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Uneven economic development index, 0 (low) - 10 (high), 2022 - Country rankings:

The average for 2022 based on 177 countries was 5.25 index points.The highest value was in the Central African Republic: 9.7 index points and the lowest value was in Finland: 1.3 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 Uneven economic development, 2022 Global rank Available data
C.A. Republic 9.7 1 2007 - 2022
G.-Bissau 9.4 2 2007 - 2022
Haiti 9.3 3 2007 - 2022
Zambia 9.2 4 2007 - 2022
Madagascar 9.1 5 2007 - 2022
Mozambique 9.1 6 2007 - 2022
Somalia 9 7 2007 - 2022
Angola 8.8 8 2007 - 2022
Chad 8.8 9 2007 - 2022
Papua N.G. 8.5 10 2007 - 2022
DR Congo 8.4 11 2007 - 2022
Sudan 8.4 12 2007 - 2022
Afghanistan 8.2 13 2007 - 2022
Eritrea 8.2 14 2007 - 2022
Togo 8.2 15 2007 - 2022
Burkina Faso 8.1 16 2007 - 2022
Lesotho 8.1 17 2007 - 2022
Nigeria 8 18 2007 - 2022
Yemen 8 19 2007 - 2022
Benin 7.9 20 2007 - 2022
Bolivia 7.9 21 2007 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 7.9 22 2007 - 2022
Malawi 7.9 23 2007 - 2022
Niger 7.9 24 2007 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 7.9 25 2007 - 2022
Swaziland 7.9 26 2007 - 2022
Ivory Coast 7.8 27 2007 - 2022
R. of Congo 7.8 28 2007 - 2022
Sierra Leone 7.8 29 2007 - 2022
Cameroon 7.7 30 2007 - 2022
Rwanda 7.7 31 2007 - 2022
Zimbabwe 7.7 32 2007 - 2022
Guinea 7.6 33 2007 - 2022
Comoros 7.4 34 2007 - 2022
North Korea 7.4 35 2007 - 2022
Mali 7.3 36 2007 - 2022
Namibia 7.3 37 2007 - 2022
Brunei 7.2 38 2007 - 2022
Burma 7.2 39 2007 - 2022
Djibouti 7.2 40 2007 - 2022
Burundi 7.1 41 2007 - 2022
Kenya 7.1 42 2007 - 2022
Liberia 7.1 43 2007 - 2022
Uganda 7.1 44 2007 - 2022
Ethiopia 7 45 2007 - 2022
Paraguay 7 46 2007 - 2022
South Africa 7 47 2007 - 2022
Tanzania 7 48 2007 - 2022
Botswana 6.9 49 2007 - 2022
Brazil 6.9 50 2007 - 2022
Nicaragua 6.9 51 2007 - 2022
Guatemala 6.8 52 2007 - 2022
Micronesia 6.8 53 2007 - 2022
Syria 6.8 54 2007 - 2022
Venezuela 6.8 55 2007 - 2022
Honduras 6.7 56 2007 - 2022
Mauritania 6.7 57 2007 - 2022
Senegal 6.6 58 2007 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 6.5 59 2007 - 2022
Cambodia 6.3 60 2007 - 2022
Colombia 6.3 61 2007 - 2022
Ghana 6.3 62 2007 - 2022
Lebanon 6.3 63 2007 - 2022
India 6.1 64 2007 - 2022
Panama 6.1 65 2007 - 2022
Peru 6.1 66 2007 - 2022
China 6 67 2007 - 2022
Ecuador 5.9 68 2007 - 2022
Libya 5.9 69 2007 - 2022
Turkmenistan 5.9 70 2007 - 2022
Gambia 5.8 71 2007 - 2022
Iraq 5.8 72 2007 - 2022
Gabon 5.7 73 2007 - 2022
Bahrain 5.6 74 2007 - 2022
Nepal 5.6 75 2007 - 2022
Seychelles 5.6 76 2007 - 2022
Sri Lanka 5.6 77 2007 - 2022
Uzbekistan 5.6 78 2007 - 2022
Bangladesh 5.4 79 2007 - 2022
Jamaica 5.4 80 2007 - 2022
Laos 5.4 81 2007 - 2022
Mexico 5.4 82 2007 - 2022
Algeria 5.3 83 2007 - 2022
Cape Verde 5.2 84 2007 - 2022
Barbados 5.1 85 2007 - 2022
El Salvador 5.1 86 2007 - 2022
Mongolia 5.1 87 2007 - 2022
Argentina 5 88 2007 - 2022
