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Number of policies
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
28.5policies
Median: 14.0policies
Countries Covered
215
with available data
Highest
Portugal
183.0policies
Lowest
Brunei Darussalam
1.0policies
Top 5 Countries
1Portugal183.0policies
2Greece159.0policies
3Denmark157.0policies
4Ireland131.0policies
5France128.0policies
By Region
Europe95.7policies(32 countries)
North America43.0policies(4 countries)
South America40.6policies(7 countries)
Asia22.2policies(26 countries)
Oceania20.8policies(2 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (1.0policies)High (183.0policies)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 28.5policies)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
Other (135)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 183.0policies |
| 2 | Greece | 159.0policies |
| 3 | Denmark | 157.0policies |
| 4 | Ireland | 131.0policies |
| 5 | France | 128.0policies |
| 6 | Croatia | 122.0policies |
| 7 | Netherlands | 118.0policies |
| 8 | Italy | 117.0policies |
| 9 | Finland | 115.0policies |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 110.0policies |
| 11 | Poland | 109.0policies |
| 12 | Austria | 107.0policies |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 104.0policies |
| 14 | Estonia | 102.0policies |
| 15 | Hungary | 99.0policies |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 97.0policies |
| 17 | Spain | 97.0policies |
| 18 | Latvia | 96.0policies |
| 19 | Slovakia | 96.0policies |
| 20 | Germany | 93.5policies |
| 21 | Cyprus | 93.0policies |
| 22 | Malta | 93.0policies |
| 23 | Romania | 92.0policies |
| 24 | Belgium | 92.0policies |
| 25 | Sweden | 88.0policies |
| 26 | Lithuania | 87.0policies |
| 27 | Slovenia | 82.0policies |
| 28 | Türkiye | 77.0policies |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 73.0policies |
| 30 | Russian Federation | 68.0policies |
| 31 | Mexico | 59.0policies |
| 32 | Colombia | 58.0policies |
| 33 | Ecuador | 55.0policies |
| 34 | Philippines | 55.0policies |
| 35 | Belarus | 51.0policies |
| 36 | Indonesia | 51.0policies |
| 37 | Serbia | 51.0policies |
| 38 | Kyrgyzstan | 50.0policies |
| 39 | United States of America | 49.0policies |
| 40 | Brazil | 49.0policies |
| 41 | Albania | 46.0policies |
| 42 | People's Republic of China | 44.5policies |
| 43 | Kenya | 44.0policies |
| 44 | Vietnam | 44.0policies |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 43.0policies |
| 46 | Guatemala | 42.0policies |
| 47 | Nicaragua | 42.0policies |
| 48 | Peru | 41.5policies |
| 49 | Panama | 39.0policies |
| 50 | South Africa | 38.0policies |
| 51 | Montenegro | 37.0policies |
| 52 | Kazakhstan | 35.0policies |
| 53 | Azerbaijan | 35.0policies |
| 54 | South Korea | 33.5policies |
| 55 | Chile | 32.0policies |
| 56 | Lebanon | 32.0policies |
| 57 | Moldova, Republic of | 32.0policies |
| 58 | Japan | 31.0policies |
| 59 | Georgia | 29.0policies |
| 60 | Honduras | 29.0policies |
| 61 | Rwanda | 29.0policies |
| 62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29.0policies |
| 63 | Malaysia | 28.0policies |
| 64 | Cape Verde | 27.0policies |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 26.0policies |
| 66 | El Salvador | 26.0policies |
| 67 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 26.0policies |
| 68 | Paraguay | 26.0policies |
| 69 | Burkina Faso | 25.0policies |
| 70 | Uruguay | 25.0policies |
| 71 | Australia | 25.0policies |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | 24.0policies |
| 73 | Argentina | 23.5policies |
| 74 | Switzerland | 23.0policies |
| 75 | Canada | 22.0policies |
| 76 | Norway | 22.0policies |
| 77 | Bangladesh | 22.0policies |
| 78 | Jordan | 20.0policies |
| 79 | Liberia | 20.0policies |
| 80 | Liechtenstein | 20.0policies |
| 81 | Malawi | 20.0policies |
| 82 | Morocco | 20.0policies |
| 83 | Pakistan | 20.0policies |
| 84 | Grenada | 19.0policies |
| 85 | India | 19.0policies |
| 86 | Israel | 19.0policies |
| 87 | Papua New Guinea | 19.0policies |
| 88 | Seychelles | 19.0policies |
| 89 | Zambia | 19.0policies |
| 90 | Madagascar | 18.0policies |
| 91 | Namibia | 18.0policies |
| 92 | Syrian Arab Republic | 18.0policies |
| 93 | Bolivia | 18.0policies |
| 94 | Guam | 17.0policies |
| 95 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 17.0policies |
| 96 | Singapore | 17.0policies |
| 97 | Egypt | 17.0policies |
| 98 | New Zealand | 16.5policies |
| 99 | Jamaica | 16.0policies |
| 100 | Ukraine | 16.0policies |
