The aggregate view
Every country scored on the same 22 measures: its median worldwide rank across them, each measure ranked among the countries that report it. Countries missing any of the 22 are left out rather than scored on a smaller, easier set — and below, the spread of the 50 states on each measure.
Worldwide · median rank across 22 measures
- 1.Iceland19th
- 2.Ireland27th
- 3.Netherlands31st
- 4.Sweden31st
- 5.Norway32nd
- 6.Finland33rd
- 7.Australia37th
- 8.United Kingdom37th
- 9.Denmark38th
- 10.Germany39th
- 11.Japan39th
- 12.Singapore39th
- 13.Switzerland39th
- 14.New Zealand41st
- 15.United Arab Emirates41st
- 16.South Korea42nd
- 17.Spain43rd
- 18.Cyprus48th
- 19.Malta49th
- 20.Qatar49th
- 21.Belgium52nd
- 22.Slovenia53rd
- 23.Bahrain55th
- 24.Canada55th
- 25.Timor-Leste55th
- 26.Estonia57th
- 27.France57th
- 28.Oman57th
- 29.Poland57th
- 30.Saudi Arabia58th
- 31.Luxembourg59th
- 32.Israel60th
- 33.Czechia61st
- 34.Kuwait62nd
- 35.Belarus64th
- 36.Greece64th
- 37.Lithuania65th
- 38.Slovakia65th
- 39.Hungary66th
- 40.Austria67th
- 41.Italy68th
- 42.Latvia69th
- 43.Malaysia70th
- 44.Portugal70th
- 45.Bulgaria71st
- 46.Bhutan73rd
- 47.North Macedonia73rd
- 48.Brunei75th
- 49.Maldives75th
- 50.Thailand75th
- 51.Albania77th
- 52.Costa Rica77th
- 53.Türkiye77th
- 54.Sri Lanka78th
- 55.Armenia79th
- 56.United States79th
- 57.Argentina81st
- 58.Russia81st
- 59.Colombia83rd
- 60.Georgia83rd
- 61.Kazakhstan83rd
- 62.Kyrgyzstan83rd
- 63.Croatia84th
- 64.Panama86th
- 65.Romania86th
- 66.Brazil87th
- 67.Barbados88th
- 68.Bahamas89th
- 69.Bangladesh90th
- 70.Chile90th
- 71.Madagascar90th
- 72.Mexico90th
- 73.Paraguay90th
- 74.Bosnia and Herzegovina91st
- 75.Indonesia91st
- 76.Vietnam91st
- 77.Azerbaijan92nd
- 78.Ukraine92nd
- 79.Tonga93rd
- 80.Ecuador94th
- 81.Uruguay94th
- 82.Algeria95th
- 83.Comoros95th
- 84.Mauritius95th
- 85.Nigeria95th
- 86.Solomon Islands95th
- 87.Burundi96th
- 88.Dominican Republic96th
- 89.Egypt96th
- 90.Lebanon96th
- 91.Samoa96th
- 92.Jordan97th
- 93.Pakistan97th
- 94.Moldova100th
- 95.Mongolia100th
- 96.Tunisia100th
- 97.India101st
- 98.Fiji102nd
- 99.Philippines102nd
- 100.Uzbekistan102nd
- 101.Bolivia103rd
- 102.Ethiopia103rd
- 103.Ivory Coast103rd
- 104.Tajikistan103rd
- 105.Angola104th
- 106.Ghana104th
- 107.Vanuatu104th
- 108.Guatemala106th
- 109.Malawi106th
- 110.Republic of the Congo106th
- 111.São Tomé and Príncipe106th
- 112.Kenya107th
- 113.Tanzania107th
- 114.Zambia109th
- 115.Cambodia110th
- 116.Saint Lucia110th
- 117.Belize111th
- 118.Trinidad and Tobago111th
- 119.Botswana112th
- 120.DR Congo112th
- 121.Sierra Leone113th
- 122.Cape Verde114th
- 123.Niger114th
- 124.El Salvador115th
- 125.Benin116th
- 126.Cameroon116th
- 127.Jamaica116th
- 128.Zimbabwe116th
- 129.Papua New Guinea117th
- 130.Honduras119th
- 131.Suriname119th
- 132.Namibia120th
- 133.Rwanda120th
- 134.Senegal120th
- 135.Togo121st
- 136.Sudan122nd
- 137.Uganda123rd
- 138.Mozambique124th
- 139.Eswatini125th
- 140.Guinea-Bissau125th
- 141.Laos126th
- 142.Iraq128th
- 143.Gambia129th
- 144.Guyana129th
- 145.Mali129th
- 146.Nepal129th
- 147.Central African Republic131st
- 148.Chad131st
- 149.Djibouti134th
- 150.Myanmar134th
- 151.Mauritania135th
- 152.South Africa137th
- 153.Guinea138th
- 154.Burkina Faso140th
- 155.Lesotho140th
- 156.Afghanistan146th
- 157.Haiti148th
Europe · same basket, European countries only
