Vote With Your Feet - Country Ratings

The factors used in computing a countries rating are to the right of the main language for that country. These were computed from data in the 1999 CIA World Fact Book. For each of the factors, a higher number is better (max is 100). If you click on the country you get the CIA page for that country. If a country is in bold, it is because the CIA mentions that they provide financial services. Italics means no income tax or sales tax.

Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stable Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vancy	Land Per Cap
1	*Andorra*	73.8	Catalan (official), French, Castilian	70	70	100	95	60	60	100	30	100	68
2	*Cayman Islands*	73.0	English	46	100	80	82	82	96	86	55	85	66
3	*Anguilla*	64.1	English (official)	42	81	72	71	24	90	97	65	79	79
4	Hong Kong	62.0	Chinese (Cantonese), English	69	48	78	88	84	84	86	-50	100	2
5	Macau	61.5	Portuguese, Chinese (Cantonese)	69	38	85	93	53	80	82	-1	100	0
6	Singapore	60.6	Chinese (official), Malay (official and national), Tamil	70	11	80	90	88	82	100	13	100	2
7	Costa Rica	60.3	Spanish (official), English spoken around Puerto Limon	89	3	78	76	22	90	40	55	73	100
8	Switzerland	60.1	German 63.7%, French 19.2%, Italian 7.6%, Romansch 0.6%,	64	2	86	89	88	98	100	20	100	55
9	Chile	59.4	Spanish	82	0	74	79	42	90	76	35	66	100
10	Taiwan	58.7	Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka	70	-0	89	86	55	88	90	48	100	15
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stable Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vancy	Land Per Cap
11	Turks and Caicos Islands	58.5	English (official)	43	60	60	61	26	96	80	40	100	100
12	Lithuania	58.4	Lithuanian (official), Polish, Russian	81	-6	73	65	16	96	74	45	100	100
13	*Bahamas, The*	58.1	English, Creole (among Haitian immigrants)	70	-6	64	67	67	96	98	40	86	100
14	Kuwait	56.7	Arabic (official), English widely spoken	34	83	93	80	76	57	95	-50	67	89
15	Guam	56.7	English, Chamorro, Japanese	76	-22	92	84	63	98	80	30	100	36
16	Mauritius	56.4	English (official), Creole, French, Hindi, Urdu, Hakka,	83	0	92	66	33	66	66	50	79	16
17	*Bermuda*	54.8	English (official), Portuguese	43	11	100	81	100	96	90	30	100	8
18	Belarus	54.6	Byelorussian, Russian, other	85	13	91	64	17	96	-100	70	96	100
19	Australia	54.5	English, native languages	55	11	68	90	71	100	95	45	21	100
20	Bulgaria	54.3	Bulgarian, secondary languages closely correspond to ethnic	77	-3	51	72	14	96	95	40	45	100
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stable Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vancy	Land Per Cap
21	Luxembourg	53.5	Luxembourgian, German, French, English	22	31	88	87	100	100	93	29	100	60
22	Azerbaijan	53.1	Azeri 89%, Russian 3%, Armenian 2%, other 6% (1995 est.)	89	-23	20	-23	5	94	100	100	98	100
23	Northern Mariana Islands	52.8	English, Chamorro, Carolinian	19	81	44	82	31	94	68	30	100	69
24	Guernsey	52.5	English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country	50	32	88	84	50	60	65	30	75	30
25	Poland	52.3	Polish	71	-2	60	72	23	98	45	56	68	79
26	Guadeloupe	52.3	French (official) 99%, Creole patois	81	-1	-18	83	30	80	82	30	100	41
27	Fiji	52.3	English (official), Fijian, Hindustani	72	-15	76	60	22	83	85	24	92	100
28	Argentina	52.3	Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French	68	3	52	68	34	92	95	43	29	100
29	Latvia	52.1	Lettish (official), Lithuanian, Russian, other	74	-19	63	60	14	100	76	36	96	100
30	Uruguay	51.6	Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on	70	-3	58	75	29	95	57	30	68	100
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stable Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vancy	Land Per Cap
31	Estonia	51.5	Estonian (official), Russian, Ukrainian, English, Finnish,	65	-12	62	66	18	100	68	55	93	100
32	Austria	51.2	German	39	5	72	87	76	98	96	29	74	100
33	Sri Lanka	51.1	Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil	83	-5	56	68	8	80	54	47	63	34
34	Spain	51.1	Castilian Spanish 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%	57	3	20	86	55	92	90	35	72	100
35	Czech Republic	51.0	Czech, Slovak	72	4	72	81	38	98	46	-15	63	76
