2019

Country Overall Index Economy Legal and Governance Human and Political Rights International Relations
  Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score
New Zealand 1 9. 07
 3 8.79 4 9.62 5 9. 12
 8 8.34
Sweden 2 9.03 4  8.75 7 9. 45 1 9.42 21 7.41
Iceland 3 9.02 8 8.51 10 9.19 9 9.06 1 9.93
Netherland 4 9.00 5 8.72 8 9.30 2 9.41 19 7.61
Switzerland 5 8.87 2 8.83 1 9.69 3 9.18 50 5.92
Denmark 6 8.85 1 9.13 5 9.60 12 8.79 39 6.32
Ireland 7 8.80 9 8. 40
 17 8.90 4 9.17 6 8.47
Norway 8 8.76 6 8.69 2 9.66 8 9.08 55 5.56
Luxembourg 9 8.74 13 8.22 6 9.47 11 8.97 15 7.71
Australia 10 8.67 11 8.31 9 9.24 6 9.12 32 6.75
Finland 11 8.64 7 8.53 3 9.62 10 9.04 76 5.06
Canada 12 8.61 19 7.88 12 9.12 7 9.12 14 7.74
Germany 13 8.50 12 8.31 15 8.99 14 8.58 19 7.61
Austria 14 8.36 14 8.13 11 9.13 17 8.4 29 6.88
Hongkong 15 8.33 16 8.04 13 9.07 25 7.90 3 8.84
Japan
 16 8.29 20 7.87 18 8.86 19 8.23 9 8.31
United Kingdom 17 8.25 10 8.38 14 9.01 18 8.37 55 5.56
Belgium 18 8.22 22 7.83 21 8.51 13 8.63 22 7.28
Malta 19 8.01 24 7.77 24 8.14 23 7.96 4 8.60
Estonia 20 7.88 14 8.13 23 8.46 20 8.20 92 4.57
Slovenia 21 7.86 27 7.43 29 7.79 15 8.55 30 6.85
Czech Republic 22 7.85 18 7.94 27 7.82 28 7.74 12 8.04
Portugal 23 7.70 37 6.79 22 8.49 16 8.45 52 5.86
France 24 7.61 28 7.38 20 8.55 24 7.92 81 4.83
Spain 25 7.55 35 6.95 26 7.96 22 8.07 32 6.75
United States 26 7.55 25 7.72 19 8.64 21 8.18 135 2.11
Korea, Rep. 27 7.40 21 7.86 28 7.79 27 7.81 113 3.64
Singapore 28 7.31 17 8.01 16 8.98 47 6.23 83 4.80
Italy 29 7.21 43 6.50 33 7.50 26 7.87 40 6.29
Lithuania 30 7.21 29 7.31 25 8.00 33 7.30 91 4.60
Slovakia 31 7.16 32 7.09 41 7.00 32 7.32 23 7.25
Mauritius 32 7.13 38 6.70 32 7.54 39 6.72 2 8.90
Latvia 33 7.11 31 7.17 35 7.46 34 7.26 58 5.53
Chile 34 7.00 44 6.39 30 7.76 31 7.47 67 5.26
Cyprus 35 6.92 33 7.06 34 7.46 30 7.50 125 3.14
Poland 36 6.83 34 7.02 40 7.11 40 6.72 48 5.96
Costa Rica 37 6.80 62 5.31 37 7.37 35 7.14 4 8.60
Uruguay 38 6.63 68 5.12 31 7.63 29 7.54 60 5.49
Israel 39 6.61 26 7.45 36 7.45 37 7.05 148 0.43
Hungary 40 6.43 41 6.61 49 6.58 45 6.27 45 6.09
Croatia 41 6.33 53 5.93 48 6.62 38 6.79 69 5.23
Romania 42 6.28 46 6.33 47 6.67 44 6.27 72 5.19
Bulgaria 43 6.19 47 6.27 52 6.23 50 6.09 43 6.15
United Arab Emirates 44 6.14 23 7.79 38 7.30 79 4.38 97 4.43
Malaysia 45 6.02 30 7.17 44 6.70 76 4.58 51 5.89
Albania 46 5.98 56 5.73 63 5.22 46 6.26 15 7.71
Greece 47 5.98 67 5.12 43 6.77 36 7.07 126 2.71
Montenegro 48 5.91 60 5.47 51 6.25 43 6.45 95 4.50
Panama 49 5.90 59 5.49 66 5.14 48 6.15 11 8.17
Jamaica 50 5.88 77 4.88 54 5.92 41 6.62 43 6.15
Qatar
 51 5.85 36 6.90 39 7.16 79 4.38 92 4.57
Georgia 52 5.75 51 6.02 42 6.82 58 5.44 117 3.41
Trinidad and Tobago 53 5.52 76 4.88 69 5.02 51 6.02 28 6.95
Botswana 54 5.49 65 5.18 46 6.67 68 4.90 58 5.53