- 1.Iceland19th
- 2.Ireland27th
- 3.Netherlands31st
- 4.Sweden31st
- 5.Norway32nd
- 6.Finland33rd
- 7.United Kingdom37th
- 8.Denmark38th
- 9.Germany39th
- 10.Switzerland39th
- 11.Spain43rd
- 12.Cyprus48th
- 13.Malta49th
- 14.Belgium52nd
- 15.Slovenia53rd
- 16.Estonia57th
- 17.France57th
- 18.Poland57th
- 19.Luxembourg59th
- 20.Czechia61st
- 21.Belarus64th
- 22.Greece64th
- 23.Lithuania65th
- 24.Slovakia65th
- 25.Hungary66th
- 26.Austria67th
- 27.Italy68th
- 28.Latvia69th
- 29.Portugal70th
- 30.Bulgaria71st
- 31.North Macedonia73rd
- 32.Albania77th
- 33.Russia81st
- 34.Croatia84th
- 35.Romania86th
- 36.Bosnia and Herzegovina91st
- 37.Ukraine92nd
- 38.Moldova100th
The spread of the states
- Life expectancyHawaii 79.9 yearsMississippi 70.9 years
- Homicide rateNew Hampshire 1.3 per 100kDistrict of Columbia 25.3 per 100k
- Gun deathsHawaii 3.9 per 100kMississippi 27.6 per 100k
- Incarceration rateMassachusetts 96 per 100kMississippi 652 per 100k
- Health coverageMassachusetts 96.7%Texas 80.9%
- Paid maternity leaveNew Jersey 22 weeksWyoming 0 weeks
- Road deathsRhode Island 4.7 per 100kMississippi 25.5 per 100k
- Drug deathsNebraska 7.2 per 100kDistrict of Columbia 51 per 100k
- Minimum wageDistrict of Columbia $18.4Wyoming $7.25
- ObesityColorado 25 % of adultsWest Virginia 41.4 % of adults
- GDP per capitaDistrict of Columbia $242,575Mississippi $61,667
- UnemploymentSouth Dakota 1.8%Nevada 5.4%
- Infant mortalityNew Hampshire 3 per 1k birthsMississippi 9.7 per 1k births
- Suicide rateDistrict of Columbia 6.5 per 100kAlaska 30.3 per 100k
- CO₂ emissionsDistrict of Columbia 3.9 t per personWyoming 96.6 t per person
- Renewable energySouth Dakota 40.7%Alaska 1.3%
- Nobel laureatesDistrict of Columbia 11.53 per millionWyoming 0 per million
- PopulationCalifornia 39,355,309 peopleWyoming 588,753 people
- Land areaAlaska 1,479,895 km²District of Columbia 158 km²
- Cost of livingArkansas 87 US avg = 100California 111 US avg = 100
- Income inequalityUtah 42.2 Gini (0–100)District of Columbia 52.4 Gini (0–100)
- Labor force participationDistrict of Columbia 72.7 % of adultsWest Virginia 55.1 % of adults
- Economic growthSouth Carolina 3.1 % per yearNorth Dakota 0.3 % per year
- Foreign-born populationCalifornia 27.6 % of populationWest Virginia 2.1 % of population
- Median ageMaine 44.9 yearsUtah 32.5 years
- Birth rateUtah 13 per 1,000 peopleVermont 7.8 per 1,000 people
- Alcohol consumptionUtah 4.6 litres/adult/yrNew Hampshire 15.9 litres/adult/yr
- Marriage rateNevada 24.6 per 1,000 peopleLouisiana 3.7 per 1,000 people
- Divorce rateNevada 3.8 per 1,000 peopleLouisiana 0.9 per 1,000 people
- Air pollution (PM2.5)Wyoming 3.2 µg/m³Arkansas 9.3 µg/m³
- Internet accessNew Hampshire 95.4%Mississippi 88.4%
- College degreesDistrict of Columbia 65.5 % of adults 25+West Virginia 24.4 % of adults 25+
- Average wagesDistrict of Columbia 9,769 $/month (PPP)Mississippi 5,102 $/month (PPP)
- House price growthAlaska 7.4 % per yearColorado 0.8 % per year
- Robbery rateIdaho 5.8 per 100kDistrict of Columbia 347.3 per 100k
- Police officersDistrict of Columbia 488 per 100kWashington 136 per 100k
- 2-bedroom rentWest Virginia 995 $/monthCalifornia 2,595 $/month
Best and worst state on each measure, after direction is applied — green is the better end. Ranks use 1st–51st across 50 states + DC.