Sworn

Movers · 2025 → 2026

Biggest movers, year over year

Countries whose Sworn Score changed the most. Score is computed using the methodology in place at each snapshot, so a 10-point gain reflects real progress on official indicators, not a methodology change.

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Top 10 each

Green list & Red list

Side by side: who gained the most ground, and who lost it.

Green list

98 countries improved

Top 10 that improved the most

  1. 1
    Cuba
    Latin America & Caribbean · 73.9 → 74.7 · rank +4
    ▲ 0.8
  2. 2
    Solomon Islands
    East Asia & Pacific · 57.5 → 57.9 · rank +2
    ▲ 0.4
  3. 3
    Liechtenstein
    Europe & Central Asia · 80.7 → 81.1 · rank +1
    ▲ 0.4
  4. 4
    Marshall Islands
    East Asia & Pacific · 58.4 → 58.8 · rank +1
    ▲ 0.3
  5. 5
    Botswana
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 45.7 → 46.0 · rank +4
    ▲ 0.3
  6. 6
    Kuwait
    Middle East & North Africa · 68.5 → 68.8 · rank +2
    ▲ 0.3
  7. 7
    Macao SAR, China
    East Asia & Pacific · 76.0 → 76.3
    ▲ 0.3
  8. 8
    Qatar
    Middle East & North Africa · 72.9 → 73.2
    ▲ 0.3
  9. 9
    Vanuatu
    East Asia & Pacific · 53.3 → 53.6 · rank +1
    ▲ 0.3
  10. 10
    Israel
    Middle East & North Africa · 76.6 → 76.8
    ▲ 0.3
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Red list

107 countries declined

Top 10 that fell the most

  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
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Full list

Ranked by absolute change

Every country with a score in both 2025 and 2026, ordered by how much the Sworn Score moved. Rank delta is shown when both years are ranked.

  1. 1
    Somalia, Fed. Rep.
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 5.1 → 4.1
    ▼ 1.0
  2. 2
    Cuba
    Latin America & Caribbean · 73.9 → 74.7 · rank +4
    ▲ 0.8
  3. 3
    Haiti
    Latin America & Caribbean · 16.1 → 15.3
    ▼ 0.8
  4. 4
    Virgin Islands (U.S.)
    Latin America & Caribbean · 60.3 → 59.7 · rank -4
    ▼ 0.6
  5. 5
    Gabon
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 32.1 → 31.5
    ▼ 0.6
  6. 6
    Namibia
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 47.2 → 46.6 · rank -2
    ▼ 0.6
  7. 7
    Greenland
    Europe & Central Asia · 50.3 → 49.7 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.6
  8. 8
    Equatorial Guinea
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 29.6 → 29.1 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.6
  9. 9
    Yemen, Rep.
    Middle East & North Africa · 31.1 → 30.5 · rank -2
    ▼ 0.6
  10. 10
    Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
    East Asia & Pacific · 55.5 → 55.0 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.5
  11. 11
    Zimbabwe
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 20.9 → 20.5
    ▼ 0.5
  12. 12
    Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
    East Asia & Pacific · 48.3 → 47.8
    ▼ 0.5
  13. 13
    Congo, Rep.
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 25.7 → 25.3
    ▼ 0.5
  14. 14
    Sudan
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 26.0 → 25.6
    ▼ 0.5
  15. 15
    Afghanistan
    Middle East & North Africa · 32.8 → 32.4 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.4
  16. 16
    Angola
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 26.6 → 26.2 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.4
  17. 17
    Montenegro
    Europe & Central Asia · 65.3 → 65.0 · rank -3
    ▼ 0.4
  18. 18
    Solomon Islands
    East Asia & Pacific · 57.5 → 57.9 · rank +2
    ▲ 0.4
  19. 19
    Guinea
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 34.8 → 34.4
    ▼ 0.4
  20. 20
    Guam
    East Asia & Pacific · 72.5 → 72.1 · rank -2
    ▼ 0.4
  21. 21
    Liechtenstein
    Europe & Central Asia · 80.7 → 81.1 · rank +1
    ▲ 0.4
  22. 22
    Kosovo
    Europe & Central Asia · 68.3 → 67.9 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.4
  23. 23
    Marshall Islands
    East Asia & Pacific · 58.4 → 58.8 · rank +1
    ▲ 0.3
  24. 24
    New Caledonia
    East Asia & Pacific · 72.3 → 72.0 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.3
  25. 25
    Papua New Guinea
    East Asia & Pacific · 38.4 → 38.1 · rank -2
    ▼ 0.3
  26. 26
    Botswana
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 45.7 → 46.0 · rank +4
    ▲ 0.3
  27. 27
    French Polynesia
    East Asia & Pacific · 73.8 → 73.5
    ▼ 0.3
  28. 28
    Kuwait
    Middle East & North Africa · 68.5 → 68.8 · rank +2
    ▲ 0.3
  29. 29
    Macao SAR, China
    East Asia & Pacific · 76.0 → 76.3
    ▲ 0.3
  30. 30
    Congo, Dem. Rep.
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 23.8 → 23.4
    ▼ 0.3
  31. 31
    Liberia
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 38.3 → 38.0
    ▼ 0.3
  32. 32
    Libya
    Middle East & North Africa · 33.3 → 33.0
    ▼ 0.3
  33. 33
    Tuvalu
    East Asia & Pacific · 55.9 → 55.6 · rank -4
    ▼ 0.3
  34. 34
    Qatar
    Middle East & North Africa · 72.9 → 73.2
    ▲ 0.3
  35. 35
    St. Lucia
    Latin America & Caribbean · 57.5 → 57.3 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.3
  36. 36
    Vanuatu
    East Asia & Pacific · 53.3 → 53.6 · rank +1
    ▲ 0.3
  37. 37
    Israel
    Middle East & North Africa · 76.6 → 76.8
    ▲ 0.3
  38. 38
    Iceland
    Europe & Central Asia · 87.6 → 87.9
    ▲ 0.3
  39. 39
    Gambia, The
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 38.3 → 38.1 · rank +1
    ▼ 0.3
  40. 40
    Guinea-Bissau
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 37.1 → 36.8
    ▼ 0.3
  41. 41
    Dominica
    Latin America & Caribbean · 55.8 → 56.1 · rank +2
    ▲ 0.3
  42. 42
    Iraq
    Middle East & North Africa · 43.3 → 43.0 · rank -2
    ▼ 0.3
  43. 43
    Monaco
    Europe & Central Asia · 75.4 → 75.7 · rank +2
    ▲ 0.3
  44. 44
    Korea, Rep.
    East Asia & Pacific · 79.1 → 79.4
    ▲ 0.3
  45. 45
    Zambia
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 33.8 → 33.6
    ▼ 0.3
  46. 46
    Bermuda
    North America · 56.4 → 56.6 · rank +1
    ▲ 0.2
  47. 47
    Sierra Leone
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 29.4 → 29.1 · rank +1
    ▼ 0.2
  48. 48
    Belize
    Latin America & Caribbean · 49.2 → 49.0
    ▼ 0.2
  49. 49
    Armenia
    Europe & Central Asia · 61.1 → 60.9 · rank -2
    ▼ 0.2
  50. 50
    Cameroon
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 39.6 → 39.4 · rank -1
    ▼ 0.2