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Rights and wellbeing around the world

Nine open global indices, from human rights and women's and LGBT+ rights to food, health and education, mapped for every country since 1990, with the six countries in our Indigenous-rights comparison outlined.
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Food

Prevalence of undernourishment

Share of the population whose daily food intake does not provide enough energy to maintain a normal, active, and healthy life. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

166 countries with data · lower is better
below < 2.5< 2.5 – 4.44.4 – 8.78.7 – 17.917.9 and aboveNo dataCompared countries
Table view: all 166 countries, 2023
RankCountryPrevalence of undernourishment (% of population)
1Algeria< 2.5
1Armenia< 2.5
1Australia< 2.5
1Austria< 2.5
1Azerbaijan< 2.5
1Belarus< 2.5
1Belgium< 2.5
1Bosnia and Herzegovina< 2.5
1Brazil< 2.5
1Bulgaria< 2.5
1Canada< 2.5
1Chile< 2.5
1China< 2.5
1Costa Rica< 2.5
1Croatia< 2.5
1Cyprus< 2.5
1Czechia< 2.5
1Denmark< 2.5
1Estonia< 2.5
1Finland< 2.5
1France< 2.5
1Georgia< 2.5
1Germany< 2.5
1Greece< 2.5
1Guyana< 2.5
1Hungary< 2.5
1Iceland< 2.5
1Ireland< 2.5
1Israel< 2.5
1Italy< 2.5
1Kazakhstan< 2.5
1Kuwait< 2.5
1Latvia< 2.5
1Lithuania< 2.5
1Luxembourg< 2.5
1Malaysia< 2.5
1Malta< 2.5
1Moldova< 2.5
1Mongolia< 2.5
1Montenegro< 2.5
1Netherlands< 2.5
1New Zealand< 2.5
1North Macedonia< 2.5
1Norway< 2.5
1Poland< 2.5
1Portugal< 2.5
1Romania< 2.5
1Russia< 2.5
1Saudi Arabia< 2.5
1Serbia< 2.5
1Seychelles< 2.5
1Slovenia< 2.5
1South Korea< 2.5
1Spain< 2.5
1Sweden< 2.5
1Switzerland< 2.5
1Turkey< 2.5
1United Arab Emirates< 2.5
1United Kingdom< 2.5
1United States< 2.5
1Uruguay< 2.5
1Uzbekistan< 2.5
63Mexico2.7
64Philippines3.0
64Tunisia3.0
66Hong Kong3.1
66Slovakia3.1
68Argentina3.4
69Dominica3.6
69Dominican Republic3.6
69Samoa3.6
72French Polynesia3.8
72Taiwan3.8
74Colombia3.9
75Kiribati4.1
76Turkmenistan4.3
77Barbados4.4
78Thailand4.6
79Cameroon4.8
80New Caledonia4.9
81Kyrgyzstan5.1
81Senegal5.1
83Cambodia5.2
83Paraguay5.2
85Nepal5.3
85Vietnam5.3
87Albania5.4
87Myanmar5.4
89Panama5.7
90Oman5.9
90Venezuela5.9
92Saint Vincent and the Grenadines6.1
93Ghana6.3
93Indonesia6.3
95El Salvador6.7
96Fiji6.8
96Iran6.8
98Peru6.9
98Ukraine6.9
100Belize7.0
100Morocco7.0
102Vanuatu7.2
103Sri Lanka7.4
104Jamaica7.7
105Tajikistan8.4
106Lebanon8.7
106Mauritania8.7
106Mauritius8.7
109Togo9.1
110Egypt9.4
111Suriname9.7
112South Africa10.0
113Bangladesh10.4
114Cote d'Ivoire11.1
115Macao11.2
115Trinidad and Tobago11.2
117Guinea11.4
118Guatemala11.8
119India12.0
120Ecuador12.1
121Mali12.3
122Djibouti12.9
122Niger12.9
124Burkina Faso13.1
125Cape Verde13.5
126Benin14.3
126Jordan14.3
128Eswatini14.7
129Honduras14.8
130Iraq14.9
131Comoros15.4
132Libya16.5
132Pakistan16.5
134Gambia16.8
135Sao Tome and Principe17.4
136Namibia18.1
137East Timor18.7
138Ethiopia19.7
138Zimbabwe19.7
140Nigeria19.9
141Solomon Islands20.0
142Tanzania20.2
143Malawi21.4
144Bolivia21.8
144Mozambique21.8
146Uganda22.0
147Guinea-Bissau22.1
148South Sudan22.3
149Angola22.5
150Botswana24.0
151Sierra Leone24.1
152Rwanda24.4
153Gabon25.3
154Congo26.4
155Afghanistan28.1
156Papua New Guinea28.7
157Central African Republic29.8
158Chad32.0
159Liberia35.5
160Kenya36.8
161Zambia37.2
162Democratic Republic of Congo38.5
163Syria39.0
164Madagascar39.5
165Somalia53.2
166Haiti54.2

