Sworn

Green list · 2016 → 2026

Countries that improved

Every country whose Sworn Score went up over the last 10 years, ranked by size of the gain. 130 countries improved in this window.

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130 countries improved between 2016 and 2026.

  1. 1
    Seychelles
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 56.7 → 68.8 · rank +31
    ▲ 12.1
  2. 2
    Tuvalu
    East Asia & Pacific · 46.1 → 55.6 · rank +32
    ▲ 9.5
  3. 3
    Kazakhstan
    Europe & Central Asia · 56.8 → 65.1 · rank +19
    ▲ 8.3
  4. 4
    Kiribati
    East Asia & Pacific · 50.2 → 58.2 · rank +33
    ▲ 8.0
  5. 5
    Dominican Republic
    Latin America & Caribbean · 47.6 → 55.5 · rank +26
    ▲ 7.9
  6. 6
    Uzbekistan
    Europe & Central Asia · 51.8 → 59.5 · rank +31
    ▲ 7.7
  7. 7
    Antigua and Barbuda
    Latin America & Caribbean · 53.1 → 60.7 · rank +25
    ▲ 7.6
  8. 8
    Ukraine
    Europe & Central Asia · 52.4 → 59.9 · rank +26
    ▲ 7.5
  9. 9
    Tonga
    East Asia & Pacific · 52.1 → 59.6 · rank +27
    ▲ 7.5
  10. 10
    Saudi Arabia
    Middle East & North Africa · 61.5 → 68.6 · rank +11
    ▲ 7.2
  11. 11
    Maldives
    South Asia · 59.1 → 66.0 · rank +14
    ▲ 6.9
  12. 12
    Rwanda
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 38.5 → 45.3 · rank +23
    ▲ 6.8
  13. 13
    Russian Federation
    Europe & Central Asia · 56.2 → 63.0 · rank +21
    ▲ 6.7
  14. 14
    Puerto Rico (US)
    Latin America & Caribbean · 55.6 → 62.3 · rank +21
    ▲ 6.7
  15. 15
    Mozambique
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 28.9 → 35.5 · rank +10
    ▲ 6.5
  16. 16
    Greece
    Europe & Central Asia · 63.8 → 70.3 · rank +7
    ▲ 6.5
  17. 17
    Bhutan
    South Asia · 55.6 → 62.0 · rank +18
    ▲ 6.4
  18. 18
    Mauritania
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 39.5 → 45.9 · rank +24
    ▲ 6.4
  19. 19
    North Macedonia
    Europe & Central Asia · 51.8 → 58.0 · rank +23
    ▲ 6.2
  20. 20
    Korea, Rep.
    East Asia & Pacific · 73.4 → 79.4 · rank +12
    ▲ 6.0
  21. 21
    Marshall Islands
    East Asia & Pacific · 52.9 → 58.8 · rank +17
    ▲ 5.9
  22. 22
    China
    East Asia & Pacific · 57.5 → 63.1 · rank +10
    ▲ 5.6
  23. 23
    Spain
    Europe & Central Asia · 68.8 → 74.3 · rank +6
    ▲ 5.6
  24. 24
    Lithuania
    Europe & Central Asia · 69.0 → 74.5 · rank +6
    ▲ 5.5
  25. 25
    Armenia
    Europe & Central Asia · 55.4 → 60.9 · rank +13
    ▲ 5.4
  26. 26
    Guinea-Bissau
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 31.6 → 36.8 · rank +6
    ▲ 5.3
  27. 27
    Italy
    Europe & Central Asia · 68.9 → 74.0 · rank +4
    ▲ 5.1
  28. 28
    Libya
    Middle East & North Africa · 28.0 → 33.0 · rank +10
    ▲ 5.1
  29. 29
    Croatia
    Europe & Central Asia · 64.7 → 69.8 · rank +2
    ▲ 5.1
  30. 30
    Brazil
    Latin America & Caribbean · 56.3 → 61.2 · rank +11
    ▲ 5.0
  31. 31
    Jamaica
    Latin America & Caribbean · 54.8 → 59.7 · rank +12
    ▲ 4.9
  32. 32
    Azerbaijan
    Europe & Central Asia · 52.9 → 57.8 · rank +10
    ▲ 4.9
  33. 33
    Nepal
    South Asia · 42.3 → 47.1 · rank +14
    ▲ 4.8
  34. 34
    Paraguay
    Latin America & Caribbean · 52.0 → 56.7 · rank +15
    ▲ 4.8
