In relative terms, how strongly do countries need political and economic reform?
Status Index scores are composite measures, based on numerous quantitative and qualitative assessments. The democracy category counts for half of the index score, while socioeconomics and the four policy-specific categories collectively provide the remainder. Scores and methodology
Scores
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Democracy
Socioeconomics
Economy and employment
Social affairs
Security and integration
Sustainability
8.71
1
Norway
Finland
Luxembourg
New Zealand
Sweden
New Zealand
Finland
8.64
2
Finland
Norway
Ireland
Denmark
Denmark
Canada
Sweden
8.58
3
Sweden
Netherlands
Norway
Ireland
Netherlands
Norway
Denmark
8.41
4
New Zealand
Sweden
Iceland
Norway
Norway
Luxembourg
Switzerland
8.23
5
Netherlands
New Zealand
Netherlands
Canada
Iceland
Australia
Germany
8.21
6
Denmark
Switzerland
Switzerland
Australia
Finland
Portugal
Japan
7.98
7
Switzerland
Germany
Denmark
Sweden
New Zealand
Sweden
Austria
7.89
8
Canada
Denmark
Sweden
Finland
Luxembourg
Switzerland
New Zealand
7.51
9
Iceland
Canada
Austria
Iceland
Canada
UK
UK
7.47
10
Germany
Iceland
Czech Rep.
UK
Belgium
Ireland
South Korea
7.32
11
Ireland
Ireland
South Korea
Switzerland
Australia
Denmark
Belgium
7.05
12
Australia
UK
Australia
Netherlands
Austria
Netherlands
Norway
7.02
13
UK
Australia
Canada
USA
Switzerland
Iceland
USA
6.91
14
Austria
USA
USA
Austria
Czech Rep.
Germany
Canada
6.73
15
USA
Austria
Belgium
Luxembourg
Ireland
Austria
Netherlands
6.64
16
Luxembourg
Belgium
Slovakia
South Korea
France
Belgium
France
6.61
17
Belgium
Portugal
Finland
Spain
Germany
USA
Iceland
6.13
18
Czech Rep.
France
Spain
Japan
UK
France
Ireland
6.06
19
France
Czech Rep.
Japan
Slovakia
Slovakia
Spain
Czech Rep.
5.89
20
Portugal
Luxembourg
UK
Belgium
USA
Finland
Luxembourg
5.73
21
Spain
Spain
New Zealand
Czech Rep.
South Korea
Japan
Australia
5.70
22
Japan
Slovakia
Greece
Germany
Japan
Greece
Hungary
5.53
23
Slovakia
Hungary
France
Mexico
Hungary
South Korea
Poland
5.42
24
South Korea
Japan
Hungary
Portugal
Spain
Hungary
Portugal
5.22
25
Hungary
Italy
Mexico
France
Mexico
Czech Rep.
Spain
4.61
26
Italy
South Korea
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Italy
Italy
4.22
27
Poland
Greece
Italy
Turkey
Portugal
Slovakia
Slovakia
4.16
28
Greece
Poland
Poland
Greece
Poland
Poland
Mexico
3.72
29
Mexico
Mexico
Portugal
Italy
Turkey
Mexico
Turkey
2.41
30
Turkey
Turkey
Turkey
Poland
Greece
Turkey
Greece
avg.
Key findings status
Columns are ordered by country rank, in each category. Click country name to create line chart. No more than two countries can be selected. "Undo selection" clears chart.