Sworn

Green list · 2021 → 2026

Countries that improved

Every country whose Sworn Score went up over the last 5 years, ranked by size of the gain. 166 countries improved in this window.

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166 countries improved between 2021 and 2026.

  1. 1
    St. Lucia
    Latin America & Caribbean · 48.2 → 57.3 · rank +33
    ▲ 9.1
  2. 2
    Suriname
    Latin America & Caribbean · 40.3 → 48.8 · rank +23
    ▲ 8.4
  3. 3
    Brazil
    Latin America & Caribbean · 53.3 → 61.2 · rank +32
    ▲ 7.9
  4. 4
    Mauritania
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 38.2 → 45.9 · rank +23
    ▲ 7.7
  5. 5
    Costa Rica
    Latin America & Caribbean · 59.0 → 66.1 · rank +19
    ▲ 7.1
  6. 6
    Timor-Leste
    East Asia & Pacific · 45.7 → 52.7 · rank +15
    ▲ 7.0
  7. 7
    Dominican Republic
    Latin America & Caribbean · 48.5 → 55.5 · rank +17
    ▲ 7.0
  8. 8
    Kosovo
    Europe & Central Asia · 61.4 → 67.9 · rank +11
    ▲ 6.6
  9. 9
    French Polynesia
    East Asia & Pacific · 67.1 → 73.5 · rank +9
    ▲ 6.4
  10. 10
    Seychelles
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 62.6 → 68.8 · rank +8
    ▲ 6.2
  11. 11
    Saudi Arabia
    Middle East & North Africa · 62.5 → 68.6 · rank +9
    ▲ 6.1
  12. 12
    Algeria
    Middle East & North Africa · 50.8 → 57.0 · rank +17
    ▲ 6.1
  13. 13
    Bhutan
    South Asia · 56.1 → 62.0 · rank +16
    ▲ 5.9
  14. 14
    Uzbekistan
    Europe & Central Asia · 54.1 → 59.5 · rank +16
    ▲ 5.4
  15. 15
    Guyana
    Latin America & Caribbean · 45.7 → 51.1 · rank +10
    ▲ 5.4
  16. 16
    Rwanda
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 40.0 → 45.3 · rank +12
    ▲ 5.3
  17. 17
    India
    South Asia · 49.2 → 54.5 · rank +7
    ▲ 5.2
  18. 18
    Iraq
    Middle East & North Africa · 37.9 → 43.0 · rank +11
    ▲ 5.1
  19. 19
    Zambia
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 28.5 → 33.6 · rank +9
    ▲ 5.1
  20. 20
    Mexico
    Latin America & Caribbean · 49.0 → 54.0 · rank +5
    ▲ 5.0
  21. 21
    Colombia
    Latin America & Caribbean · 51.2 → 56.1 · rank +9
    ▲ 4.9
  22. 22
    Iran, Islamic Rep.