  35. 35
    Central African Republic
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 21.8 → 26.5 · rank +3
    ▲ 4.7
  36. 36
    Samoa
    East Asia & Pacific · 56.5 → 61.1 · rank +7
    ▲ 4.6
  37. 37
    Uganda
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 35.5 → 40.0 · rank +10
    ▲ 4.6
  38. 38
    Djibouti
    Middle East & North Africa · 26.8 → 31.3 · rank +8
    ▲ 4.6
  39. 39
    Bulgaria
    Europe & Central Asia · 62.8 → 67.2 · rank +3
    ▲ 4.4
  40. 40
    Mongolia
    East Asia & Pacific · 54.5 → 58.9 · rank +11
    ▲ 4.4
  41. 41
    India
    South Asia · 50.1 → 54.5 · rank +12
    ▲ 4.4
  42. 42
    Montenegro
    Europe & Central Asia · 60.6 → 65.0 · rank +7
    ▲ 4.4
  43. 43
    South Sudan
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 13.0 → 17.4 · rank -1
    ▲ 4.4
  44. 44
    Slovenia
    Europe & Central Asia · 76.1 → 80.5 · rank +12
    ▲ 4.4
  45. 45
    Zambia
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 29.3 → 33.6 · rank +6
    ▲ 4.3
  46. 46
    Gambia, The
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 34.0 → 38.1 · rank +6
    ▲ 4.1
  47. 47
    Bangladesh
    South Asia · 41.9 → 45.9 · rank +14
    ▲ 4.0
  48. 48
    Colombia
    Latin America & Caribbean · 52.1 → 56.1 · rank +7
    ▲ 4.0
  49. 49
    Kuwait
    Middle East & North Africa · 64.9 → 68.8
    ▲ 3.9
  50. 50
    Albania
    Europe & Central Asia · 54.3 → 58.2 · rank +8
    ▲ 3.9
  51. 51
    Brunei Darussalam
    East Asia & Pacific · 58.0 → 61.9 · rank +3
    ▲ 3.9
  52. 52
    Suriname
    Latin America & Caribbean · 44.8 → 48.8 · rank +10
    ▲ 3.9
  53. 53
    Latvia
    Europe & Central Asia · 67.4 → 71.3 · rank +1
    ▲ 3.9
  54. 54
    Serbia
    Europe & Central Asia · 56.3 → 60.2 · rank +4
    ▲ 3.9
  55. 55
    Philippines
    East Asia & Pacific · 49.0 → 52.9 · rank +12
    ▲ 3.9
  56. 56
    Ireland
    Europe & Central Asia · 78.8 → 82.6 · rank +10
    ▲ 3.8
  57. 57
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Europe & Central Asia · 55.1 → 58.9 · rank +5
    ▲ 3.8
  58. 58
    Cyprus
    Europe & Central Asia · 71.9 → 75.7 · rank +5
    ▲ 3.8
  59. 59
    Poland
    Europe & Central Asia · 70.7 → 74.4 · rank +2
    ▲ 3.7
  60. 60
    Guyana
    Latin America & Caribbean · 47.6 → 51.1 · rank +11
    ▲ 3.5
  61. 61
    Moldova
    Europe & Central Asia · 62.5 → 66.0
    ▲ 3.5
  62. 62
    Cambodia
    East Asia & Pacific · 41.7 → 45.1 · rank +13
    ▲ 3.4
  63. 63
    Angola
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 22.8 → 26.2 · rank +1
    ▲ 3.4
  64. 64
    Senegal
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 48.5 → 51.8 · rank +9
    ▲ 3.4
  65. 65
    Togo
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 38.3 → 41.6 · rank +12
    ▲ 3.3
  66. 66
    Fiji
    East Asia & Pacific · 50.4 → 53.6 · rank +2
    ▲ 3.2
  67. 67
    Ghana
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 41.7 → 44.9 · rank +9
    ▲ 3.2
  68. 68
    Malaysia
    East Asia & Pacific · 61.9 → 65.1
    ▲ 3.1
  69. 69
    Uruguay
    Latin America & Caribbean · 67.6 → 70.7 · rank -1
    ▲ 3.1
  70. 70
    Cote d'Ivoire
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 39.1 → 42.3 · rank +10
    ▲ 3.1
  71. 71
    Liberia
