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Last European coloniser: United Kingdom · Largest religious group: Christians. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Cyprus

Against high income countries, Cyprus ranks 13th of 83 on environment and 47th of 49 on wellbeing. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Cyprus with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Cyprus reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025+1.1033 of 17932 of 58moderate +0.53
Health score 2023+0.4428 of 19319 of 63moderate +0.32
Education score 2023+1.0222 of 19920 of 72proxy +0.81
Wellbeing score 2022-0.0265 of 11047 of 49high +0.80
Equality score 2023+0.6138 of 16520 of 47high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2024+1.4736 of 21034 of 80proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024+0.5981 of 18639 of 58moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024+0.4841 of 21313 of 83moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025+0.8133 of 19531 of 67high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Cyprus, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate0.957per 100,000 population2024higher is worse

culture

Religious attendance50.2%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religion very important50.5%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Frequent prayer69.4%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Confidence in religious institutions61.7%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Divorce rate2.6divorces per 1,000 people2019no agreed direction
Births outside marriage21.2%% of live births2019no agreed direction
Marriage rate8.9marriages per 1,000 people2019no agreed direction
Children with one parent11%% of children aged 0-172023no agreed direction
Religiously unaffiliated6.57%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share67.7%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share24.4%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households6.16%% of households2011no agreed direction
One-person households20.8%% of households2011no agreed direction
Women in a union52.3%% of women aged 15-492011no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)7.34marriages per 1,000 people2022no agreed direction
Divorce rate (UN)1.66divorces per 1,000 people2022no agreed direction

demography

Median age37.8years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing31.7years2023no agreed direction
Population1,370,754people2025no agreed direction
Population growth0.914%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization66.7%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+14.9%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1416.1%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate1.38births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate10.5per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration7,749people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population14.9%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

Aid given0.0384%% of GNI2024no agreed direction
HDI0.913index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.841index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$54,103international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$48,268international $2025higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$33,527US$2025higher is better
GDP growth3.77%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation0.127%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness189%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows27.1%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Tax revenue23.9%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government consumption18.5%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Government expense38.5%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Military spending1.65%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture2.15%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

PISA maths418PISA points2022higher is better
PISA reading381PISA points2022higher is better
PISA science411PISA points2022higher is better
Primary completion99%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling16.2years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling12.6years2023higher is better
Education spending4.74%% of GDP2022no agreed direction
Primary enrollment105%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment107%% gross2024higher is better
Tertiary enrollment121%% gross2024higher is better
Adult literacy98.7%% of adults2011higher is better
Compulsory schooling10years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary0.425%% of primary-age children2023higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio12pupils per teacher2017higher is worse
Researchers1,686per million people2023higher is better

environment

CO2 per capita5.4t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area18.7%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land14%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land38.6%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.252index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.996ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.856index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers33.3%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament14.3%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management27.5%% of managers2024higher is better

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index56index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)1rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)2rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share24.4%% of prisoners2024higher is worse
Refugees originating0.736per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.773index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.664index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.49index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.909index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type3regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.166index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.812index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.894index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.879index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.827index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration100%% of children under 52022higher is better
Control of corruption0.532index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law0.689index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness0.87index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality0.74index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability0.887index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability0.386index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy81.8years2024higher is better
Infant mortality4.1per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality5per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending8.12%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate3.02per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds2.15per 1,000 people2022no agreed direction
Basic water access99.7%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation99.5%% of population2024higher is better
Adolescent fertility6.98births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality14per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance99.3%% of births2019higher is better
Alcohol consumption6.36litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use32.5%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths5.8per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians3.56per 1,000 people2022higher is better
DTP3 immunisation94%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
Tuberculosis incidence5.5per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality8.5%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women16.4%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending17.9%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment2.5%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity1.4%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity21.6%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index76index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index31.8index (0-100)2023higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate0%% of population2023higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users89.6%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions156per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access100%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population0.272%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband37.6per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Retirement age, men64.9years2018no agreed direction
Retirement age, women62.4years2018no agreed direction
Informal employment1.68%% of employment2024higher is worse
Unemployment4.92%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation61.2%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation72.7%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study13.2%% of 15 to 24 year olds2024higher is worse
Vulnerable employment8.38%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Interpersonal trust6.6%% of respondents2022higher is better
Self-reported happiness81.9%% of respondents2022higher is better
Life satisfaction6.13score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Cyprus

Also in Europe & Central Asia: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Channel Islands, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkiye, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan.

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