Median2021 vs median2017 by country
Countries reporting
120
Highest
89.49
Luxembourg
Lowest
1.48
Mozambique
Median
13.71
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,152
What the numbers show
Median2021 vs median2017 is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 89.49 in Luxembourg; the lowest is 1.48 in Mozambique.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.71, and the mean is 22.97.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 61.
Over the past decade 109 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 181.1%), and the largest decrease in Syria (down 59.7%).
Median2021 vs median2017: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 89.49 | 2023 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 2 | Norway | 77.76 | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 72.07 | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 4 | Switzerland | 71.81 | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 5 | Austria | 71.44 | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands | 69.09 | 2021 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 7 | Canada | 64.72 | 2022 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 64.18 | 2022 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 9 | Belgium | 62.89 | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 10 | Denmark | 60.72 | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 11 | Iceland | 60.63 | 2019 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 12 | Australia | 59.71 | 2020 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 13 | France | 57.21 | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 14 | Finland | 56.48 | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 15 | Malta | 56.03 | 2023 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 16 | Sweden | 55.6 | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 54.55 | 2021 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 18 | South Korea | 54.25 | 2021 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 19 | Cyprus | 52.14 | 2023 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 20 | Ireland | 50.49 | 2023 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 21 | Slovenia | 49.24 | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 22 | Italy | 48.79 | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 23 | Spain | 47.3 | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 24 | Taiwan | 46.14 | 2021 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 25 | Japan | 42.17 | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 26 | Czechia | 39.07 | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 27 | Poland | 38.84 | 2023 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 28 | Lithuania | 37.6 | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 29 | Israel | 37.48 | 2022 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 30 | Croatia | 36.73 | 2023 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 31 | Estonia | 36.52 | 2023 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 32 | Portugal | 33.68 | 2023 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 33 | Latvia | 32.95 | 2023 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 30.18 | 2023 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 35 | Romania | 29.85 | 2023 | up 181.1% | rising |
| 36 | Malaysia | 29.55 | 2021 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 37 | Greece | 28.91 | 2023 | up 27.7% | falling |
| 38 | Turkey | 27.75 | 2023 | up 89.9% | rising |
| 39 | Uruguay | 26.84 | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 40 | Chile | 24.57 | 2024 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 41 | Slovakia | 24.46 | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 23.39 | 2025 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 43 | Hungary | 22.14 | 2017 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 44 | Serbia | 21.06 | 2023 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 45 | Russia | 20.29 | 2020 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 46 | Panama | 18.58 | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 47 | Belarus | 18.39 | 2020 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 48 | Montenegro | 17.78 | 2021 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 17.48 | 2024 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 50 | Brazil | 16.91 | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 51 | Bolivia | 16.82 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 16.54 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 53 | Bhutan | 16.49 | 2022 | up 94.8% | rising |
| 54 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.79 | 2021 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 55 | Thailand | 15.72 | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 56 | North Macedonia | 15.52 | 2019 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 57 | Paraguay | 14.92 | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 58 | Jamaica | 14.29 | 2021 | — | rising |
| 59 | Mexico | 14.29 | 2024 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 60 | Jordan | 13.71 | 2010 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 61 | Ukraine | 13.7 | 2020 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 62 | China | 13.45 | 2022 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Vietnam | 13.32 | 2022 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Tunisia | 13.04 | 2021 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 65 | Albania | 12.84 | 2020 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 66 | Ecuador | 12.7 | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 67 | Kazakhstan | 12.24 | 2021 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 68 | Palestine | 12.05 | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 69 | Mongolia | 12.03 | 2022 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 70 | El Salvador | 11.88 | 2023 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 71 | Moldova | 11.64 | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 72 | Colombia | 11.28 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 73 | Peru | 10.67 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 74 | Iran | 10.19 | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 75 | Venezuela | 9.39 | 2006 | up 26.8% | falling |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 9.35 | 2005 | up 86.9% | rising |
| 77 | Nicaragua | 8.9 | 2014 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 78 | Georgia | 8.77 | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 79 | Guatemala | 8.73 | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 80 | Armenia | 8.55 | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 81 | Morocco | 8.43 | 2013 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 82 | Honduras | 8.35 | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 83 | Nepal | 8.03 | 2022 | up 77.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Sri Lanka | 7.91 | 2019 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 85 | Tajikistan | 7.61 | 2024 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 86 | Egypt | 7.61 | 2021 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 87 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.86 | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 88 | Indonesia | 6.77 | 2025 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 89 | South Africa | 6.56 | 2022 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 90 | Bangladesh | 6.17 | 2022 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 91 | Laos | 6.17 | 2024 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 92 | Mauritania | 6.06 | 2019 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 93 | India | 5.94 | 2023 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 94 | Botswana | 5.83 | 2015 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 95 | Philippines | 5.67 | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 96 | Guinea | 5.65 | 2018 | up 71.7% | rising |
| 97 | Senegal | 5.04 | 2021 | up 78.7% | rising |
| 98 | Cameroon | 4.99 | 2021 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 99 | Gambia | 4.86 | 2020 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 100 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.76 | 2021 | up 49.5% | falling |
| 101 | Syria | 4.61 | 2022 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 102 | Pakistan | 4.32 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 103 | Benin | 4.2 | 2021 | up 101.1% | rising |
| 104 | Togo | 3.85 | 2021 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 105 | Ghana | 3.72 | 2016 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 106 | Mali | 3.67 | 2021 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 107 | Rwanda | 3.51 | 2023 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 108 | Ethiopia | 3.49 | 2021 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 109 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.45 | 2021 | up 96.8% | rising |
| 110 | Nigeria | 3.39 | 2022 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 111 | Burkina Faso | 3.37 | 2021 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 112 | Kenya | 3.21 | 2022 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 113 | Tanzania | 2.96 | 2018 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 114 | Uganda | 2.8 | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 115 | Niger | 2.66 | 2021 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 116 | Madagascar | 2.24 | 2021 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 117 | Burundi | 2.01 | 2020 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 118 | Malawi | 1.92 | 2019 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 119 | Zambia | 1.68 | 2022 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 120 | Mozambique | 1.48 | 2022 | down 15.9% | rising |