Data for 2021

Statistical Performance Indicators, 2021

2021, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Statistical Performance Indicators, 2021 covers 181 countries. Poland is highest, at 94.586; Libya is lowest, at 23.550. The middle country reads 69.960. Against 2020, 181 values changed (174 up, 7 down), the same countries are covered.

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Statistical Performance Indicators · Data for 2021

HighestPoland

94.586

LowestLibya

23.550

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

181countries
1measure
2021the year it describes
181distinct values13 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Statistical Performance Indicators, 2021, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Statistical Performance Indicators, 2021: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
derived
1	PolandPOLEastern Europe	94.586
2	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	94.415
3	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	94.308
4	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	93.763
5	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	93.443
6	CanadaCANNorthern America	93.421
7	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	93.070
8	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	92.815
9	United StatesUSANorthern America	92.750
10	ItalyITASouthern Europe	92.486
11	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	92.139
12	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	92.011
13	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	91.569
14	SpainESPSouthern Europe	91.534
15	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	91.105
16	Costa RicaCRICentral America	91.004
17	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	90.964
18	FranceFRAWestern Europe	90.781
19	JapanJPNEastern Asia	90.708
20	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	90.523
21	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	90.387
22	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	90.029
23	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	89.930
24	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	89.914
25	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	89.359
26	MexicoMEXCentral America	89.121
27	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	88.934
28	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	88.628
29	BelarusBLREastern Europe	88.464
30	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	87.980
31	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	87.971
32	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	87.480
33	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	87.362
34	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	87.005
35	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	86.869
36	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	86.567
37	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	86.518
38	ChileCHLSouth America	86.442
39	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	85.813
40	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	85.780
41	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	85.587
42	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	85.334
43	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	85.068
44	IsraelISRWestern Asia	84.914
45	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	84.495
46	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	84.294
47	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	83.688
48	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	83.420
49	ColombiaCOLSouth America	82.748
50	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	82.684
51	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	82.646
52	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	82.575
53	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	81.920
54	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	81.610
55	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	81.500
56	BrazilBRASouth America	81.213
57	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	81.148
58	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	81.043
59	UruguayURYSouth America	80.940
60	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	80.083
61	UkraineUKREastern Europe	80.059
62	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	79.275
63	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	78.789
64	EcuadorECUSouth America	78.573
65	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	78.204
66	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	77.863
67	ArgentinaARGSouth America	77.728
68	SenegalSENWestern Africa	77.460
69	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	77.428
70	JordanJORWestern Asia	77.145
71	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	76.637
72	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	75.967
73	PeruPERSouth America	75.797
74	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	75.146
75	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	74.766
76	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	74.730
77	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	74.418
78	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	74.034
79	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	73.004
80	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	72.493
81	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	72.464
82	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	72.303
83	PanamaPANCentral America	71.628
84	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	71.226
85	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	71.055
86	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	70.860
87	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	70.690
88	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	70.430
89	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	70.196
90	ParaguayPRYSouth America	70.049
91	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	69.960
92	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	69.896
93	TogoTGOWestern Africa	69.767
94	NigerNERWestern Africa	68.388
95	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	68.340
96	KenyaKENEastern Africa	68.068
97	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	67.385
98	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	67.376
99	QatarQATWestern Asia	67.266
100	BeninBENWestern Africa	67.198
101	BoliviaBOLSouth America	67.150
102	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	67.103
103	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	66.686
104	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	66.235
105	TongaTONPolynesia	66.184
106	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	66.148
107	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	65.722
108	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	65.661
109	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	65.456
110	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	65.431
111	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	64.623
112	SamoaWSMPolynesia	64.424
113	BelizeBLZCentral America	64.307
114	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	63.913
115	FijiFJIMelanesia	63.900
116	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	63.841
117	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	63.804
118	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	63.229
119	MaliMLIWestern Africa	62.786
120	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	62.375
121	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	62.298
122	SurinameSURSouth America	61.946
123	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	61.715
124	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	60.844
125	HondurasHNDCentral America	60.783
126	GuineaGINWestern Africa	60.519
127	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	60.340
128	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	60.286
129	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	60.222
130	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	60.042
131	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	59.634
132	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	59.178
133	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	59.117
134	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	58.836
135	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	58.649
136	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	58.629
137	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	57.994
138	IranIRNSouthern Asia	57.719
139	OmanOMNWestern Asia	57.568
140	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	57.544
141	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	57.527
142	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	57.424
143	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	57.273
144	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	56.712
145	NicaraguaNICCentral America	56.591
146	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	56.459
147	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	56.456
148	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	55.444
149	PalauPLWMicronesia	55.413
150	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	54.820
151	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	54.593
152	GuyanaGUYSouth America	54.308
153	IraqIRQWestern Asia	53.527
154	BahamasBHSCaribbean	53.158
155	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	50.638
156	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	50.334
157	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	50.238
158	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	50.198
159	VenezuelaVENSouth America	49.570
160	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	48.536
161	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	47.433
162	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	46.849
163	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	46.702
164	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	46.477
165	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	46.346
166	GabonGABMiddle Africa	45.870
167	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	44.904
168	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	41.967
169	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	41.608
170	HaitiHTICaribbean	40.572
171	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	39.579
172	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	39.309
173	DominicaDMACaribbean	38.880
174	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	37.823
175	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	35.296
176	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	33.795
177	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	32.192
178	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	28.675
179	YemenYEMWestern Asia	28.315
180	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	26.747
181	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	23.550

02In 2021

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Poland94.586
2Denmark94.415
3Finland94.308
4Norway93.763
5Sweden93.443

Lowest

181Libya23.550
180Syria26.747
179Yemen28.315
178Turkmenistan28.675
177South Sudan32.192

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 69.960. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032020 → 2021

Since 2020

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
181values changed, of 181 in both
174 · 7rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Burkina Faso53.670 → 70.430+16.760
Iraq40.838 → 53.527+12.689
Gambia55.450 → 67.376+11.925
Qatar56.263 → 67.266+11.003
Trinidad and Tobago44.536 → 55.444+10.908

Fell most

Angola59.170 → 56.456−2.714
Romania84.458 → 82.575−1.883
Dominica40.543 → 38.880−1.663
Seychelles61.852 → 60.286−1.566
Yemen29.087 → 28.315−0.771

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2021.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 181 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

World Bank Group (2021). Statistical Performance Indicators, 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/statistical-performance/2021

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