Dimension 4.1: Censuses and Surveys - Censuses only by country
Average score Census and Survey Indicators indicators. Availability of recent censuses and surveys covering broad areas. The following censuses and surveys are considered: Population & Housing census, Agriculture census, Business/establishment census, Household Survey on income/ consumption/ expenditure/ budget/...
Countries reporting
188
Highest
1
Angola
Lowest
0
Somalia
Median
0.8333
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
3,800
What the numbers show
Dimension 4.1: Censuses and Surveys - Censuses only is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 1 in Angola; the lowest is 0 in Somalia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8333, and the mean is 0.7562.
Over the past decade 131 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Equatorial Guinea (up 300.0%), and the largest decrease in Iraq (down 100.0%).
Dimension 4.1: Censuses and Surveys - Censuses only: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 1 | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 1 | Albania | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Argentina | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Australia | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Austria | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Belgium | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Belarus | 1 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Belize | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Brazil | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Bhutan | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Botswana | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Canada | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Chile | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | China | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1 | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 1 | Colombia | 1 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 1 | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 1 | Cyprus | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Czechia | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Germany | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 1 | Spain | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Estonia | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Finland | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | France | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Gabon | 1 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Georgia | 1 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Ghana | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Greece | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Croatia | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Hungary | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Indonesia | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Ireland | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Iran | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Israel | 1 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Italy | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Jordan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Japan | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Kenya | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Cambodia | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | South Korea | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Laos | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Lesotho | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Latvia | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Mexico | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Marshall Islands | 1 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 1 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Mauritius | 1 | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 1 | Namibia | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Norway | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Nepal | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Oman | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Portugal | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Paraguay | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Palestine | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Romania | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Russia | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Rwanda | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Senegal | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Singapore | 1 | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 1 | Slovakia | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Slovenia | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Sweden | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Tonga | 1 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Tanzania | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | United States | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Vietnam | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | South Africa | 1 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 84 | Armenia | 0.8333 | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 84 | Benin | 0.8333 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 84 | Burkina Faso | 0.8333 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 84 | Bolivia | 0.8333 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 84 | Egypt | 0.8333 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 84 | Gambia | 0.8333 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 84 | Guatemala | 0.8333 | 2023 | up 66.7% | falling |
| 84 | India | 0.8333 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 84 | Jamaica | 0.8333 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 84 | Kazakhstan | 0.8333 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 84 | Saint Lucia | 0.8333 | 2023 | up 25.0% | flat |
| 84 | Sri Lanka | 0.8333 | 2023 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 84 | Moldova | 0.8333 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 84 | Malta | 0.8333 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 84 | Myanmar | 0.8333 | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 84 | Montenegro | 0.8333 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 84 | Mongolia | 0.8333 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 84 | Mozambique | 0.8333 | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 84 | Malawi | 0.8333 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 84 | Malaysia | 0.8333 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 84 | Pakistan | 0.8333 | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 84 | Panama | 0.8333 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 84 | Peru | 0.8333 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 84 | Philippines | 0.8333 | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 84 | Serbia | 0.8333 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 84 | Eswatini | 0.8333 | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 84 | Togo | 0.8333 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 84 | Tunisia | 0.8333 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 84 | Uganda | 0.8333 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 84 | Uruguay | 0.8333 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 84 | Vanuatu | 0.8333 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 115 | Andorra | 0.6667 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.6667 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 115 | Bahrain | 0.6667 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 115 | Bahamas | 0.6667 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.6667 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Barbados | 0.6667 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 115 | Brunei | 0.6667 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 115 | Ecuador | 0.6667 | 2023 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 115 | Fiji | 0.6667 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 115 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.6667 | 2023 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 115 | Honduras | 0.6667 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 115 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6667 | 2023 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 115 | Kiribati | 0.6667 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 115 | Kuwait | 0.6667 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 115 | Liberia | 0.6667 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 115 | Morocco | 0.6667 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 115 | Maldives | 0.6667 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 115 | Niger | 0.6667 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 115 | Nauru | 0.6667 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 115 | Palau | 0.6667 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 115 | Qatar | 0.6667 | 2023 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 115 | Sierra Leone | 0.6667 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 115 | El Salvador | 0.6667 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 115 | Suriname | 0.6667 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 115 | Thailand | 0.6667 | 2023 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 115 | East Timor | 0.6667 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 115 | Turkey | 0.6667 | 2023 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 115 | Tuvalu | 0.6667 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 115 | Samoa | 0.6667 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Zimbabwe | 0.6667 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 145 | United Arab Emirates | 0.5 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 145 | Cameroon | 0.5 | 2023 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 145 | Congo | 0.5 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 145 | Comoros | 0.5 | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 145 | Algeria | 0.5 | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 145 | Micronesia (country) | 0.5 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 145 | Grenada | 0.5 | 2023 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 145 | Lebanon | 0.5 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 145 | Madagascar | 0.5 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 145 | Mali | 0.5 | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 145 | Nicaragua | 0.5 | 2023 | down 50.0% | flat |
| 145 | Seychelles | 0.5 | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 145 | Venezuela | 0.5 | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 158 | Dominica | 0.3333 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 158 | Guinea | 0.3333 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 158 | Guyana | 0.3333 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 158 | Haiti | 0.3333 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 158 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.3333 | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 158 | Mauritania | 0.3333 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 158 | Nigeria | 0.3333 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 158 | Solomon Islands | 0.3333 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 158 | Turkmenistan | 0.3333 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 158 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.3333 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 158 | Ukraine | 0.3333 | 2023 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 158 | Uzbekistan | 0.3333 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.3333 | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 158 | Zambia | 0.3333 | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 172 | Afghanistan | 0.1667 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 172 | Burundi | 0.1667 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 172 | Central African Republic | 0.1667 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 172 | Ethiopia | 0.1667 | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 172 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1667 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Libya | 0.1667 | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 172 | Papua New Guinea | 0.1667 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 172 | Sudan | 0.1667 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 172 | South Sudan | 0.1667 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.1667 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 172 | Syria | 0.1667 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 172 | Chad | 0.1667 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Yemen | 0.1667 | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 185 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 185 | Eritrea | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 185 | Iraq | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Somalia | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 0.8333
About this data
Average score Census and Survey Indicators indicators. Availability of recent censuses and surveys covering broad areas. The following censuses and surveys are considered: Population & Housing census, Agriculture census, Business/establishment census, Household Survey on income/ consumption/ expenditure/ budget/ Integrated Survey, Agriculture survey, Labor Force Survey, Health/Demographic survey, Business/establishment survey. Source: NSO websites, World Bank microdata library, ILO microdata library, IHSN microdata librar