Which country has the highest Vulnerability Score?

South Sudan has the highest Vulnerability Score, at 100, followed by Somalia (98) and Central African Republic (98).

Which country has the lowest Vulnerability Score?

Norway has the lowest Vulnerability Score, at 1.

What is the median Vulnerability Score across countries?

The median is 48 across the 158 countries with data.

Where does this global slavery index by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Global Slavery Index - Walk Free.

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South Sudan has the highest Vulnerability Score (100), followed by Somalia (98) and Central African Republic (98). Norway has the lowest (1).

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Vulnerability Score

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 158 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

Middle half 29.25 – 60

Average

46.54

158 countries

Highest

100

South Sudan

Lowest

Norway

Data

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178 countries · # = rank by Vulnerability Score

#
1	South Sudan	100	10.3	—
2	Somalia	98	6.2	18
2	Central African Republic	98	5.2	27
4	DR Congo	94	4.5	36
5	Yemen	89	6.0	—
6	Afghanistan	86	13.0	—
7	Chad	84	5.9	24
8	Syria	83	8.7	—
9	Sudan	82	4.0	26
9	Iraq	82	5.5	33
11	Pakistan	80	10.6	37
11	Libya	80	6.8	10
11	Guinea-Bissau	80	4.5	33
14	Papua New Guinea	79	10.3	31
15	Burundi	77	7.5	29
15	Republic of the Congo	77	8.0	28
17	Nigeria	76	7.8	54
17	Niger	76	4.6	37
19	Zimbabwe	75	5.0	27
20	Mali	73	5.2	31
21	Cameroon	70	5.8	41
22	Equatorial Guinea	69	7.8	22
23	Iran	68	7.1	8
24	Ethiopia	67	6.3	45
24	Myanmar	67	12.1	42
24	Mozambique	67	3.0	45
24	North Korea	67	104.6	-3
24	Tajikistan	67	14.0	36
29	Philippines	66	7.8	59
29	Kenya	66	5.0	46
29	Venezuela	66	9.5	27
29	Guinea	66	4.0	36
29	Haiti	66	8.2	37
29	Mauritania	66	32.0	35
29	Eritrea	66	90.3	5
36	Uganda	62	4.2	46
36	Honduras	62	7.0	47
38	Angola	61	4.1	44
39	Russia	60	13.0	24
39	Madagascar	60	4.6	42
39	Lebanon	60	7.6	33
42	Egypt	59	4.3	44
42	Ivory Coast	59	7.3	37
42	Gabon	59	7.6	24
42	Lesotho	59	1.6	40
42	Eswatini	59	3.6	36
47	Bangladesh	58	7.1	49
47	Mexico	58	6.6	55
47	Zambia	58	5.1	45
47	Cambodia	58	5.0	42
47	Gambia	58	6.5	36
52	Guatemala	57	7.8	47
52	Azerbaijan	57	10.6	59
52	Togo	57	3.3	33
52	Djibouti	57	7.1	36
56	India	56	8.0	46
56	Uzbekistan	56	7.4	46
56	Burkina Faso	56	3.7	36
56	Sri Lanka	56	6.5	49
56	Liberia	56	3.1	41
61	Malawi	55	4.9	38
61	Sierra Leone	55	3.4	33
61	Kyrgyzstan	55	8.7	47
64	Nicaragua	54	7.3	36
65	Tanzania	53	2.9	42
65	Saudi Arabia	53	21.3	49
65	Senegal	53	2.9	40
65	Rwanda	53	4.3	50
69	South Africa	52	2.7	53
69	Laos	52	5.2	46
69	El Salvador	52	8.1	45
72	Turkey	51	15.6	49
72	Colombia	51	7.8	46
74	Mongolia	50	4.0	40
75	Indonesia	49	6.7	50
75	Jordan	49	10.0	46
77	Ukraine	48	12.8	51
77	Ecuador	48	7.6	51
77	Benin	48	3.0	40
77	Tunisia	48	2.3	47
77	Armenia	48	8.9	54
