Colonial Bloom and Gloom: Who ruined the world?

A state of the nations ranking of countries (by various national wellness indices) that is designed to determine whether their colonial masters and/or religions appear to have had a hand in their respective evolutionary well-being, or lack thereof.

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You be the judge.

Overall rank	Country	Most Recent Colonizer	Previous Colonizer(s)	Predominant Religion(s)	Governing Technique	Democracy Index Rank	Democracy Index	Corruption Rank	Corruption Index	Military Expenditure per Capita Rank	Military Expenditure per Capita	Prisoners per 100,000 citizens Rank	Prisoners per 100,000 citizens	World Freedom Index	Terrorism Rank	Terrorism Index	Literacy Rank	UNESCO Literacy Rate	(PPP) Per Capita GDP Rank	(PPP) Per Capita GDP	Foreign Debt per capita Rank	Foreign Debt per capita / Deficit	Environmental Performance Rank	Environmental Performance Index	Life Expectancy Rank	Life Expectancy
1	Iceland	Denmark		Christian	1 - Full democracy	2	9.50	14	78	98	$135	16	45	1 - free	46	0.125	32	0.990	15	$49,136	167	$72,700	11	78.57	6	82.7
2	Norway			Christian	1 - Full democracy	1	9.93	6	85	157	$1,138	43	70	1 - free	1	0	1	1.000	6	$69,249	175	$117,000	14	77.49	15	81.8
3	Luxembourg	Netherlands	Germany	Christian	1 - Full democracy	11	8.81	10	81	145	$511	78	120	1 - free	1	0	1	1.000	2	$104,003	183	$6,733,000	7	79.12	13	82.0
4	Switzerland			Christian	1 - Full democracy	8	9.09	5	86	148	$559	55	84	1 - free	55	0.269	32	0.990	9	$59,561	178	$205,000	1	87.42	2	83.4
5	Slovenia	Austria-Hungary		Christian	2- Flawed democracy	37	7.51	30	61	115	$196	46	73	1 - free	1	0	15	0.997	37	$32,085	153	$24,000	35	67.57	26	80.8
6	Finland			Christian	1 - Full democracy	9	9.03	3	89	149	$588	27	55	1 - free	91	2.341	1	1.000	26	$42,165	171	$87,500	10	78.64	21	81.1
7	Denmark			Christian	1 - Full democracy	5	9.20	1	90	150	$618	33	61	1 - free	77	1.512	32	0.990	20	$47,985	170	$85,700	3	81.60	27	80.6
8	Sweden			Christian	1 - Full democracy	3	9.39	4	88	146	$540	24	53	1 - free	115	3.756	32	0.990	14	$49,836	172	$94,500	5	80.51	9	82.4
9	Japan			Unaffiliated, Buddhist	2- Flawed democracy	20	7.99	19	72	133	$365	18	47	1 - free	109	3.595	32	0.990	27	$41,275	155	$27,600	21	74.69	1	84.5
10	Ireland	England		Christian	1 - Full democracy	6	9.15	18	73	118	$212	51	79	1 - free	103	3.141	32	0.990	7	$69,231	182	$471,000	9	78.77	19	81.4
11	Netherlands			Christian, Unaffiliated	1 - Full democracy	12	8.80	8	83	147	$545	41	69	1 - free	94	2.412	32	0.990	12	$51,049	181	$234,000	19	75.46	14	81.9
12	Austria			Christian	1 - Full democracy	14	8.41	16	75	131	$334	62	97	1 - free	78	1.522	59	0.980	19	$48,005	168	$73,100	8	78.97	18	81.5
13	Malta	England		Christian	1 - Full democracy	15	8.39	47	55	100	$137	90	131	1 - free	1	0	96	0.941	28	$39,834	179	$223,000	4	80.90	16	81.7
14	Canada	England		Christian	1 - Full democracy	6	9.15	9	82	137	$418	71	114	1 - free	101	2.958	32	0.990	22	$46,437	162	$48,500	26	72.18	12	82.2
15	New Zealand	England		Christian, Unaffiliated	1 - Full democracy	4	9.26	1	90	140	$459	128	202	1 - free	63	0.611	32	0.990	31	$37,294	157	$40,300	18	75.96	17	81.6
16	Germany			Christian	1 - Full democracy	13	8.63	10	81	144	$509	50	78	1 - free	128	4.917	32	0.990	17	$48,111	165	$62,600	13	78.37	24	81.0
17	Croatia	Austria-Hungary		Christian	2- Flawed democracy	54	6.75	55	49	107	$164	53	81	1 - free	35	0.029	26	0.993	56	$22,795	140	$10,700	42	65.45	37	78.0
