 62 2007 - 2022
Ethiopia 6.3 63 2007 - 2022
Lebanon 6.3 64 2007 - 2022
North Macedonia 6.3 65 2007 - 2022
Swaziland 6.3 66 2007 - 2022
Benin 6.2 67 2007 - 2022
Mauritania 6.2 68 2007 - 2022
Papua N.G. 6.2 69 2007 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 6.2 70 2007 - 2022
Ivory Coast 6.1 71 2007 - 2022
Namibia 6.1 72 2007 - 2022
Nepal 6.1 73 2007 - 2022
Ant.& Barb. 6 74 2007 - 2022
Indonesia 6 75 2007 - 2022
Serbia 6 76 2007 - 2022
Angola 5.9 77 2007 - 2022
Bolivia 5.9 78 2007 - 2022
Pakistan 5.9 79 2007 - 2022
Peru 5.9 80 2007 - 2022
Ukraine 5.9 81 2007 - 2022
Bhutan 5.8 82 2007 - 2022
Croatia 5.8 83 2007 - 2022
Georgia 5.8 84 2007 - 2022
Madagascar 5.8 85 2007 - 2022
Cuba 5.6 86 2007 - 2022
Suriname 5.6 87 2007 - 2022
Burundi 5.5 88 2007 - 2022
Latvia 5.5 89 2007 - 2022
Tajikistan 5.5 90 2007 - 2022
Tunisia 5.5 91 2007 - 2022
Algeria 5.4 92 2007 - 2022
Jordan 5.4 93 2007 - 2022
Lithuania 5.3 94 2007 - 2022
Maldives 5.3 95 2007 - 2022
Romania 5.3 96 2007 - 2022
Belize 5.2 97 2007 - 2022
India 5.2 98 2007 - 2022
Bulgaria 5.1 99 2007 - 2022
Egypt 5.1 100 2007 - 2022
Gabon 5.1 101 2007 - 2022
Libya 5.1 102 2007 - 2022
Philippines 5.1 103 2007 - 2022
Uzbekistan 5.1 104 2007 - 2022
Barbados 5 105 2007 - 2022
Iran 5 106 2007 - 2022
Seychelles 5 107 2007 - 2022
Vietnam 5 108 2007 - 2022
Montenegro 4.9 109 2007 - 2022
Botswana 4.8 110 2007 - 2022
Colombia 4.8 111 2007 - 2022
South Africa 4.8 112 2007 - 2022
Paraguay 4.7 113 2007 - 2022
Mexico 4.6 114 2007 - 2022
Poland 4.6 115 2007 - 2022
Azerbaijan 4.4 116 2007 - 2022
Estonia 4.4 117 2007 - 2022
Malaysia 4.4 118 2007 - 2022
Turkmenistan 4.4 119 2007 - 2022
Bahamas 4.3 120 2007 - 2022
Djibouti 4.3 121 2007 - 2022
Ecuador 4.3 122 2007 - 2022
Kazakhstan 4.3 123 2007 - 2022
Mongolia 4.3 124 2007 - 2022
Belarus 4.2 125 2007 - 2022
Greece 4.1 126 2007 - 2022
Mauritius 4.1 127 2007 - 2022
Slovakia 4.1 128 2007 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 4 129 2007 - 2022
Hungary 4 130 2007 - 2022
Panama 3.9 131 2007 - 2022
Turkey 3.9 132 2007 - 2022
Thailand 3.8 133 2007 - 2022
Brazil 3.7 134 2007 - 2022
Brunei 3.7 135 2007 - 2022
Slovenia 3.7 136 2007 - 2022
China 3.5 137 2007 - 2022
Malta 3.5 138 2007 - 2022
North Korea 3.5 139 2007 - 2022
Cyprus 3.4 140 2007 - 2022
Czechia 3.4 141 2007 - 2022
Russia 3.4 142 2007 - 2022
South Korea 3.4 143 2007 - 2022
Uruguay 3.4 144 2007 - 2022
Chile 3.3 145 2007 - 2022
Costa Rica 3.2 146 2007 - 2022
Argentina 3 147 2007 - 2022
Bahrain 3 148 2007 - 2022
Portugal 3 149 2007 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 3 150 2007 - 2022
Japan 2.9 151 2007 - 2022
Kuwait 2.7 152 2007 - 2022
Belgium 2.6 153 2007 - 2022
Ireland 2.6 154 2007 - 2022
Israel 2.4 155 2007 - 2022
Netherlands 2.4 156 2007 - 2022
UK 2.4 157 2007 - 2022
Italy 2.3 158 2007 - 2022
UA Emirates 2.2 159 2007 - 2022
France 2.1 160 2007 - 2022
Germany 1.9 161 2007 - 2022
Oman 1.8 162 2007 - 2022
USA 1.8 163 2007 - 2022
Austria 1.7 164 2007 - 2022
Iceland 1.7 165 2007 - 2022
Luxembourg 1.6 166 2007 - 2022
Singapore 1.6 167 2007 - 2022
Finland 1.5 168 2007 - 2022
New Zealand 1.4 169 2007 - 2022
Qatar 1.2 170 2007 - 2022
Spain 1.1 171 2007 - 2022
Denmark 1 172 2007 - 2022
Switzerland 1 173 2007 - 2022
Canada 0.8 174 2007 - 2022
Norway 0.7 175 2007 - 2022
Sweden 0.6 176 2007 - 2022
Australia 0.4 177 2007 - 2022


Definition: The Human flight and brain drain indicator considers the economic impact of human displacement (for economic or political reasons) and the consequences this may have on a country’s development. The higher the index, the greater the human displacement.