36	Ireland	50.9	English is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic)	39	-5	69	85	62	96	88	95	67	100
37	Vietnam	50.8	Vietnamese (official), Chinese, English, French, Khmer,	91	-2	0	40	6	87	55	40	89	42
38	Palau	50.8	English (official in all of Palau's 16 states), Sonsorolese	25	23	72	59	29	84	100	100	100	100
39	Eritrea	50.7	Afar, Amharic, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, minor	64	34	72	-25	2	60	60	50	96	100
40	Japan	50.6	Japanese	51	-1	82	91	77	98	96	-26	100	30
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stable Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vancy	Land Per Cap
41	Mongolia	50.5	Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian, Chinese	89	0	82	-3	8	66	70	35	83	0
42	Jersey	50.5	English (official), French (official), Norman-French	50	14	97	91	50	60	82	30	75	13
43	Paraguay	50.4	Spanish (official), Guarani	83	-0	67	43	12	84	27	-5	87	100
44	Lesotho	50.4	Sesotho (southern Sotho), English (official), Zulu, Xhosa	81	0	72	-30	8	43	60	100	74	100
45	French Polynesia	50.4	French (official), Tahitian (official)	53	1	40	70	36	96	92	30	100	100
46	Dominican Republic	50.3	Spanish	85	-17	36	33	17	64	70	70	82	60
47	Slovakia	50.1	Slovak (official), Hungarian	71	1	44	77	28	60	63	50	52	90
48	Panama	50.1	Spanish (official), English 14%	76	-5	48	62	24	82	93	27	27	100
49	Philippines	49.9	Pilipino (official, based on Tagalog), English (official)	91	-4	62	39	12	89	52	-5	66	38
50	Aruba	49.5	Dutch (official), Papiamento (a Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch,	50	-5	98	83	73	60	85	60	62	28
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stable Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vancy	Land Per Cap
51	Malaysia	49.3	Bahasa Melayu (official), English, Chinese dialects	80	0	90	59	34	67	74	-70	63	100
52	Georgia	49.3	Georgian 71% (official), Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azeri 6%,	90	-19	36	15	7	98	48	40	77	100
53	Thailand	48.8	Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and	86	0	82	48	20	88	78	-85	51	84
54	Hungary	48.5	Hungarian 98.2%, other 1.8%	65	2	57	74	25	98	30	50	41	91
55	United Arab Emirates	48.1	Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu	71	8	72	73	58	58	75	-50	30	100
56	Armenia	48.1	Armenian 96%, Russian 2%, other 2%	91	-33	20	31	9	98	50	60	82	83
57	Togo	48.0	French (official and the language of commerce), Ewe and	94	0	72	-22	6	3	64	38	63	100
58	Peru	47.6	Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara	83	-5	67	38	14	77	66	18	54	0
59	Brazil	47.6	Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French	71	-0	66	34	20	67	90	5	50	100
60	Uganda	47.5	English (official national language, taught in grade	91	-7	72	-57	3	24	87	55	74	88
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stable Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vancy	Land Per Cap
61	Mexico	47.5	Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional	70	-11	90	57	28	79	7	48	62	100
62	Bolivia	47.5	Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara (official)	77	-6	54	-1	10	66	78	47	65	100
63	India	47.4	English enjoys associate status but is the most important	92	-0	72	3	6	4	30	54	89	30
64	Senegal	47.3	French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Diola, Mandingo	89	0	72	-2	5	-34	91	57	51	100
65	Tunisia	47.2	Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce),	73	-3	38	50	17	33	84	50	51	100
66	Rwanda	47.2	Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French	88	20	72	-86	2	21	50	100	56	31
67	Honduras	47.1	Spanish, Amerindian dialects	88	-6	75	29	8	45	28	30	43	100
68	Colombia	47.1	Spanish	76	-1	37	55	22	83	16	2	86	100
69	El Salvador	46.7	Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)	79	-19	69	50	10	43	87	37	70	35
70	Venezuela	46.6	Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects	88	-1	54	56	28	82	-50	-9	73	100
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stable Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vancy	Land Per Cap
71	Turkmenistan	46.3	Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%	84	-5	72	-14	5	96	1	50	51	100
