2016

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	9.02	3	8.56	2	9.73	7	9.28	14	7.43
Netherlands	2	8.99	4	8.52	7	9.35	3	9.35	4	8.27
Sweden	3	8.98	6	8.41	4	9.57	4	9.30	7	8.00
Denmark	4	8.93	1	8.72	3	9.59	2	9.36	34	6.30
Switzerland	5	8.84	2	8.71	9	9.27	6	9.28	25	6.63
Ireland	6	8.82	5	8.44	14	9.02	12	8.99	1	8.87
Iceland	7	8.73	21	7.75	7	9.35	8	9.25	4	8.27
Germany	8	8.70	8	8.26	12	9.10	9	9.22	16	7.27
Luxembourg	9	8.66	18	7.80	5	9.44	15	8.87	3	8.30
Finland	10	8.66	12	8.13	1	9.82	11	9.12	59	5.33
Australia	11	8.65	10	8.18	10	9.20	5	9.30	29	6.50
Norway	12	8.60	19	7.80	6	9.36	1	9.56	45	5.83
Austria	13	8.57	7	8.30	13	9.09	17	8.74	15	7.30
United Kingdom	14	8.51	11	8.15	11	9.17	14	8.91	30	6.47
Belgium	15	8.46	16	7.84	17	8.77	13	8.94	8	7.93
Canada	16	8.39	9	8.20	25	7.98	10	9.20	9	7.73
United States	17	8.05	17	7.83	19	8.72	18	8.66	81	4.83
Malta	18	8.01	25	7.34	21	8.48	23	8.03	2	8.53
Japan	19	7.95	20	7.78	16	8.86	30	7.46	17	7.17
France	20	7.93	28	7.17	20	8.65	20	8.50	33	6.33
Czech Republic	21	7.85	15	8.01	31	7.70	27	7.73	6	8.13
Singapore	22	7.76	13	8.12	15	8.99	35	7.13	81	4.83
Estonia	23	7.76	23	7.66	18	8.75	25	7.79	74	4.97
Spain	24	7.73	35	6.74	27	7.93	19	8.58	12	7.50
Slovenia	25	7.67	30	7.14	30	7.71	16	8.74	42	5.97
Portugal	26	7.40	44	6.32	22	8.36	21	8.13	50	5.60
Hong Kong	27	7.37	14	8.03	32	7.65	28	7.65	114	3.70
Poland	28	7.36	32	7.05	28	7.89	31	7.43	28	6.50
Cyprus	29	7.35	29	7.15	24	8.01	26	7.75	87	4.73
Lithuania	30	7.29	24	7.39	26	7.95	36	6.93	39	6.13
Israel	31	7.19	26	7.24	33	7.64	24	7.83	113	3.73
Italy	32	7.13	42	6.35	42	7.04	22	8.09	21	6.83
Chile	33	7.05	43	6.34	23	8.29	33	7.24	80	4.87
Latvia	34	7.03	31	7.07	29	7.80	43	6.45	32	6.37
Slovak Republic	35	7.02	37	6.69	42	7.04	34	7.15	10	7.60
Mauritius	36	6.93	39	6.58	35	7.48	42	6.53	11	7.57
Korea, Rep.	37	6.90	22	7.69	39	7.34	38	6.90	129	3.17
Hungary	38	6.71	33	7.00	46	6.80	44	6.29	20	6.87
Uruguay	39	6.55	61	5.10	36	7.47	29	7.52	63	5.23
Costa Rica	40	6.47	74	4.67	34	7.50	32	7.31	34	6.30
Malaysia	41	6.40	27	7.22	40	7.06	66	5.07	43	5.93
Croatia	42	6.26	63	5.07	44	7.02	39	6.67	37	6.30
United Arab Emirates	43	6.24	34	6.95	37	7.39	70	4.90	88	4.70
Romania	44	6.12	40	6.47	50	6.27	45	6.02	75	4.93
Qatar	45	5.96	38	6.64	40	7.06	75	4.66	96	4.53
Greece	46	5.92	68	4.97	47	6.65	40	6.60	94	4.57
Panama	47	5.91	62	5.08	54	5.83	41	6.54	22	6.77
Montenegro	48	5.84	51	5.81	52	6.15	49	5.89	85	4.80
Bulgaria	49	5.83	47	6.07	56	5.75	46	5.95	75	4.93
Georgia	50	5.68	50	5.84	48	6.60	72	4.88	84	4.80
Jamaica	51	5.64	65	5.04	58	5.67	51	5.76	18	7.00
Botswana	52	5.53	66	5.03	38	7.37	62	5.16	135	2.60
South Africa	53	5.46	95	4.13	51	6.27	53	5.58	24	6.67
