Gdp per capita vs electoral democracy index by country
Countries reporting
166
Highest
149,171
Qatar
Lowest
596.39
Central African Republic
Median
13,025
Years covered
1023
1000–2022
Data points
21,075
What the numbers show
Gdp per capita vs electoral democracy index is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 149,171 in Qatar; the lowest is 596.39 in Central African Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 13,025, and the mean is 19,795.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 250.
Over the past decade 133 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 77.2%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (down 71.5%).
Gdp per capita vs electoral democracy index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 149,171 | 2022 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Norway | 88,366 | 2022 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Singapore | 80,320 | 2022 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 77,204 | 2022 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 5 | Kuwait | 71,534 | 2022 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 6 | Switzerland | 63,323 | 2022 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Ireland | 60,257 | 2022 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 8 | United States | 58,488 | 2022 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 55,485 | 2022 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 53,517 | 2022 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Chinese Taipei | 53,143 | 2022 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Australia | 52,049 | 2022 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Denmark | 50,690 | 2022 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Netherlands | 49,670 | 2022 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Hong Kong (China) | 48,289 | 2022 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Oman | 47,989 | 2022 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Sweden | 47,126 | 2022 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Germany | 46,648 | 2022 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Canada | 45,530 | 2022 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Austria | 43,793 | 2022 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Iceland | 42,146 | 2022 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Belgium | 41,872 | 2022 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Korea | 41,321 | 2022 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Finland | 40,702 | 2022 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 25 | France | 39,066 | 2022 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Bahrain | 38,652 | 2022 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 27 | United Kingdom | 38,406 | 2022 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Japan | 38,269 | 2022 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 29 | New Zealand | 38,250 | 2022 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Israel | 36,649 | 2022 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 31 | Italy | 36,224 | 2022 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Puerto Rico | 35,281 | 2022 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Malta | 34,496 | 2022 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Spain | 34,123 | 2022 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Slovenia | 32,674 | 2022 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 36 | Poland | 32,468 | 2022 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Czechia | 32,247 | 2022 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 38 | Cyprus | 31,524 | 2022 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Seychelles | 31,055 | 2022 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Lithuania | 30,863 | 2022 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 41 | Estonia | 30,067 | 2022 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 42 | Hungary | 29,452 | 2022 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Portugal | 28,992 | 2022 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Slovak Republic | 27,519 | 2022 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 45 | Türkiye | 27,362 | 2022 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Latvia | 27,220 | 2022 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 47 | Croatia | 26,987 | 2022 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 48 | Malaysia | 26,629 | 2022 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Kazakhstan | 26,492 | 2022 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 50 | Romania | 26,198 | 2022 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25,773 | 2022 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 52 | Russia | 25,437 | 2022 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Greece | 25,284 | 2022 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Panama | 23,557 | 2022 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Chile | 22,741 | 2022 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Equatorial Guinea | 22,707 | 2022 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Montenegro | 20,942 | 2022 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Mauritius | 20,643 | 2022 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Bulgaria | 20,592 | 2022 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Uruguay | 20,182 | 2022 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 61 | USSR | 19,355 | 2022 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 62 | China (People’s Republic of) | 19,238 | 2022 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Belarus | 18,700 | 2022 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 64 | Iran | 18,473 | 2022 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Argentina | 18,292 | 2022 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 17,714 | 2022 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Azerbaijan | 17,683 | 2022 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Turkmenistan | 17,235 | 2022 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Serbia | 17,098 | 2022 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 70 | Thailand | 16,421 | 2022 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Botswana | 16,352 | 2022 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Mexico | 16,236 | 2022 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Gabon | 15,721 | 2022 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 74 | Costa Rica | 15,497 | 2022 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Brazil | 14,640 | 2022 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Colombia | 14,469 | 2022 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Georgia | 14,360 | 2022 | up 51.2% | flat |