18	Portugal			Christian	2- Flawed democracy	28	7.86	28	62	134	$366	92	137	1 - free	1	0	81	0.954	42	$28,933	159	$43,300	27	71.91	21	81.1
19	Italy			Christian	2- Flawed democracy	21	7.98	60	47	141	$467	58	89	1 - free	98	2.750	28	0.992	32	$36,833	156	$39,200	17	76.96	6	82.7
20	South Korea	USA	Japan1910-1945	Unaffiliated, Christian	2- Flawed democracy	24	7.92	52	53	151	$729	68	107	1 - free	63	0.611	28	0.992	30	$37,740	134	$7,500	59	62.30	11	82.3
21	Spain			Christian	1 - Full democracy	17	8.30	40	58	130	$324	90	131	1 - free	82	1.701	56	0.981	33	$36,416	160	$44,100	12	78.39	4	82.8
22	Belgium	Netherlands		Christian	2- Flawed democracy	35	7.77	15	77	132	$358	63	98	1 - free	126	4.656	32	0.990	23	$45,047	174	$112,000	15	77.38	21	81.1
23	Costa Rica	Spain		Christian	2- Flawed democracy	26	7.88	40	58	86	$101	162	352	1 - free	1	0	60	0.978	75	$16,436	126	$5,100	32	67.85	30	79.6
24	Cyprus			Christian	2- Flawed democracy	36	7.65	47	55	129	$300	52	80	1 - free	85	1.894	30	0.991	35	$34,970	173	$97,200	25	72.60	28	80.5
25	France			Christian	2- Flawed democracy	24	7.92	22	69	153	$862	67	103	1 - free	144	5.964	32	0.990	25	$42,314	169	$82,600	2	83.95	9	82.4
26	Lithuania	Russia		Christian	2- Flawed democracy	38	7.47	37	59	120	$223	145	254	1 - free	1	0	6	0.998	40	$29,972	143	$12,700	30	69.33	90	73.6
27	Latvia	Russia		Christian,	2- Flawed democracy	41	7.31	43	57	117	$208	137	224	1 - free	1	0	5	0.999	49	$25,710	151	$21,200	38	66.12	78	74.6
28	United Kingdom			Christian	1 - Full democracy	16	8.36	10	81	152	$741	93	140	1 - free	132	5.102	32	0.990	24	$42,481	176	$119,000	6	79.89	20	81.2
29	Estonia	Russia	Sweden	Unaffiliated, Christian	2- Flawed democracy	29	7.85	21	70	136	$384	133	221	1 - free	59	0.461	6	0.998	41	$29,313	147	$15,700	49	64.31	41	77.6
29	Romania			Christian	2- Flawed democracy	61	6.62	57	48	103	$143	95	142	1 - free	1	0	49	0.988	57	$22,348	126	$5,100	46	64.78	67	75.0
31	Poland			Christian	2- Flawed democracy	52	6.83	28	62	123	$242	123	187	1 - free	57	0.384	6	0.998	43	$27,764	139	$9,500	51	64.11	42	77.5
32	Taiwan	Netherlands		Folk Religion	2- Flawed democracy	33	7.79	30	61	138	$424	151	267	1 - free	61	0.499	50	0.987	18	$48,095	133	$7,400	24	72.84	31	79.3
33	Singapore	England		---	2 - Flawed democracy	68	6.38	7	84	159	$1,749	132	219	2 - partly free	1	0	67	0.968	3	$87,855	180	$231,000	50	64.23	3	83.1
34	Slovakia	Hungary		Christian	2- Flawed democracy	42	7.29	54	51	114	$191	122	184	1 - free	53	0.230	21	0.996	39	$31,339	150	$15,900	29	70.60	47	76.7
35	Australia	England		Christian	1 - Full democracy	10	9.01	13	79	155	$1,013	112	168	1 - free	102	3.091	74	0.960	16	$48,899	164	$60,800	22	74.12	4	82.8
36	Czech Republic	Austria-Hungary		Unaffiliated	2- Flawed democracy	31	7.82	47	55	111	$186	131	211	1 - free	84	1.889	32	0.990	36	$33,232	144	$13,000	34	67.68	34	78.8
37	Qatar	England		Muslim	4 - Authoritarian	135	3.18	30	61	165	$7,004	24	53	3 - not free	45	0.115	60	0.978	1	$127,660	166	$68,100	33	67.80	36	78.2
38	Bulgaria	Russia		Christian	2- Flawed democracy	47	7.01	74	41	88	$107	84	125	1 - free	73	1.178	53	0.984	61	$20,327	125	$4,900	31	67.85	81	74.5
39	Hungary			Christian	2- Flawed democracy	56	6.72	57	48	95	$128	120	183	1 - free	69	0.835	30	0.991	45	$27,482	146	$15,000	44	65.01	59	75.9
40	Uruguay	Spain		Christian, Unaffiliated	1 - Full democracy	19	8.17	20	71	126	$283	155	291	1 - free	67	0.779	53	0.984	58	$21,527	135	$7,600	48	64.65	45	77.0
41	Mauritius	England	France1715-1810 Netherlands1638-1710	Hindu, Christian	1 - Full democracy	18	8.28	50	54	35	$18	116	174	1 - free	1	0	108	0.906	60	$20,422	177	$148,000	89	56.63	78	74.6
