Sworn

Red list · 2025 → 2026

Countries that declined

Every country whose Sworn Score went down over the last 1 year, ranked by size of the drop. 107 countries declined in this window.

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107 countries declined between 2025 and 2026.

  1. 1
    Somalia, Fed. Rep.
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 5.1 → 4.1
    ▼ 1.0
  2. 2
    Haiti
    Latin America & Caribbean · 16.1 → 15.3
    ▼ 0.8
  3. 3
    Virgin Islands (U.S.)
    Latin America & Caribbean · 60.3 → 59.7 · rank -4
    ▼ 0.6
  4. 4
    Gabon
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 32.1 → 31.5
    ▼ 0.6
  5. 5
    Namibia
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 47.2 → 46.6 · rank -2
    ▼ 0.6
  6. 6
    Greenland
    Europe & Central Asia · 50.3 → 49.7 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.6
  7. 7
    Equatorial Guinea
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 29.6 → 29.1 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.6
  8. 8
    Yemen, Rep.
    Middle East & North Africa · 31.1 → 30.5 · rank -2
    ▼ 0.6
  9. 9
    Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
    East Asia & Pacific · 55.5 → 55.0 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.5
  10. 10
    Zimbabwe
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 20.9 → 20.5
    ▼ 0.5
  11. 11
    Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
    East Asia & Pacific · 48.3 → 47.8
    ▼ 0.5
  12. 12
    Congo, Rep.
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 25.7 → 25.3
    ▼ 0.5
  13. 13
    Sudan
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 26.0 → 25.6
    ▼ 0.5
  14. 14
    Afghanistan
    Middle East & North Africa · 32.8 → 32.4 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.4
  15. 15
    Angola
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 26.6 → 26.2 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.4
  16. 16
    Montenegro
    Europe & Central Asia · 65.3 → 65.0 · rank -3
    ▼ 0.4
  17. 17
    Guinea
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 34.8 → 34.4
    ▼ 0.4
  18. 18
    Guam
    East Asia & Pacific · 72.5 → 72.1 · rank -2
    ▼ 0.4
  19. 19
    Kosovo
    Europe & Central Asia · 68.3 → 67.9 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.4
  20. 20
    New Caledonia
    East Asia & Pacific · 72.3 → 72.0 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.3
  21. 21
    Papua New Guinea
    East Asia & Pacific · 38.4 → 38.1 · rank -2
    ▼ 0.3
  22. 22
    French Polynesia
    East Asia & Pacific · 73.8 → 73.5
    ▼ 0.3
  23. 23
    Congo, Dem. Rep.
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 23.8 → 23.4
    ▼ 0.3
  24. 24
    Liberia
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 38.3 → 38.0
    ▼ 0.3
  25. 25
    Libya
    Middle East & North Africa · 33.3 → 33.0
    ▼ 0.3
  26. 26
    Tuvalu
    East Asia & Pacific · 55.9 → 55.6 · rank -4
    ▼ 0.3
  27. 27
    St. Lucia
    Latin America & Caribbean · 57.5 → 57.3 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.3
  28. 28
    Gambia, The
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 38.3 → 38.1 · rank +1
    ▼ 0.3
  29. 29
    Guinea-Bissau
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 37.1 → 36.8
    ▼ 0.3
  30. 30
    Iraq
    Middle East & North Africa · 43.3 → 43.0 · rank -2
    ▼ 0.3
  31. 31
    Zambia
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 33.8 → 33.6
    ▼ 0.3
  32. 32
    Sierra Leone
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 29.4 → 29.1 · rank +1
    ▼ 0.2
  33. 33
    Belize
    Latin America & Caribbean · 49.2 → 49.0
    ▼ 0.2
  34. 34
    Armenia
    Europe & Central Asia · 61.1 → 60.9 · rank -2
    ▼ 0.2
  35. 35
    Cameroon
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 39.6 → 39.4 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.2
  36. 36
    Syrian Arab Republic
    Middle East & North Africa · 32.7 → 32.5 · rank +1
    ▼ 0.2
  37. 37
    Algeria
    Middle East & North Africa · 57.2 → 57.0 · rank -2
    ▼ 0.2
  38. 38
    Jordan
    Middle East & North Africa · 54.5 → 54.3 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.2
  39. 39
    Lebanon
    Middle East & North Africa · 39.6 → 39.4 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.2
  40. 40
    Kenya
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 38.5 → 38.3
    ▼ 0.2
  41. 41
    Bahamas, The
    Latin America & Caribbean · 58.9 → 58.7 · rank -2
    ▼ 0.2
  42. 42
    Panama
    Latin America & Caribbean · 56.7 → 56.5 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.2
  43. 43
    Nigeria
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 27.1 → 26.9
    ▼ 0.2
  44. 44
    Guyana
    Latin America & Caribbean · 51.3 → 51.1
    ▼ 0.2
  45. 45
    Mali
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 38.4 → 38.2 · rank +1
    ▼ 0.2
  46. 46
    North Macedonia
    Europe & Central Asia · 58.2 → 58.0
    ▼ 0.2
  47. 47
    Malawi
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 35.9 → 35.8
    ▼ 0.2
  48. 48
    South Sudan
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 17.6 → 17.4
    ▼ 0.2
  49. 49
    Turkiye
    Europe & Central Asia · 48.4 → 48.2
    ▼ 0.2
  50. 50
    Rwanda
