Human flight and brain drain - Country rankings

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Human flight and brain drain index, 0 (low) - 10 (high), 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 175 countries was 4.98 index points. The highest value was in Samoa: 10 index points and the lowest value was in Australia: 0.3 index points. The indicator is available from 2007 to 2024. 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, 2024 Global rank Available data
Samoa 10 1 2007 - 2024
Palestine 9.4 2 2021 - 2024
Jamaica 9.2 3 2007 - 2024
Eritrea 8.7 4 2007 - 2024
El Salvador 8.6 5 2007 - 2024
Somalia 8.5 6 2007 - 2024
Ukraine 8.4 7 2007 - 2024
Albania 8.3 8 2007 - 2024
Micronesia 8.1 9 2007 - 2024
Haiti 8 10 2007 - 2024
Sudan 8 11 2007 - 2024
Guyana 7.9 12 2007 - 2024
Cape Verde 7.7 13 2007 - 2024
Syria 7.7 14 2007 - 2024
Moldova 7.6 15 2007 - 2024
Sri Lanka 7.5 16 2007 - 2024
Chad 7.4 17 2007 - 2024
Grenada 7.4 18 2007 - 2024
Mali 7.4 19 2007 - 2024
Fiji 7.3 20 2007 - 2024
Bosnia & Herz. 7.2 21 2007 - 2024
Lesotho 7.2 22 2007 - 2024
Comoros 7.1 23 2007 - 2024
Mozambique 7.1 24 2007 - 2024
Afghanistan 7 25 2007 - 2024
Nicaragua 7 26 2007 - 2024
Zimbabwe 7 27 2007 - 2024
Armenia 6.9 28 2007 - 2024
Burkina Faso 6.9 29 2007 - 2024
Gambia 6.8 30 2007 - 2024
Georgia 6.8 31 2007 - 2024
Honduras 6.8 32 2007 - 2024
Lebanon 6.8 33 2007 - 2024
Morocco 6.8 34 2007 - 2024
S.T.&Principe 6.8 35 2007 - 2024
Senegal 6.8 36 2007 - 2024
Bangladesh 6.7 37 2007 - 2024
Tr.&Tobago 6.7 38 2007 - 2024
Cameroon 6.6 39 2007 - 2024
Nigeria 6.6 40 2007 - 2024
Ghana 6.5 41 2007 - 2024
North Macedonia 6.5 42 2007 - 2024
Sierra Leone 6.5 43 2007 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 6.4 44 2007 - 2024
G.-Bissau 6.4 45 2007 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan 6.4 46 2007 - 2024
Venezuela 6.4 47 2007 - 2024
DR Congo 6.3 48 2007 - 2024
Kenya 6.3 49 2007 - 2024
Laos 6.3 50 2007 - 2024
Niger 6.3 51 2007 - 2024
Tanzania 6.3 52 2007 - 2024
Guatemala 6.2 53 2007 - 2024
Liberia 6.2 54 2007 - 2024
Togo 6.2 55 2007 - 2024
Yemen 6.2 56 2007 - 2024
Ant.& Barb. 6.1 57 2007 - 2024
Malawi 6.1 58 2007 - 2024
Nepal 6.1 59 2007 - 2024
R. of Congo 6.1 60 2007 - 2024
Burma 6 61 2007 - 2024
C.A. Republic 6 62 2007 - 2024
Guinea 6 63 2007 - 2024
Jordan 6 64 2007 - 2024
Uganda 6 65 2007 - 2024
Zambia 6 66 2007 - 2024
Ethiopia 5.9 67 2007 - 2024
Serbia 5.9 68 2007 - 2024
Benin 5.8 69 2007 - 2024
Croatia 5.8 70 2007 - 2024
Iraq 5.8 71 2007 - 2024
Papua N.G. 5.8 72 2007 - 2024
Rwanda 5.8 73 2007 - 2024
Cambodia 5.7 74 2007 - 2024
Cuba 5.7 75 2007 - 2024
Peru 5.7 76 2007 - 2024
Swaziland 5.7 77 2007 - 2024
Tunisia 5.7 78 2007 - 2024
Madagascar 5.6 79 2007 - 2024
Mauritania 5.6 80 2007 - 2024
Namibia 5.6 81 2007 - 2024