    Middle East & North Africa · 42.4 → 47.1 · rank +12
    ▲ 4.8
  23. 23
    Paraguay
    Latin America & Caribbean · 52.1 → 56.7 · rank +11
    ▲ 4.6
  24. 24
    Poland
    Europe & Central Asia · 69.8 → 74.4 · rank +6
    ▲ 4.6
  25. 25
    Montenegro
    Europe & Central Asia · 60.5 → 65.0 · rank +6
    ▲ 4.5
  26. 26
    Uruguay
    Latin America & Caribbean · 66.2 → 70.7 · rank +5
    ▲ 4.5
  27. 27
    Jordan
    Middle East & North Africa · 49.8 → 54.3 · rank +4
    ▲ 4.5
  28. 28
    Ethiopia
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 32.2 → 36.4 · rank +4
    ▲ 4.2
  29. 29
    Angola
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 22.1 → 26.2 · rank +3
    ▲ 4.1
  30. 30
    Nepal
    South Asia · 43.2 → 47.1 · rank +8
    ▲ 3.9
  31. 31
    Syrian Arab Republic
    Middle East & North Africa · 28.6 → 32.5 · rank +6
    ▲ 3.8
  32. 32
    Mongolia
    East Asia & Pacific · 55.1 → 58.9 · rank +8
    ▲ 3.8
  33. 33
    Kazakhstan
    Europe & Central Asia · 61.3 → 65.1 · rank +4
    ▲ 3.8
  34. 34
    China
    East Asia & Pacific · 59.4 → 63.1 · rank +6
    ▲ 3.7
  35. 35
    Jamaica
    Latin America & Caribbean · 56.0 → 59.7 · rank +4
    ▲ 3.6
  36. 36
    Armenia
    Europe & Central Asia · 57.3 → 60.9 · rank +6
    ▲ 3.6
  37. 37
    Kyrgyz Republic
    Europe & Central Asia · 51.8 → 55.4
    ▲ 3.5
  38. 38
    Bulgaria
    Europe & Central Asia · 63.7 → 67.2 · rank +1
    ▲ 3.5
  39. 39
    Russian Federation
    Europe & Central Asia · 59.5 → 63.0 · rank +4
    ▲ 3.5
  40. 40
    Chile
    Latin America & Caribbean · 68.7 → 72.2 · rank +2
    ▲ 3.5
  41. 41
    Nauru
    East Asia & Pacific · 48.7 → 52.1
    ▲ 3.5
  42. 42
    Morocco
    Middle East & North Africa · 52.7 → 56.2 · rank +7
    ▲ 3.5
  43. 43
    Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
    East Asia & Pacific · 51.6 → 55.0 · rank +1
    ▲ 3.4
  44. 44
    Lithuania
    Europe & Central Asia · 71.1 → 74.5 · rank +1
    ▲ 3.4
  45. 45
    Antigua and Barbuda
    Latin America & Caribbean · 57.4 → 60.7 · rank +3
    ▲ 3.3
  46. 46
    Azerbaijan
    Europe & Central Asia · 54.5 → 57.8 · rank +5
    ▲ 3.3
  47. 47
    Togo
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 38.3 → 41.6 · rank +6
    ▲ 3.3
  48. 48
    Italy
    Europe & Central Asia · 70.7 → 74.0 · rank +1
    ▲ 3.3
  49. 49
    Puerto Rico (US)
    Latin America & Caribbean · 59.0 → 62.3 · rank +7
    ▲ 3.2
  50. 50
    Senegal
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 48.7 → 51.8 · rank -2
    ▲ 3.1
  51. 51
    Philippines
    East Asia & Pacific · 49.9 → 52.9 · rank -3
    ▲ 3.1
  52. 52
    Grenada
    Latin America & Caribbean · 54.0 → 57.0 · rank +5
    ▲ 3.0
  53. 53
    Belarus
    Europe & Central Asia · 62.2 → 65.1 · rank +3
    ▲ 3.0
  54. 54
    Bangladesh
    South Asia · 43.0 → 45.9 · rank +5
    ▲ 2.9
  55. 55
    Aruba
    Latin America & Caribbean · 44.5 → 47.4 · rank +6
    ▲ 2.9
  56. 56
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Europe & Central Asia · 55.9 → 58.9 · rank +1
    ▲ 2.9
  57. 57
    St. Kitts and Nevis
    Latin America & Caribbean · 57.9 → 60.8
    ▲ 2.9
  58. 58
    Ireland
    Europe & Central Asia · 79.7 → 82.6 · rank +5
    ▲ 2.9
  59. 59
    Lesotho
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 34.1 → 37.0 · rank +4
    ▲ 2.9
  60. 60
    North Macedonia
    Europe & Central Asia · 55.2 → 58.0 · rank +1
    ▲ 2.9
  61. 61
    Venezuela, RB
    Latin America & Caribbean · 37.1 → 39.9 · rank +8
    ▲ 2.8
  62. 62
    Central African Republic
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 23.7 → 26.5 · rank +1
    ▲ 2.8
  63. 63
    Guam
    East Asia & Pacific · 69.3 → 72.1
    ▲ 2.8
  64. 64
    Botswana
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 43.2 → 46.0 · rank +7
    ▲ 2.8
  65. 65
    Tanzania
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 40.6 → 43.4 · rank +1
    ▲ 2.8
  66. 66
    Tajikistan
    Europe & Central Asia · 47.2 → 49.9 · rank +2
    ▲ 2.7
  67. 67
    Kiribati
    East Asia & Pacific · 55.6 → 58.2
    ▲ 2.6
  68. 68
    Spain
    Europe & Central Asia · 71.7 → 74.3 · rank -2
    ▲ 2.6
  69. 69
    Bahamas, The
    Latin America & Caribbean · 56.1 → 58.7 · rank -5
    ▲ 2.6
  70. 70
    Albania
    Europe & Central Asia · 55.6 → 58.2
    ▲ 2.6
  71. 71
    Greece
    Europe & Central Asia · 67.7 → 70.3
    ▲ 2.6
  72. 72
    Yemen, Rep.
