Country rankings
Continent With the Most Countries
Nigeria has the highest Count (54), followed by Ethiopia (54) and Egypt (54). Suriname has the lowest (12).
CountBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
195 of 235 countriesCount
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Ranking
Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 195 countries.
Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
48
Middle half 33.5 – 54
Average
41.15
195 countries
Highest
54
Nigeria
Lowest
12
Suriname
Data
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195 countries · # = rank by Count
What correlates with Count?
Pearson r against 1,408 other country metrics sharing at least 117 countries. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Count tend to score higher on these
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Count tend to score lower on these
Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Count?
- Nigeria has the highest Count, at 54, followed by Ethiopia (54) and Egypt (54).
- Which country has the lowest Count?
- Suriname has the lowest Count, at 12.
- What is the median Count across countries?
- The median is 48 across the 195 countries with data.
- Where does this continent with the most countries data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: How Many Countries Are There?; Member States - United Nations.
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