Weird Countries
Australia ranks 1st on Weirdness Rank (Insider Monkey), followed by United States (2nd) and China (3rd); rank 1 is the best. Bolivia ranks last (20th).
Weirdness Rank (Insider Monkey)
Green is better, red is worse (rank 1 is the best). Click a place to highlight it.
All 20 ranked
Best first; rank 1 is the best and has the longest bar.
Data
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| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 1st | 3rd |
| 2 | United States | 2nd | 3rd |
| 3 | China | 3rd | 3rd |
| 4 | Canada | 4th | 3rd |
| 5 | Turkey | 5th | 3rd |
| 6 | Indonesia | 6th | 2nd |
| 7 | New Zealand | 7th | 2nd |
| 8 | North Korea | 8th | 2nd |
| 9 | Russia | 9th | 2nd |
| 10 | Ireland | 10th | 2nd |
| 11 | Yemen | 11th | 2nd |
| 12 | Japan | 12th | 2nd |
| 13 | Brazil | 13th | 1st |
| 14 | Denmark | 14th | 1st |
| 15 | Kiribati | 15th | 1st |
| 16 | Madagascar | 16th | 1st |
| 17 | Romania | 17th | 1st |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 18th | 1st |
| 19 | Vatican City | 19th | 1st |
| 20 | Bolivia | 20th | 1st |
What correlates with Weirdness Rank (Insider Monkey)?
Pearson r against 1,856 other country metrics sharing at least 12 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 Weirdness Rank (Insider Monkey) tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that rank better on Weirdness Rank (Insider Monkey) tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
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- Land & Resource Sustainability Rank (US News)Most Environmentally Friendly CountriesA rank: rank 1 is the bestPlotr = −0.63 · strong · n = 14
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- Climate Change Performance IndexClimate Change Performance Index by CountryPlotr = +0.60 · strong · n = 14
Quick answers
- Which country ranks first on Weirdness Rank (Insider Monkey)?
- Australia ranks first on Weirdness Rank (Insider Monkey), at 1st, followed by United States (2nd) and China (3rd). Rank 1 is the best country.
- Which country ranks last on Weirdness Rank (Insider Monkey)?
- Bolivia ranks last of the 20 countries with data, at 20th.
- Where does this weird countries data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Insider Monkey.



