42	Cuba	Spain		Christian	4 - Authoritarian	128	3.46	60	47	122	$234	173	510	3 - not free	1	0	15	0.997	59	$20,646	92	$2,300	55	63.42	33	79.1
43	Serbia	Ottoman Turks		Christian	2- Flawed democracy	64	6.57	71	42	81	$81	95	142	1 - free	40	0.043	56	0.981	82	$14,493	107	$3,200	83	57.49	62	75.6
44	Greece			Christian	2- Flawed democracy	44	7.23	68	44	139	$456	59	91	1 - free	121	4.139	64	0.977	47	$26,669	158	$42,300	23	73.60	24	81.0
45	Montenegro	Ottoman Turks		Christian, Muslim	3 - Hybrid regime	84	5.72	63	45	89	$107	119	182	2 - partly free	42	0.077	50	0.987	74	$16,643	120	$4,300	64	61.33	55	76.1
46	Israel	England	Ottoman Turks1516-1918	Jewish	2- Flawed democracy	29	7.85	27	64	163	$2,194	149	265	1 - free	131	5.062	60	0.978	34	$35,179	140	$10,700	20	75.01	8	82.5
47	Oman	England	Portugal1507-1650	Muslim	4 - Authoritarian	141	3.04	63	45	161	$1,954	9	36	3 - not free	1	0	87	0.948	21	$46,698	121	$4,400	113	51.32	49	76.6
48	Albania	Ottoman Turks		Muslim	3 - Hybrid regime	80	5.91	82	39	65	$51	124	192	2 - partly free	76	1.487	65	0.976	93	$11,840	103	$2,900	41	65.46	38	77.8
49	Argentina	Spain		Christian	2- Flawed democracy	49	6.96	94	36	94	$119	106	160	1 - free	68	0.807	56	0.981	62	$20,047	121	$4,400	73	59.30	52	76.3
50	East Timor	Portugal		Christian	2 - Flawed democracy	43	7.24	100	35	44	$22	21	50	2 - partly free	1	0	151	0.675	137	$4,187	31	$250	122	49.54	126	68.3
51	Cape Verde	Portugal		Christian	2- Flawed democracy	23	7.94	37	59	39	$19	164	390	1 - free	1	0	114	0.876	119	$6,662	106	$3,100	88	56.74	94	73.4
52	Jamaica	England		Christian	2- Flawed democracy	40	7.39	82	39	58	$42	98	145	1 - free	41	0.058	109	0.887	105	$8,976	129	$6,000	77	58.58	53	76.2
53	Botswana	England		Christian	2- Flawed democracy	27	7.87	34	60	119	$223	125	193	1 - free	1	0	110	0.885	72	$17,042	60	$720	110	51.70	137	65.7
55	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Ottoman Turks		Muslim, Christian	3 - Hybrid regime	101	4.87	82	39	60	$43	43	70	2 - partly free	89	2.029	52	0.985	99	$10,958	74	$1,300	155	41.84	43	77.4
55	Chile	Spain		Christian	2- Flawed democracy	34	7.78	23	66	125	$254	143	242	1 - free	104	3.254	66	0.973	54	$24,113	137	$9,000	84	57.49	28	80.5
55	Panama	Spain		Christian	2- Flawed democracy	45	7.13	86	38	96	$130	169	426	1 - free	48	0.154	85	0.950	55	$23,024	119	$4,200	56	62.71	38	77.8
57	Georgia	Russia		Christian	3 - Hybrid regime	77	5.93	43	57	51	$33	148	262	2 - partly free	90	2.114	6	0.998	101	$10,044	116	$3,900	92	55.69	83	74.4
58	Ghana	England	Portugal, Sweden, Norway-Denmark	Christian	2- Flawed democracy	54	6.75	69	43	11	$6	19	49	1 - free	56	0.326	139	0.766	134	$4,412	58	$700	121	49.66	153	62.4
59	Macedonia	Ottoman Turks		Christian, Muslim	3 - Hybrid regime	94	5.23	89	37	66	$51	109	166	2 - partly free	74	1.186	60	0.978	81	$14,597	114	$3,700	67	61.06	61	75.7
60	Trinidad and Tobago	England	France1797-1888	Christian	2- Flawed democracy	46	7.10	100	35	109	$173	152	272	1 - free	54	0.250	32	0.990	38	$31,870	147	$15,700	36	67.36	107	71.2
61	Sri Lanka	England	Netherlands1658-1796 Portugal1518-1658	Buddhist	2 - Flawed democracy	66	6.48	94	36	84	$95	57	88	2 - partly free	99	2.905	102	0.926	92	$12,262	88	$2,200	69	60.61	71	74.9
62	Bolivia	Spain		Christian	3 - Hybrid regime	89	5.63	112	33	69	$52	81	122	2 - partly free	34	0.019	76	0.957	116	$7,218	55	$600	90	55.98	110	70.7
63	Mongolia			Buddhist, Unaffiliated	2- Flawed democracy	61	6.62	86	38	52	$34	150	266	1 - free	1	0	53	0.984	91	$12,275	136	$7,800	82	57.51	123	68.8