1. Samoa
2. Jamaica
3. Palestine
4. Micronesia
5. Somalia
6. Eritrea
7. El Salvador
8. Albania
9. Haiti
10. Guyana
11. Syria
12. Afghanistan
13. Chad
14. Mali
15. Moldova
16. Sudan
17. Cape Verde
18. Lesotho
19. Nicaragua
20. S.T.&Principe
21. Fiji
22. Grenada
23. Morocco
24. Mozambique
25. Sierra Leone
26. Cameroon
27. Gambia
28. Burkina Faso
29. Comoros
30. Ghana
31. Senegal
32. Zimbabwe
33. Honduras
34. Niger
35. Tr.&Tobago
36. Bosnia & Herz.
37. Guatemala
38. G.-Bissau
39. Liberia
40. Togo
41. Zambia
42. Armenia
43. Bangladesh
44. DR Congo
45. Domin. Rep.
46. Kenya
47. Kyrgyzstan
48. Laos
49. Malawi
50. Tanzania
51. Yemen
52. Nigeria
53. Sri Lanka
54. Venezuela
55. C.A. Republic
56. R. of Congo
57. Burma
58. Guinea
59. Iraq
60. Rwanda
61. Uganda
62. Cambodia
63. Ethiopia
64. Lebanon
65. North Macedonia
66. Swaziland
67. Benin
68. Mauritania
69. Papua N.G.
70. Solomon Isl.
71. Ivory Coast
72. Namibia
73. Nepal
74. Ant.& Barb.
75. Indonesia
76. Serbia
77. Angola
78. Bolivia
79. Pakistan
80. Peru
81. Ukraine
82. Bhutan
83. Croatia
84. Georgia
85. Madagascar
86. Cuba
87. Suriname
88. Burundi
89. Latvia
90. Tajikistan
91. Tunisia
92. Algeria
93. Jordan
94. Lithuania
95. Maldives
96. Romania
97. Belize
98. India
99. Bulgaria
100. Egypt
101. Gabon
102. Libya
103. Philippines
104. Uzbekistan
105. Barbados
106. Iran
107. Seychelles
108. Vietnam
109. Montenegro
110. Botswana
111. Colombia
112. South Africa
113. Paraguay
114. Mexico
115. Poland
116. Azerbaijan
117. Estonia
118. Malaysia
119. Turkmenistan
120. Bahamas
121. Djibouti
122. Ecuador
123. Kazakhstan
124. Mongolia
125. Belarus
126. Greece
127. Mauritius
128. Slovakia
129. Eq. Guinea
130. Hungary
131. Panama
132. Turkey
133. Thailand
134. Brazil
135. Brunei
136. Slovenia
137. China
138. Malta
139. North Korea
140. Cyprus
141. Czechia
142. Russia
143. South Korea
144. Uruguay
145. Chile
146. Costa Rica
147. Argentina
148. Bahrain
149. Portugal
150. Saudi Arabia
151. Japan
152. Kuwait
153. Belgium
154. Ireland
155. Israel
156. Netherlands
157. UK
158. Italy
159. UA Emirates
160. France
161. Germany
162. Oman
163. USA
164. Austria
165. Iceland
166. Luxembourg
167. Singapore
168. Finland
169. New Zealand
170. Qatar
171. Spain
172. Denmark
173. Switzerland
174. Canada
175. Norway
176. Sweden
177. Australia
10.00
9.10
8.80
8.70
8.70
8.50
8.40
8.30
8.20
8.10
8.10
8.00
8.00
7.80
7.80
7.80
7.70
7.60
7.60
7.60
7.50
7.40
7.40
7.40
7.30
7.20
7.20
7.10
7.10
7.10
7.00
7.00
6.90
6.90
6.90
6.80
6.80
6.80
6.80
6.80
6.80
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.60
6.60
6.60
6.50
6.50
6.40
6.40
6.40
6.40
6.40
6.30
6.30
6.30
6.30
6.30
6.20
6.20
6.20
6.20
6.10
6.10
6.10
6.00
6.00
6.00
5.90
5.90
5.90
5.90
5.90
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.60
5.60
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.40
5.40
5.30
5.30
5.30
5.20
5.20
5.10
5.10
5.10
5.10
5.10
5.10
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
4.90
4.80
4.80
4.80
4.70
4.60
4.60
4.40
4.40
4.40
4.40
4.30
4.30
4.30
4.30
4.30
4.20
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.00
4.00
3.90
3.90
3.80
3.70
3.70
3.70
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.40
3.40
3.40
3.40
3.40
3.30
3.20
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
2.90
2.70
2.60
2.60
2.40
2.40
2.40
2.30
2.20
2.10
1.90
1.80
1.80
1.70
1.70
1.60
1.60
1.50
1.40
1.20
1.10
1.00
1.00
0.80
0.70
0.60
0.40
0
2.5
5
7.5
10
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