Albania	54	5.42	54	5.43	72	4.89	58	5.40	18	7.00
Serbia	55	5.37	64	5.07	62	5.49	50	5.85	95	4.53
Macedonia	56	5.37	55	5.41	53	6.12	63	5.15	114	3.70
Bahrain	57	5.30	36	6.70	64	5.45	87	4.18	104	4.00
Namibia	58	5.29	92	4.16	45	6.95	56	5.42	126	3.37
Philippines	59	5.21	67	4.98	70	5.01	57	5.41	44	5.93
Mongolia	60	5.14	60	5.11	66	5.25	47	5.90	134	2.63
Kuwait	61	5.10	46	6.17	68	5.11	81	4.52	120	3.63
Mexico	62	5.10	58	5.37	85	4.11	60	5.28	23	6.73
Oman	63	5.06	45	6.23	63	5.45	90	4.13	130	3.13
Peru	64	5.06	57	5.37	78	4.51	54	5.55	103	4.27
Thailand	65	5.03	41	6.35	83	4.19	77	4.63	85	4.80
Ghana	66	4.98	85	4.28	55	5.80	84	4.43	38	6.23
Saudi Arabia	67	4.97	52	5.64	59	5.66	92	4.00	111	3.80
Sri Lanka	68	4.93	53	5.50	71	4.93	69	4.92	127	3.23
Jordan	69	4.90	49	5.85	57	5.69	101	3.60	124	3.53
Brazil	70	4.88	123	3.37	65	5.29	48	5.90	71	5.07
Tunisia	71	4.87	73	4.70	60	5.51	86	4.38	77	4.90
Colombia	72	4.83	59	5.21	84	4.17	61	5.22	99	4.47
Turkey	73	4.82	71	4.85	67	5.21	80	4.56	102	4.30
Bosnia and Herzegovina	74	4.80	75	4.65	79	4.43	74	4.74	27	6.53
Kazakhstan	75	4.77	48	5.90	87	4.03	83	4.44	90	4.63
El Salvador	76	4.76	81	4.41	75	4.71	68	4.98	60	5.30
Indonesia	77	4.69	72	4.78	76	4.63	82	4.46	62	5.27
Dominican Republic	78	4.67	109	3.69	87	4.03	59	5.37	13	7.47
Moldova	79	4.66	80	4.49	82	4.25	71	4.89	48	5.67
Rwanda	80	4.62	84	4.32	49	6.34	110	3.45	108	3.90
Senegal	81	4.61	102	3.86	61	5.49	89	4.14	49	5.63
Argentina	82	4.46	145	2.38	95	3.55	37	6.92	40	6.07
Suriname	83	4.44	113	3.59	80	4.39	52	5.58	118	3.67
India	84	4.41	76	4.64	69	5.06	107	3.50	100	4.43
Belize	85	4.29	110	3.68	94	3.63	64	5.13	52	5.57
Guyana	86	4.22	112	3.67	86	4.09	73	4.79	98	4.50
China	87	4.17	70	4.86	90	3.94	113	3.26	54	5.50
Nicaragua	88	4.05	114	3.58	103	3.02	67	5.04	53	5.53
Azerbaijan	89	4.04	56	5.41	98	3.47	96	3.76	137	2.50
Armenia	90	3.99	83	4.37	81	4.35	97	3.74	137	2.50
Bolivia	91	3.98	138	2.94	92	3.75	65	5.09	97	4.50
Vietnam	92	3.94	79	4.55	96	3.49	85	4.41	142	2.07
Lesotho	93	3.89	132	3.19	73	4.88	114	3.22	73	5.00
Belarus	94	3.88	89	4.19	102	3.13	78	4.62	132	3.00
Morocco	95	3.88	77	4.64	77	4.59	133	2.42	110	3.80
Papua New Guinea	96	3.85	93	4.15	104	3.01	103	3.56	34	6.30
Guatemala	97	3.83	101	3.90	111	2.87	93	3.99	41	6.03
Paraguay	98	3.79	105	3.80	114	2.67	76	4.65	92	4.60
Benin	99	3.78	90	4.16	89	4.00	127	2.80	77	4.90
Ecuador	100	3.76	141	2.84	105	3.01	55	5.45	114	3.70
Kyrgyz Republic	101	3.74	82	4.38	116	2.60	88	4.15	105	4.00
Zambia	102	3.73	137	2.95	74	4.80	119	3.08	81	4.83
Tanzania	103	3.71	100	4.00	93	3.69	109	3.47	120	3.63
Kenya	104	3.70	120	3.44	97	3.48	99	3.73	69	5.10
