Sworn

Movers · 2021 → 2026

Biggest movers, 5-year window

Countries whose Sworn Score changed the most. Score is computed using the methodology in place at each snapshot, so a 10-point gain reflects real progress on official indicators, not a methodology change.

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Top 10 each

Green list & Red list

Side by side: who gained the most ground, and who lost it.

Green list

166 countries improved

Top 10 that improved the most

  1. 1
    St. Lucia
    Latin America & Caribbean · 48.2 → 57.3 · rank +33
    ▲ 9.1
  2. 2
    Suriname
    Latin America & Caribbean · 40.3 → 48.8 · rank +23
    ▲ 8.4
  3. 3
    Brazil
    Latin America & Caribbean · 53.3 → 61.2 · rank +32
    ▲ 7.9
  4. 4
    Mauritania
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 38.2 → 45.9 · rank +23
    ▲ 7.7
  5. 5
    Costa Rica
    Latin America & Caribbean · 59.0 → 66.1 · rank +19
    ▲ 7.1
  6. 6
    Timor-Leste
    East Asia & Pacific · 45.7 → 52.7 · rank +15
    ▲ 7.0
  7. 7
    Dominican Republic
    Latin America & Caribbean · 48.5 → 55.5 · rank +17
    ▲ 7.0
  8. 8
    Kosovo
    Europe & Central Asia · 61.4 → 67.9 · rank +11
    ▲ 6.6
  9. 9
    French Polynesia
    East Asia & Pacific · 67.1 → 73.5 · rank +9
    ▲ 6.4
  10. 10
    Seychelles
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 62.6 → 68.8 · rank +8
    ▲ 6.2
See all 166 →

Red list

41 countries declined

Top 10 that fell the most

  1. 1
    West Bank and Gaza
    Middle East & North Africa · 46.1 → 36.0 · rank -42
    ▼ 10.1
  2. 2
    San Marino
    Europe & Central Asia · 84.3 → 80.8 · rank -7
    ▼ 3.5
  3. 3
    Sierra Leone
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 32.2 → 29.1 · rank -9
    ▼ 3.0
  4. 4
    Zimbabwe
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 23.2 → 20.5 · rank -3
    ▼ 2.7
  5. 5
    Vanuatu
    East Asia & Pacific · 55.7 → 53.6 · rank -30
    ▼ 2.1
  6. 6
    Cuba
    Latin America & Caribbean · 76.7 → 74.7 · rank -6
    ▼ 2.0
  7. 7
    Malawi
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 37.7 → 35.8 · rank -10
    ▼ 1.9
  8. 8
    Denmark
    Europe & Central Asia · 88.6 → 86.8 · rank -2
    ▼ 1.8
  9. 9
    Palau
    East Asia & Pacific · 63.4 → 61.7 · rank -17
    ▼ 1.7
  10. 10
    South Sudan
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 19.0 → 17.4
    ▼ 1.6
See all 41 →

Full list

Ranked by absolute change

Every country with a score in both 2021 and 2026, ordered by how much the Sworn Score moved. Rank delta is shown when both years are ranked.

