Population Data Quality - Rankings

The accuracy of population data varies widely across countries. In order to take account of the problems and to assess the relative accuracy of population estimates World Economics has produced a Population Data Quality Rating (PDQR). The ratings cover three factors: Census year, Statistical capacity and Registration of live births. Learn more...






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Country Rank
Order		 Grade
(A-E)		 World Economics Population Quality Index Census
Years out-of-date
 Satistical Capacity
Index		 Registration of Births
%
Ireland 1 A 100.0 1 100.0 100.0%
Kuwait 2 A 100.0 1 100.0 100.0%
Australia 3 A 99.2 2 100.0 100.0%
Canada 4 A 99.2 2 100.0 100.0%
United Kingdom 5 A 99.2 2 100.0 100.0%
Armenia 6 A 98.7 1 94.4 99.3%
Japan 7 A 98.5 3 100.0 100.0%
Oman 8 A 98.5 3 100.0 100.0%
Qatar 9 A 98.5 3 100.0 100.0%
Singapore 10 A 98.5 3 100.0 99.9%
United States 11 A 98.5 3 100.0 100.0%
Saudi Arabia 12 A 98.3 3 100.0 99.2%
Kyrgyzstan 13 A 97.8 1 90.0 98.9%
Korea, Rep. 14 A 97.7 4 100.0 100.0%
Mauritius 15 A 97.1 1 85.6 100.0%
New Zealand 16 A 97.0 5 100.0 100.0%
Slovenia 17 A 97.0 5 100.0 100.0%
Mongolia 18 A 96.8 3 92.2 99.6%
Russia 19 A 95.7 2 82.2 100.0%
Taiwan 20 A 95.6 3 0.0 91.3%
Brazil 21 A 95.5 1 81.1 96.4%
France 22 A 95.4 7 100.0 100.0%
Hong Kong 23 A 95.4 7 100.0 100.0%
Thailand 24 A 95.1 3 83.3 99.8%
Türkiye 25 A 95.1 2 81.1 98.4%
Kazakhstan 26 A 95.0 2 78.9 99.7%
Poland 27 A 95.0 2 78.9 100.0%
China 28 A 94.5 3 80.0 100.0%
Belarus 29 A 94.4 4 83.3 100.0%
Argentina 30 A 94.2 3 78.9 99.7%
Mexico 31 A 93.9 3 80.0 97.0%
Malaysia 32 B 93.8 3 76.7 100.0%
North Macedonia 33 B 93.6 2 72.2 99.8%
Chile 34 B 93.4 6 86.7 99.4%
Philippines 35 B 93.3 3 82.2 91.8%
Turkmenistan 36 B 92.9 3 72.2 99.9%
Ukraine 37 B 92.9 3 72.2 99.8%
Colombia 38 B 92.8 5 82.2 96.8%
Egypt 39 B 92.5 6 82.2 99.4%
Azerbaijan 40 B 92.4 4 80.0 93.6%
Italy 41 B 92.4 11 100.0 100.0%
Moldova 42 B 92.1 9 91.1 99.6%
Tajikistan 43 B 92.1 3 72.2 95.8%
Vietnam 44 B 91.8 4 74.4 96.1%
Austria 45 B 91.6 12 100.0 100.0%
Belgium 46 B 91.6 12 100.0 100.0%
Cyprus 47 B 91.6 12 100.0 100.0%
Czechia 48 B 91.6 12 100.0 100.0%
Denmark 49 B 91.6 12 100.0 100.0%
Germany 50 B 91.6 12 100.0 100.0%
Greece 51 B 91.6 12 100.0 100.0%
Iceland 52 B 91.6 12 100.0 100.0%
Luxembourg 53 B 91.6 12 100.0 100.0%
Malta 54 B 91.6 12 100.0 100.0%
Netherlands 55 B 91.6 12 100.0 100.0%
Norway 56 B 91.6 12 100.0 100.0%
Portugal 57 B 91.6 12 100.0 100.0%
Spain 58 B 91.6 12 100.0 100.0%
Sweden 59 B 91.6 12 100.0 100.0%
Peru 60 B 91.5 6 80.0 96.4%
Georgia 61 B 91.2 9 87.8 98.5%
Indonesia 62 B 91.0 3 85.6 77.0%
Bahamas, The 63 C 90.9 13 100.0 100.0%
Bahrain 64 C 90.9 13 100.0 100.0%
Finland 65 C 90.9 13 100.0 100.0%
Guatemala 66 C 90.9 5 73.3 96.4%
Switzerland 67 C 90.9 13 100.0 100.0%
United Arab Emirates 68 C 90.9 13 100.0 100.0%
Israel 69 C 90.1 14 100.0 100.0%
Panama 70 C 90.0 3 61.1 96.7%
Costa Rica 71 C 89.8 12 91.1 99.6%
Jordan 72 C 89.8 8 77.8 98.0%
Serbia 73 C 89.4 12 88.9 99.9%
Croatia 74 C 89.0 12 86.7 100.0%
Albania 75 C 88.9 12 87.8 98.4%
Bulgaria 76 C 88.8 12 85.6 100.0%