    Middle East & North Africa · 28.0 → 30.5 · rank +3
    ▲ 2.5
  73. 73
    Papua New Guinea
    East Asia & Pacific · 35.6 → 38.1 · rank +4
    ▲ 2.5
  74. 74
    United Arab Emirates
    Middle East & North Africa · 72.8 → 75.3 · rank +1
    ▲ 2.5
  75. 75
    Bermuda
    North America · 54.1 → 56.6
    ▲ 2.5
  76. 76
    Tuvalu
    East Asia & Pacific · 53.1 → 55.6 · rank -2
    ▲ 2.5
  77. 77
    Romania
    Europe & Central Asia · 61.7 → 64.2 · rank -1
    ▲ 2.4
  78. 78
    Qatar
    Middle East & North Africa · 70.8 → 73.2 · rank -2
    ▲ 2.4
  79. 79
    Trinidad and Tobago
    Latin America & Caribbean · 59.1 → 61.5
    ▲ 2.4
  80. 80
    Sri Lanka
    South Asia · 50.0 → 52.4 · rank -6
    ▲ 2.4
  81. 81
    Cote d'Ivoire
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 39.9 → 42.3 · rank +2
    ▲ 2.4
  82. 82
    Serbia
    Europe & Central Asia · 57.8 → 60.2 · rank -1
    ▲ 2.4
  83. 83
    Argentina
    Latin America & Caribbean · 54.7 → 57.0
    ▲ 2.4
  84. 84
    Eswatini
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 28.2 → 30.5 · rank +3
    ▲ 2.3
  85. 85
    Comoros
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 41.5 → 43.8 · rank -1
    ▲ 2.3
  86. 86
    Moldova
    Europe & Central Asia · 63.8 → 66.0 · rank -4
    ▲ 2.3
  87. 87
    Georgia
    Europe & Central Asia · 60.4 → 62.6 · rank +1
    ▲ 2.2
  88. 88
    Samoa
    East Asia & Pacific · 58.9 → 61.1
    ▲ 2.2
  89. 89
    Ukraine
    Europe & Central Asia · 57.7 → 59.9 · rank -1
    ▲ 2.2
  90. 90
    Afghanistan
    Middle East & North Africa · 30.2 → 32.4 · rank +1
    ▲ 2.2
  91. 91
    Congo, Rep.
