Sworn

Red list · 2016 → 2026

Countries that declined

Every country whose Sworn Score went down over the last 10 years, ranked by size of the drop. 75 countries declined in this window.

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75 countries declined between 2016 and 2026.

  1. 1
    Zimbabwe
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 39.1 → 20.5 · rank -32
    ▼ 18.6
  2. 2
    Lebanon
    Middle East & North Africa · 53.2 → 39.4 · rank -64
    ▼ 13.8
  3. 3
    West Bank and Gaza
    Middle East & North Africa · 47.3 → 36.0 · rank -39
    ▼ 11.3
  4. 4
    Turkiye
    Europe & Central Asia · 54.7 → 48.2 · rank -39
    ▼ 6.5
  5. 5
    Argentina
    Latin America & Caribbean · 62.9 → 57.0 · rank -43
    ▼ 5.9
  6. 6
    Mali
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 44.1 → 38.2 · rank -24
    ▼ 5.9
  7. 7
    Cayman Islands
    Latin America & Caribbean · 61.3 → 55.7 · rank -46
    ▼ 5.6
  8. 8
    Sao Tome and Principe
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 49.5 → 44.1 · rank -23
    ▼ 5.4
  9. 9
    Haiti
    Latin America & Caribbean · 20.2 → 15.3 · rank -3
    ▼ 4.9
  10. 10
    Ethiopia
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 41.2 → 36.4 · rank -14
    ▼ 4.8
  11. 11
    Cuba
    Latin America & Caribbean · 79.0 → 74.7 · rank -15
    ▼ 4.4
  12. 12
    San Marino
    Europe & Central Asia · 85.1 → 80.8 · rank -7
    ▼ 4.3
  13. 13
    Honduras
    Latin America & Caribbean · 49.3 → 45.1 · rank -19
    ▼ 4.2
  14. 14
    Nicaragua
    Latin America & Caribbean · 49.3 → 45.1 · rank -19
    ▼ 4.2
  15. 15
    Kenya
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 42.4 → 38.3 · rank -20
    ▼ 4.1
  16. 16
    Aruba
    Latin America & Caribbean · 51.1 → 47.4 · rank -17
    ▼ 3.7
  17. 17
    Madagascar
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 34.6 → 30.9 · rank -12
    ▼ 3.7
  18. 18
    Pakistan
    Middle East & North Africa · 42.5 → 39.0 · rank -20
    ▼ 3.5
  19. 19
    Mauritius
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 64.6 → 61.3 · rank -24
    ▼ 3.3
  20. 20
    Botswana
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 49.2 → 46.0 · rank -9
    ▼ 3.3
  21. 21
    Dominica
    Latin America & Caribbean · 59.3 → 56.1 · rank -36
    ▼ 3.2
  22. 22
    Virgin Islands (U.S.)
    Latin America & Caribbean · 62.9 → 59.7 · rank -29
    ▼ 3.2
  23. 23
    Congo, Dem. Rep.
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 26.6 → 23.4 · rank -4
    ▼ 3.1
  24. 24
    Kyrgyz Republic
    Europe & Central Asia · 58.3 → 55.4 · rank -39
    ▼ 2.9
  25. 25
    Iran, Islamic Rep.
    Middle East & North Africa · 50.1 → 47.1 · rank -12
    ▼ 2.9
  26. 26
    Palau
    East Asia & Pacific · 64.6 → 61.7 · rank -21
    ▼ 2.9
  27. 27
    Niger
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 42.1 → 39.4 · rank -12
    ▼ 2.7
  28. 28
    Tunisia
    Middle East & North Africa · 56.6 → 54.0 · rank -36
    ▼ 2.6
  29. 29
    Burundi
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 42.4 → 39.9 · rank -14
    ▼ 2.5
  30. 30
    Sudan
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 28.1 → 25.6 · rank -7
    ▼ 2.5
  31. 31
    Nigeria
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 29.4 → 26.9 · rank -9
    ▼ 2.4
  32. 32
    Gabon
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 33.9 → 31.5 · rank -7
    ▼ 2.4
  33. 33
    Venezuela, RB
    Latin America & Caribbean · 42.3 → 39.9 · rank -12
    ▼ 2.4
  34. 34
    Sweden
    Europe & Central Asia · 87.7 → 85.4 · rank -3
    ▼ 2.3
  35. 35
    Panama
    Latin America & Caribbean · 58.7 → 56.5 · rank -31
    ▼ 2.3
  36. 36
    Denmark