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 34.9 → 38.0 · rank +1
    ▲ 3.1
  72. 72
    Portugal
    Europe & Central Asia · 74.5 → 77.7 · rank +7
    ▲ 3.1
  73. 73
    Romania
    Europe & Central Asia · 61.3 → 64.2 · rank -1
    ▲ 2.9
  74. 74
    Papua New Guinea
    East Asia & Pacific · 35.2 → 38.1 · rank +1
    ▲ 2.8
  75. 75
    St. Lucia
    Latin America & Caribbean · 54.4 → 57.3 · rank +3
    ▲ 2.8
  76. 76
    Lesotho
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 34.2 → 37.0 · rank +2
    ▲ 2.8
  77. 77
    Belarus
    Europe & Central Asia · 62.3 → 65.1
    ▲ 2.8
  78. 78
    Malawi
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 33.0 → 35.8 · rank +2
    ▲ 2.8
  79. 79
    Egypt, Arab Rep.
    Middle East & North Africa · 43.0 → 45.7 · rank +3
    ▲ 2.7
  80. 80
    Slovak Republic
    Europe & Central Asia · 69.8 → 72.5 · rank -2
    ▲ 2.7
  81. 81
    Eswatini
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 28.0 → 30.5 · rank +3
    ▲ 2.5
  82. 82
    Cabo Verde
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 51.3 → 53.7 · rank -1
    ▲ 2.3
  83. 83
    Namibia
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 44.3 → 46.6 · rank +5
    ▲ 2.3
  84. 84
    Indonesia
    East Asia & Pacific · 47.3 → 49.5 · rank +8
    ▲ 2.3
  85. 85
    Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
    East Asia & Pacific · 52.8 → 55.0 · rank -6
    ▲ 2.2
  86. 86
    Nauru
    East Asia & Pacific · 50.1 → 52.1
    ▲ 2.1
  87. 87
    Oman
    Middle East & North Africa · 61.5 → 63.6 · rank -4
    ▲ 2.1
  88. 88
    Timor-Leste
    East Asia & Pacific · 50.7 → 52.7 · rank -2
    ▲ 2.1
  89. 89
    Syrian Arab Republic
    Middle East & North Africa · 30.4 → 32.5
    ▲ 2.0
  90. 90
    Comoros
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 41.9 → 43.8 · rank +6
    ▲ 2.0
  91. 91
    Morocco
    Middle East & North Africa · 54.3 → 56.2 · rank -2
    ▲ 1.9
  92. 92
    Tajikistan
    Europe & Central Asia · 48.0 → 49.9 · rank +6
    ▲ 1.9
  93. 93
    South Africa
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 41.3 → 43.1 · rank +7
    ▲ 1.8
  94. 94
    Georgia
    Europe & Central Asia · 60.9 → 62.6
    ▲ 1.7
  95. 95
    Bermuda
    North America · 54.9 → 56.6 · rank -7
    ▲ 1.7
  96. 96
    Mexico
    Latin America & Caribbean · 52.3 → 54.0 · rank -7
    ▲ 1.7
  97. 97
    Thailand
    East Asia & Pacific · 58.5 → 60.1 · rank -9
    ▲ 1.6
  98. 98
    Czechia
    Europe & Central Asia · 78.6 → 80.2 · rank +2
    ▲ 1.6
  99. 99
    Solomon Islands
    East Asia & Pacific · 56.3 → 57.9 · rank -9
    ▲ 1.5
  100. 100
    Australia
    East Asia & Pacific · 82.3 → 83.7 · rank +3
    ▲ 1.4
  101. 101
    Bahamas, The
    Latin America & Caribbean · 57.3 → 58.7 · rank -14
    ▲ 1.4
  102. 102
    Tanzania
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 42.1 → 43.4 · rank +1
    ▲ 1.3
  103. 103
    Viet Nam
    East Asia & Pacific · 54.5 → 55.8 · rank -11
    ▲ 1.3
  104. 104
    Chile
    Latin America & Caribbean · 71.0 → 72.2 · rank -5
    ▲ 1.2
  105. 105
    Vanuatu
    East Asia & Pacific · 52.4 → 53.6 · rank -10
    ▲ 1.2
  106. 106
    Bahrain
    Middle East & North Africa · 61.0 → 62.2 · rank -3
    ▲ 1.2
  107. 107
    Yemen, Rep.
