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Trust in Government

Indonesia cracks the trust code that eludes most democracies — ranking second globally.

1Switzerland
82.7%
2Indonesia
81.7%
3Luxembourg
76.0%
4Norway
66.7%
5Netherlands
65.0%
44Peru
22.7%
44Brazil
22.7%
46Italy
22.0%

Investment in R&D

Ireland invests nearly seven times more in R&D than Switzerland, the second-place country.

1Ireland
38.4 %
2Switzerland
5.8 %
3South Korea
4.4 %
4Japan
3.3 %
5United States
3.2 %
34Romania
0.733 %
35Lithuania
0.661 %
36Latvia
0.62 %

Homicide Death Rate

The world's safest nations have homicide rates 500 times lower than the most dangerous.

1Singapore
0.181 /100k
2Japan
0.181 /100k
3Bahrain
0.272 /100k
4Switzerland
0.443 /100k
5Luxembourg
0.475 /100k
181Venezuela
63.1 /100k
182Honduras
75.2 /100k
183El Salvador
93.8 /100k

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Protected marine areas

Trend

35%+

Top 4 countries all protect over 35% of marine waters showing elite conservation tier

Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth

Leader

1.9 year

East Asian nations occupy top 3 spots with Singapore leading by narrow margin

Hypertension in Adults (Age 30-79)

Cluster

13

Thirteen sub-Saharan African nations achieve better rates than Denmark

Recycling rate

Gap

38.6%

European nations claim 9 of top 10 spots with 38.6% gap over best Asian rate

Protected marine areas

Comparison

31.5%

Netherlands protects more marine area than massive countries like US and Canada

General government net financial worth

Gap

5.3x

Norway's government wealth exceeds Finland's by over 5x, the second richest

Intimate Partner Violence Against Women (Age 15-49)

Comparison

2x

Sub-Saharan Africa averages double the violence rate of European nations

Homicide Death Rate

Leader

0.18

Singapore and Japan are virtually tied as world's safest with identical rates

New HIV Infections Rate

Outlier

0.01%

Syria achieves lowest rates despite ongoing conflict and health system collapse

Gender parity in politics

Leader

48.2%

Mexico leads global gender parity with 48.2%, surpassing Nordic countries

Water stress (internal resources)

Gap

80x

Netherlands has 80x higher water stress than Latvia despite both being in Europe

Homicide Death Rate

Trailing

#106

US ranks 106th with higher murder rates than war-torn Ukraine and Sudan