64	Equatorial Guinea	Spain		Christian	4 - Authoritarian	163	1.70	163	18	43	$21	37	63	3 - not free	1	0	83	0.953	29	$38,639	76	$1,500	70	60.40	171	58.2
65	Belarus	Russia		Christian	4 - Authoritarian	127	3.54	78	40	104	$150	159	306	3 - not free	36	0.038	15	0.997	67	$18,000	118	$4,000	45	64.98	99	72.3
66	Malaysia	England	Netherlands1641-1824 Portugal1511-1641	Muslim	2 - Flawed democracy	65	6.54	55	49	99	$136	114	172	2 - partly free	107	3.334	90	0.946	46	$27,267	132	$6,800	74	59.22	67	75.0
67	Moldova	Russia	Ottoman Turks	Christian	2 - Flawed democracy	75	6.01	122	30	15	$7	135	222	2 - partly free	60	0.470	24	0.994	129	$5,328	81	$1,600	109	51.97	100	72.1
68	Dominican Republic	Spain		Christian	2 - Flawed democracy	57	6.67	119	31	59	$43	139	232	2 - partly free	70	0.892	105	0.918	76	$16,049	95	$2,400	47	64.71	89	73.9
69	United States	England		Christian	2- Flawed democracy	21	7.98	17	74	160	$1,886	176	693	1 - free	135	5.429	119	0.860	10	$57,436	163	$57,300	28	71.19	31	79.3
70	Indonesia	Netherlands		Muslim	2 - Flawed democracy	48	6.97	89	37	48	$31	41	69	2 - partly free	125	4.550	97	0.939	94	$11,720	73	$1,300	130	46.92	121	69.1
70	Vietnam	France		Folk Religion, Unaffiliated	4 - Authoritarian	131	3.38	112	33	71	$53	101	146	3 - not free	1	0	91	0.945	122	$6,429	50	$500	129	46.96	58	76.0
72	Namibia	Germany		Christian	2- Flawed democracy	70	6.31	53	52	110	$181	97	144	1 - free	1	0	126	0.819	97	$11,290	99	$2,500	78	58.46	136	65.8
73	Mexico	Spain		Christian	2 - Flawed democracy	67	6.47	122	30	61	$47	129	204	2 - partly free	106	3.292	94	0.944	64	$18,938	107	$3,200	71	59.69	47	76.7
74	Armenia	Russia		Christian	4 - Authoritarian	120	3.88	112	33	102	$143	88	130	2 - partly free	92	2.374	6	0.998	108	$8,621	110	$3,300	62	62.07	74	74.8
75	Tunisia	France		Muslim	2- Flawed democracy	68	6.40	74	41	82	$86	129	204	1 - free	130	4.963	127	0.818	95	$11,634	88	$2,200	16	77.28	67	75.3
76	Peru	Spain		Christian	2- Flawed democracy	59	6.65	100	35	80	$78	144	251	1 - free	97	2.554	91	0.945	88	$12,903	92	$2,300	63	61.92	64	75.5
77	Turkmenistan	Russia		Muslim	4 - Authoritarian	162	1.83	153	22	128	$294	175	583	3 - not free	1	0	15	0.997	69	$17,485	8	$90	39	66.10	131	66.3
78	Brazil	Portugal		Christian	2- Flawed democracy	51	6.90	78	40	91	$113	160	307	1 - free	80	1.572	102	0.926	79	$15,242	107	$3,200	68	60.7	67	75.0
79	Azerbaijan	Russia		Muslim	4 - Authoritarian	148	2.65	122	30	101	$140	140	236	3 - not free	72	1.153	6	0.998	70	$17,439	72	$1,300	58	62.33	96	72.7
80	Malawi	England		Christian	3 - Hybrid regime	90	5.55	119	31	1	$2	43	70	2 - partly free	1	0	153	0.658	177	$1,134	10	$100	124	49.21	170	58.3
81	El Salvador	Spain		Christian	2- Flawed democracy	60	6.64	94	36	54	$38	174	541	1 - free	1	0	113	0.884	106	$8,909	95	$2,400	103	53.91	92	73.5
82	Kuwait	England		Muslim	4 - Authoritarian	121	3.85	74	41	158	$1,637	69	112	2 - partly free	117	3.801	73	0.962	5	$71,887	142	$11,700	60	62.28	77	74.7
83	Bhutan	England		Buddhist	3 - Hybrid regime	98	4.93	26	65	29	$12	98	145	2 - partly free	36	0.038	154	0.649	111	$8,227	103	$2,900	128	47.22	116	69.8
83	Zambia	England		Christian	3 - Hybrid regime	76	5.99	86	38	34	$18	84	125	2 - partly free	1	0	158	0.634	139	$3,880	52	$540	114	50.97	155	61.8
85	Ecuador	Spain		Christian	3 - Hybrid regime	81	5.81	119	31	97	$132	108	162	2 - partly free	81	1.616	91	0.945	98	$11,109	87	$2,100	86	57.42	53	76.2
85	Senegal	France		Muslim	2- Flawed democracy	73	6.21	63	45	33	$16	35	62	1 - free	83	1.795	165	0.557	151	$2,577	47	$390	123	49.52	128	66.7
