The world, ranked.

Numbers on everything from trust in government, to smoking prevalence, to corruption.

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Homicide Death Rate

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

General government net financial worth

Norway's government wealth dwarfs all others while most major economies sink deep into the red.

Maternal Deaths per 100,000 Live Births

African nations claim 23 of the world's 24 deadliest countries for mothers giving birth.

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Water stress (internal resources)

Leader

3 of 4

Three of four Scandinavian nations secure top 12 positions globally

New HIV Infections Rate

Gap

420x

Eswatini has 420 times higher infection rate than the four best performers

Intimate Partner Violence Against Women (Age 15-49)

Comparison

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

Educational attainment among young adults

Outlier

United States ranks only 9th despite being world's largest economy

Premature mortality

Outlier

32nd

US ranks 32nd among 42 developed nations, behind Estonia and Costa Rica

Protected terrestrial areas

Trend

9/10

Nine of top 10 protected countries are European nations

General government net financial worth

Trend

10 of 38

Only 10 of 38 developed nations have positive government net worth

Trust in Government

Outlier

81.7%

Indonesia keeps 81.7% trust score amid democratic pressures, ranking second-highest

Renewable energy

Gap

1.8x

Iceland's 88.8% renewable share is 1.8x higher than second-place Costa Rica

Protected terrestrial areas

Trailing

12.9%

United States protects only 12.9% of territory, ranking 40th globally

Labour underutilisation rate

Trend

20%+

Eight countries struggle with underutilisation rates above 20%

Maternal Deaths per 100,000 Live Births

Gap

3,267x

Cook Islands has lowest maternal death rate at 0.11 vs Niger's 350 per 100k