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 23.1 → 25.3
    ▲ 2.2
  92. 92
    Liberia
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 35.9 → 38.0 · rank +1
    ▲ 2.1
  93. 93
    Kuwait
    Middle East & North Africa · 66.8 → 68.8 · rank +1
    ▲ 2.0
  94. 94
    Slovenia
    Europe & Central Asia · 78.5 → 80.5 · rank +4
    ▲ 2.0
  95. 95
    Cabo Verde
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 51.7 → 53.7 · rank -6
    ▲ 2.0
  96. 96
    Barbados
    Latin America & Caribbean · 62.2 → 64.2 · rank -2
    ▲ 2.0
  97. 97
    Peru
    Latin America & Caribbean · 53.0 → 55.0 · rank -5
    ▲ 1.9
  98. 98
    Guinea
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 32.5 → 34.4 · rank -1
    ▲ 1.9
  99. 99
    Cameroon
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 37.5 → 39.4 · rank +3
    ▲ 1.9
  100. 100
    Ecuador
    Latin America & Caribbean · 53.9 → 55.8 · rank -2
    ▲ 1.9
  101. 101
    Lebanon
    Middle East & North Africa · 37.5 → 39.4 · rank +3
    ▲ 1.9
  102. 102
    Malaysia
    East Asia & Pacific · 63.2 → 65.1 · rank -3
    ▲ 1.9
  103. 103
    Honduras
    Latin America & Caribbean · 43.3 → 45.1 · rank -3
    ▲ 1.9
  104. 104
    Solomon Islands
    East Asia & Pacific · 56.0 → 57.9 · rank -6
    ▲ 1.9
  105. 105
    South Africa
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 41.3 → 43.1 · rank -2
    ▲ 1.8
  106. 106
    Cyprus
    Europe & Central Asia · 73.8 → 75.7 · rank +2
    ▲ 1.8
  107. 107
    Korea, Rep.
    East Asia & Pacific · 77.6 → 79.4 · rank +4
    ▲ 1.8
  108. 108
    Tonga
    East Asia & Pacific · 57.8 → 59.6 · rank -5
    ▲ 1.8
  109. 109
    Croatia
    Europe & Central Asia · 68.0 → 69.8 · rank -2
    ▲ 1.8
  110. 110
    Uganda
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 38.3 → 40.0 · rank +1
    ▲ 1.8
  111. 111
    United States
    North America · 79.2 → 81.0 · rank +6
    ▲ 1.7
  112. 112
    Cayman Islands
    Latin America & Caribbean · 54.0 → 55.7 · rank -5
    ▲ 1.7
  113. 113
    Czechia
    Europe & Central Asia · 78.5 → 80.2 · rank +1
    ▲ 1.7
  114. 114
    St. Vincent and the Grenadines
    Latin America & Caribbean · 48.6 → 50.3 · rank -3
    ▲ 1.7
  115. 115
    Slovak Republic
    Europe & Central Asia · 70.8 → 72.5 · rank -4
    ▲ 1.7
  116. 116
    Chad
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 26.7 → 28.3 · rank +1
    ▲ 1.6
  117. 117
    Benin
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 39.3 → 40.9
    ▲ 1.5
  118. 118
    Bolivia
    Latin America & Caribbean · 49.4 → 50.9 · rank -7
    ▲ 1.5
  119. 119
    Namibia
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 45.1 → 46.6
    ▲ 1.5
  120. 120
    Belize
    Latin America & Caribbean · 47.4 → 49.0 · rank -2
    ▲ 1.5
  121. 121
    Liechtenstein
    Europe & Central Asia · 79.6 → 81.1 · rank +5
    ▲ 1.5
  122. 122
    Maldives
    South Asia · 64.5 → 66.0 · rank -5
    ▲ 1.5
  123. 123
    Libya
    Middle East & North Africa · 31.6 → 33.0 · rank +1
    ▲ 1.5
  124. 124
    Australia
    East Asia & Pacific · 82.2 → 83.7 · rank +3
    ▲ 1.5
  125. 125
    Djibouti
    Middle East & North Africa · 29.9 → 31.3
    ▲ 1.4
  126. 126
    Monaco
    Europe & Central Asia · 74.2 → 75.7 · rank +2
    ▲ 1.4
  127. 127
    Congo, Dem. Rep.
