* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

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


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