Serbia 55 5.47 71 5.04 56 5.51 49 6.14 99 4.37
North Macedonia
 56 5.38 49 6.22 73 4.86 56 5.61 120 3.34
Oman 57 5.22 48 6.25 50 6.38 91 3.97 114 3.54
Peru 58 5.18 57 5.69 80 4.42 55 5.63 108 4.00
Kazakhstan 59 5.18 44 6.39 72 4.94 84 4.28 67 5.26
Argentina 60 5.17 124 3.01 61 5.24 42 6.56 37 6.62
Indonesia 61 5.05 52 5.93 69 5.02 92 3.97 42 6.25
Armenia 62 5.03 50 6.07 55 5.54 70 4.86 142 1.25
Mongolia
 63 5.02 84 4.51 68 5.09 52 5.69 107 4.04
Kuwait 64 4.95 54 5.91 64 5.22 82 4.30 112 3.70
Ghana 65 4.91 97 3.76 60 5.31 74 4.63 9 8.31
Bosnia and Herzegovina 66 4.90 74 4.98 96 3.62 53 5.67 74 5.16
Namibia 67 4.84 109 3.44 45 6.68 75 4.63 72 5.19
South Africa 68 4.84 96 3.84 67 5.12 57 5.52 84 4.73
Thailand
 69 4.84 39 6.65 83 4.26 81 4.34 130 2.58
Colombia 70 4.75 73 5.01 87 4.20 54 5.64 132 2.28
Bahrain 71 4.74 42 6.57 74 4.83 89 4.02 141 1.49
Philippines 72 4.63 72 5.02 94 3.66 66 5.11 103 4.23
Sri Lanka
 73 4.63 88 4.21 78 4.57 64 5.16 105 4.13
Dominican Republic 74 4.59 87 4.32 101 3.47 63 5.23 48 5.96
Mexico 75 4.56 70 5.04 100 3.51 67 4.96 101 4.30
Jordan 76 4.49 58 5.51 57 5.48 97 3.58 133 2.18
Saudi Arabia
 77 4.49 55 5.80 58 5.45 104 3.43 138 1.88
Belize 78 4.48 122 3.07 81 4.41 60 5.38 53 5.72
China 79 4.47 79 4.83 59 5.36 99 3.53 97 4.43
Moldova 80 4.46 78 4.84 93 3.67 78 4.45 64 5.39
Brazil 81 4.42 116 3.28 77 4.68 61 5.37 109 3.90
Senegal 82 4.41 108 3.55 75 4.79 85 4.24 36 6.65
Belarus 83 4.41 63 5.24 76 4.75 87 4.12 136 2.08
Tunisia 84 4.40 104 3.59 71 5.00 77 4.53 79 4.93
Rwanda 85 4.39 69 5.04 53 6.23 135 2.38 82 4.83
El Salvador 86 4.38 83 4.59 106 3.32 62 5.26 119 3.37
Guyana
 87 4.36 114 3.35 79 4.57 69 4.89 77 5.06
India 88 4.36 80 4.78 62 5.23 95 3.63 115 3.51
Paraguay 89 4.27 91 4.10 102 3.44 71 4.81 78 4.96
Azerbaijan 90 4.25 40 6.63 86 4.20 111 3.14 144 1.12
Morocco
 91 4.15 66 5.17 65 5.18 122 2.80 124 3.17
Kyrgyzstan 92 4.08 75 4.90 111 3.06 88 4.11 106 4.10
Suriname 93 4.07 144 1.84 82 4.28 59 5.42 60 5.49
Guatemala 94 4.05 81 4.73 119 2.82 86 4.16 87 4.70
Ecuador 95 4.02 125 3.00 105 3.36 64 5.16 89 4.70
Turkey 96 4.01 61 5.36 84 4.23 96 3.59 146 0.92
Vietnam 97 3.97 82 4.60 88 4.15 103 3.45 116 3.44
Benin 98 3.94 121 3.08 90 3.87 94 3.89 31 6.82
Ukraine 99 3.90 86 4.42 104 3.37 72 4.76 147 0.66
Russia 100 3.89 64 5.23 99 3.56 90 3.98 148 0.43
Kenya 101 3.87 93 4.00 97 3.61 100 3.48 62 5.46
Tanzania 102 3.84 94 3.96 89 4.05 127 2.68 27 7.02
Papua New Guinea 103 3.77 106 3.57 109 3.15 98 3.53 34 6.72
Burkina Faso 104 3.74 100 3.70 92 3.69 117 2.95 34 6.72
Cote d’lvoire 105 3.72 89 4.16 110 3.11 107 3.21 54 5.72
Malawi 106 3.61 134 2.61 97 3.61 108 3.21 13 7.98
Bolivia 107 3.60 136 2.54 121 2.72 73 4.68 74 5.16
Lesotho 108 3.59 138 2.50 85 4.23 105 3.37 45 6.09
Honduras 109 3.56 95 3.84 123 2.63 93 3.91 111 3.80
