Socio-Economic Development Index: A 30-indicator index assessing levels of socio-economic development in 169 countries

1. Access to electricity (% of population)

2. Access to safe drinking water (%)

3. Access to adequate sanitation facilities (%)

4. Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (%)

5. Population 15+ who can read and write (%)

6. Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)

7. Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)

8. Individuals using the Internet (% of population)

9. Healthcare Access and Quality Index (0-100)

10. GDP per capita Index (0-100)

11. Education Index (0-100)

12. Life Expectancy Index (0-100)

13. People practicing open defecation (% of population)

14. Employment in services (%)

15. Population exposed to household air pollution (%)

16. Deaths by communicable diseases (%)

17. Human rights (0-100)

18. Political Stability and lack of violence (0-100)

19. Government effectiveness (0-100)

20. Rule of law (0-100)

21. Control of corruption (0-100)

22. Regulatory efficiency (0-100)

23. Environmental vulnerability (0-100)

24. Population without access to handwashing facility (0-100)

25. Population using unsafe sanitation (0-100)

26. Populations using unsafe water (0-100)

27. Coverage of essential health services (0-100)

28. Vulnerability to modern slavery (0-100)

29. Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90/day (% population)

30. Under-5 mortality rate (0-100)

1. Norway: 94.78

2. Switzerland: 94.42

3. Sweden: 93.93

4. Luxembourg: 93.78

5. Iceland: 93.66

6. Finland: 93.36

7. Netherlands: 93.35

8. New Zealand: 93.27

9. Denmark: 93.20

10. Australia: 92.32

11. Canada: 92.24

12. Austria: 91.80

13. Germany: 91.49

14. United Kingdom: 91.11

15. Ireland: 91.07

16. Japan: 90.79

17. Singapore: 90.58

18. Belgium: 90.27

19. France: 89.45

20. United States: 89.04

21. Malta: 89.02

22. Slovenia: 88.63

23. Cyprus: 88.11

24. Estonia: 88.05

25. Spain: 87.84

26. Czech Republic: 87.48

27. Portugal: 87.34

28. South Korea: 86.58

29. Israel: 85.58

30. Italy: 84.82

31. Lithuania: 84.13

32. Latvia: 84.02

33. Slovakia: 83.98

34. Poland: 83.90

35. Chile: 83.90

36. Uruguay: 83.46

37. Hungary: 82.78

38. United Arab Emirates: 82.37

39. Brunei: 82.30

40. Croatia: 82.21

41. Greece: 81.91

42. Qatar: 80.70

43. Mauritius: 80.63

44. Costa Rica: 79.91

45. Bulgaria: 78.28

46. Malaysia: 77.53

47. Montenegro: 77.03

48. Argentina: 77.01

49. Oman: 76.63

50. Kuwait: 76.45

51. Saudi Arabia: 76.24

52. Bahrain: 75.96

53. Seychelles: 75.79

54. Serbia: 75.25

55. Trinidad & Tobago: 74.44

56. Romania: 74.41

57. Jordan: 73.70

58. Belarus: 73.66

59. Georgia: 73.55

60. Macedonia: 73.44

61. Panama: 72.93

62. Albania: 72.81

63. Armenia: 71.95

64. Turkey: 71.75

65. Russia: 71.72

66. Kazakhstan: 71.47

67. Brazil: 71.11

68. Bosnia & Herzegovina: 71.10

69. Tunisia: 70.82

70. Colombia: 70.82

71. Jamaica: 70.15

72. Ukraine: 69.12

73. Mexico: 69.03

74. China: 68.61

75. Lebanon: 68.54

76. Azerbaijan: 68.52

77. Thailand: 67.97

78. Moldova: 67.54

79. Cuba: 67.11

80. Peru: 66.93

81. Iran: 66.92

82. Ecuador: 66.64

83. Sri Lanka: 65.98

84. Suriname: 65.75

85. Paraguay: 65.67

86. El Salvador: 64.94

87. South Africa: 64.83

88. Algeria: 64.69

89. Cabo Verde: 64.65

90. Dominican Republic: 64.57

91. Morocco: 64.55

92. Bhutan: 64.28

93. Vietnam: 63.90

94. Egypt: 63.35

95. Botswana: 63.26

96. Venezuela: 62.63

97. Belize: 62.32

98. Indonesia: 61.54

99. Kyrgyzstan: 61.54

100. Mongolia: 61.27

101. Guyana: 61.19

102. Turkmenistan: 60.62

103. Uzbekistan: 60.57

104. Philippines: 60.33

105. Bolivia: 59.76

106. Libya: 58.64

107. Nicaragua: 57.99

108. Iraq: 57.35

109. Honduras: 56.83

110. Guatemala: 55.71

111. Syria: 55.22

112. Namibia: 54.74

113. Gabon: 54.28

114. Tajikistan: 53.41

115. India: 53.02

116. Ghana: 48.55

117. Sao Tome & Principe: 48.42

118. Cambodia: 47.70

119. Nepal: 47.34

120. Swaziland: 47.14

121. Senegal: 47.13

122. Timor-Leste: 46.26

123. Bangladesh: 45.84

124. North Korea: 45.54

125. Myanmar: 44.95

126. Pakistan: 44.87

127. Laos: 44.53

128. Rwanda: 41.33

129. Equatorial Guinea: 39.65

130. Lesotho: 39.64

131. The Gambia: 39.54

132. Ivory Coast: 39.47

133. Mauritania: 39.28

134. Zambia: 39.27

135. Kenya: 38.63

136. Comoros: 38.54

137. Cameroon: 37.97

138. Djibouti: 37.89

139. Tanzania: 37.54

140. Rep. of the Congo: 37.09

141. Papua New Guinea: 36.76

142. Yemen: 36.68

143. Benin: 35.82

144. Zimbabwe: 35.78

145. Sudan: 35.59

146. Uganda: 34.90

147. Nigeria: 34.86

148. Angola: 34.57

149. Afghanistan: 33.07

150. Haiti: 32.98

151. Mali: 32.85

152. Togo: 32.82

153. Malawi: 32.72

154. Burkina Faso: 32.21

155. Sierra Leone: 31.25

156. Liberia: 29.64

157. Guinea: 29.29

158. Ethiopia: 28.98

159. Mozambique: 27.35

160. Guinea-Bissau: 27.25

161. Madagascar: 26.91

162. Burundi: 25.27

163. Eritrea: 24.01

164. Niger: 23.62

165. Dem. Rep. of the Congo: 23.41

166. Chad: 19.59

167. Central African Republic: 18.57

168. Somalia: 18.37

169. South Sudan: 15.86