    Europe & Central Asia · 88.8 → 86.8 · rank -2
    ▼ 2.0
  37. 37
    Norway
    Europe & Central Asia · 90.3 → 88.3
    ▼ 2.0
  38. 38
    Sierra Leone
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 30.9 → 29.1 · rank -8
    ▼ 1.8
  39. 39
    St. Vincent and the Grenadines
    Latin America & Caribbean · 52.1 → 50.3 · rank -15
    ▼ 1.8
  40. 40
    Guinea
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 36.0 → 34.4 · rank -9
    ▼ 1.6
  41. 41
    Finland
    Europe & Central Asia · 85.2 → 83.6 · rank -2
    ▼ 1.6
  42. 42
    Hungary
    Europe & Central Asia · 69.8 → 68.3 · rank -12
    ▼ 1.5
  43. 43
    Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
    East Asia & Pacific · 49.2 → 47.8 · rank -3
    ▼ 1.4
  44. 44
    Somalia, Fed. Rep.
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 5.5 → 4.1 · rank -2
    ▼ 1.3
  45. 45
    Hong Kong SAR, China
    East Asia & Pacific · 77.7 → 76.5 · rank -4
    ▼ 1.2
  46. 46
    Canada
    North America · 82.0 → 80.8 · rank -2
    ▼ 1.2
  47. 47
    American Samoa
    East Asia & Pacific · 68.2 → 67.0 · rank -11
    ▼ 1.2
  48. 48
    Burkina Faso
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 44.1 → 43.0 · rank -10
    ▼ 1.1
  49. 49
    Congo, Rep.
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 26.3 → 25.3 · rank -2
    ▼ 1.1
  50. 50
    Eritrea
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 29.5 → 28.4 · rank -8
    ▼ 1.0
  51. 51
    Jordan
    Middle East & North Africa · 55.3 → 54.3 · rank -25
    ▼ 1.0
  52. 52
    Switzerland
    Europe & Central Asia · 88.3 → 87.4
    ▼ 0.9
  53. 53
    El Salvador
    Latin America & Caribbean · 57.0 → 56.1 · rank -26
    ▼ 0.9
  54. 54
    Belize
    Latin America & Caribbean · 49.9 → 49.0 · rank -5
    ▼ 0.9
  55. 55
    France
    Europe & Central Asia · 79.6 → 78.8 · rank -4
    ▼ 0.9
  56. 56
    United Kingdom
    Europe & Central Asia · 81.3 → 80.4 · rank -4
    ▼ 0.9
  57. 57
    United Arab Emirates
    Middle East & North Africa · 76.1 → 75.3 · rank -4
    ▼ 0.8
  58. 58
    Afghanistan
    Middle East & North Africa · 33.2 → 32.4 · rank -5
    ▼ 0.8
  59. 59
    Greenland
    Europe & Central Asia · 50.5 → 49.7 · rank -9
    ▼ 0.8
  60. 60
    Guam
    East Asia & Pacific · 72.8 → 72.1 · rank -9
    ▼ 0.7
  61. 61
    Malta
    Middle East & North Africa · 78.8 → 78.1 · rank -4
    ▼ 0.7
  62. 62
    Israel
    Middle East & North Africa · 77.5 → 76.8 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.7
  63. 63
    Myanmar
    East Asia & Pacific · 41.9 → 41.3 · rank -3
    ▼ 0.6
  64. 64
    Guatemala
    Latin America & Caribbean · 46.5 → 45.9 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.6
  65. 65
    Andorra
    Europe & Central Asia · 77.6 → 77.0 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.6
  66. 66
    Austria
    Europe & Central Asia · 85.8 → 85.2
    ▼ 0.5
  67. 67
    Germany
    Europe & Central Asia · 86.3 → 85.8
    ▼ 0.5
  68. 68
    Bolivia
    Latin America & Caribbean · 51.3 → 50.9 · rank -9
    ▼ 0.4
  69. 69
    Cameroon
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 39.7 → 39.4 · rank -2
    ▼ 0.3
  70. 70
    Luxembourg
    Europe & Central Asia · 80.5 → 80.3 · rank -4
    ▼ 0.3
  71. 71
    St. Kitts and Nevis
    Latin America & Caribbean · 61.0 → 60.8 · rank -13
    ▼ 0.2
  72. 72
    Macao SAR, China
    East Asia & Pacific · 76.6 → 76.3 · rank -2
    ▼ 0.2
  73. 73
    Equatorial Guinea
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 29.2 → 29.1 · rank -3
    ▼ 0.1
  74. 74
    Algeria
    Middle East & North Africa · 57.0 → 57.0 · rank -22
    ▼ 0.1
  75. 75
    Sri Lanka
    South Asia · 52.4 → 52.4 · rank -15
    ▼ 0.0