72	Kyrgyzstan	46.0	Kirghiz (Kyrgyz)-official language, Russian-official	94	-25	76	-15	7	94	8	18	81	100
73	Samoa	45.6	Samoan (Polynesian), English	58	-2	72	47	7	94	89	34	29	100
74	Moldova	45.5	Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian	88	-4	92	25	7	92	8	-86	100	75
75	Burundi	45.5	Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake	92	45	72	-65	2	-29	15	45	46	45
76	Mozambique	45.4	Portuguese (official), indigenous dialects	90	0	72	-86	3	-20	100	100	32	100
77	Morocco	45.4	Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French often the	81	-5	24	21	11	-13	90	68	61	100
78	Egypt	45.4	Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by	78	-1	60	-6	10	3	82	50	70	100
79	Virgin Islands	45.2	English (official), Spanish, Creole	39	1	75	81	42	60	100	30	100	29
80	Nepal	45.2	Nepali (official), 20 other languages divided into numerous	94	0	72	-18	4	-45	61	49	82	56
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stable Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vancy	Land Per Cap
81	Iceland	45.1	Icelandic	31	-9	88	88	75	100	92	51	27	100
82	Greece	45.1	Greek (official), English, French	33	16	60	86	45	90	80	30	43	100
83	Madagascar	44.8	French (official), Malagasy (official)	86	0	72	-43	2	60	78	30	15	100
84	Gambia, The	44.3	English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous	85	13	72	-25	3	-23	85	38	34	75
85	Bhutan	43.9	Dzongkha (official), Bhotes speak various Tibetan dialects,	84	0	72	-68	3	-16	63	65	91	100
86	Man, Isle of	43.8	English, Manx Gaelic	12	25	96	90	44	60	86	30	100	78
87	United Kingdom	43.7	English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales),	21	4	70	86	71	98	86	26	100	41
88	Qatar	43.5	Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second	28	92	72	68	57	59	63	-30	-83	100
89	Malta	43.3	Maltese (official), English (official)	30	5	80	84	43	76	86	40	95	8
90	Pakistan	43.2	Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%,	91	-5	72	-39	7	-24	61	50	75	56
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stable Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vancy	Land Per Cap
91	Ukraine	43.1	Ukrainian, Russian, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian	61	3	85	53	7	96	0	-17	80	100
92	Burkina Faso	43.1	French (official), tribal languages belonging to Sudanic	92	-5	72	-74	3	-62	88	60	88	100
93	Korea, South	42.8	Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high	66	-1	68	80	42	96	62	-68	47	21
94	Benin	42.8	French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars	88	0	72	-52	4	-26	72	44	58	100
95	Nicaragua	42.7	Spanish (official)	90	-4	44	32	8	31	20	40	-3	100
96	Finland	42.7	Finnish 93.5% (official), Swedish 6.3% (official), small	23	2	52	88	67	100	92	51	42	100
97	Portugal	42.6	Portuguese	28	-6	80	83	49	70	86	42	82	93
98	United States	42.4	English, Spanish (spoken by a sizable minority)	0	12	82	84	100	94	92	39	80	100
99	Croatia	42.3	Serbo-Croatian 96%, other 4% (including Italian, Hungarian,	47	7	26	79	17	94	73	30	32	100
100	Papua New Guinea	42.2	English spoken by 1%-2%, pidgin English widespread, Motu	76	0	72	3	8	44	40	16	42	100
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stable Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vancy	Land Per Cap
101	Norway	42.2	Norwegian (official)	3	6	90	88	82	98	88	24	100	100
102	New Caledonia	41.8	French, 28 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects	28	0	40	76	38	82	92	30	100	100
103	Kazakhstan	41.8	Kazakh (Qazaq) (state language) 40%, Russian (official,	84	-31	45	5	10	96	50	-25	88	100
104	Bahrain	41.8	Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu	54	6	40	73	44	70	100	-20	51	10
105	Puerto Rico	41.6	Spanish, English	45	-9	48	77	30	78	72	31	100	23
106	Chad	41.5	French (official), Arabic (official), Sara and Sango (in	94	0	72	-80	3	-4	25	29	77	100
107	Cameroon	41.1	24 major African language groups, English (official),	85	0	-20	-29	7	27	88	50	41	100
108	Jordan	41.0	Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper	61	0	40	48	12	73	80	22	3	100
109	Ecuador	41.0	Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially	83	2	52	50	16	80	-100	10	57	100