82	Brazil	47	5.0	51
82	Peru	47	7.1	55
82	Bolivia	47	7.2	47
82	Turkmenistan	47	11.9	26
82	Paraguay	47	6.4	49
82	Namibia	47	2.4	44
88	China	46	4.0	40
88	Thailand	46	5.7	55
88	Nepal	46	3.3	45
91	Ghana	45	2.9	45
91	Jamaica	45	7.3	51
91	Botswana	45	1.8	42
94	Vietnam	44	4.1	47
94	Morocco	44	2.3	40
96	Algeria	43	1.9	36
96	Cuba	43	5.4	31
98	Kazakhstan	42	11.1	46
99	Dominican Republic	41	6.6	46
99	Belarus	41	11.3	47
99	Guyana	41	4.2	51
102	United Arab Emirates	40	13.4	50
102	Oman	40	6.5	38
102	Albania	40	11.8	62
102	Bahrain	40	6.7	55
106	Kuwait	39	13.0	37
107	Georgia	38	7.8	62
107	Qatar	38	6.8	49
107	North Macedonia	38	12.6	58
107	Trinidad and Tobago	38	4.7	49
111	Malaysia	37	6.3	45
112	Argentina	36	4.2	58
112	Bosnia and Herzegovina	36	10.1	58
112	Moldova	36	9.5	47
115	Israel	35	3.8	45
116	Serbia	34	7.0	56
117	Panama	33	4.7	51
118	Croatia	30	5.2	59
119	South Korea	29	3.5	38
120	Hong Kong	28	2.8	32
121	Uruguay	27	1.9	56
122	Romania	26	7.5	58
122	Bulgaria	26	8.5	55
124	United States	25	3.3	67
125	Singapore	24	2.1	47
125	Costa Rica	24	3.2	51
127	Italy	22	3.3	59
127	Chile	22	3.2	55
129	Taiwan	21	1.7	47
129	Greece	21	6.4	62
129	Lithuania	21	6.1	58
129	Cyprus	21	8.0	58
133	Mauritius	20	1.5	36
134	Poland	19	5.5	55
134	Hungary	19	6.6	55
136	Latvia	17	3.4	59
137	Slovakia	16	7.7	58
138	Estonia	15	4.1	56
139	United Kingdom	14	1.8	68
139	Switzerland	14	0.5	50
141	France	13	2.1	62
141	Czechia	13	4.2	59
143	Japan	11	1.1	44
143	Germany	11	0.6	62
143	Canada	11	1.8	60
143	Belgium	11	1.0	59
147	Spain	10	2.3	63
148	Ireland	9	1.1	63
148	Slovenia	9	4.4	56
150	Austria	8	1.9	62
150	New Zealand	8	1.6	54
152	Australia	7	1.6	67
152	Sweden	7	0.6	63
154	Netherlands	6	0.6	67
154	Portugal	6	3.8	67
154	Denmark	6	0.6	62
157	Finland	5	1.4	60
158	Norway	1	0.5	63
—	Fiji	—	—	46
—	Solomon Islands	—	—	31
—	Luxembourg	—	—	51
—	Suriname	—	—	31
—	Montenegro	—	—	60
—	Malta	—	—	49
—	Maldives	—	—	37
—	Cape Verde	—	—	31
—	Brunei	—	—	35
—	Belize	—	—	45
—	Bahamas	—	—	53
—	Iceland	—	—	47
—	Vanuatu	—	—	26
—	Barbados	—	—	41
—	Saint Lucia	—	—	51
—	Seychelles	—	—	33
—	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	—	—	45
—	Antigua and Barbuda	—	—	44
—	Liechtenstein	—	—	31
—	Palau	—	—	27

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Opposite directions

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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Vulnerability Score?: South Sudan has the highest Vulnerability Score, at 100, followed by Somalia (98) and Central African Republic (98).
Which country has the lowest Vulnerability Score?: Norway has the lowest Vulnerability Score, at 1.
What is the median Vulnerability Score across countries?: The median is 48 across the 158 countries with data.
Where does this global slavery index by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Global Slavery Index - Walk Free.

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