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 45.5 → 45.3 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.2
  51. 51
    Guatemala
    Latin America & Caribbean · 46.1 → 45.9 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.2
  52. 52
    St. Vincent and the Grenadines
    Latin America & Caribbean · 50.5 → 50.3
    ▼ 0.1
  53. 53
    Pakistan
    Middle East & North Africa · 39.1 → 39.0
    ▼ 0.1
  54. 54
    Lesotho
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 37.1 → 37.0
    ▼ 0.1
  55. 55
    American Samoa
    East Asia & Pacific · 67.2 → 67.0
    ▼ 0.1
  56. 56
    Cabo Verde
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 53.8 → 53.7
    ▼ 0.1
  57. 57
    Myanmar
    East Asia & Pacific · 41.4 → 41.3
    ▼ 0.1
  58. 58
    Benin
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 41.0 → 40.9
    ▼ 0.1
  59. 59
    Burundi
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 40.0 → 39.9 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.1
  60. 60
    Kiribati
    East Asia & Pacific · 58.4 → 58.2
    ▼ 0.1
  61. 61
    Albania
    Europe & Central Asia · 58.3 → 58.2
    ▼ 0.1
  62. 62
    Sao Tome and Principe
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 44.2 → 44.1
    ▼ 0.1
  63. 63
    Cote d'Ivoire
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 42.4 → 42.3
    ▼ 0.1
  64. 64
    Eritrea
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 28.6 → 28.4
    ▼ 0.1
  65. 65
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Europe & Central Asia · 59.0 → 58.9 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.1
  66. 66
    Argentina
    Latin America & Caribbean · 57.2 → 57.0 · rank +1
    ▼ 0.1
  67. 67
    Nepal
    South Asia · 47.2 → 47.1
    ▼ 0.1
  68. 68
    Romania
    Europe & Central Asia · 64.3 → 64.2
    ▼ 0.1
  69. 69
    Brunei Darussalam
    East Asia & Pacific · 62.0 → 61.9 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.1
  70. 70
    Honduras
    Latin America & Caribbean · 45.2 → 45.1 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.1
  71. 71
    Burkina Faso
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 43.1 → 43.0
    ▼ 0.1
  72. 72
    Ethiopia
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 36.5 → 36.4
    ▼ 0.1
  73. 73
    Georgia
    Europe & Central Asia · 62.7 → 62.6
    ▼ 0.1
  74. 74
    Suriname
    Latin America & Caribbean · 48.9 → 48.8
    ▼ 0.1
  75. 75
    Barbados
    Latin America & Caribbean · 64.3 → 64.2
    ▼ 0.1
  76. 76
    Togo
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 41.7 → 41.6
    ▼ 0.1
  77. 77
    Indonesia
    East Asia & Pacific · 49.6 → 49.5
    ▼ 0.1
  78. 78
    Egypt, Arab Rep.
    Middle East & North Africa · 45.8 → 45.7 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.1
  79. 79
    Sri Lanka
    South Asia · 52.5 → 52.4
    ▼ 0.1
  80. 80
    Serbia
    Europe & Central Asia · 60.3 → 60.2 · rank +1
    ▼ 0.1
  81. 81
    Niger
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 39.5 → 39.4 · rank +2
    ▼ 0.1
  82. 82
    Greece
    Europe & Central Asia · 70.3 → 70.3
    ▼ 0.1
  83. 83
    Palau
    East Asia & Pacific · 61.8 → 61.7
    ▼ 0.1
  84. 84
    Cayman Islands
    Latin America & Caribbean · 55.8 → 55.7
    ▼ 0.1
  85. 85
    Lao PDR
    East Asia & Pacific · 40.7 → 40.6
    ▼ 0.1
  86. 86
    Nicaragua
    Latin America & Caribbean · 45.2 → 45.1 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.1
  87. 87
    El Salvador
    Latin America & Caribbean · 56.2 → 56.1 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.0
  88. 88
    Bangladesh
    South Asia · 45.9 → 45.9 · rank -2
    ▼ 0.0
  89. 89
    Eswatini
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 30.6 → 30.5 · rank +1
    ▼ 0.0
  90. 90
    Spain
    Europe & Central Asia · 74.4 → 74.3 · rank -2
    ▼ 0.0
  91. 91
    Fiji
    East Asia & Pacific · 53.6 → 53.6 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.0
  92. 92
    West Bank and Gaza
    Middle East & North Africa · 36.1 → 36.0
    ▼ 0.0
  93. 93
    Lithuania
    Europe & Central Asia · 74.5 → 74.5 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.0
  94. 94
    Uganda
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 40.1 → 40.0
    ▼ 0.0
  95. 95
    Ghana
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 44.9 → 44.9
    ▼ 0.0
  96. 96
    Latvia
    Europe & Central Asia · 71.3 → 71.3
    ▼ 0.0
  97. 97
    Dominican Republic
    Latin America & Caribbean · 55.6 → 55.5
    ▼ 0.0
  98. 98
    Mauritania
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 45.9 → 45.9
    ▼ 0.0
  99. 99
    Italy
    Europe & Central Asia · 74.0 → 74.0 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.0
  100. 100
    Comoros
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 43.8 → 43.8
    ▼ 0.0
  101. 101
    Tanzania
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 43.4 → 43.4
    ▼ 0.0
  102. 102
    Uruguay
    Latin America & Caribbean · 70.7 → 70.7
    ▼ 0.0
  103. 103
    Croatia
    Europe & Central Asia · 69.8 → 69.8
    ▼ 0.0
  104. 104
    Ukraine
    Europe & Central Asia · 60.0 → 59.9 · rank +1
    ▼ 0.0
  105. 105
    Paraguay
    Latin America & Caribbean · 56.7 → 56.7
    ▼ 0.0
  106. 106
    Timor-Leste
    East Asia & Pacific · 52.7 → 52.7
    ▼ 0.0
  107. 107
    Cambodia
    East Asia & Pacific · 45.1 → 45.1 · rank +2
    ▼ 0.0