    Middle East & North Africa · 29.3 → 30.5 · rank -3
    ▲ 1.2
  108. 108
    Peru
    Latin America & Caribbean · 53.8 → 55.0 · rank -12
    ▲ 1.2
  109. 109
    Benin
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 39.7 → 40.9 · rank +4
    ▲ 1.1
  110. 110
    Qatar
    Middle East & North Africa · 72.2 → 73.2 · rank -5
    ▲ 1.1
  111. 111
    Estonia
    Europe & Central Asia · 74.6 → 75.6 · rank -1
    ▲ 1.0
  112. 112
    Iraq
    Middle East & North Africa · 42.1 → 43.0 · rank -1
    ▲ 0.9
  113. 113
    United States
    North America · 80.2 → 81.0 · rank +3
    ▲ 0.8
  114. 114
    Kosovo
    Europe & Central Asia · 67.2 → 67.9 · rank -6
    ▲ 0.8
  115. 115
    Chad
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 27.6 → 28.3
    ▲ 0.7
  116. 116
    Iceland
    Europe & Central Asia · 87.2 → 87.9 · rank +3
    ▲ 0.7
  117. 117
    Lao PDR
    East Asia & Pacific · 40.0 → 40.6 · rank +2
    ▲ 0.7
  118. 118
    Ecuador
    Latin America & Caribbean · 55.2 → 55.8 · rank -15
    ▲ 0.7
  119. 119
    Grenada
    Latin America & Caribbean · 56.5 → 57.0 · rank -16
    ▲ 0.6
  120. 120
    Netherlands
    Europe & Central Asia · 85.8 → 86.4 · rank +2
    ▲ 0.5
  121. 121
    Barbados
    Latin America & Caribbean · 63.8 → 64.2 · rank -10
    ▲ 0.4
  122. 122
    Liechtenstein
    Europe & Central Asia · 80.7 → 81.1 · rank +2
    ▲ 0.4
  123. 123
    Trinidad and Tobago
    Latin America & Caribbean · 61.2 → 61.5 · rank -9
    ▲ 0.3
  124. 124
    Turkmenistan
    Europe & Central Asia · 45.2 → 45.5 · rank -3
    ▲ 0.3
  125. 125
    Belgium
    Europe & Central Asia · 82.7 → 83.0
    ▲ 0.3
  126. 126
    Japan
    East Asia & Pacific · 80.1 → 80.3 · rank -1
    ▲ 0.2
  127. 127
    New Zealand
    East Asia & Pacific · 83.6 → 83.8 · rank +2
    ▲ 0.2
  128. 128
    Singapore
    East Asia & Pacific · 78.6 → 78.7
    ▲ 0.1
  129. 129
    Costa Rica
    Latin America & Caribbean · 66.0 → 66.1 · rank -8
    ▲ 0.1
  130. 130
    Monaco
    Europe & Central Asia · 75.6 → 75.7
    ▲ 0.0