87	Uzbekistan	Russia		Muslim	4 - Authoritarian	158	1.95	155	21	2	$2	102	150	3 - not free	42	0.077	21	0.996	121	$6,563	50	$500	133	45.88	118	69.4
88	United Arab Emirates	England	Portugal1507-1624 Ottoman Turks	Muslim	4 - Authoritarian	147	2.75	23	66	164	$2,535	138	229	3 - not free	52	0.211	99	0.938	8	$67,871	152	$23,500	76	58.90	44	77.1
89	Philippines	USA	Spain1565-1898	Christian	2 - Flawed democracy	50	6.94	100	35	55	$38	93	140	2 - partly free	155	7.126	72	0.963	115	$7,728	60	$720	81	57.65	125	68.5
90	Guatemala	Spain		Christian	3 - Hybrid regime	78	5.92	135	28	32	$16	81	122	2 - partly free	62	0.506	133	0.793	113	$7,899	68	$1,100	107	52.33	102	71.9
91	China			Unaffiliated	4 - Authoritarian	136	3.14	78	40	105	$156	75	118	3 - not free	136	5.543	71	0.964	78	$15,399	68	$1,100	117	50.74	55	76.1
92	Morocco	France		Muslim	3 - Hybrid regime	105	4.77	89	37	85	$96	135	222	2 - partly free	42	0.077	145	0.724	109	$8,330	76	$1,400	54	63.47	84	74.3
93	Colombia	Spain		Christian	2 - Flawed democracy	57	6.67	89	37	116	$196	142	240	2 - partly free	138	5.595	88	0.947	83	$14,130	98	$2,500	43	65.22	74	74.8
93	Jordan	England		Muslim	4 - Authoritarian	117	3.96	57	48	121	$228	102	150	2 - partly free	116	3.788	68	0.967	90	$12,278	111	$3,400	61	62.20	85	74.1
95	Kyrgyzstan	Russia		Muslim	3 - Hybrid regime	98	4.93	135	28	53	$34	111	167	2 - partly free	88	1.989	23	0.995	144	$3,521	74	$1,300	97	54.86	108	71.1
96	Benin	France		Christian,	3 - Hybrid regime	87	5.67	94	36	20	$9	48	77	1 - free	1	0	174	0.384	156	$2,119	26	$200	164	38.17	162	60.0
97	Tajikistan	Russia		Muslim	4 - Authoritarian	161	1.89	150	25	18	$8	79	121	3 - not free	95	2.427	6	0.998	149	$3,008	34	$260	126	47.85	117	69.7
98	India	England		Hindu	2- Flawed democracy	32	7.81	78	40	57	$42	7	33	1 - free	159	7.534	146	0.721	120	$6,616	42	$340	174	30.57	127	68.3
99	Algeria	France		Muslim	4 - Authoritarian	126	3.56	107	34	124	$253	104	156	3 - not free	118	3.970	129	0.802	80	$15,026	7	$80	87	57.18	62	75.6
100	Liberia	USA		Christian	3 - Hybrid regime	92	5.31	89	37	4	$3	19	49	2 - partly free	46	0.125	170	0.476	179	$855	31	$230	157	41.62	158	61.4
101	Tanzania	Germany		Christian, Muslim	3 - Hybrid regime	82	5.76	115	32	22	$10	39	64	2 - partly free	108	3.413	128	0.803	148	$3,080	38	$280	116	50.83	155	61.8
102	Paraguay	Spain		Christian	2 - Flawed democracy	71	6.27	122	30	66	$51	118	180	2 - partly free	110	3.598	78	0.956	103	$9,396	95	$2,400	102	53.93	87	74.0
103	Honduras	Spain		Christian	3 - Hybrid regime	78	5.92	122	30	56	$42	127	198	2 - partly free	79	1.562	110	0.885	130	$5,271	67	$1,000	111	51.51	78	74.6
104	Kosovo	Ottoman Turks		Muslim	4 - Authoritarian	95	5.07	94	36	47	$29	65	100	2 - partly free	96	2.548	104	0.919	100	$10,235	71	$1,200			105	71.3
105	Nicaragua	Spain		Christian	3 - Hybrid regime	104	4.81	144	26	28	$12	114	171	2 - partly free	75	1.437	124	0.828	127	$5,452	83	$1,800	95	55.04	74	74.8
106	Togo	France	Germany1884-1914	Christian	4 - Authoritarian	132	3.32	115	32	26	$11	34	62	2 - partly free	1	0	152	0.665	171	$1,550	19	$150	156	41.78	163	59.9
107	Lesotho	England		Christian	2 - Flawed democracy	63	6.59	82	39	38	$19	60	92	2 - partly free	57	0.384	132	0.794	142	$3,601	49	$430	170	33.78	178	53.7
108	Kazakhstan	Russia		Muslim	4 - Authoritarian	139	3.06	130	29	74	$62	133	221	3 - not free	100	2.950	6	0.998	51	$25,145	138	$9,100	99	54.56	113	70.2
108	Ukraine	Russia		Christian	3 - Hybrid regime	85	5.70	130	29	79	$77	112	168	2 - partly free	150	6.557	6	0.998	110	$8,305	100	$2,600	106	52.87	105	71.3
