Countries With the Highest Infrastructure Scores
Every country with a figure for infrastructure score, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Gibraltar (1.92), Monaco (1.87) and Andorra (1.78). The middle country of the 210 has 0.943.
What this measures
Infrastructure score, in typical gaps (standard deviations). Source: PlaceStats. For this measure, higher is better.
The average of 5 measures from 1 publisher. Each measure is first put on a common scale: 0 is the average country in an average year, and 1 is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation). Each is turned so that higher is better. Measures are averaged within each publisher first, so a publisher with many measures does not count for more. Members: Electricity access, Slum share of urban population, Mobile subscriptions, Fixed broadband, Internet users.
A standard deviation is a typical gap between places.
This measure mostly follows how rich a country is, so this ranking is close to a ranking by national income. Each country’s page also ranks it against countries with similar incomes, which is often the fairer comparison.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2022–2024. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Infrastructure score | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gibraltar | 1.92 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2 | Monaco | 1.87 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 3 | Andorra | 1.78 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 4 | Liechtenstein | 1.76 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 5 | Korea, Rep. | 1.72 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 6 | Switzerland | 1.7 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 7 | France | 1.7 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 8 | Bermuda | 1.68 | 2024 | North America |
| 9 | Norway | 1.68 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 1.67 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 11 | China | 1.66 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 12 | Denmark | 1.65 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 13 | Germany | 1.65 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 14 | Belgium | 1.64 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 15 | Malta | 1.63 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 16 | Netherlands | 1.63 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 1.61 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 18 | Portugal | 1.6 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 1.6 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 1.59 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 21 | Cayman Islands | 1.58 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 22 | Greece | 1.57 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 23 | Sweden | 1.57 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 24 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.57 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 25 | Canada | 1.56 | 2024 | North America |
| 26 | Spain | 1.55 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 27 | Iceland | 1.53 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 28 | United States | 1.53 | 2024 | North America |
| 29 | New Zealand | 1.51 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 30 | Hungary | 1.5 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 31 | Australia | 1.5 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 32 | San Marino | 1.5 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 33 | Belarus | 1.48 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 34 | Finland | 1.48 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 35 | Czechia | 1.48 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 36 | Cyprus | 1.47 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 37 | Japan | 1.45 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 38 | Romania | 1.45 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 39 | Estonia | 1.45 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 40 | Ireland | 1.43 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 41 | Slovenia | 1.42 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 1.42 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 43 | Uruguay | 1.41 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 44 | Slovak Republic | 1.4 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 45 | Serbia | 1.38 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 46 | Austria | 1.37 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 47 | Montenegro | 1.37 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 48 | Italy | 1.36 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 49 | North Macedonia | 1.36 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 50 | Seychelles | 1.35 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 51 | Macao SAR, China | 1.33 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 52 | Singapore | 1.33 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 53 | French Polynesia | 1.32 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 54 | Russian Federation | 1.32 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 55 | Barbados | 1.31 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 56 | Israel | 1.31 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 57 | Faroe Islands | 1.3 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 58 | Georgia | 1.29 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.29 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 60 | Lithuania | 1.29 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 61 | Croatia | 1.28 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 62 | Latvia | 1.28 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 63 | Chile | 1.25 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 1.25 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 65 | Bahamas, The | 1.25 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 66 | Argentina | 1.25 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 67 | Poland | 1.24 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 68 | Greenland | 1.24 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 69 | Moldova | 1.23 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 70 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.22 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 71 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.22 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 72 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.22 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 73 | Turkiye | 1.19 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 74 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.19 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 75 | Costa Rica | 1.19 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 1.19 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 77 | Brazil | 1.18 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 78 | Curacao | 1.18 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 79 | Viet Nam | 1.17 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 80 | Bahrain | 1.17 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 81 | Mauritius | 1.17 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 82 | Albania | 1.14 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 83 | Puerto Rico (US) | 1.14 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 84 | Mexico | 1.13 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 85 | Maldives | 1.11 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 86 | Malaysia | 1.09 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 87 | Kazakhstan | 1.09 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 88 | Armenia | 1.09 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 89 | Grenada | 1.09 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 90 | Thailand | 1.06 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 91 | Qatar | 1.06 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 92 | Jamaica | 1.06 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 93 | Iraq | 1.04 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 94 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.04 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 95 | Mongolia | 1.03 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 96 | Oman | 1.03 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 97 | Colombia | 1.01 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 98 | British Virgin Islands | 1.01 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 99 | Dominica | 1.01 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 100 | Ecuador | 0.989 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 101 | Ukraine | 0.97 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 102 