217 countries · 101 indicators · 1750–2025
The world, in numbers.
Development, democracy, belief, and wellbeing — every figure benchmarked against peers, region, and the world, and always answering the question that matters: compared to what?
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217countries & territories
101curated indicators
3.5Mobservations
275years of coverage
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Development & Wellbeing
Human Development Index
Composite of life expectancy, education, and income.
world median
0.739
UNDP, 0–1
median since 1990
- Best
- Switzerland
- 0.962
- Worst
- South Sudan
- 0.385
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Development & Wellbeing
Happiness
World Happiness Report life evaluation — a 3-year average of how people rate their lives from 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).
world median
5.83
Cantril ladder, 0–10
median since 2011
- Best
- Finland
- 7.76
- Worst
- Afghanistan
- 1.45
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Governance & Democracy
Electoral democracy
V-Dem polyarchy index: free and fair elections, suffrage, expression. Shaded band on trends is the measurement model's 68% credible interval — V-Dem v16, back to 1789.
world median
0.497
V-Dem, 0–1
median since 1789
- Best
- Denmark
- 0.913
- Worst
- Saudi Arabia
- 0.016
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Governance & Democracy
Corruption perceptions
Transparency International CPI: higher means cleaner public sector.
world median
39
CPI, 0–100
median since 2012
- Best
- Denmark
- 90
- Worst
- Somalia
- 12
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Trust & Institutions
Most people can be trusted
Share saying most people can be trusted, versus needing to be very careful — the classic social-capital measure.
world median
20.3%
% agreeing
median since 1990
- Best
- Denmark
- 74.1%
- Worst
- Zimbabwe
- 2.1%
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Inequality
Top 1% income share
Share of pre-tax national income going to the top 1% of adults (WID, equal-split).
world median
0.2%
% of pre-tax income
median since 1820
- Best
- Netherlands
- 0.1%
- Worst
- Iraq
- 0.4%
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Values & Beliefs
Religious diversity
Pew Research Center's Religious Diversity Index: how evenly a country's population is spread across seven religious groups, from 0 (one group only) to 10 (all equal).
world median
3
Pew RDI, 0–10
- Highest
- Singapore
- 9.25
- Lowest
- Yemen, Republic of
- 0.0319
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Values & Beliefs
Emancipative values
Welzel's index of emancipative values: emphasis on choice, equality, voice, and personal autonomy.
world median
0.449
Welzel index, 0–1
median since 1996
- Highest
- Haiti
- 0.8
- Lowest
- Qatar
- 0.112
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Values & Beliefs
Secular values
Welzel's index of secular values: distance from religious authority, national pride, and deference to authority.
world median
0.351
Welzel index, 0–1
median since 1996
- Highest
- El Salvador
- 0.665
- Lowest
- Egypt, Arab Republic of
- 0.129
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Governance & Democracy
Academic freedom
Freedom to research, teach, and exchange academic views — expert-coded since 1900.
world median
0.609
V-Dem, 0–1
median since 1900
- Best
- Czechia
- 0.978
- Worst
- Nicaragua
- 0.019
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Conflict & Security
Conflict deaths
Battle-related deaths from all organized violence — state-based conflict, non-state conflict, and one-sided violence. Zero means no recorded events above UCDP's 25-death threshold, not necessarily no violence.
world median
0
deaths per year, best estimate
median since 1989
- Best
- China
- 0
- Worst
- Ukraine
- 90.3K
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Economy & Trade
GDP per capita, long run
Maddison Project estimates reaching back to 1 CE — where each economy sits against two millennia of growth. Pre-industrial values are scholarly reconstructions spliced across benchmarks; treat deep history as approximate.
world median
$12,802
2011 int'l $
median since 1800
- Best
- Qatar
- $149,170
- Worst
- Central African Republic
- $596
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Development & Wellbeing
Global Peace Index
Institute for Economics & Peace: lower means more peaceful.
world median
2.02
1–5
median since 2008
- Best
- Iceland
- 1.12
- Worst
- Afghanistan
- 3.45
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Development & Wellbeing
Gender inequality
UNDP Gender Inequality Index: higher means more inequality.
world median
0.363
GII, 0–1
median since 1990
- Best
- Denmark
- 0.013
- Worst
- Yemen, Republic of
- 0.82
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Values & Beliefs
Acceptance of homosexuality
Whether homosexuality is seen as justifiable, from 1 (never) to 10 (always).
world median
3.27
justifiable, 1–10
median since 1990
- Highest
- Netherlands
- 9.03
- Lowest
- Egypt, Arab Republic of
- 1.01
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Every measure, by theme
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- Emancipative values
- Secular values
- Importance of God
- Acceptance of homosexuality
- Acceptance of abortion
- Acceptance of divorce
- Bribery seen as justifiable
- Tax cheating seen as justifiable
- Men should get jobs first
- Men make better leaders
- Wouldn't want neighbors of another race
- Wouldn't want immigrant neighbors
- Children should learn independence
- Children should learn obedience
- Environment over economy
- Luck matters more than work
- Religious diversity
- Religiously unaffiliated
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United States- Population
- 337M
- GDP / capita
- $85,810
- HDI
- 0.921
- China
- Population
- 1.41B
- GDP / capita
- $13,303
- HDI
- 0.768
India- Population
- 1.44B
- GDP / capita
- $2,697
- HDI
- 0.633
Germany- Population
- 83.9M
- GDP / capita
- $55,800
- HDI
- 0.942
Brazil- Population
- 211M
- GDP / capita
- $10,280
- HDI
- 0.754
Nigeria- Population
- 228M
- GDP / capita
- $807
- HDI
- 0.535
Japan- Population
- 125M
- GDP / capita
- $32,476
- HDI
- 0.925
Mexico- Population
- 130M
- GDP / capita
- $14,158
- HDI
- 0.758