110	Papua New Guinea	England	Germany	Christian	2 - Flawed democracy	74	6.03	135	28	24	$11	37	63	2 - partly free	1	0	157	0.642	143	$3,541	102	$2,800	161	39.35	151	62.9
111	Iran	Russia & Ottoman Turks		Muslim	4 - Authoritarian	154	2.34	130	29	106	$158	154	287	3 - not free	114	3.714	116	0.868	66	$18,077	8	$90	79	58.16	64	75.5
112	Egypt	England		Muslim	4 - Authoritarian	133	3.31	107	34	63	$48	73	116	3 - not free	156	7.170	141	0.752	89	$12,554	58	$700	65	61.21	109	70.9
112	Swaziland	England		Christian	4 - Authoritarian	142	3.03	43	57	68	$52	153	282	3 - not free	1	0	114	0.875	102	$9,776	44	$360	159	40.32	168	58.9
114	Nigeria	England		Muslim, Christian	3 - Hybrid regime	109	4.50	135	28	21	$9	8	35	2 - partly free	164	9.009	162	0.596	123	$5,942	4	$60	98	54.76	177	54.5
115	Gabon	France		Christian	4 - Authoritarian	123	3.74	100	35	92	$115	125	193	3 - not free	1	0	123	0.832	63	$19,056	103	$2,900	137	45.05	135	66.0
115	Mauritania	France		Muslim	4 - Authoritarian	117	3.96	141	27	50	$33	14	44	3 - not free	1	0	167	0.521	135	$4,328	64	$840	163	39.24	150	63.1
117	Burkina Faso	France		Muslim	3 - Hybrid regime	106	4.70	71	42	16	$8	11	41	2 - partly free	124	4.520	178	0.360	166	$1,782	21	$160	151	42.83	163	59.9
118	Guyana	England		Christian, Hindu	2- Flawed democracy	72	6.25	107	34	75	$63	146	256	1 - free	48	0.154	110	0.885	114	$7,873	79	$1,500	125	47.93	133	66.2
119	Myanmar	England		Buddhist	3 - Hybrid regime	113	4.20	135	28	62	$47	70	113	2 - partly free	129	4.956	101	0.931	124	$5,832	12	$120	135	45.32	129	66.6
120	Turkey			Muslim	3 - Hybrid regime	97	5.04	74	41	112	$186	141	238	2 - partly free	158	7.519	85	0.950	52	$24,912	128	$5,300	105	52.96	60	75.8
121	The Gambia	England		Muslim	4 - Authoritarian	143	2.91	144	26	14	$7	31	58	3 - not free	1	0	166	0.555	169	$1,667	34	$260	153	42.42	159	61.1
122	Bahrain	England		Muslim	4 - Authoritarian	146	2.79	69	43	156	$1,023	158	301	3 - not free	112	3.668	76	0.957	13	$50,704	145	$14,900	94	55.15	46	76.9
123	Lebanon	France		Muslim	3 - Hybrid regime	102	4.86	135	28	135	$383	86	128	2 - partly free	140	5.638	97	0.939	65	$18,525	123	$4,600	66	61.08	71	74.9
124	Thailand			Buddhist	3 - Hybrid regime	100	4.92	100	35	83	$86	172	476	3 - not free	151	6.609	68	0.967	73	$16,888	85	$2,000	118	49.88	71	74.9
125	Bangladesh	England		Muslim	3 - Hybrid regime	83	5.73	144	26	40	$20	12	43	2 - partly free	146	6.181	159	0.615	138	$3,891	21	$160	176	29.56	103	71.8
126	South Africa	England		Christian	2- Flawed democracy	39	7.41	63	45	73	$58	156	292	1 - free	120	4.092	95	0.943	87	$13,225	100	$2,600	139	44.73	151	62.9
127	Saudi Arabia	Ottoman Turks		Muslim	4 - Authoritarian	159	1.93	62	46	162	$1,978	107	161	3 - not free	141	5.808	88	0.947	11	$55,158	130	$6,100	85	57.47	81	74.5
128	Cambodia	France		Buddhist	3 - Hybrid regime	112	4.27	155	21	46	$23	73	116	3 - not free	36	0.038	138	0.772	141	$3,737	55	$600	147	43.23	124	68.7
129	Nepal	England		Hindu	3 - Hybrid regime	102	4.86	130	29	27	$11	35	62	2 - partly free	123	4.387	155	0.647	152	$2,479	12	$120	173	31.44	120	69.2
130	Venezuela	Spain		Christian	3 - Hybrid regime	107	4.68	166	17	127	$293	105	159	3 - not free	111	3.632	81	0.954	86	$13,761	112	$3,500	52	63.89	85	74.1
131	Sierra Leone	England		Muslim	3 - Hybrid regime	108	4.55	122	30	8	$4	27	55	2 - partly free	65	0.667	169	0.481	168	$1,672	31	$230	152	42.54	183	50.1
132	Guinea	France		Muslim	4 - Authoritarian	136	3.14	141	27	30	$13	3	26	2 - partly free	66	0.723	179	0.304	175	$1,265	10	$100	131	46.62	167	59.0
