SUSTAINABILITY
How well is the environment protected? Are innovation and education understood as important assets of sustainability?
Sustainability scores are weighted composites, with each of the three individual criteria contributing one-third of the total score.
Scores and methodology
Scores and methodologyScores
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Environment
R&D
Education
8.1
1
Finland
Sweden
Sweden
Finland
8.0
2
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
Canada
7.4
3
Denmark
Austria
South Korea
New Zealand
7.2
4
Switzerland
Norway
USA
Denmark
7.0
5
Germany
Germany
Switzerland
Sweden
6.8
6
Japan
Switzerland
Germany
Iceland
6.7
7
Austria
France
Japan
Switzerland
6.7
8
New Zealand
Finland
Denmark
Netherlands
6.3
9
UK
Japan
Luxembourg
USA
6.2
10
South Korea
UK
Iceland
Japan
6.1
11
Belgium
New Zealand
Ireland
Belgium
6.1
12
Norway
Belgium
UK
South Korea
6.1
13
USA
Czech Rep.
Austria
Austria
6.0
14
Canada
Hungary
New Zealand
Germany
6.0
15
Netherlands
Poland
France
Norway
5.9
16
France
Netherlands
Australia
UK
5.8
17
Iceland
Luxembourg
Canada
Ireland
5.7
18
Ireland
Mexico
Netherlands
Czech Rep.
5.4
19
Czech Rep.
Portugal
Belgium
Australia
5.2
20
Luxembourg
Ireland
Spain
France
5.1
21
Australia
South Korea
Hungary
Hungary
4.9
22
Hungary
USA
Norway
Spain
4.3
23
Poland
Italy
Portugal
Slovakia
4.3
24
Portugal
Canada
Czech Rep.
Italy
4.1
25
Spain
Iceland
Italy
Poland
3.9
26
Italy
Slovakia
Slovakia
Portugal
3.9
27
Slovakia
Australia
Poland
Luxembourg
3.6
28
Mexico
Spain
Turkey
Mexico
2.8
29
Turkey
Turkey
Mexico
Greece
2.4
30
Greece
Greece
Greece
Turkey
avg.
Key findings Sustainability
Columns are ordered by country rank, in each criterion. Click country name to create line chart. No more than two countries can be selected. "Undo selection" clears chart.