Business rankings
From startup ecosystems and ease of doing business to global trade and corporate power, these rankings reveal where companies thrive. Compare business climates, innovation hubs, and the forces driving economic opportunity worldwide.
Countries by SPI Overall Score
Norway scores 94.14 on the Statistical Performance Indicators, indicating a fully developed national statistics system. South Sudan scores 27.12, reflecting post-conflict institutional collapse and minimal statistical capacity. This 247% spread reveals a stark global divide: wealthy democracies maintain robust statistical systems, while fragile states struggle to count themselves.
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use
Albania and 68 other countries score a perfect 100 on the data use pillar, measuring how effectively their statistical systems serve decision-makers. North Korea and Equatorial Guinea score 10, the lowest possible. This 900% spread across 216 countries reveals stark differences in how governments, legislators, and civil society access and use data.
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services
Malaysia achieves 99.67 on the data services pillar, nearly perfect accessibility and user-friendliness of statistical information. Turkmenistan scores 5.3, with data locked behind barriers or simply unavailable to the public. This 1,781% spread reveals that openness and accessibility of statistics—not just producing them—divide thriving information economies from secretive or failing states.
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products
Mexico leads globally with a data products score of 92.22, excelling at producing comprehensive statistical outputs like national accounts and price indices. Isle of Man scores 12.78, producing minimal statistical indicators. This 622% spread reveals that countries differ dramatically in their ability to generate the statistical outputs that governments, businesses, and researchers need to function.
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources
Singapore scores 95.88 on the data sources pillar, indicating robust census, survey, and administrative data infrastructure. South Sudan scores 9.74, reflecting near-total absence of data collection capacity. This 884% spread reveals the vast gulf between countries with functioning statistical collection systems and those torn by conflict or collapse.
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure
Australia, Norway, New Zealand, Russia, and Turkey all achieve a perfect 100 on the data infrastructure pillar, indicating comprehensive statistical system foundations. Eritrea scores 10.0, reflecting minimal institutional, legal, or technological infrastructure for statistics. This 900% spread reflects the vast difference between countries with robust statistical institutions and those with nearly no organizational or technical capacity to collect or analyze data.