133	Russia			Christian	4 - Authoritarian	134	3.24	130	29	143	$483	171	450	3 - not free	134	5.392	15	0.997	48	$26,490	114	$3,700	53	63.79	112	70.5
134	Suriname2 indices unreported	Netherlands		Christian	2- Flawed democracy	53	6.77	63	45			120	183	1 - free			78	0.956	85	$13,988	88	$2,200	101	54.20	104	71.6
135	Mali	France		Muslim	3 - Hybrid regime	85	5.70	115	32	42	$20	6	33	2 - partly free	142	5.880	173	0.387	155	$2,266	26	$200	144	43.71	171	58.2
136	Madagascar	France		Christian	3 - Hybrid regime	95	5.07	144	26	3	$2	54	84	2 - partly free	105	3.287	155	0.647	173	$1,505	24	$160	172	33.73	140	65.5
137	Laos	France		Buddhist	4 - Authoritarian	151	2.37	122	30	4	$3	76	119	3 - not free	87	1.964	130	0.799	125	$5,710	82	$1,700	150	42.94	139	65.7
138	Rwanda	Germany		Christian	4 - Authoritarian	138	3.07	50	54	19	$9	170	434	3 - not free	86	1.929	148	0.705	158	$1,977	26	$200	145	43.68	134	66.1
139	Uganda	England		Christian	3 - Hybrid regime	93	5.26	150	25	23	$10	77	120	3 - not free	122	4.319	143	0.739	157	$2,068	15	$150	142	44.28	154	62.3
140	Ivory Coast	France		Christian, Muslim	4 - Authoritarian	122	3.81	107	34	36	$18	29	56	2 - partly free	113	3.701	171	0.431	140	$3,842	48	$420	136	45.25	179	53.3
141	Syria	France		Muslim	4 - Authoritarian	166	1.43	173	13	87	$102	32	60	3 - not free	163	8.621	118	0.864	132	$5,100	39	$300	37	66.91	144	64.5
142	Niger	France		Muslim	4 - Authoritarian	117	3.96	100	35	16	$8	14	44	2 - partly free	147	6.316	181	0.191	178	$1,107	15	$130	169	35.74	155	61.8
143	Kenya	England		Christian	3 - Hybrid regime	91	5.33	144	26	41	$20	79	121	2 - partly free	145	6.169	135	0.780	146	$3,361	45	$370	127	47.25	149	63.4
144	Mozambique	Portugal		Christian,	3 - Hybrid regime	115	4.02	141	27	6	$4	30	57	2 - partly free	127	4.882	163	0.588	176	$1,215	41	$320	132	46.37	173	57.6
145	Pakistan	England		Muslim	3 - Hybrid regime	111	4.33	115	32	70	$52	12	43	2 - partly free	162	8.400	164	0.564	131	$5,106	46	$380	166	37.50	130	66.4
146	Ethiopia	Italy		Christian, Muslim	4 - Authoritarian	125	3.60	107	34	9	$5	86	128	3 - not free	143	5.939	168	0.491	161	$1,946	30	$24,300	138	44.78	141	64.8
147	Fiji2 indices unreported	England		Christian, Hindu	3 - Hybrid regime	88	5.64			64	$50	116	174	2 - partly free			100	0.937	104	$9,268	65	$900	104	53.09	115	69.9
148	Zimbabwe	England		Christian	4 - Authoritarian	140	3.05	154	22	45	$22	98	145	2 - partly free	51	0.202	117	0.865	160	$1,970	57	$670	146	43.41	160	60.7
150	Republic of the Congo	France		Christian	4 - Authoritarian	143	2.91	158	20	93	$118	4	27	3 - not free	119	4.040	133	0.793	118	$6,676	66	$1,000	154	42.39	142	64.7
151	Djibouti	France		Muslim	4 - Authoritarian	145	2.83	122	30	78	$67	40	67	3 - not free	71	1.119	150	0.679	145	$3,370	79	$1,500	160	40.04	146	63.5
152	Haiti	France		Christian	3 - Hybrid regime	115	4.02	158	20	49	$31	66	102	2 - partly free	93	2.400	160	0.607	165	$1,784	25	$180	171	33.74	146	63.5
153	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Belgium		Christian	4 - Authoritarian	159	1.93	155	21	13	$6	5	29	3 - not free	154	6.967	137	0.773	181	$773	6	$70	175	30.41	165	59.8
155	Burundi	Germany		Christian	4 - Authoritarian	150	2.40	158	20	11	$6	48	77	3 - not free	139	5.637	120	0.856	180	$814	4	$60	178	27.43	166	59.6
156	Brunei5 indices unreported	England		Muslim	4 - Authoritarian			40	58	154	$940			3 - not free					4	$76,884	1	0			40	77.7
157	Chad	France		Muslim, Christian	4 - Authoritarian	165	1.50	158	20	37	$18	10	39	3 - not free	133	5.269	172	0.402	153	$2,445	15	$130	134	45.34	180	53.1