110	South Africa	40.7	11 official languages, including Afrikaans, English,	74	0	-20	3	23	64	55	3	84	100
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stable Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vancy	Land Per Cap
111	Syria	40.6	Arabic (official); Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian	80	0	52	38	8	42	25	20	-6	100
112	Tanzania	40.3	Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguju (name for Swahili	91	-9	72	-59	2	36	32	38	25	100
113	Saint Kitts and Nevis	40.3	English	38	-4	84	61	20	94	44	63	52	63
114	Niger	40.2	French (official), Hausa, Djerma	92	0	72	-85	3	-73	76	45	74	100
115	Algeria	40.2	Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects	78	-2	-20	31	15	23	55	32	55	100
116	Uzbekistan	40.0	Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%	84	-10	80	-9	8	98	-100	10	91	100
117	Solomon Islands	40.0	Melanesian pidgin in much of the country is lingua franca,	71	0	72	59	9	60	41	-100	75	100
118		40.0	English (official and common language), Trukese, Pohnpeian,	53	47	-8	41	6	78	80	10	-17	53
119	Swaziland	39.8	English (official, government business conducted in	78	0	12	-77	14	53	60	26	91	100
120	Netherlands	39.8	Dutch	2	8	84	88	74	98	90	37	100	21
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stable Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vancy	Land Per Cap
121	Ethiopia	39.6	Amharic, Tigrinya, Orominga, Guaraginga, Somali, Arabic,	91	-5	72	-100	2	-29	80	60	39	100
122	Zimbabwe	39.2	English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the	78	0	100	-27	8	70	-60	15	62	100
123	Maldives	39.1	Maldivian Divehi (dialect of Sinhala, script derived from	44	0	100	36	6	86	68	58	28	10
124	Kenya	39.1	English (official), Swahili (official), numerous indigenous	88	-1	-100	-14	5	56	88	16	71	100
125	Equatorial Guinea	39.1	Spanish (official), French (official), pidgin English,	87	0	-20	-44	5	57	70	30	23	100
126	Belize	39.1	English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib)	59	-3	48	45	10	41	100	5	18	100
127	Barbados	39.0	English	48	-23	52	70	37	95	82	30	60	17
128	Canada	38.7	English (official), French (official)	0	24	69	89	75	94	96	30	26	100
129	Iran	38.5	Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic	79	-18	100	48	17	44	-20	-21	87	0
130	Saudi Arabia	38.4	Arabic	53	6	72	38	30	26	100	-100	100	100
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stable Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vancy	Land Per Cap
131	Ghana	38.0	English (official), African languages (including Akan,	91	-4	20	-23	6	29	-38	30	69	100
132	Turkey	37.9	Turkish (official), Kurdish, Arabic	72	0	60	45	22	65	-100	28	56	100
133	Bosnia and Herzegovina	37.8	Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian	0	100	-60	51	6	60	100	100	-21	100
134	Liechtenstein	37.7	German (official), Alemannic dialect	-19	24	94	87	77	100	98	30	100	50
135	Cyprus	37.5	Greek, Turkish, English	0	2	100	83	43	88	88	23	100	100
136	Gibraltar	37.4	English (used in schools and for official purposes),	54	0	46	86	58	-100	90	30	100	2
137	Bangladesh	37.4	Bangla (official), English	94	-3	-41	-11	5	-24	65	40	81	11
138	Russia	37.2	Russian, other	79	8	54	51	13	96	-100	-50	45	100
139	France	37.2	French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and	0	2	54	88	75	98	96	30	82	93
140	Slovenia	37.1	Slovenian 91%, Serbo-Croatian 6%, other 3%	16	1	72	84	34	98	60	36	57	100
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stable Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vancy	Land Per Cap
141	Libya	37.1	Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the	73	0	-20	57	22	52	-21	-10	79	100
142	Brunei	37.0	Malay (official), English, Chinese	4	17	81	59	57	76	90	-10	100	100
143	West Bank	36.8	Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and many	44	0	31	57	7	60	62	22	93	35
144	Mauritania	36.4	Hasaniya Arabic (official), Pular, Soninke, Wolof	89	0	8	-31	6	-25	76	42	-6	100
145	Antigua and Barbuda	36.4	English (official), local dialects	44	-28	64	61	26	78	100	60	5	68
146	Laos	36.0	Lao (official), French, English, and various ethnic	89	0	77	-42	4	20	-100	40	64	100