Chile 5 89 2007 - 2022
Fiji 5 90 2007 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 5 91 2007 - 2022
Pakistan 5 92 2007 - 2022
Palestine 5 93 2021 - 2022
Qatar 5 94 2007 - 2022
Suriname 5 95 2007 - 2022
Morocco 4.9 96 2007 - 2022
Philippines 4.9 97 2007 - 2022
Ant.& Barb. 4.8 98 2007 - 2022
Azerbaijan 4.8 99 2007 - 2022
Costa Rica 4.8 100 2007 - 2022
Cyprus 4.8 101 2007 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 4.8 102 2007 - 2022
Egypt 4.8 103 2007 - 2022
Jordan 4.7 104 2007 - 2022
Russia 4.7 105 2007 - 2022
Bahamas 4.6 106 2007 - 2022
Bhutan 4.6 107 2007 - 2022
Grenada 4.6 108 2007 - 2022
Iran 4.6 109 2007 - 2022
Thailand 4.6 110 2007 - 2022
Turkey 4.6 111 2007 - 2022
Indonesia 4.5 112 2007 - 2022
Kuwait 4.5 113 2007 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 4.5 114 2007 - 2022
Guyana 4.4 115 2007 - 2022
North Macedonia 4.4 116 2007 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 4.4 117 2007 - 2022
Tunisia 4.4 118 2007 - 2022
Bulgaria 4.3 119 2007 - 2022
Georgia 4.3 120 2007 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 4.2 121 2007 - 2022
Serbia 4.2 122 2007 - 2022
Tajikistan 4.2 123 2007 - 2022
Cuba 4.1 124 2007 - 2022
Lithuania 4 125 2007 - 2022
Malaysia 4 126 2007 - 2022
Oman 4 127 2007 - 2022
Belize 3.9 128 2007 - 2022
Moldova 3.9 129 2007 - 2022
Romania 3.9 130 2007 - 2022
USA 3.7 131 2007 - 2022
Latvia 3.6 132 2007 - 2022
Samoa 3.6 133 2007 - 2022
Vietnam 3.5 134 2007 - 2022
Belarus 3.4 135 2007 - 2022
Israel 3.4 136 2007 - 2022
UK 3.2 137 2007 - 2022
Uruguay 3.2 138 2007 - 2022
Armenia 3.1 139 2007 - 2022
Singapore 3.1 140 2007 - 2022
Spain 3 141 2007 - 2022
UA Emirates 3 142 2007 - 2022
France 2.9 143 2007 - 2022
Greece 2.9 144 2007 - 2022
Kazakhstan 2.9 145 2007 - 2022
Ukraine 2.9 146 2007 - 2022
Mauritius 2.8 147 2007 - 2022
Croatia 2.7 148 2007 - 2022
Estonia 2.7 149 2007 - 2022
Maldives 2.7 150 2007 - 2022
Albania 2.6 151 2007 - 2022
Hungary 2.6 152 2007 - 2022
Italy 2.6 153 2007 - 2022
Slovenia 2.6 154 2007 - 2022
South Korea 2.5 155 2007 - 2022
Germany 2.4 156 2007 - 2022
Japan 2.4 157 2007 - 2022
Australia 2.3 158 2007 - 2022
Austria 2.3 159 2007 - 2022
Montenegro 2.3 160 2007 - 2022
New Zealand 2.3 161 2007 - 2022
Portugal 2.3 162 2007 - 2022
Slovakia 2.3 163 2007 - 2022
Canada 2.2 164 2007 - 2022
Poland 2.2 165 2007 - 2022
Switzerland 2.1 166 2007 - 2022
Belgium 2 167 2007 - 2022
Malta 2 168 2007 - 2022
Sweden 2 169 2007 - 2022
Czechia 1.9 170 2007 - 2022
Ireland 1.7 171 2007 - 2022
Luxembourg 1.7 172 2007 - 2022
Netherlands 1.7 173 2007 - 2022
Denmark 1.5 174 2007 - 2022
Iceland 1.4 175 2007 - 2022
Finland 1.3 176 2007 - 2022
Norway 1.3 177 2007 - 2022


Definition: The Uneven economic development indicator considers inequality within the economy, irrespective of the actual performance of an economy. The higher the value of the index, the higher the inequality in the country's economy.
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