Zambia 110 3.50 131 2.76 91 3.83 120 2.87 26 7.05
Nepal 111 3.45 98 3.74 117 2.84 115 3.04 55 5.56
Uganda 112 3.45 90 4.14 112 2.98 123 2.77 80 4.86
Uzbekistan 113 3.43 92 4.09 122 2.65 112 3.13 95 4.50
Liberia 114 3.42 132 2.72 115 2.90 109 3.20 18 7.64
Madagascar 115 3.37 118 3.25 130 2.18 113 3.08 17 7.68
Sierra Leone 116 3.34 135 2.55 118 2.82 118 2.94 7 8.37
Cambodia 117 3.28 85 4.42 131 2.07 110 3.17 123 3.21
Gabon 118 3.27 102 3.65 125 2.39 106 3.30 102 4.27
Algeria 119 3.26 112 3.39 107 3.30 101 3.48 137 2.02
Nicaragua 120 3.26 123 3.03 134 2.05 102 3.46 40 6.29
Togo 121 3.23 119 3.12 114 2.94 119 2.92 63 5.43
Lebanon
 122 3.18 113 3.37 128 2.24 83 4.29 144 1.12
Tajikistan 123 3.17 115 3.30 120 2.75 124 2.77 66 5.26
Bangladesh
 124 3.14 107 3.55 136 1.89 121 2.85 47 6.02
Eswatini 125 3.13 133 2.70 95 3.62 143 1.99 24 7.15
Niger 126 3.11 99 3.71 116 2.86 139 2.18 71 5.19
Turkmenistan 127 3.11 105 3.59 126 2.22 126 2.74 69 5.23
Mali 128 3.03 101 3.66 133 2.06 125 2.75 92 4.75
Laos 129 3.00 117 3.25 103 3.38 141 2.02 85 4.73
Guinea 130 2.94 110 3.42 132 2.06 133 2.48 65 5.33
Nigeria 131 2.74 127 2.95 137 1.81 129 2.66 87 4.70
Iran 132 2.73 129 2.87 124 2.54 114 3.06 139 1.65
Mozambique 133 2.66 143 1.85 127 2.25 131 2.56 38 6.49
Egypt 134 2.63 120 3.10 108 3.24 138 2.19 143 1.19
Pakistan 135 2.62 103 3.64 126 2.27 140 2.13 134 2.15
Ethiopia 136 2.53 130 2.78 113 2.96 147 1.39 85 4.73
Haiti 137 2.34 148 1.47 141 1.19 132 2.54 25 7.08
Cameroon 138 2.33 128 2.88 140 1.21 142 2.00 90 4.66
Iraq 139 2.22 111 3.41 145 0.75 134 2.41 140 1.65
Zimbabwe 140 2.12 142 1.89 138 1.40 136 2.36 110 3.80
Congo, Rep. 141 2.04 147 1.61 142 1.17 128 2.67 121 3.31
Mauritania 142 1.92 141 2.21 135 1.92 145 1.48 128 2.61
Venezuela 143 1.89 149 1.33 148 0.72 116 3.00 127 2.64
Angola 144 1.88 151 1.16 139 1.28 137 2.23 99 4.37
Libya 145 1.82 140 2.42 149 0.65 130 2.63 150 0.13
Chad 146 1.81 137 2.53 144 0.79 146 1.47 118 3.37
Congo, Dem. Rep 147 1.68 146 1.79 150 0.45 144 1.73 104 4.20
Afghanistan 148 1.66 126 2.95 143 0.83 151 0.93 131 2.41
Burundi 149 1.66 139 2.44 146 0.74 149 1.17 121 3.31
Sudan 150 1.20 150 1.20 147 0.73 150 1.12 129 2.61
Syria 151 1.06 145 1.83 151 0.34 148 1.19 151 0.09
                     
Median Rank and Score for Muslim Countries 109 3.39 102 3.62 109 3.11 112 3.10 102 3.91
*Muslim countries are identified in Green

Note: There are two changes in this year’s indices.

  • First, we have changed the weights for two of the indices in calculating the overall index (the Legal and Governance Index receiving a weight of 0.25 instead of 0.3 and the Human and Political Rights Index a weight of 0.35 instead of 0.3).
  • Second, we have made some minor changes in weights within three of the indices as indicated. Please refer to the Appendix 2019 for more detail.