| 101 | Mozambique | 15.0policies |
| 102 | Senegal | 15.0policies |
| 103 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15.0policies |
| 104 | Ethiopia | 14.5policies |
| 105 | Lesotho | 14.0policies |
| 106 | Mali | 14.0policies |
| 107 | Mongolia | 14.0policies |
| 108 | Nigeria | 14.0policies |
| 109 | United Republic of Tanzania | 14.0policies |
| 110 | Venezuela | 14.0policies |
| 111 | Armenia | 14.0policies |
| 112 | Sri Lanka | 13.0policies |
| 113 | Fiji | 13.0policies |
| 114 | Mauritius | 13.0policies |
| 115 | Belize | 12.5policies |
| 116 | Myanmar | 12.0policies |
| 117 | Cambodia | 12.0policies |
| 118 | Iraq | 12.0policies |
| 119 | Montserrat | 12.0policies |
| 120 | Nepal | 12.0policies |
| 121 | Niger | 11.0policies |
| 122 | Thailand | 11.0policies |
| 123 | Algeria | 11.0policies |
| 124 | Bahamas | 11.0policies |
| 125 | Bhutan | 11.0policies |
| 126 | Cameroon | 10.0policies |
| 127 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10.0policies |
| 128 | Guyana | 10.0policies |
| 129 | Zimbabwe | 10.0policies |
| 130 | Tajikistan | 10.0policies |
| 131 | Togo | 10.0policies |
| 132 | Turkmenistan | 10.0policies |
| 133 | Cook Islands | 9.0policies |
| 134 | Cuba | 9.0policies |
| 135 | Dominica | 9.0policies |
| 136 | Oman | 9.0policies |
| 137 | Sierra Leone | 9.0policies |
| 138 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 9.0policies |
| 139 | Samoa | 9.0policies |
| 140 | American Samoa | 9.0policies |
| 141 | Barbados | 9.0policies |
| 142 | Botswana | 9.0policies |
| 143 | Ghana | 8.5policies |
| 144 | Cayman Islands | 8.0policies |
| 145 | Taiwan, Province of China | 8.0policies |
| 146 | Djibouti | 8.0policies |
| 147 | Libya | 8.0policies |
| 148 | Palau | 8.0policies |
| 149 | Tonga | 8.0policies |
| 150 | Bahrain | 8.0policies |
| 151 | Republic of the Congo | 7.5policies |
| 152 | Uganda | 7.5policies |
| 153 | Republic of The Gambia | 7.0policies |
| 154 | Guinea | 7.0policies |
| 155 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.0policies |
| 156 | Qatar | 7.0policies |
| 157 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7.0policies |
| 158 | Saint Lucia | 7.0policies |
| 159 | Angola | 7.0policies |
| 160 | Solomon Islands | 7.0policies |
| 161 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.5policies |
| 162 | Central African Republic | 6.0policies |
| 163 | Gabon | 6.0policies |
| 164 | Vanuatu | 6.0policies |
| 165 | Timor-Leste | 6.0policies |
| 166 | Saudi Arabia | 6.0policies |
| 167 | Sudan | 6.0policies |
| 168 | United Arab Emirates | 6.0policies |
| 169 | Tunisia | 6.0policies |
| 170 | Yemen | 6.0policies |
| 171 | Afghanistan | 6.0policies |
| 172 | Burundi | 5.5policies |
| 173 | Benin | 5.5policies |
| 174 | Chad | 5.0policies |
| 175 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.0policies |
| 176 | State of Palestine | 5.0policies |
| 177 | Kiribati | 5.0policies |
| 178 | Kuwait | 5.0policies |
| 179 | Mauritania | 5.0policies |
| 180 | Puerto Rico | 5.0policies |
| 181 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.0policies |
| 182 | Suriname | 5.0policies |
| 183 | Eswatini | 5.0policies |
| 184 | Tuvalu | 5.0policies |
| 185 | Eritrea | 4.0policies |
| 186 | Saint Helena | 4.0policies |
| 187 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.0policies |
| 188 | Jersey | 4.0policies |
| 189 | Comoros | 3.0policies |
| 190 | Gibraltar | 3.0policies |
| 191 | Greenland | 3.0policies |
| 192 | Haiti | 3.0policies |
| 193 | Iceland | 3.0policies |
| 194 | Monaco | 3.0policies |
| 195 | Niue | 3.0policies |
| 196 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.0policies |
| 197 | South Sudan | 3.0policies |
| 198 | Andorra | 3.0policies |
| 199 | North Korea | 2.5policies |
| 200 | Marshall Islands | 2.5policies |
| 201 | French Guiana | 2.0policies |
| 202 | Macao | 2.0policies |
| 203 | Maldives | 2.0policies |
| 204 | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.0policies |
| 205 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.0policies |
| 206 | Bermuda | 2.0policies |
| 207 | Mayotte | 1.0policies |
| 208 | French Polynesia | 1.0policies |
| 209 | Nauru | 1.0policies |
| 210 | Aruba | 1.0policies |
| 211 | San Marino | 1.0policies |
| 212 | Somalia | 1.0policies |
| 213 | Guernsey | 1.0policies |
| 214 | Virgin Islands, British | 1.0policies |
| 215 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.0policies |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2022).
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