147	French Guiana	35.6	French	34	52	-3	76	20	66	88	30	-100	100
148	Romania	35.5	Romanian, Hungarian, German	74	-3	64	63	14	94	-100	-73	78	100
149	Sierra Leone	35.3	English (official, regular use limited to literate	89	58	72	-93	2	-37	-87	7	15	100
150	Belgium	35.1	Flemish 56%, French 32%, German 1%, legally bilingual 11%	0	4	52	86	78	98	95	28	81	30
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stable Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vancy	Land Per Cap
151	Saint Lucia	34.7	English (official), French patois	53	-21	40	66	14	34	90	22	49	40
152	Cambodia	34.3	Khmer (official), French	87	0	72	-68	2	-30	25	0	44	100
153	New Zealand	34.0	English (official), Maori	22	12	70	86	57	98	94	-2	-74	100
154	Italy	34.0	Italian, German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are	0	1	50	87	69	94	91	15	92	52
155	Denmark	33.9	Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Eskimo dialect), German	-7	13	74	86	78	98	91	26	29	79
156	Cote d'Ivoire	33.9	French (official), 60 native dialects with Dioula the most	79	-8	72	-58	6	-3	70	60	-39	100
157	Germany	33.6	German	-13	8	58	86	74	98	96	27	100	43
158	Gabon	33.5	French (official), Fang, Myene, Bateke, Bapounou/Eschira,	66	0	16	-31	21	26	95	17	-6	100
159	Albania	33.3	Albanian (Tosk is the official dialect), Greek	60	-12	44	31	5	86	-100	70	74	81
160	British Virgin Islands	33.1	English (official)	-26	49	88	64	33	96	68	47	62	78
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stable Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vancy	Land Per Cap
161	Comoros	33.0	Arabic (official), French (official), Comoran (a blend of	74	0	20	-25	2	15	88	35	-10	39
162	Netherlands Antilles	32.9	Dutch (official), Papiamento (a	38	-2	40	74	38	96	84	-18	-12	46
163	China	32.9	Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the	0	-2	100	32	12	63	100	78	93	75
164	Trinidad and Tobago	32.4	English (official), Hindi, French, Spanish	65	-79	44	63	27	96	82	43	37	47
165	Mali	31.4	French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages	81	-3	72	-86	3	-38	75	46	22	0
166	Namibia	31.2	English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of	64	0	-20	-30	14	-24	65	20	90	100
167	Nigeria	30.9	English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo, Fulani	74	1	-12	-19	3	14	25	16	40	80
168		30.3	French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade	99	-7	72	-60	2	55	-100	-35	14	100
169	Indonesia	29.9	Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay),	88	0	40	7	9	68	-100	-100	55	85
170	San Marino	29.8	Italian	-28	17	86	91	67	92	74	30	100	24
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stable Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vancy	Land Per Cap
171	Israel	29.5	Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab	-14	18	65	85	60	90	73	19	63	35
172	Grenada	29.2	English (official), French patois	40	-55	20	73	12	96	93	50	56	35
173	Iraq	29.1	Arabic, Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Assyrian,	0	0	72	5	8	16	100	100	100	100
174	Haiti	28.8	French (official) 20%, Creole	92	-13	-100	-55	4	-10	60	30	78	40
175	Burma	28.7	Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languages	57	0	72	-26	4	66	-100	11	85	100
176	Malawi	28.4	English (official), Chichewa (official), other languages	85	0	72	-100	3	13	-100	32	48	94
177	Monaco	28.0	French (official), English, Italian, Monegasque	-33	17	88	87	83	60	100	30	100	1
178	Suriname	27.9	Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo	46	-36	20	53	12	86	0	20	71	100
179	Central African Republic	27.7	French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national	31	-6	76	-67	5	20	87	55	66	100
180	Martinique	27.1	French, Creole patois	-1	-0	4	87	36	86	80	30	92	26
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stable Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vancy	Land Per Cap
181	Botswana	26.9	English (official), Setswana	31	0	20	-23	12	40	55	30	77	100
182	Tuvalu	26.4	Tuvaluan, English	-10	0	72	46	3	60	80	87	100	25
183	Guinea	26.2	French (official), each tribe has its own language	85	-60	72	-96	4	-28	82	49	28	100