Compared countries

Each country against the world's best

Latest value and world rank on every index, with the best-performing country for comparison. The Indigenous-rights score is wathaga assessment (October 2026), not an official index. Each dimension is scored 0–3 against the best performer among the six countries.

CountryIndigenous rights
(Wathaga, /18)		Human Rights Index
2025		Physical integrity rights
2025		Private civil liberties
2025		Political civil liberties
2025		Women's political empowerment
2025		LGBT+ Rights Index
2025		Prevalence of undernourishment
2023		Life expectancy at birth
2023		Expected years of schooling
2023
Australia9 (64% of best)0.91
#32 of 175		0.95
#27 of 175		0.87
#44 of 175		0.91
#33 of 175		0.91
#25 of 175		13.5
#27 of 195		< 2.5
#1 of 166		83.9
#10 of 237		20.7
#3 of 195
Canada13 (93% of best)0.90
#35 of 175		0.94
#34 of 175		0.84
#62 of 175		0.92
#23 of 175		0.87
#44 of 175		17.2
#7 of 195		< 2.5
#1 of 166		82.6
#26 of 237		15.9
#50 of 195
New Zealand10 (71% of best)0.95
#8 of 175		0.99
#5 of 175		0.94
#4 of 175		0.93
#20 of 175		0.94
#8 of 175		10.6
#41 of 195		< 2.5
#1 of 166		82.1
#36 of 237		19.3
#6 of 195
Brazil13 (93% of best)0.87
#53 of 175		0.81
#83 of 175		0.88
#42 of 175		0.93
#16 of 175		0.82
#65 of 175		16.2
#13 of 195		< 2.5
#1 of 166		75.8
#114 of 237		15.8
#51 of 195
Bolivia14 (100% of best)0.74
#90 of 175		0.70
#104 of 175		0.80
#82 of 175		0.73
#92 of 175		0.84
#55 of 175		14.1
#24 of 195		21.8
#144 of 166		68.6
#182 of 237		15.6
#52 of 195
South Africa3 (21% of best)0.86
#54 of 175		0.85
#72 of 175		0.86
#51 of 175		0.88
#48 of 175		0.83
#59 of 175		14.1
#25 of 195		10.0
#112 of 166		66.1
#202 of 237		13.8
#91 of 195
World's bestBolivia (14)Estonia
0.96		Iceland + 1 tied
0.99		Germany
0.95		Denmark
0.97		Denmark
0.95		Malta
20.3		Algeria + 61 tied
< 2.5		Monaco
86.4		Monaco
21.7
How the Indigenous-rights score works
  • UNDRIP in law and policy: 3 = in national law with an action plan; 1 = endorsed with no plan, or plan halted. Australia 1, Canada 3, New Zealand 1, Brazil 2, Bolivia 3, South Africa 1.
  • ILO Convention 169 ratified: 3 = ratified; 0 = not ratified. Australia 0, Canada 0, New Zealand 0, Brazil 3, Bolivia 3, South Africa 0.
  • Constitutional or treaty recognition: 3 = entrenched constitutional rights; 1 = partial, statutory or state-level only. Australia 1, Canada 3, New Zealand 2, Brazil 3, Bolivia 3, South Africa 1.
  • Land rights and redress: Strength and functioning of the redress mechanism. Australia 2, Canada 2, New Zealand 3, Brazil 2, Bolivia 2, South Africa 1.
  • Outcome targets and independent monitoring: 3 = quantified national Indigenous targets with independent annual assessment. Australia 3, Canada 2, New Zealand 1, Brazil 1, Bolivia 1, South Africa 0.
  • Indigenous data and data sovereignty: National disaggregated data and recognised Indigenous data governance. Australia 2, Canada 3, New Zealand 3, Brazil 2, Bolivia 2, South Africa 0.
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