Solomon Isl. 5.6 82 2007 - 2024
Suriname 5.6 83 2007 - 2024
Ivory Coast 5.5 84 2007 - 2024
Latvia 5.5 85 2007 - 2024
Pakistan 5.5 86 2007 - 2024
Bhutan 5.4 87 2007 - 2024
Indonesia 5.4 88 2007 - 2024
Angola 5.3 89 2007 - 2024
Bolivia 5.3 90 2007 - 2024
Lithuania 5.3 91 2007 - 2024
Romania 5.3 92 2007 - 2024
Tajikistan 5.1 93 2007 - 2024
Seychelles 5 94 2007 - 2024
Bulgaria 4.9 95 2007 - 2024
Burundi 4.9 96 2007 - 2024
Libya 4.9 97 2007 - 2024
Maldives 4.9 98 2007 - 2024
Barbados 4.8 99 2007 - 2024
India 4.8 100 2007 - 2024
Egypt 4.7 101 2007 - 2024
Algeria 4.6 102 2007 - 2024
Iran 4.6 103 2007 - 2024
Mexico 4.6 104 2007 - 2024
Philippines 4.6 105 2007 - 2024
Azerbaijan 4.5 106 2007 - 2024
Colombia 4.5 107 2007 - 2024
Estonia 4.4 108 2007 - 2024
Kazakhstan 4.4 109 2007 - 2024
Paraguay 4.4 110 2007 - 2024
Vietnam 4.4 111 2007 - 2024
Bahamas 4.3 112 2007 - 2024
Ecuador 4.3 113 2007 - 2024
Gabon 4.3 114 2007 - 2024
Poland 4.3 115 2007 - 2024
South Africa 4.3 116 2007 - 2024
Belarus 4.2 117 2007 - 2024
Botswana 4.2 118 2007 - 2024
Malaysia 4.2 119 2007 - 2024
Greece 4.1 120 2007 - 2024
Uzbekistan 4 121 2007 - 2024
Belize 3.9 122 2007 - 2024
Djibouti 3.9 123 2007 - 2024
Mauritius 3.9 124 2007 - 2024
Mongolia 3.9 125 2007 - 2024
Slovakia 3.9 126 2007 - 2024
Russia 3.8 127 2007 - 2024
Turkmenistan 3.8 128 2007 - 2024
Hungary 3.6 129 2007 - 2024
Malta 3.6 130 2007 - 2024
Turkey 3.6 131 2007 - 2024
Eq. Guinea 3.4 132 2007 - 2024
Thailand 3.4 133 2007 - 2024
China 3.3 134 2007 - 2024
Panama 3.3 135 2007 - 2024
Slovenia 3.3 136 2007 - 2024
Brazil 3.2 137 2007 - 2024
Cyprus 3.2 138 2007 - 2024
Portugal 3.2 139 2007 - 2024
South Korea 3.1 140 2007 - 2024
Uruguay 3.1 141 2007 - 2024
Chile 3 142 2007 - 2024
Czechia 3 143 2007 - 2024
Bahrain 2.9 144 2007 - 2024
Brunei 2.9 145 2007 - 2024
North Korea 2.9 146 2007 - 2024
Costa Rica 2.7 147 2007 - 2024
Belgium 2.6 148 2007 - 2024
Argentina 2.4 149 2007 - 2024
Ireland 2.4 150 2007 - 2024
Japan 2.4 151 2007 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 2.4 152 2007 - 2024
Israel 2.3 153 2007 - 2024
Kuwait 2.3 154 2007 - 2024
UK 2.3 155 2007 - 2024
Italy 2.2 156 2007 - 2024
France 1.8 157 2007 - 2024
Netherlands 1.8 158 2007 - 2024
UA Emirates 1.8 159 2007 - 2024
Austria 1.6 160 2007 - 2024
Germany 1.6 161 2007 - 2024
Luxembourg 1.6 162 2007 - 2024
New Zealand 1.6 163 2007 - 2024
Iceland 1.5 164 2007 - 2024
Finland 1.4 165 2007 - 2024
USA 1.4 166 2007 - 2024
Spain 1.3 167 2007 - 2024
Singapore 1 168 2007 - 2024
Switzerland 0.9 169 2007 - 2024
Denmark 0.8 170 2007 - 2024
Qatar 0.8 171 2007 - 2024
Canada 0.7 172 2007 - 2024
Sweden 0.6 173 2007 - 2024
Norway 0.4 174 2007 - 2024
Australia 0.3 175 2007 - 2024



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.