Romania 77 C 88.5 12 84.4 100.0%
Bhutan 78 C 88.2 6 60.0 99.9%
Lithuania 79 C 87.9 2 43.3 100.0%
Sri Lanka 80 C 87.8 11 80.0 97.2%
Ghana 81 C 87.6 2 71.1 70.6%
Uruguay 82 C 87.6 12 80.0 99.8%
Mali 83 C 87.1 4 60.0 86.7%
Algeria 84 C 86.9 5 50.0 99.6%
Morocco 85 C 86.6 9 66.7 96.9%
Burkina Faso 86 C 85.9 5 67.8 76.9%
Tunisia 87 C 85.7 9 58.9 99.9%
South Africa 88 C 85.6 12 81.1 88.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina 89 C 85.1 10 60.0 99.5%
Myanmar 90 C 85.1 9 74.4 81.3%
India 91 C 84.8 12 76.7 89.1%
Sierra Leone 92 C 84.8 8 60.0 90.4%
Cambodia 93 D 84.4 4 60.0 73.3%
Malawi 94 D 84.4 5 70.0 67.2%
Rwanda 95 D 84.2 11 73.3 85.6%
Bolivia 96 D 84.1 11 66.7 91.9%
Honduras 97 D 83.9 10 56.7 97.0%
Dominican Republic 98 D 83.8 13 72.2 92.2%
Suriname 99 D 83.6 11 57.8 98.3%
El Salvador 100 D 83.3 16 82.2 91.2%
Comoros 101 D 83.0 6 46.7 87.3%
Benin 102 D 82.7 10 62.2 85.6%
Kenya 103 D 82.7 4 57.8 66.9%
Madagascar 104 D 82.6 5 54.4 73.8%
Cote d'Ivoire 105 D 82.5 9 71.1 71.7%
Latvia 106 D 82.3 12 53.3 100.0%
Senegal 107 D 82.2 10 66.7 78.7%
Jamaica 108 D 82.1 12 54.4 98.0%
Laos 109 D 81.7 8 62.2 73.0%
Nepal 110 D 81.5 12 72.2 77.2%
Ecuador 111 D 81.4 13 65.6 87.2%
Eswatini 112 D 81.1 6 71.1 53.5%
Guyana 113 D 81.1 11 45.6 98.1%
Togo 114 D 81.0 13 67.8 82.9%
Estonia 115 D 80.4 11 40.0 100.0%
Paraguay 116 D 79.7 11 65.6 71.0%
Hungary 117 D 79.6 12 40.0 100.0%
Mozambique 118 D 79.6 6 62.2 55.0%
Slovak Republic 119 D 79.6 12 40.0 100.0%
Botswana 120 D 79.1 12 50.0 87.5%
Gabon 121 D 79.1 10 40.0 89.6%
Pakistan 122 D 79.1 6 72.2 42.2%
Gambia 123 E 79.0 10 70.0 59.0%
Niger 124 E 79.0 11 68.9 63.9%
Lesotho 125 E 77.9 7 67.8 44.5%
Burundi 126 E 77.6 15 57.8 83.5%
Namibia 127 E 77.5 12 51.1 78.1%
Guinea 128 E 76.5 9 51.1 62.0%
Nigeria 129 E 76.1 5 53.3 42.6%
Congo, Rep. 130 E 75.6 16 38.9 95.9%
Bangladesh 131 E 74.8 12 60.0 56.0%
Uganda 132 E 74.6 9 71.1 32.2%
Mauritania 133 E 74.3 10 61.1 44.8%
Liberia 134 E 74.2 15 57.8 66.3%
Zimbabwe 135 E 73.9 11 58.9 48.7%
Sudan 136 E 73.7 15 54.4 67.3%
Nicaragua 137 E 73.4 18 46.7 84.7%
Haiti 138 E 73.2 20 53.3 84.8%
Libya 139 E 72.8 17 25.6 99.0%
Zambia 140 E 71.9 3 53.3 14.0%
Tanzania 141 E 70.4 11 63.3 26.4%
Guinea-Bissau 142 E 69.1 14 48.9 46.0%
Cameroon 143 E 68.8 18 46.7 61.9%
Uzbekistan 144 E 68.5 34 67.8 99.9%
Angola 145 E 68.0 9 45.6 25.0%
Chad 146 E 66.2 14 54.4 25.7%
Papua New Guinea 147 E 64.8 12 52.2 13.4%
Central African Republic 148 E 61.9 20 36.7 44.8%
Ethiopia 149 E 58.7 16 47.8 2.7%
Yemen, Rep. 150 E 58.0 19 27.8 30.7%
Afghanistan 151 E 47.4 44 57.8 42.3%
Congo, Dem. Rep 152 E 47.2 39 40.0 40.1%
Lebanon 153 E 28.7 80 44.4 98.9%


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Key:
Data Quality Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
         0 = Poor, 100 = Excelent.

Statistical Capacity Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
         0 = Low level of resrouces, 100 = High level of resources.

Grade definitions:
         A: As good as it gets
         B: Good
         C: Use with caution
         D: Poor
         E: Extremely poor quality





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