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League table
2023
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East Asia & Pacific
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216 of 216
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Country
↕
Value
↕
1
Monaco
88.5
2
Hong Kong SAR, China
88.1
3
Japan
87.7
4
Korea, Rep.
87.2
5
San Marino
87.1
6
French Polynesia
86.5
7
Spain
86.3
8
Singapore
86.2
9
Gibraltar
86.1
10
Andorra
86.1
11
France
86.1
12
Switzerland
85.8
13
Italy
85.7
14
Bermuda
85.7
15
Australia
85.7
16
Liechtenstein
85.3
17
Malta
85.3
18
Macao SAR, China
85.2
19
Puerto Rico (US)
85.2
20
Portugal
85.1
21
Sweden
85.1
22
Norway
84.8
23
Canada
84.8
24
Finland
84.7
25
Israel
84.6
26
Iceland
84.5
27
Ireland
84.5
28
Slovenia
84.3
29
Greece
84.3
30
Belgium
84.3
31
Austria
84.3
32
United Arab Emirates
84.2
33
Denmark
83.9
34
St. Martin (French part)
83.8
35
Luxembourg
83.8
36
New Zealand
83.8
37
Germany
83.8
38
Netherlands
83.7
39
Cyprus
83.7
40
Taiwan
83.6
41
Costa Rica
83.4
42
Qatar
83.4
43
United Kingdom
83.2
44
Isle of Man
83.1
45
Chile
83.1
46
Estonia
83
47
Cayman Islands
82.9
48
Maldives
82.8
49
Czechia
82.6
50
Panama
82.6
51
Faroe Islands
82.5
52
Poland
82.4
53
Bahrain
82
54
Uruguay
81.9
55
Oman
81.9
56
United States
81.8
57
Kuwait
81.8
58
Croatia
81.7
59
Slovak Republic
81.6
60
Albania
81.4
61
Guam
81.4
62
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
81.4
63
New Caledonia
81.3
64
Saudi Arabia
81.2
65
China
80.9
66
Bosnia and Herzegovina
80.9
67
Thailand
80.9
68
Curacao
80.8
69
Northern Mariana Islands
80.7
70
Lithuania
80.7
71
Sri Lanka
80.6
72
Cuba
80.5
73
Latvia
80.5
74
Colombia
80.5
75
Montenegro
80.3
76
Turks and Caicos Islands
80.3
77
Antigua and Barbuda
80.3
78
Ukraine
80.2
79
Jordan
80.2
80
Hungary
80.2
81
Ecuador
80.1
82
Peru
80.1
83
British Virgin Islands
80
84
Serbia
80
85
Argentina
79.9
86
Turkiye
79.9
87
Lebanon
79.7
88
Iran, Islamic Rep.
79.6
89
North Macedonia
79.6
90
Romania
79.6
91
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
79.5
92
Armenia
79.5
93
Malaysia
79.4
94
Viet Nam
79.3
95
Bulgaria
79.2
96
Cabo Verde
79.2
97
Tunisia
79.1
98
Georgia
79.1
99
Belarus
79.1
100
Russian Federation
79
101
Brazil
79
102
Aruba
78.8
103
Barbados
78.6
104
Kazakhstan
78.4
105
Grenada
78.4
106
Bahamas, The
78.2
107
Mauritius
78.2
108
Mexico
77.8
109
Algeria
77.7
110
Morocco
77.6
111
Brunei Darussalam
77.6
112
Nicaragua
77.4
113
Azerbaijan
77.1
114
Dominican Republic
77
115
Paraguay
77
116
Suriname
76.8
117
Trinidad and Tobago
76.7
118
Seychelles
76.5
119
Venezuela, RB
76.5
120
Belize
76.5
121
Mongolia
76.4
122
Tonga
76.4
123
Bangladesh
76.4
124
St. Lucia
76.3
125
El Salvador
76.3
126
St. Kitts and Nevis
76
127
American Samoa
75.8
128
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
75.7
129
Moldova
75.5
130
Honduras
75.5
131
Uzbekistan
75.4
132
Kyrgyz Republic
75.2
133
Bhutan
75
134
Guatemala
74.9
135
Dominica
74.5
136
Syrian Arab Republic
74.4
137
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
74.3
138
Iraq
74.1
139
Jamaica
74
140
Tajikistan
74
141
Guyana
73.9
142
Vanuatu
73.9
143
Egypt, Arab Rep.
73.8
144
Sao Tome and Principe
73.7
145
Samoa
73.7
146
India
73.6
147
Indonesia
73.3
148
Cambodia
73.2
149
Turkmenistan
72.8
150
Philippines
72.8
151
Greenland
72.4
152
Solomon Islands
72
153
Nepal
71.8
154
Palau
71.8
155
Botswana
71.7
156
West Bank and Gaza
71.5
157
Yemen, Rep.
71.4
158
Namibia
71.3
159
Lao PDR
71.3
160
Bolivia
71.1
161
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
71.1
162
Uganda
71.1
163
Gabon
71.1
164
Senegal
70.8
165
Ethiopia
70.7
166
Tuvalu
70.7
167
Eritrea
70.7
168
Malawi
70.6
169
Mauritania
70.5
170
Libya
70.4
171
Myanmar
70.2
172
Pakistan
70.2
173
Rwanda
69.9
174
Tanzania
69.8
175
Sudan
69.6
176
South Africa
69.6
177
Timor-Leste
69.4
178
Fiji
69.4
179
Marshall Islands
69.3
180
Papua New Guinea
69.1
181
Comoros
68.9
182
Zambia
68.7
183
Djibouti
68.5
184
Haiti
68.3
185
Kiribati
68.2
186
Ghana
67.9
187
Afghanistan
67.5
188
Gambia, The
67.5
189
Congo, Rep.
67.5
190
Angola
67.1
191
Eswatini
67
192
Mozambique
66.5
193
Guinea-Bissau
66.4
194
Cameroon
65.9
195
Kenya
65.9
196
Burundi
65.7
197
Equatorial Guinea
65.7
198
Madagascar
65.4
199
Zimbabwe
65
200
Cote d'Ivoire
64.1
201
Congo, Dem. Rep.
64
202
Naoero
64
203
Sierra Leone
63.5
204
Liberia
63.4
205
Burkina Faso
63.2
206
Togo
62.9
207
Benin
62.2
208
Niger
62.1
209
Mali
61.9
210
Guinea
61.9
211
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
61.4
212
South Sudan
60.6
213
Lesotho
60
214
Central African Republic
59.3
215
Chad
57
216
Nigeria
54.7
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