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 22.1 → 23.4 · rank +1
    ▲ 1.3
  128. 128
    New Caledonia
    East Asia & Pacific · 70.7 → 72.0 · rank -4
    ▲ 1.3
  129. 129
    Mali
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 36.9 → 38.2 · rank +2
    ▲ 1.3
  130. 130
    Gambia, The
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 36.8 → 38.1 · rank +2
    ▲ 1.3
  131. 131
    Viet Nam
    East Asia & Pacific · 54.5 → 55.8 · rank -9
    ▲ 1.3
  132. 132
    Cambodia
    East Asia & Pacific · 43.9 → 45.1 · rank -3
    ▲ 1.3
  133. 133
    Mozambique
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 34.2 → 35.5 · rank -2
    ▲ 1.3
  134. 134
    Dominica
    Latin America & Caribbean · 54.9 → 56.1 · rank -9
    ▲ 1.2
  135. 135
    Bahrain
    Middle East & North Africa · 61.0 → 62.2 · rank -3
    ▲ 1.2
  136. 136
    Estonia
    Europe & Central Asia · 74.4 → 75.6 · rank -1
    ▲ 1.2
  137. 137
    Turkmenistan
    Europe & Central Asia · 44.4 → 45.5 · rank -2
    ▲ 1.1
  138. 138
    Guinea-Bissau
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 35.7 → 36.8
    ▲ 1.1
  139. 139
    Singapore
    East Asia & Pacific · 77.6 → 78.7 · rank +1
    ▲ 1.1
  140. 140
    Indonesia
    East Asia & Pacific · 48.5 → 49.5 · rank -5
    ▲ 1.0
  141. 141
    Latvia
    Europe & Central Asia · 70.3 → 71.3 · rank -4
    ▲ 1.0
  142. 142
    Burundi
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 38.9 → 39.9 · rank -3
    ▲ 1.0
  143. 143
    Hong Kong SAR, China
    East Asia & Pacific · 75.5 → 76.5 · rank +2
    ▲ 0.9
  144. 144
    Burkina Faso
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 42.1 → 43.0 · rank -5
    ▲ 0.9
  145. 145
    Panama
    Latin America & Caribbean · 55.6 → 56.5 · rank -9
    ▲ 0.9
  146. 146
    Luxembourg
    Europe & Central Asia · 79.4 → 80.3 · rank -1
    ▲ 0.8
  147. 147
    Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
    East Asia & Pacific · 47.0 → 47.8 · rank -3
    ▲ 0.8
  148. 148
    Thailand
    East Asia & Pacific · 59.4 → 60.1 · rank -9
    ▲ 0.7
  149. 149
    Madagascar
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 30.2 → 30.9 · rank -3
    ▲ 0.7
  150. 150
    Marshall Islands
    East Asia & Pacific · 58.1 → 58.8 · rank -12
    ▲ 0.7
  151. 151
    Tunisia
    Middle East & North Africa · 53.4 → 54.0 · rank -11
    ▲ 0.6
  152. 152
    Lao PDR
    East Asia & Pacific · 40.0 → 40.6 · rank -4
    ▲ 0.6
  153. 153
    Somalia, Fed. Rep.
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 3.6 → 4.1
    ▲ 0.5
  154. 154
    Iceland
    Europe & Central Asia · 87.4 → 87.9 · rank +2
    ▲ 0.4
  155. 155
    Macao SAR, China
    East Asia & Pacific · 76.0 → 76.3
    ▲ 0.4
  156. 156
    Kenya
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 37.9 → 38.3 · rank -3
    ▲ 0.4
  157. 157
    Myanmar
    East Asia & Pacific · 41.0 → 41.3 · rank -6
    ▲ 0.3
  158. 158
    Pakistan
    Middle East & North Africa · 38.7 → 39.0 · rank -6
    ▲ 0.3
  159. 159
    Portugal
    Europe & Central Asia · 77.4 → 77.7 · rank +1
    ▲ 0.3
  160. 160
    Mauritius
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 61.0 → 61.3 · rank -9
    ▲ 0.3
  161. 161
    Canada
    North America · 80.5 → 80.8
    ▲ 0.3
  162. 162
    American Samoa
    East Asia & Pacific · 66.8 → 67.0 · rank -6
    ▲ 0.2
  163. 163
    Turkiye
    Europe & Central Asia · 48.0 → 48.2 · rank -5
    ▲ 0.1
  164. 164
    Sudan
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 25.4 → 25.6 · rank -2
    ▲ 0.1
  165. 165
    Nigeria
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 26.8 → 26.9 · rank -1
    ▲ 0.1
  166. 166
    Nicaragua
    Latin America & Caribbean · 45.0 → 45.1 · rank -9
    ▲ 0.0