  1. 1
    West Bank and Gaza
    Middle East & North Africa · 46.1 → 36.0 · rank -42
    ▼ 10.1
  2. 2
    St. Lucia
    Latin America & Caribbean · 48.2 → 57.3 · rank +33
    ▲ 9.1
  3. 3
    Suriname
    Latin America & Caribbean · 40.3 → 48.8 · rank +23
    ▲ 8.4
  4. 4
    Brazil
    Latin America & Caribbean · 53.3 → 61.2 · rank +32
    ▲ 7.9
  5. 5
    Mauritania
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 38.2 → 45.9 · rank +23
    ▲ 7.7
  6. 6
    Costa Rica
    Latin America & Caribbean · 59.0 → 66.1 · rank +19
    ▲ 7.1
  7. 7
    Timor-Leste
    East Asia & Pacific · 45.7 → 52.7 · rank +15
    ▲ 7.0
  8. 8
    Dominican Republic
    Latin America & Caribbean · 48.5 → 55.5 · rank +17
    ▲ 7.0
  9. 9
    Kosovo
    Europe & Central Asia · 61.4 → 67.9 · rank +11
    ▲ 6.6
  10. 10
    French Polynesia
    East Asia & Pacific · 67.1 → 73.5 · rank +9
    ▲ 6.4
  11. 11
    Seychelles
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 62.6 → 68.8 · rank +8
    ▲ 6.2
  12. 12
    Saudi Arabia
    Middle East & North Africa · 62.5 → 68.6 · rank +9
    ▲ 6.1
  13. 13
    Algeria
    Middle East & North Africa · 50.8 → 57.0 · rank +17
    ▲ 6.1
  14. 14
    Bhutan
    South Asia · 56.1 → 62.0 · rank +16
    ▲ 5.9
  15. 15
    Uzbekistan
    Europe & Central Asia · 54.1 → 59.5 · rank +16
    ▲ 5.4
  16. 16
    Guyana
    Latin America & Caribbean · 45.7 → 51.1 · rank +10
    ▲ 5.4
  17. 17
    Rwanda
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 40.0 → 45.3 · rank +12
    ▲ 5.3
  18. 18
    India
    South Asia · 49.2 → 54.5 · rank +7
    ▲ 5.2
  19. 19
    Iraq
    Middle East & North Africa · 37.9 → 43.0 · rank +11
    ▲ 5.1
  20. 20
    Zambia
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 28.5 → 33.6 · rank +9
    ▲ 5.1
  21. 21
    Mexico
    Latin America & Caribbean · 49.0 → 54.0 · rank +5
    ▲ 5.0
  22. 22
    Colombia
    Latin America & Caribbean · 51.2 → 56.1 · rank +9
    ▲ 4.9
  23. 23
    Iran, Islamic Rep.
    Middle East & North Africa · 42.4 → 47.1 · rank +12
    ▲ 4.8
  24. 24
    Paraguay
    Latin America & Caribbean · 52.1 → 56.7 · rank +11
    ▲ 4.6
  25. 25
    Poland
    Europe & Central Asia · 69.8 → 74.4 · rank +6
    ▲ 4.6
  26. 26
    Montenegro
    Europe & Central Asia · 60.5 → 65.0 · rank +6
    ▲ 4.5
  27. 27
    Uruguay
    Latin America & Caribbean · 66.2 → 70.7 · rank +5
    ▲ 4.5
  28. 28
    Jordan
    Middle East & North Africa · 49.8 → 54.3 · rank +4
    ▲ 4.5
  29. 29
    Ethiopia
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 32.2 → 36.4 · rank +4
    ▲ 4.2
  30. 30
    Angola
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 22.1 → 26.2 · rank +3
    ▲ 4.1
  31. 31
    Nepal
    South Asia · 43.2 → 47.1 · rank +8
    ▲ 3.9
  32. 32
    Syrian Arab Republic
    Middle East & North Africa · 28.6 → 32.5 · rank +6
    ▲ 3.8
  33. 33
    Mongolia
    East Asia & Pacific · 55.1 → 58.9 · rank +8
    ▲ 3.8
  34. 34
    Kazakhstan
    Europe & Central Asia · 61.3 → 65.1 · rank +4
    ▲ 3.8
  35. 35
    China
    East Asia & Pacific · 59.4 → 63.1 · rank +6
    ▲ 3.7
  36. 36
    Jamaica
    Latin America & Caribbean · 56.0 → 59.7 · rank +4
    ▲ 3.6
  37. 37
    Armenia
    Europe & Central Asia · 57.3 → 60.9 · rank +6
    ▲ 3.6
  38. 38
    Kyrgyz Republic
    Europe & Central Asia · 51.8 → 55.4
    ▲ 3.5
  39. 39
    San Marino
    Europe & Central Asia · 84.3 → 80.8 · rank -7
    ▼ 3.5
  40. 40
    Bulgaria
    Europe & Central Asia · 63.7 → 67.2 · rank +1
    ▲ 3.5
  41. 41
    Russian Federation
    Europe & Central Asia · 59.5 → 63.0 · rank +4
    ▲ 3.5
  42. 42
    Chile
    Latin America & Caribbean · 68.7 → 72.2 · rank +2
    ▲ 3.5
  43. 43
    Nauru
    East Asia & Pacific · 48.7 → 52.1
    ▲ 3.5
  44. 44
    Morocco
    Middle East & North Africa · 52.7 → 56.2 · rank +7
    ▲ 3.5
  45. 45
    Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
    East Asia & Pacific · 51.6 → 55.0 · rank +1
    ▲ 3.4
  46. 46
    Lithuania
    Europe & Central Asia · 71.1 → 74.5 · rank +1
    ▲ 3.4
  47. 47
    Antigua and Barbuda
    Latin America & Caribbean · 57.4 → 60.7 · rank +3
    ▲ 3.3
  48. 48
    Azerbaijan
    Europe & Central Asia · 54.5 → 57.8 · rank +5
    ▲ 3.3
  49. 49
    Togo
    Sub-Saharan Africa · 38.3 → 41.6 · rank +6
    ▲ 3.3
  50. 50
    Italy
    Europe & Central Asia · 70.7 → 74.0 · rank +1
    ▲ 3.3