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Liechtenstein

Against high income countries, Liechtenstein ranks 4th of 83 on environment and 40th of 58 on governance. 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 Liechtenstein 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 Liechtenstein 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 2022+0.9744 of 17940 of 58moderate +0.53
Education score 2021+0.9631 of 19929 of 72proxy +0.81
Infrastructure score 2024+1.764 of 2104 of 80proxy +0.90
Environment score 2023+1.178 of 2134 of 83moderate -0.33

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 Liechtenstein, 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 rate5.12per 100,000 population2021higher is worse

culture

Single-parent households7.57%% of households2015no agreed direction
One-person households35.1%% of households2015no agreed direction
Women in a union64.7%% of women aged 15-492020no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)6.23marriages per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction
Divorce rate (UN)2.44divorces per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction

demography

Median age44.2years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing32.2years2023no agreed direction
Population41,024people2025no agreed direction
Population growth1.41%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization14.6%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+21.4%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1414.2%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate1.37births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate8.4per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration194people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population69.4%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

Aid given0.408%% of GNI2020no agreed direction
Corporate tax rate12.5%% of profit2018no agreed direction
HDI0.938index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$167,187US$2015higher is better
FDI inflows-1,303%% of GDP2018no agreed direction

education

Expected schooling15.4years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling12.4years2023higher is better
Education spending2.56%% of GDP2011no agreed direction
Primary enrollment102%% gross2021higher is better
Secondary enrollment119%% gross2021higher is better
Tertiary enrollment46%% gross2021higher is better
Compulsory schooling9years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary0.825%% of primary-age children2021higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio7.8pupils per teacher2017higher is worse
Researchers18,130per million people2023higher is better

environment

Forest area41.9%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land32.3%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land44.8%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Development Index0.964ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women ministers60%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament32%% of seats2025higher is better

governance

Political rights (FH)2rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)1rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share14.3%% of prisoners2024higher is worse
Refugees originating12.7per 100,000 people2022higher is worse
Birth registration100%% of children under 52022higher is better
Control of corruption1.76index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law1.73index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness1.69index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality1.54index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability1.33index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability1.58index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy84.2years2024higher is better
Health spending5.71%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Basic water access100%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation100%% of population2024higher is better
Adolescent fertility1.8births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending19.7%% of health spending2023higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users98.3%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions129per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access100%% of population2024higher is better
Fixed broadband50per 100 people2024higher 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

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