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World map

Every country, colored by Sworn Score.

Hover for a tooltip with score and rank. Click to open the country profile.

Countries covered
217
Scored
171
Median score
54.4
Top ranked
Norway
82.8
Year1996
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Showing 1996 snapshot.
Year
1996
19651970198019902000201020202026Live

Global promises

4,000 commitments across 217 countries

43%

achieved or on track

Achieved
1,399 · 35.0%
On track
301 · 7.5%
Failing
1,817 · 45.4%
Broken
14 · 0.4%
Tracking
469 · 11.7%
Not verifiable
0 · 0.0%

4,000 of 4,000 commitments are linked to a Sworn metric and verifiable against official data. See methodology for how each status is computed.

World trend

Median Sworn Score, all scored countries

55.5

-2.4 since 1965

405060701970198019902000201020201965 baseline55.5

Line shows the median Sworn Score across 192 scored countries each year. Shaded band is the inter-quartile range (25th–75th percentile) — the spread of the “typical half” of the world. Each year uses that year’s frozen methodology bounds, so the trend reflects real change, not a moving yardstick.

Green list & Red list · 2021 → 2026

Who’s moving the most, up and down.

Top 10 countries that improved the most and fell the most over the last 5 years.

All movers

Green list

59 countries improved

Top 10 that improved the most

  1. 1
    Andorra
    Europe · 69.5 → 83.6 · rank +31
    ▲ 14.2
  2. 2
    South Sudan
    Africa · 20.1 → 24.9 · rank +3
    ▲ 4.8
  3. 3
    Bahamas, The
    North America · 56.1 → 59.6 · rank +35
    ▲ 3.5
  4. 4
    Mauritania
    Africa · 36.3 → 39.7 · rank +9
    ▲ 3.4
  5. 5
    Gambia, The
    Africa · 41.3 → 44.6 · rank +9
    ▲ 3.2
  6. 6
    Venezuela, RB
    South America · 45.3 → 48.1 · rank +12
    ▲ 2.9
  7. 7
    Guyana
    South America · 53.0 → 55.8 · rank +18
    ▲ 2.9
  8. 8
    Rwanda
    Africa · 47.2 → 49.6 · rank +10
    ▲ 2.4
  9. 9
    Dominican Republic
    North America · 55.4 → 57.7 · rank +20
    ▲ 2.3
  10. 10
    Cabo Verde
    Africa · 56.9 → 59.1 · rank +19
    ▲ 2.2
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Red list

133 countries declined

Top 10 that fell the most

  1. 1
    Norway
    Europe · 80.2 → 74.6 · rank -7
    ▼ 5.6
  2. 2
    Bolivia
    South America · 54.4 → 48.8 · rank -19
    ▼ 5.6
  3. 3
    Austria
    Europe · 77.0 → 71.6 · rank -6
    ▼ 5.5
  4. 4
    West Bank and Gaza
    Asia · 50.2 → 44.9 · rank -19
    ▼ 5.3
  5. 5
    Singapore
    Asia · 73.4 → 68.2 · rank -9
    ▼ 5.2
  6. 6
    Sudan
    Africa · 29.3 → 24.2 · rank -4
    ▼ 5.1
  7. 7
    Russian Federation
    Europe · Asia · 58.7 → 53.8 · rank -32
    ▼ 4.9
  8. 8
    Hungary
    Europe · 67.2 → 62.5 · rank -8
    ▼ 4.7
  9. 9
    Belarus
    Europe · 63.6 → 59.3 · rank -12
    ▼ 4.4
  10. 10
    Canada
    North America · 72.4 → 68.1 · rank -8
    ▼ 4.3
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Rankings · 1996

Sortable country leaderboard

Click a country for its full profile. Click a column header to sort.

Year1996
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Snapshot: 1996
Rows102550100
52 countries
#CountryScore
13Singapore
Asia
77.0 ± 5
16Japan
Asia
74.4 ± 5
21Brunei Darussalam
Asia
71.1 ± 5
32Israel
Asia
66.3 ± 5
36Cyprus
Europe · Asia
65.6 ± 5
40Korea, Rep.
Asia
64.7 ± 5
42Kuwait
Asia
63.1 ± 5
45Malaysia
Asia
62.3 ± 2
49Bahrain
Asia
61.3 ± 2
50Qatar
Asia
61.2 ± 5
53Russian Federation
Europe · Asia
60.8 ± 5
62Mongolia
Asia
58.4 ± 5
63Kazakhstan
Asia · Europe
58.3 ± 2
64United Arab Emirates
Asia
58.1 ± 5
71Thailand
Asia
57.2 ± 2
75Maldives
Asia
56.1 ± 5
80Philippines
Asia
55.3 ± 2
81Kyrgyz Republic
Asia
54.9 ± 5
83Georgia
Asia · Europe
54.8 ± 2
86Jordan
Asia
54.4 ± 2
88Viet Nam
Asia
54.3 ± 5
95China
Asia
51.9 ± 2
96Oman
Asia
51.6 ± 5
97Armenia
Asia
51.6 ± 5
98Sri Lanka
Asia
51.3 ± 2
99Indonesia
Asia
51.1 ± 2
101Lebanon
Asia
50.8 ± 5
105Turkiye
Asia · Europe
49.5 ± 2
106Saudi Arabia
Asia
49.1 ± 5
109Bhutan
Asia
47.9 ± 5
112Iran, Islamic Rep.
Asia
47.5 ± 2
114Syrian Arab Republic
Asia
46.5 ± 2
116Azerbaijan
Asia · Europe
45.8 ± 5
117Uzbekistan
Asia
45.6 ± 5
127Tajikistan
Asia
43.3 ± 5
128Egypt, Arab Rep.
Africa · Asia
42.9 ± 2
129Turkmenistan
Asia
42.6 ± 5
130Myanmar
Asia
42.0 ± 5
132India
Asia
41.1 ± 2
134Lao PDR
Asia
40.6 ± 5
135Cambodia
Asia
40.5 ± 5
150Nepal
Asia
36.3 ± 2
153Bangladesh
Asia
34.4 ± 5
159Iraq
Asia
32.3 ± 5
164Yemen, Rep.
Asia
30.7 ± 5
166Pakistan
Asia
29.3 ± 2
—Afghanistan
Asia
⚠ Insufficient data
—Hong Kong SAR, China
Asia
⚠ Insufficient data
—Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
Asia
⚠ Insufficient data
—Macao SAR, China
Asia
⚠ Insufficient data
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