GPI Year to Year Comparison

The expansion of the GPI from 121 countries to 140 does not lend itself to direct comparisons of changes in rank as the introduction of a number of countries instantly pushes various countries downwards. Below is a special comparative version of the GPI in 2008 for the original 121 countries. The comparison excludes new 2008 countries. More details.

2008 vs 2007 Comparison
137
New
79
New
112
+6
Angola  Angola
110
+13
56
-1
27
0
10
+2
101
+9
74
-9
86
+6
94
New
15
-2
Bhutan  Bhutan
26
-5
78
-5
46
-2
Brazil  Brazil
90
0
57
0
81
New
91
+1
92
-9
Canada  Canada
11
-1
Chad  Chad
135
New
Chile  Chile
19
-2
China  China
67
-4
130
0
117
New
34
-1
122
-9
60
+10
Cuba  Cuba
62
-1
Cyprus  Cyprus
52
+2
17
-2
2
+2
100
-4
Egypt  Egypt
69
+7
89
+7
64
+10
35
-6
121
-5
8
-1
France  France
36
-1
Gabon  Gabon
55
+4
14
0
Ghana  Ghana
40
+7
Greece  Greece
54
-7
103
0
Haiti  Haiti
109
New
104
+4
23
+2
18
+2
1
New
India  India
107
+12
68
+13
Iran  Iran
105
+2
Iraq  Iraq
140
0
6
-1
Israel  Israel
136
0
Italy  Italy
28
+7
96
-7
Japan  Japan
5
+1
Jordan  Jordan
65
+1
72
-8
Kenya  Kenya
119
-16
Kuwait  Kuwait
45
+3
Laos  Laos
51
New
Latvia  Latvia
39
+9
132
-4
Libya  Libya
61
0
41
+4
9
New
87
+1
43
0
Malawi  Malawi
73
-2
38
0
Mali  Mali
99
New
120
New
Mexico  Mexico
93
-7
83
-5
88
New
63
-11
50
+2
126
-5
77
-9
22
0
4
-1
59
+10
129
+2
133
New
Norway  Norway
3
-1
Oman  Oman
25
-1
127
+1
Panama  Panama
48
-1
95
+1
70
-12
Peru  Peru
80
-5
113
-2
Poland  Poland
31
-2
7
+3
Qatar  Qatar
33
-1
24
+4
Russia  Russia
131
+1
Rwanda  Rwanda
76
New
108
-8
71
-3
Serbia  Serbia
85
+5
29
+2
20
0
16
+1
139
New
116
-6
32
+2
Spain  Spain
30
-7
125
-1
Sudan  Sudan
138
0
Sweden  Sweden
13
-4
12
+4
Syria  Syria
75
+5
Taiwan  Taiwan
44
-6
58
+2
118
-1
47
-6
Turkey  Turkey
115
-12
102
New
Uganda  Uganda
114
+1
84
+2
49
+2
21
+5
111
+10
123
-8
37
-1
Yemen  Yemen
106
-1
Zambia  Zambia
53
+3
124
-5