Uneven economic development - Country rankings

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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.
1. C.A. Republic
2. G.-Bissau
3. Haiti
4. Zambia
5. Madagascar
6. Mozambique
7. Somalia
8. Angola
9. Chad
10. Papua N.G.
11. DR Congo
12. Sudan
13. Afghanistan
14. Eritrea
15. Togo
16. Burkina Faso
17. Lesotho
18. Nigeria
19. Yemen
20. Benin
21. Bolivia
22. Eq. Guinea
23. Malawi
24. Niger
25. Solomon Isl.
26. Swaziland
27. Ivory Coast
28. R. of Congo
29. Sierra Leone
30. Cameroon
31. Rwanda
32. Zimbabwe
33. Guinea
34. Comoros
35. North Korea
36. Mali
37. Namibia
38. Brunei
39. Burma
40. Djibouti
41. Burundi
42. Kenya
43. Liberia
44. Uganda
45. Ethiopia
46. Paraguay
47. South Africa
48. Tanzania
49. Botswana
50. Brazil
51. Nicaragua
52. Guatemala
53. Micronesia
54. Syria
55. Venezuela
56. Honduras
57. Mauritania
58. Senegal
59. S.T.&Principe
60. Cambodia
61. Colombia
62. Ghana
63. Lebanon
64. India
65. Panama
66. Peru
67. China
68. Ecuador
69. Libya
70. Turkmenistan
71. Gambia
72. Iraq
73. Gabon
74. Bahrain
75. Nepal
76. Seychelles
77. Sri Lanka
78. Uzbekistan
79. Bangladesh
80. Jamaica
81. Laos
82. Mexico
83. Algeria
84. Cape Verde
85. Barbados
86. El Salvador
87. Mongolia
88. Argentina
89. Chile
90. Fiji
91. Kyrgyzstan
92. Pakistan
93. Palestine
94. Qatar
95. Suriname
96. Morocco
97. Philippines
98. Ant.& Barb.
99. Azerbaijan
100. Costa Rica
101. Cyprus
102. Domin. Rep.
103. Egypt
104. Jordan
105. Russia
106. Bahamas
107. Bhutan
108. Grenada
109. Iran
110. Thailand
111. Turkey
112. Indonesia
113. Kuwait
114. Saudi Arabia
115. Guyana
116. North Macedonia
117. Tr.&Tobago
118. Tunisia
119. Bulgaria
120. Georgia
121. Bosnia & Herz.
122. Serbia
123. Tajikistan
124. Cuba
125. Lithuania
126. Malaysia
127. Oman
128. Belize
129. Moldova
130. Romania
131. USA
132. Latvia
133. Samoa
134. Vietnam
135. Belarus
136. Israel
137. UK
138. Uruguay
139. Armenia
140. Singapore
141. Spain
142. UA Emirates
143. France
144. Greece
145. Kazakhstan
146. Ukraine
147. Mauritius
148. Croatia
149. Estonia
150. Maldives
151. Albania
152. Hungary
153. Italy
154. Slovenia
155. South Korea
156. Germany
157. Japan
158. Australia
159. Austria
160. Montenegro
161. New Zealand
162. Portugal
163. Slovakia
164. Canada
165. Poland
166. Switzerland
167. Belgium
168. Malta
169. Sweden
170. Czechia
171. Ireland
172. Luxembourg
173. Netherlands
174. Denmark
175. Iceland
176. Finland
177. Norway
9.70
9.40
9.30
9.20
9.10
9.10
9.00
8.80
8.80
8.50
8.40
8.40
8.20
8.20
8.20
8.10
8.10
8.00
8.00
7.90
7.90
7.90
7.90
7.90
7.90
7.90
7.80
7.80
7.80
7.70
7.70
7.70
7.60
7.40
7.40
7.30
7.30
7.20
7.20
7.20
7.10
7.10
7.10
7.10
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
6.90
6.90
6.90
6.80
6.80
6.80
6.80
6.70
6.70
6.60
6.50
6.30
6.30
6.30
6.30
6.10
6.10
6.10
6.00
5.90
5.90
5.90
5.80
5.80
5.70
5.60
5.60
5.60
5.60
5.60
5.40
5.40
5.40
5.40
5.30
5.20
5.10
5.10
5.10
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
4.90
4.90
4.80
4.80
4.80
4.80
4.80
4.80
4.70
4.70
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.40
4.40
4.40
4.40
4.30
4.30
4.20
4.20
4.20
4.10
4.00
4.00
4.00
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.70
3.60
3.60
3.50
3.40
3.40
3.20
3.20
3.10
3.10
3.00
3.00
2.90
2.90
2.90
2.90
2.80
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.60
2.60
2.60
2.60
2.50
2.40
2.40
2.30
2.30
2.30
2.30
2.30
2.30
2.20
2.20
2.10
2.00
2.00
2.00
1.90
1.70
1.70
1.70
1.50
1.40
1.30
1.30
0
2.4
4.9
7.3
9.7
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