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Finland ranks 1st on Overall Rank GCI v1.6 in 2024, followed by Sweden (2nd) and Germany (3rd); rank 1 is the best. Sudan ranks last (174th).

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Overall Rank GCI v1.6, 2024

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Ranking

Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 171 countries; rank 1 is the best.

Biggest changes · 2023 → 2024

160 countries have a value in both years; rank 1 is the best.

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Data

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171 countries · # = rank by Overall Rank GCI v1.6
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1Finland1st
2Sweden2nd
3Germany3rd
4Denmark4th
5France5th
6United Kingdom6th
7Canada7th
8Slovenia8th
9Estonia9th
10Belgium10th
11Austria11th
12Czechia12th
13Ireland13th
14Spain14th
15Portugal15th
16Switzerland16th
17Norway17th
18Netherlands18th
19Australia19th
20Hungary20th
21Lithuania21st
22Bulgaria22nd
23Poland23rd
24New Zealand24th
25Luxembourg25th
26Iceland26th
27Malta27th
28Singapore28th
29Liechtenstein29th
30Italy30th
31Latvia31st
32Slovakia32nd
33Romania33rd
34Japan34th
35Chile35th
36Greece36th
37Moldova37th
38Cyprus38th
39South Korea39th
40Croatia40th
41Uruguay41st
42Bosnia and Herzegovina42nd
43Serbia43rd
44Montenegro44th
45North Macedonia45th
46Tunisia46th
47Malaysia47th
48Ukraine48th
49Albania49th
50United States50th
51Colombia51st
52Armenia52nd
53Costa Rica53rd
54Morocco54th
55Turkey55th
56Bhutan56th
57Mauritius57th
58Thailand58th
59United Arab Emirates59th
60Georgia60th
61Sri Lanka61st
62India62nd
63Belarus63rd
64Israel64th
65Nicaragua65th
66Fiji66th
67Dominican Republic67th
68Argentina68th
69Russia69th
70China71st
71Namibia72nd
72Gambia73rd
73Lesotho74th
74Brazil75th
75Mongolia76th
76Burkina Faso77th
77Senegal78th
78Seychelles79th
79Jamaica80th
80Paraguay81st
81Panama82nd
82Nepal83rd
83South Africa84th
84Peru85th
85Mexico86th
86Madagascar87th
87Botswana88th
88Ethiopia89th
89Egypt90th
90El Salvador91st
91Ecuador92nd
92Trinidad and Tobago93rd
93Philippines94th
94Benin95th
95Ghana97th
96Saint Lucia98th
97Bangladesh99th
98Qatar100th
99Jordan101st
100Rwanda102nd
101Bahrain103rd
102Saudi Arabia104th
103Malawi105th
104Honduras106th
105Barbados107th
106Liberia108th
107Kazakhstan109th
108Brunei110th
109Bolivia111th
110Timor-Leste112th
111Niger113th
112Kenya114th
113Grenada115th
114Sierra Leone116th
115Kyrgyzstan118th
116Zimbabwe119th
117Pakistan120th
118Nigeria121st
119Togo122nd
120Cape Verde123rd
121Azerbaijan124th
122Guyana125th
123Cuba126th
124Eswatini127th
125Uganda128th
126Tonga129th
127Lebanon130th
128Guinea131st
129Republic of the Congo132nd
130Antigua and Barbuda133rd
131Micronesia134th
132Kuwait135th
133Cambodia136th
134DR Congo137th
135Zambia138th
136Burundi139th
137Samoa140th
138Mozambique141st
139Tanzania142nd
140Vietnam143rd
141Tajikistan144th
142Saint Kitts and Nevis145th
143Saint Vincent and the Grenadines146th
144Mali147th
145Dominica148th
146Vanuatu149th
147Chad150th
148Uzbekistan151st
149Iran152nd
150Algeria153rd
151Belize154th
152Cameroon155th
153Eritrea156th
154Suriname157th
155Oman158th
156Laos159th
157Comoros160th
158Angola161st
159Djibouti162nd
160Myanmar163rd
161Bahamas164th
162Equatorial Guinea165th
163Gabon166th
164Mauritania167th
165Libya168th
166Syria169th
167Venezuela170th
168Yemen171st
169Afghanistan172nd
170Iraq173rd
171Sudan174th

What correlates with Overall Rank GCI v1.6 (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,437 other country metrics sharing at least 103 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that rank better on Overall Rank GCI v1.6 tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

  1. Legatum Prosperity RankLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = +0.85 · very strong · n = 154
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  2. OpportunitySocial Progress Index by Country
    r = −0.84 · very strong · n = 154
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  3. LP Investment EnvironmentLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = +0.83 · very strong · n = 154
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  4. LP GovernanceLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = +0.82 · very strong · n = 154
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  5. Overall Democracy Index ScoreDemocracy Ranking by Country
    r = −0.81 · very strong · n = 155
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  6. EIU Democracy Index Overall ScoreDemocracy Index by Country
    r = −0.81 · very strong · n = 155
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Opposite directions

Places that rank better on Overall Rank GCI v1.6 tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. Vulnerability Score (lower is better)Countries that Still Have Slavery
    r = +0.86 · very strong · n = 146
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  2. Vulnerability ScoreGlobal Slavery Index by Country
    r = +0.86 · very strong · n = 145
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  3. RichAds 2024Tier 1 Countries
    r = +0.78 · very strong · n = 129
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  4. Gender Inequality Index ScoreGender Inequality Index by Country
    r = +0.77 · very strong · n = 157
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  5. 6+ Member HouseholdNumber of Households by Country
    r = +0.74 · very strong · n = 153
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  6. Fragile States Index
    r = +0.74 · very strong · n = 164
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Quick answers

Which country ranks first on Overall Rank GCI v1.6?
Finland ranks first on Overall Rank GCI v1.6 in 2024, at 1st, followed by Sweden (2nd) and Germany (3rd). Rank 1 is the best country.
Which country ranks last on Overall Rank GCI v1.6?
Sudan ranks last of the 171 countries with data in 2024, at 174th.
Where does this good country index by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: The Good Country Index - Good Country.