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1. Samoa
2. Palestine
3. Jamaica
4. Eritrea
5. El Salvador
6. Somalia
7. Ukraine
8. Albania
9. Micronesia
10. Haiti
11. Sudan
12. Guyana
13. Cape Verde
14. Syria
15. Moldova
16. Sri Lanka
17. Chad
18. Grenada
19. Mali
20. Fiji
21. Bosnia & Herz.
22. Lesotho
23. Comoros
24. Mozambique
25. Afghanistan
26. Nicaragua
27. Zimbabwe
28. Armenia
29. Burkina Faso
30. Gambia
31. Georgia
32. Honduras
33. Lebanon
34. Morocco
35. S.T.&Principe
36. Senegal
37. Bangladesh
38. Tr.&Tobago
39. Cameroon
40. Nigeria
41. Ghana
42. North Macedonia
43. Sierra Leone
44. Domin. Rep.
45. G.-Bissau
46. Kyrgyzstan
47. Venezuela
48. DR Congo
49. Kenya
50. Laos
51. Niger
52. Tanzania
53. Guatemala
54. Liberia
55. Togo
56. Yemen
57. Ant.& Barb.
58. Malawi
59. Nepal
60. R. of Congo
61. Burma
62. C.A. Republic
63. Guinea
64. Jordan
65. Uganda
66. Zambia
67. Ethiopia
68. Serbia
69. Benin
70. Croatia
71. Iraq
72. Papua N.G.
73. Rwanda
74. Cambodia
75. Cuba
76. Peru
77. Swaziland
78. Tunisia
79. Madagascar
80. Mauritania
81. Namibia
82. Solomon Isl.
83. Suriname
84. Ivory Coast
85. Latvia
86. Pakistan
87. Bhutan
88. Indonesia
89. Angola
90. Bolivia
91. Lithuania
92. Romania
93. Tajikistan
94. Seychelles
95. Bulgaria
96. Burundi
97. Libya
98. Maldives
99. Barbados
100. India
101. Egypt
102. Algeria
103. Iran
104. Mexico
105. Philippines
106. Azerbaijan
107. Colombia
108. Estonia
109. Kazakhstan
110. Paraguay
111. Vietnam
112. Bahamas
113. Ecuador
114. Gabon
115. Poland
116. South Africa
117. Belarus
118. Botswana
119. Malaysia
120. Greece
121. Uzbekistan
122. Belize
123. Djibouti
124. Mauritius
125. Mongolia
126. Slovakia
127. Russia
128. Turkmenistan
129. Hungary
130. Malta
131. Turkey
132. Eq. Guinea
133. Thailand
134. China
135. Panama
136. Slovenia
137. Brazil
138. Cyprus
139. Portugal
140. South Korea
141. Uruguay
142. Chile
143. Czechia
144. Bahrain
145. Brunei
146. North Korea
147. Costa Rica
148. Belgium
149. Argentina
150. Ireland
151. Japan
152. Saudi Arabia
153. Israel
154. Kuwait
155. UK
156. Italy
157. France
158. Netherlands
159. UA Emirates
160. Austria
161. Germany
162. Luxembourg
163. New Zealand
164. Iceland
165. Finland
166. USA
167. Spain
168. Singapore
169. Switzerland
170. Denmark
171. Qatar
172. Canada
173. Sweden
174. Norway
175. Australia
10.00
9.40
9.20
8.70
8.60
8.50
8.40
8.30
8.10
8.00
8.00
7.90
7.70
7.70
7.60
7.50
7.40
7.40
7.40
7.30
7.20
7.20
7.10
7.10
7.00
7.00
7.00
6.90
6.90
6.80
6.80
6.80
6.80
6.80
6.80
6.80
6.70
6.70
6.60
6.60
6.50
6.50
6.50
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
6.10
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
5.90
5.90
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.70
5.70
5.70
5.70
5.70
5.60
5.60
5.60
5.60
5.60
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.40
5.40
5.30
5.30
5.30
5.30
5.10
5.00
4.90
4.90
4.90
4.90
4.80
4.80
4.70
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.50
4.50
4.40
4.40
4.40
4.40
4.30
4.30
4.30
4.30
4.30
4.20
4.20
4.20
4.10
4.00
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.80
3.80
3.60
3.60
3.60
3.40
3.40
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.20
3.20
3.20
3.10
3.10
3.00
3.00
2.90
2.90
2.90
2.70
2.60
2.40
2.40
2.40
2.40
2.30
2.30
2.30
2.20
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.60
1.60
1.60
1.60
1.50
1.40
1.40
1.30
1.00
0.90
0.80
0.80
0.70
0.60
0.40
0.30
0
2.5
5
7.5
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