184	Guyana	25.7	English, Amerindian dialects	66	-50	52	16	8	96	80	-18	-67	100
185	Oman	25.5	Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects	40	3	72	56	26	-100	100	-85	68	100
186	Svalbard	25.2	Russian, Norwegian	0	0	72	0	3	60	100	30	75	100
187	Pitcairn Islands	25.2	English (official), Pitcairnese, Tahitian, 18th century	0	0	72	0	3	60	100	30	75	100
188	Norfolk Island	25.2	English (official), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century	0	0	72	0	3	60	100	30	75	100
189	Cocos (Keeling) Islands	25.2	English, Malay	0	0	72	0	3	60	100	30	75	100
190	Christmas Island	25.2	English	0	0	72	0	3	60	100	30	75	100
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stable Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vancy	Land Per Cap
191		25.2	English	0	0	72	0	3	60	100	30	75	100
192	Vanuatu	24.9	English (official), French (official), pidgin (known as	17	0	72	2	4	6	89	30	48	100
193	Sudan	24.9	Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of	90	-7	-20	-17	3	-8	-35	61	-30	0
194		24.4	English, French patois	32	-30	-40	70	8	92	82	40	42	28
195	Seychelles	23.8	English (official), French (official), Creole	12	-25	72	65	23	16	97	43	38	57
196	Yemen	23.5	Arabic	57	0	-20	-12	2	-24	45	18	19	100
197	Congo, Republic of the	23.5	French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca	50	0	72	-64	5	50	75	25	-100	100
198	Cape Verde	23.3	Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of creole Portuguese and West	22	-49	100	31	5	43	78	70	24	99
199	Guatemala	22.7	Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 Amerindian	0	-8	79	24	13	11	68	50	85	88
200	Wake Atoll	22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stable Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vancy	Land Per Cap
201	Tromelin Island	22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
202	Spratly Islands	22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
203	Paracel Islands	22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
204	Palmyra Atoll	22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
205	Pacific Ocean	22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
206	Navassa Island	22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
207	Midway Islands	22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
208	Kingman Reef	22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
209	Juan de Nova Island	22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
210	Johnston Atoll	22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stable Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vancy	Land Per Cap
211	Jarvis Island	22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
212	Jan Mayen	22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
213	Indian Ocean	22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
214	Howland Island	22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
215	Glorioso Islands	22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
216	Europa Island	22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
217	Coral Sea Islands	22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
218	Clipperton Island	22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
219	Bouvet Island	22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
220	Bassas da India	22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stable Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vancy	Land Per Cap
221	Baker Island	22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
222	Atlantic Ocean	22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
223	Ashmore and Cartier Islands	22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
224	Arctic Ocean	22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
225	Antarctica	22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
226		22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
227		22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
228		22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
229		22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
