Rankings
45 ways to rank the world
Each list uses one dataset, so every country is measured the same way. We never blend them into a single “best country” score.
Land
People
- Population How many people live there? World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN) via World Bank
- Population density How crowded is it? CountryDuel calculation from World Bank WDI
- Height of men How tall are the men? NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC)
- Height of women How tall are the women? NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC)
- Median age How old is the typical person? UN, World Population Prospects via Our World in Data
- Fertility rate How many children per woman? World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN) via World Bank
- Aged 65 and over How many people are 65 or older? World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN) via World Bank
- Nobel laureates per 10 million people How many Nobel laureates were born there? Nobel Prize Outreach
- Official languages How many official languages? Mohammed Le Doze and contributors
Money
- Economy size (GDP) How big is the economy? Country official statistics, National… via World Bank
- GDP per person (PPP) How much is produced per person? International Comparison Program (ICP), World… via World Bank
- Income inequality (Gini) How evenly is income shared? World Bank
- Unemployment How many people are looking for work? ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST)… via World Bank
- Military spending How much goes to the military? SIPRI Military Expenditure Database… via World Bank
- Price level (US = 100) How expensive is it? CountryDuel calculation from World Bank WDI
Health
- Health spending per person How much is spent on health? Global Health Expenditure Database, updated… via World Bank
- Life expectancy How long do people live? World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN) via World Bank
- Infant mortality How many babies don’t reach their first birthday? UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality… via World Bank
- Doctors How many doctors are there? Global Health Workforce Statistics, World… via World Bank
- Adult obesity How common is obesity? World Health Organization – Global Health… via Our World in Data
- Smoking How many adults smoke? Global Health Observatory Data Repository… via World Bank
Everyday life
- Life satisfaction How do people rate their lives? Wellbeing Research Centre – with major… via Our World in Data
- Alcohol consumption How much do people drink? World Health Organization — Global Health Observatory
- Meat supply How much meat is on the menu? Food and Agriculture Organization of the… via Our World in Data
- Daily calories How much food is there per day? Food and Agriculture Organization of the… via Our World in Data
- Working hours How long do people work? Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table via Our World in Data
- Years of schooling How long do people go to school? UNDP, Human Development Report – with minor… via Our World in Data
- Tourists per resident How many tourists visit? UN Tourism via Our World in Data
Connected
- Internet users How many people are online? World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators… via World Bank
- Access to electricity Who has electricity at home? SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank… via World Bank
- Urban population How many live in cities? World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations… via World Bank
- Mobile subscriptions How many phones per person? World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators… via World Bank
- Railway network How much railway is there? Railisa Database, International Union of… via World Bank; CIA World Factbook for 42 countries
- Air passengers per resident How much do they fly? Civil Aviation Statistics of the World… via World Bank
Planet
- Forest cover How much of the land is forest? FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of… via World Bank
- CO₂ per person How much CO₂ does each person emit? Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data
- Renewable electricity How green is the power grid? Ember and other sources – with major… via Our World in Data
- Air pollution (PM2.5) How clean is the air? SatPM, Atmospheric Composition Analysis… via Our World in Data