| 78 | North Macedonia | 14,051 | 2022 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 79 | Armenia | 13,838 | 2022 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 80 | Algeria | 13,506 | 2022 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Mongolia | 13,443 | 2022 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Egypt | 13,205 | 2022 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Iraq | 13,072 | 2022 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Albania | 12,978 | 2022 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Indonesia | 12,802 | 2022 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Peru | 12,763 | 2022 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Libya | 12,755 | 2022 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Uzbekistan | 12,559 | 2022 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 89 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12,143 | 2022 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 90 | Barbados | 11,546 | 2022 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 91 | South Africa | 11,416 | 2022 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Tunisia | 10,914 | 2022 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 10,706 | 2022 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Saint Lucia | 10,452 | 2022 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Lebanon | 10,341 | 2022 | down 36.5% | rising |
| 96 | Ecuador | 10,124 | 2022 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 97 | El Salvador | 9,219 | 2022 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Jordan | 9,151 | 2022 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 99 | Dominica | 8,880 | 2022 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Paraguay | 8,763 | 2022 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 101 | Eswatini | 8,522 | 2022 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Morocco | 8,400 | 2022 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 103 | Philippines | 8,371 | 2022 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Viet Nam | 8,050 | 2022 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Namibia | 7,979 | 2022 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 106 | Guatemala | 7,969 | 2022 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 107 | India | 7,766 | 2022 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Ukraine | 7,749 | 2022 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 109 | Cuba | 7,649 | 2022 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Jamaica | 7,482 | 2022 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 111 | Cabo Verde | 7,203 | 2022 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 7,168 | 2022 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Moldova | 6,675 | 2022 | up 35.8% | falling |
| 114 | Bolivia | 6,481 | 2022 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 115 | Angola | 6,119 | 2022 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Pakistan | 5,532 | 2022 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Tajikistan | 5,508 | 2022 | up 67.7% | falling |
| 118 | Kyrgyzstan | 5,305 | 2022 | up 29.3% | falling |
| 119 | Venezuela | 5,267 | 2022 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Honduras | 5,187 | 2022 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 121 | Myanmar | 5,177 | 2022 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Nicaragua | 5,093 | 2022 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 123 | Nigeria | 5,070 | 2022 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Bangladesh | 4,926 | 2022 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Palestinian Authority or West Bank and Gaza Strip | 4,775 | 2022 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 126 | Ghana | 4,242 | 2022 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 127 | Congo | 4,188 | 2022 | down 33.5% | rising |
| 128 | Côte d’Ivoire | 4,012 | 2022 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 129 | Cambodia | 3,944 | 2022 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3,752 | 2022 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 131 | Mauritania | 3,680 | 2022 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 132 | Djibouti | 3,623 | 2022 | up 36.5% | falling |
| 133 | Kenya | 3,404 | 2022 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 134 | Zambia | 3,342 | 2022 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Tanzania | 3,057 | 2022 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Nepal | 3,014 | 2022 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 137 | Cameroon | 2,812 | 2022 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 138 | Senegal | 2,661 | 2022 | up 24.3% | flat |
| 139 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2,495 | 2022 | down 43.9% | rising |
| 140 | Benin | 2,477 | 2022 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 141 | Lesotho | 2,313 | 2022 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 142 | Ethiopia | 2,289 | 2022 | up 77.2% | rising |
| 143 | Rwanda | 2,198 | 2022 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 144 | Uganda | 2,122 | 2022 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 145 | Gambia | 2,011 | 2022 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 146 | Yemen | 1,959 | 2022 | down 51.8% | rising |
| 147 | Comoros | 1,900 | 2022 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 148 | Guinea | 1,809 | 2022 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 149 | Burkina Faso | 1,705 | 2022 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 150 | Zimbabwe | 1,704 | 2022 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 151 | Sierra Leone | 1,690 | 2022 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 152 | Mali | 1,652 | 2022 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 153 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,625 | 2022 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 154 | Togo | 1,587 | 2022 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 155 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 1,569 | 2022 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 156 | Haiti | 1,546 | 2022 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 157 | Chad | 1,394 | 2022 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 158 | Madagascar | 1,367 | 2022 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 159 | Afghanistan | 1,358 | 2022 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 160 | Malawi | 1,190 | 2022 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 161 | Mozambique | 1,088 | 2022 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 162 | Niger | 1,008 | 2022 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 163 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 844.17 | 2022 | up 18.1% | falling |
| 164 | Liberia | 811.22 | 2022 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Burundi | 717.23 | 2022 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 166 | Central African Republic | 596.39 | 2022 | down 34.9% | falling |