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 0.97 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 103 | Dominican Republic | 0.956 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 104 | Tunisia | 0.956 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 105 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.943 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 106 | Algeria | 0.932 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 107 | Paraguay | 0.928 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 108 | Morocco | 0.928 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 109 | Panama | 0.927 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 110 | Aruba | 0.917 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 111 | Peru | 0.907 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 112 | Suriname | 0.901 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 113 | New Caledonia | 0.901 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 114 | Bolivia | 0.886 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 115 | St. Lucia | 0.881 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 116 | Kuwait | 0.878 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 117 | Naoero | 0.872 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 118 | Palau | 0.865 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 119 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 0.864 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 120 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.859 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 121 | Bhutan | 0.847 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 122 | El Salvador | 0.822 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 123 | Guyana | 0.809 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 124 | Cabo Verde | 0.806 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 125 | Jordan | 0.776 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 126 | West Bank and Gaza | 0.774 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 127 | Venezuela, RB | 0.748 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 128 | Indonesia | 0.742 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 129 | Lebanon | 0.731 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 130 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 0.721 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 131 | South Africa | 0.709 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 132 | Philippines | 0.696 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 133 | Cambodia | 0.689 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 134 | Sri Lanka | 0.669 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 135 | Gabon | 0.665 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 136 | Fiji | 0.665 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 137 | Bangladesh | 0.649 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 138 | Nepal | 0.616 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 139 | Tonga | 0.595 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 140 | Ghana | 0.59 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 141 | Guatemala | 0.576 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 142 | Nicaragua | 0.574 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 143 | Belize | 0.573 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 144 | Cameroon | 0.557 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 145 | Eswatini | 0.534 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 146 | Cuba | 0.531 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 147 | India | 0.527 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 148 | Libya | 0.512 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 149 | Botswana | 0.5 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 150 | Kiribati | 0.485 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 151 | Senegal | 0.482 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 152 | Honduras | 0.417 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 153 | Marshall Islands | 0.406 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 154 | Lao PDR | 0.399 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 155 | Tajikistan | 0.389 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 156 | Timor-Leste | 0.389 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 157 | Pakistan | 0.386 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 158 | Congo, Rep. | 0.312 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 159 | Guam | 0.307 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 160 | Myanmar | 0.298 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 161 | Turkmenistan | 0.294 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 162 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.27 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 163 | Comoros | 0.259 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 164 | Kenya | 0.22 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 165 | Gambia, The | 0.215 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 166 | Tuvalu | 0.208 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 167 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.207 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 168 | Namibia | 0.203 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 169 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.187 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 170 | Guinea | 0.156 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 171 | Afghanistan | 0.116 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 172 | Solomon Islands | 0.0941 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 173 | Zimbabwe | 0.0863 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 174 | Rwanda | 0.0662 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 175 | Samoa | 0.0591 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 176 | Djibouti | 0.0105 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 177 | Benin | 0.00537 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 178 | Mauritania | 0.0018 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 179 | Lesotho | -0.0187 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 180 | Togo | -0.0274 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 181 | Vanuatu | -0.0444 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 182 | Tanzania | -0.0741 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 183 | Nigeria | -0.0861 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 184 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | -0.101 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 185 | Angola | -0.152 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 186 | Guinea-Bissau | -0.158 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 187 | Zambia | -0.161 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 188 | Burkina Faso | -0.245 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 189 | Equatorial Guinea | -0.269 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 190 | Ethiopia | -0.309 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 191 | Yemen, Rep. | -0.31 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 192 | Haiti | -0.312 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 193 | Uganda | -0.319 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 194 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | -0.328 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 195 | Sierra Leone | -0.336 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 196 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -0.395 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 197 | Madagascar | -0.434 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 198 | Eritrea | -0.475 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 199 | Mali | -0.495 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 200 | Sudan | -0.572 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 201 | Mozambique | -0.592 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 202 | Papua New Guinea | -0.611 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 203 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | -0.672 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 204 | Malawi | -0.672 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 205 | Niger | -0.7 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 206 | Chad | -0.72 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 207 | Liberia | -0.767 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 208 | Burundi | -0.835 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 209 | Central African Republic | -1.01 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 210 | South Sudan | -1.06 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
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