Top 10 each
Green list & Red list
Side by side: who gained the most ground, and who lost it.
Green list
86 countries improvedTop 10 that improved the most
- 1
▲ 1.2South SudanAfrica · 23.7 → 24.9 · rank +1 - 2
▲ 1.2CroatiaEurope · 65.1 → 66.3 · rank +5 - 3
▲ 1.2MalaysiaAsia · 59.1 → 60.2 · rank +6 - 4
▲ 1.1Cabo VerdeAfrica · 58.0 → 59.1 · rank +12 - 5
▲ 1.1MauritaniaAfrica · 38.6 → 39.7 · rank +3 - 6
▲ 1.0SwedenEurope · 77.5 → 78.6 · rank +2 - 7
▲ 1.0KuwaitAsia · 58.0 → 59.0 · rank +12 - 8
▲ 1.0Venezuela, RBSouth America · 47.1 → 48.1 · rank +4 - 9
▲ 1.0ArgentinaSouth America · 60.0 → 61.0 · rank +6 - 10
▲ 1.0ThailandAsia · 57.1 → 58.1 · rank +3
Red list
105 countries declinedTop 10 that fell the most
- 1
▼ 1.2LiberiaAfrica · 33.3 → 32.1 · rank -1 - 2
▼ 1.1Lao PDRAsia · 42.6 → 41.5 · rank -1 - 3
▼ 1.1AustriaEurope · 72.6 → 71.6 · rank -3 - 4
▼ 1.0United StatesNorth America · 67.8 → 66.8 · rank -3 - 5
▼ 1.0NepalAsia · 49.1 → 48.1 · rank -3 - 6
▼ 1.0Iran, Islamic Rep.Asia · 44.9 → 43.9 · rank -4 - 7
▼ 1.0EthiopiaAfrica · 34.6 → 33.6 · rank -3 - 8
▼ 1.0St. LuciaNorth America · 58.8 → 57.8 · rank -12 - 9
▼ 1.0EswatiniAfrica · 41.9 → 40.9 · rank -2 - 10
▼ 1.0MoldovaEurope · 61.4 → 60.4 · rank -4
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▲ 1.2South SudanAfrica · 23.7 → 24.9 · rank +1
- 2▲ 1.2CroatiaEurope · 65.1 → 66.3 · rank +5
- 3▲ 1.2MalaysiaAsia · 59.1 → 60.2 · rank +6
- 4▼ 1.2LiberiaAfrica · 33.3 → 32.1 · rank -1
- 5▼ 1.1Lao PDRAsia · 42.6 → 41.5 · rank -1
- 6▲ 1.1Cabo VerdeAfrica · 58.0 → 59.1 · rank +12
- 7▲ 1.1MauritaniaAfrica · 38.6 → 39.7 · rank +3
- 8▼ 1.1AustriaEurope · 72.6 → 71.6 · rank -3
- 9▲ 1.0SwedenEurope · 77.5 → 78.6 · rank +2
- 10▼ 1.0United StatesNorth America · 67.8 → 66.8 · rank -3
- 11▼ 1.0NepalAsia · 49.1 → 48.1 · rank -3
- 12▼ 1.0Iran, Islamic Rep.Asia · 44.9 → 43.9 · rank -4
- 13▼ 1.0EthiopiaAfrica · 34.6 → 33.6 · rank -3
- 14▲ 1.0KuwaitAsia · 58.0 → 59.0 · rank +12
- 15▼ 1.0St. LuciaNorth America · 58.8 → 57.8 · rank -12
- 16▲ 1.0Venezuela, RBSouth America · 47.1 → 48.1 · rank +4
- 17▼ 1.0EswatiniAfrica · 41.9 → 40.9 · rank -2
- 18▲ 1.0ArgentinaSouth America · 60.0 → 61.0 · rank +6
- 19▼ 1.0MoldovaEurope · 61.4 → 60.4 · rank -4
- 20▲ 1.0ThailandAsia · 57.1 → 58.1 · rank +3
- 21
▼ 1.0LuxembourgEurope · 77.1 → 76.1 - 22
▲ 1.0Costa RicaNorth America · 63.9 → 64.9 · rank +3 - 23
▼ 1.0TurkmenistanAsia · 42.6 → 41.6 · rank +1 - 24
▲ 1.0Bahamas, TheNorth America · 58.7 → 59.6 · rank +9 - 25
▲ 1.0ParaguaySouth America · 55.9 → 56.9 · rank +4 - 26
▼ 1.0GermanyEurope · 74.5 → 73.6 - 27
▼ 0.9MoroccoAfrica · 50.0 → 49.1 · rank -4 - 28
▼ 0.9Syrian Arab RepublicAsia · 32.9 → 31.9 · rank -1 - 29
▲ 0.9Trinidad and TobagoNorth America · 53.6 → 54.5 · rank +5 - 30
▼ 0.9MozambiqueAfrica · 34.5 → 33.6 · rank -3 - 31
▲ 0.9New ZealandOceania · 74.5 → 75.5 · rank +4 - 32
▼ 0.9QatarAsia · 62.0 → 61.1 - 33
▼ 0.9Sierra LeoneAfrica · 36.9 → 36.0 · rank -3 - 34
▼ 0.9PolandEurope · 66.0 → 65.0 · rank -3 - 35
▲ 0.9TanzaniaAfrica · 44.7 → 45.6 · rank +3 - 36
▼ 0.9SwitzerlandEurope · 75.4 → 74.5 · rank -4 - 37
▼ 0.9AustraliaOceania · 73.5 → 72.5 · rank -2 - 38
▲ 0.9MauritiusAfrica · 57.3 → 58.2 · rank +4 - 39
▼ 0.9SingaporeAsia · 69.1 → 68.2 · rank -4 - 40
▲ 0.9SamoaOceania · 56.2 → 57.1 · rank +3 - 41
▲ 0.9FijiOceania · 53.2 → 54.1 · rank +3 - 42
▼ 0.9ItalyEurope · 65.0 → 64.1 · rank -2 - 43
▼ 0.9HungaryEurope · 63.3 → 62.5 · rank -2 - 44
▼ 0.9IndiaAsia · 48.8 → 48.0 · rank -2 - 45
▼ 0.9DenmarkEurope · 78.1 → 77.2 · rank -1 - 46
▲ 0.9JamaicaNorth America · 58.1 → 59.0 · rank +9 - 47
▲ 0.9ComorosAfrica · 40.5 → 41.4 · rank +4 - 48
▼ 0.8LebanonAsia · 38.9 → 38.0 · rank -2 - 49
▼ 0.8LithuaniaEurope · 68.6 → 67.7 · rank -2 - 50
▼ 0.8North MacedoniaEurope · 59.0 → 58.2 · rank -12