230		22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stable Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vancy	Land Per Cap
231		22.6	unknown	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	50
232	Lebanon	22.3	Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian widely	0	0	28	48	15	73	75	30	62	29
233	Holy See (Vatican City)	21.2	Italian, Latin, various other languages	0	0	72	0	3	60	85	30	75	5
234	Tonga	20.5	Tongan, English	-3	-5	53	38	7	97	90	-15	47	66
235		19.5	Macedonian 70%, Albanian 21%, Turkish 3%, Serbo-Croatian	5	-3	-20	65	4	60	85	45	-1	100
236	World	17.1	unknown	0	0	-20	8	22	60	100	20	75	0
237	Zambia	16.4	English (official), major vernaculars-Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi,	80	-3	12	-66	3	56	-100	-20	-71	100
238	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	16.4	French	-62	2	61	83	37	98	100	30	100	100
239	Jamaica	14.7	English, Creole	17	-34	34	74	11	70	50	-20	5	41
240	Western Sahara	14.5	Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic	0	-22	72	-100	3	60	100	30	75	100
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stable Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vancy	Land Per Cap
241	Somalia	14.2	Somali (official), Arabic, Italian, English	0	48	72	-95	2	-52	100	30	-30	100
242	Saint Helena	14.1	English	-58	0	72	57	7	94	100	30	100	100
243	Nauru	14.1	Nauruan (official, a distinct Pacific Island language),	-30	0	100	0	33	60	100	30	33	20
244	Dominica	13.9	English (official), French patois	26	-99	40	83	11	88	89	18	3	100
245	Reunion	13.7	French (official), Creole widely used	-32	0	-40	83	16	58	100	38	100	35
246	Sweden	13.4	Swedish	-67	7	75	90	66	98	90	29	24	100
247	Greenland	12.6	Eskimo dialects, Danish, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect)	-48	0	58	60	54	60	97	6	49	100
248	Liberia	12.5	English 20% (official), about 20 tribal languages, of which	0	75	-100	-49	3	-23	100	30	-43	100
249	Cook Islands	12.1	English (official), Maori	0	-27	72	56	13	60	87	30	-100	100
250	American Samoa	11.5	Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian	-69	16	52	78	9	94	100	30	100	31
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stable Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vancy	Land Per Cap
251	Afghanistan	10.7	Pashtu 35%, Afghan Persian (Dari) 50%, Turkic languages	0	58	68	-100	3	-37	-100	30	77	100
252	Serbia and Montenegro	10.3	Serbo-Croatian 95%, Albanian 5%	0	0	100	0	8	60	-100	35	12	91
253	Kiribati	8.5	English (official), Gilbertese	-54	-3	92	18	3	60	100	19	77	84
254	Cuba	8.2	Spanish	-50	-6	73	82	5	91	100	12	-17	100
255	Tajikistan	7.8	Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and	0	-21	77	-61	3	96	-100	53	67	100
256	Angola	7.1	Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages	55	6	72	-97	3	-16	-100	5	-100	100
257	Wallis and Futuna	4.8	French, Wallisian (indigenous Polynesian language)	-39	-29	72	0	7	0	100	30	100	100
258	Djibouti	2.8	French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar	34	-47	-60	-58	4	-8	85	6	-4	100
259	Mayotte	2.3	Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French	-72	51	-52	-11	2	60	100	30	100	25
260	Guinea-Bissau	0.6	Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages	0	0	72	-72	3	8	-28	35	-59	100
Rank	Country	Our Rating	Main Languages	Free Econ-omy	Foot Voters	Jobs	Health	Std of Living	Educa-tion	Stable Money	Econ Growth	Sol-vancy	Land Per Cap
261	Gaza Strip	-0.7	Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and many	-57	0	-7	61	3	60	56	22	80	3
262	Niue	-5.1	Polynesian closely related to Tongan and Samoan, English	-100	0	72	0	4	90	75	30	100	100
263	Faroe Islands	-5.3	Faroese (derived from Old Norse), Danish	-34	-95	80	82	53	60	86	60	-100	100
264	Korea, North	-5.8	Korean	-77	0	72	53	3	98	100	-50	-10	56
265	Tokelau	-6.5	Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English	-100	0	72	0	3	60	100	30	100	68
266	Montserrat	-9.2	English	-76	-8	20	76	3	94	75	-100	51	78
267	Marshall Islands	-16.7	English (universally spoken and is the official language),	-70	0	36	26	5	86	75	-50	-100	28
268	Sao Tome and Principe	-21.0	Portuguese (official)	-39	-16	-100	14	4	46	-5	25	-100	65