Uganda	105	3.70	98	4.04	107	2.97	111	3.41	46	5.73
Cambodia	106	3.60	69	4.90	126	2.29	94	3.79	131	3.03
Russian Federation	107	3.59	106	3.79	99	3.25	100	3.72	118	3.67
Ukraine	108	3.58	128	3.29	115	2.63	79	4.56	101	4.37
Nepal	109	3.57	97	4.12	118	2.58	91	4.13	128	3.17
Lao PDR	110	3.55	78	4.61	119	2.54	98	3.74	133	2.83
Malawi	111	3.54	135	3.09	91	3.82	122	2.98	47	5.70
Honduras	112	3.49	131	3.24	109	2.91	95	3.77	67	5.13
Gabon	113	3.49	94	4.14	113	2.71	108	3.49	109	3.87
Burkina Faso	114	3.47	86	4.23	108	2.97	130	2.56	55	5.47
Swaziland	115	3.40	117	3.53	101	3.18	132	2.44	26	6.60
Lebanon	116	3.30	87	4.22	130	2.07	106	3.52	123	3.57
Tajikistan	117	3.27	118	3.47	125	2.47	112	3.33	77	4.90
Liberia	118	3.24	121	3.42	100	3.20	131	2.46	69	5.10
Cote d’Ivoire	119	3.17	99	4.01	106	2.98	143	1.80	58	5.33
Algeria	120	3.11	111	3.68	110	2.90	116	3.15	143	1.90
Bangladesh	121	3.01	91	4.16	139	1.39	125	2.90	88	4.70
Sierra Leone	122	2.99	140	2.84	121	2.49	126	2.88	60	5.30
Libya	123	2.98	124	3.35	140	1.32	104	3.55	67	5.13
Mozambique	124	2.98	143	2.65	120	2.53	123	2.94	57	5.37
Niger	125	2.93	115	3.55	112	2.73	147	1.70	56	5.40
Madagascar	126	2.93	127	3.29	135	1.65	118	3.11	65	5.17
Ethiopia	127	2.91	108	3.69	124	2.47	139	2.21	106	3.97
Egypt, Arab Rep.	128	2.89	119	3.45	116	2.60	137	2.35	114	3.70
Haiti	129	2.86	139	2.84	137	1.47	105	3.54	71	5.07
Nigeria	130	2.83	107	3.70	141	1.31	138	2.28	30	6.47
Iraq	131	2.81	96	4.13	129	2.14	129	2.59	148	1.53
Mali	132	2.80	129	3.25	122	2.48	142	1.87	64	5.20
Togo	133	2.80	126	3.31	132	1.89	135	2.40	65	5.17
Pakistan	134	2.79	88	4.20	128	2.21	148	1.68	120	3.63
Uzbekistan	135	2.78	104	3.80	134	1.77	121	2.99	141	2.10
Syrian Arab Republic	136	2.78	103	3.80	123	2.48	136	2.38	145	1.77
Cameroon	137	2.76	122	3.39	136	1.51	128	2.75	92	4.60
Iran, Islamic Rep.	138	2.74	130	3.24	127	2.22	115	3.22	150	1.33
Turkmenistan	139	2.61	136	3.08	131	1.97	120	3.07	146	1.73
Guinea	140	2.46	125	3.35	133	1.85	144	1.77	112	3.73
Zimbabwe	141	2.40	146	2.22	142	0.81	117	3.13	50	5.60
Mauritania	142	2.23	134	3.11	138	1.45	141	2.00	135	2.60
Venezuela, RB	143	2.15	150	1.30	144	0.74	102	3.59	90	4.63
Burundi	144	2.13	133	3.16	143	0.75	134	2.40	139	2.40
Congo, Rep.	145	1.97	148	2.13	146	0.73	124	2.92	140	2.40
Sudan	146	1.97	142	2.75	144	0.74	145	1.76	107	3.93
Yemen, Rep.	147	1.68	116	3.53	148	0.64	150	0.80	144	1.87
Angola	148	1.65	147	2.20	147	0.67	140	2.17	149	1.37
Congo, Dem. Rep.	149	1.59	149	2.10	150	0.31	146	1.74	125	3.47
Chad	150	1.38	144	2.42	149	0.39	149	1.26	147	1.57
Median Rank for Muslim Countries	119	—	93.5	—	116	—	115.5	—	108.5	—

*Muslim countries are identified in Green