158	Sudan	England		Muslim	4 - Authoritarian	151	2.37	170	14	77	$66	21	50	3 - not free	149	6.453	140	0.759	133	$4,447	68	$1,100	112	51.49	145	64.1
159	Libya	Italy		Muslim	4 - Authoritarian	155	2.25	170	14	142	$477	64	99	3 - not free	157	7.256	107	0.910	107	$8,678	53	$550	120	49.79	96	72.7
161	Angola	Portugal		Christian	4 - Authoritarian	130	3.40	163	18	90	$109	61	96	3 - not free	48	0.154	147	0.711	117	$6,844	76	$1,400	167	37.44	182	52.4
161	Yemen	England		Muslim	4 - Authoritarian	156	2.07	170	14	76	$65	24	53	3 - not free	161	7.877	149	0.701	154	$2,375	34	$260	119	49.79	138	65.7
164	Cameroon	France	Germany1884-1918	Christian	4 - Authoritarian	128	3.46	144	26	31	$16	71	114	3 - not free	152	6.787	142	0.750	147	$3,249	39	$300	158	40.81	175	57.3
165	Iraq	England		Muslim	3 - Hybrid regime	114	4.08	166	17	108	$166	83	123	3 - not free	166	10.000	131	0.797	68	$17,944	83	$1,800	149	43.20	122	68.9
166	North Korea3 indices unreported	Russia	Japan1910-1945	Unaffiliated	4 - Authoritarian	167	1.08	176	8					3 - not free	1	0	1	1.000	164	$1,800	26	$200			111	70.6
167	Central African Republic	France		Christian	4 - Authoritarian	164	1.61	158	20	7	$4	1	16	3 - not free	148	6.394	177	0.368	182	$652	15	$130	168	36.42	181	52.5
168	Afghanistan	England		Muslim	4 - Authoritarian	149	2.55	169	15	10	$5	47	74	3 - not free	165	9.441	175	0.382	162	$1,919	3	$40	165	37.74	161	60.5
174	Comoros2 indices unreported	France		Muslim	4 - Authoritarian	124	3.71	152	24			2	19	2 - partly free			136	0.778	172	$1,529	21	$160	143	44.24	146	63.5
175	South Sudan2 indices unreported	England		Christian	3 - Hybrid regime			175	11	25	$11	23	52	3 - not free	153	6.821	180	0.268	170	$1,657	1	0			174	57.3
177	Eritrea2 indices unreported	Italy		Christian, Muslim	4 - Authoritarian	151	2.37	163	18					3 - not free	1	0	144	0.738	174	$1,410	19	$150	162	39.34	143	64.7
178	Palestine4 indices unreported	England		Muslim	3 - Hybrid regime	110	4.49							3 - not free	137	5.551	68	0.967	136	$4,300	42	$340			98	72.6
182	Guinea-Bissau2 indices unreported	Portugal		Muslim, Folk Religion	4 - Authoritarian	157	1.98	168	16					2 - partly free	36	0.038	161	0.599	167	$1,730	54	$570	140	44.67	168	58.9
183	Somalia3 indices unreported	Italy / England		Muslim	3 - Hybrid regime			174	10					3 - not free	160	7.654	176	0.378	183	$400	37	$270	177	27.66	176	55.0
Overall Rank	Country	Last Colonizer	Other Colonizers	Predominant Religion(s)	Governing Technique	Level of Democracy Rank	Democracy Index	Corruption Rank	Corruption Index	Military Expenditure Rank	Military Expenditure per Capita	Prisoners per 100,000 Rank	Prisoners per 100,000 citizens	Level of Freedom	Terrorism Rank	Terrorism Index	Literacy Rank	UNESCO Literacy Rate	(PPP) Per Capita GDP Rank	(PPP) Per Capita GDP	Foreign Debt per capita Rank	Foreign Debt per capita / Deficit	Environmental Rank	Environmental Performance Index	Life Expectancy Rank	Life Expectancy

Methodology: Flotscrum scoured the internet for reputable sources of the various national wellness indices used in the table.  Those countries that reported fewer than all 10 indices are highlighted in red as their relative rankings may be unfairly skewed relative to those that made an honest attempt to provide the information required to develop their indices.  An average of reported indices was used to determine each Country’s Overall National Development ranking.  The table uses the latest published indices as at January 2018 and could include numbers as far back 2015 or as recent as 2017.

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