Uneven economic development - Country rankings
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Uneven economic development index, 0 (low) - 10 (high), 2024:
The average for 2024 based on 175 countries was 5.3 index points. The highest value was in the Central African Republic: 9.3 index points and the lowest value was in Finland: 1.7 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 | Uneven economic development, 2024 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.A. Republic | 9.3 | 1 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Mozambique | 9.1 | 2 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Somalia | 9 | 3 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Haiti | 8.9 | 4 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Madagascar | 8.9 | 5 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Angola | 8.8 | 6 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Sudan | 8.8 | 7 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Zambia | 8.8 | 8 | 2007 - 2024 |
| G.-Bissau | 8.6 | 9 | 2007 - 2024 |
| DR Congo | 8.5 | 10 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Burkina Faso | 8.4 | 11 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Chad | 8.4 | 12 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Afghanistan | 8.3 | 13 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Togo | 8.1 | 14 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Comoros | 8 | 15 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 16 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 17 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Papua N.G. | 7.9 | 18 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Ethiopia | 7.8 | 19 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Liberia | 7.8 | 20 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Benin | 7.7 | 21 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Niger | 7.7 | 22 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Eritrea | 7.6 | 23 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Lesotho | 7.6 | 24 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Uganda | 7.6 | 25 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Yemen | 7.6 | 26 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Bolivia | 7.5 | 27 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Kenya | 7.5 | 28 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Malawi | 7.5 | 29 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Mauritania | 7.5 | 30 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Rwanda | 7.5 | 31 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Swaziland | 7.5 | 32 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Tanzania | 7.5 | 33 | 2007 - 2024 |
| R. of Congo | 7.4 | 34 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | 7.4 | 35 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Cameroon | 7.3 | 36 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Eq. Guinea | 7.3 | 37 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Solomon Isl. | 7.3 | 38 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Burma | 7.2 | 39 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Guinea | 7.2 | 40 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast | 7.2 | 41 | 2007 - 2024 |
| North Korea | 7.2 | 42 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Burundi | 7.1 | 43 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Djibouti | 7.1 | 44 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Turkey | 7.1 | 45 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Palestine | 7 | 46 | 2021 - 2024 |
| Brunei | 6.9 | 47 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Libya | 6.9 | 48 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Mali | 6.9 | 49 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Micronesia | 6.9 | 50 | 2007 - 2024 |
| S.T.&Principe | 6.9 | 51 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Venezuela | 6.9 | 52 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Ghana | 6.8 | 53 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Lebanon | 6.8 | 54 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Namibia | 6.8 | 55 | 2007 - 2024 |
| South Africa | 6.8 | 56 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Honduras | 6.7 | 57 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Nicaragua | 6.7 | 58 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Paraguay | 6.6 | 59 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Syria | 6.6 | 60 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Botswana | 6.4 | 61 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Brazil | 6.3 | 62 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Cambodia | 6.3 | 63 | 2007 - 2024 |
| China | 6.2 | 64 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Colombia | 6.2 | 65 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Gambia | 6.2 | 66 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Senegal | 6.2 | 67 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Sri Lanka | 6.1 | 68 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Bahrain | 6 | 69 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 70 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Guatemala | 6 | 71 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Gabon | 5.9 | 72 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Panama | 5.9 | 73 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Peru | 5.9 | 74 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh | 5.8 | 75 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Mexico | 5.8 | 76 | 2007 - 2024 |
| India | 5.7 | 77 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Iraq | 5.6 | 78 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Qatar | 5.6 | 79 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Argentina | 5.4 | 80 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Barbados | 5.3 | 81 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Turkmenistan | 5.3 | 82 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Jamaica | 5.2 | 83 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Laos | 5.2 | 84 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Tr.&Tobago | 5.2 | 85 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Costa Rica | 5.1 | 86 | 2007 - 2024 |
| El Salvador | 5.1 | 87 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Mongolia | 5.1 | 88 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Russia | 5.1 | 89 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Seychelles | 5.1 | 90 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Bahamas | 5 | 91 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Nepal | 5 | 92 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 93 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Uzbekistan | 5 | 94 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Algeria | 4.9 | 95 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Ant.& Barb. | 4.8 | 96 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria | 4.8 | 97 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Cape Verde | 4.8 | 98 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Philippines | 4.8 | 99 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Chile | 4.7 | 100 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Fiji | 4.7 | 101 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Kuwait | 4.7 | 102 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Morocco | 4.7 | 103 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Domin. Rep. | 4.6 | 104 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Grenada | 4.6 | 105 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4.6 | 106 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Ukraine | 4.6 | 107 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4.5 | 108 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Egypt | 4.4 | 109 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Iran | 4.4 | 110 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Suriname | 4.4 | 111 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Azerbaijan | 4.2 | 112 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Georgia | 4.2 | 113 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Indonesia | 4.2 | 114 | 2007 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia | 4.2 | 115 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Romania | 4.2 | 116 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Serbia | 4.2 | 117 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Tajikistan | 4.2 | 118 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Jordan | 4.1 | 119 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Bhutan | 4 | 120 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 121 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 122 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Thailand | 4 | 123 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 124 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Latvia | 3.9 | 125 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Singapore | 3.9 | 126 | 2007 - 2024 |
| USA | 3.9 | 127 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Malaysia | 3.8 | 128 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Samoa | 3.8 | 129 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Cuba | 3.7 | 130 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Israel | 3.7 | 131 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 3.6 | 132 | 2007 - 2024 |
| UK | 3.6 | 133 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Uruguay | 3.6 | 134 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Vietnam | 3.6 | 135 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Guyana | 3.4 | 136 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Spain | 3.4 | 137 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Belize | 3.3 | 138 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Greece | 3.3 | 139 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Mauritius | 3.3 | 140 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Moldova | 3.3 | 141 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Italy | 3.2 | 142 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Japan | 3.2 | 143 | 2007 - 2024 |
| South Korea | 3.1 | 144 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Albania | 3 | 145 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Belarus | 3 | 146 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Australia | 2.9 | 147 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Croatia | 2.9 | 148 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Estonia | 2.9 | 149 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Portugal | 2.9 | 150 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Slovenia | 2.9 | 151 | 2007 - 2024 |
| France | 2.8 | 152 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Germany | 2.8 | 153 | 2007 - 2024 |
| New Zealand | 2.8 | 154 | 2007 - 2024 |
| UA Emirates | 2.8 | 155 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Armenia | 2.7 | 156 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Austria | 2.6 | 157 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Hungary | 2.6 | 158 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Malta | 2.6 | 159 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Switzerland | 2.6 | 160 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Canada | 2.5 | 161 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Maldives | 2.5 | 162 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Poland | 2.5 | 163 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Sweden | 2.4 | 164 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Kazakhstan | 2.3 | 165 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Belgium | 2.1 | 166 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Ireland | 2.1 | 167 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Luxembourg | 2.1 | 168 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Slovakia | 2.1 | 169 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Denmark | 2 | 170 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 171 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Czechia | 1.9 | 172 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Finland | 1.7 | 173 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Iceland | 1.7 | 174 | 2007 - 2024 |
| Norway | 1.7 | 175 | 2007 - 2024 |
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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