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Years out-of-date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 99.3 2 100.0 100.0%
Kuwait 2 A 99.3 2 100.0 100.0%
Australia 3 A 98.5 3 100.0 100.0%
Canada 4 A 98.5 3 100.0 100.0%
Malta 5 A 98.5 3 100.0 100.0%
Slovenia 6 A 98.5 3 100.0 100.0%
United Kingdom 7 A 98.5 3 100.0 100.0%
Armenia 8 A 98.0 2 94.4 99.3%
France 9 A 97.8 4 100.0 100.0%
Japan 10 A 97.8 4 100.0 100.0%
Korea, Rep. 11 A 97.8 4 100.0 100.0%
Oman 12 A 97.8 4 100.0 100.0%
Qatar 13 A 97.8 4 100.0 100.0%
United States 14 A 97.8 4 100.0 100.0%
Singapore 15 A 97.7 4 100.0 99.9%
Saudi Arabia 16 A 97.6 4 100.0 99.2%
Kyrgyzstan 17 A 97.0 2 90.0 98.9%
Mauritius 18 A 96.4 2 85.6 100.0%
New Zealand 19 A 96.3 6 100.0 100.0%
Mongolia 20 A 96.1 4 92.2 99.6%
Russia 21 A 94.9 3 82.2 100.0%
Brazil 22 A 94.8 2 81.1 96.4%
Hong Kong 23 A 94.8 8 100.0 100.0%
Taiwan 24 A 94.8 4 0.0 91.3%
Thailand 25 A 94.4 4 83.3 99.8%
Türkiye 26 A 94.4 3 81.1 98.4%
Poland 27 A 94.3 3 78.9 100.0%
Kazakhstan 28 A 94.2 3 78.9 99.7%
China 29 A 93.8 4 80.0 100.0%
Belarus 30 A 93.7 5 83.3 100.0%
Argentina 31 A 93.5 4 78.9 99.7%
Mexico 32 B 93.2 4 80.0 97.0%
Malaysia 33 B 93.1 4 76.7 100.0%
North Macedonia 34 B 92.9 3 72.2 99.8%
Chile 35 B 92.7 7 86.7 99.4%
Philippines 36 B 92.6 4 82.2 91.8%
Turkmenistan 37 B 92.2 4 72.2 99.9%
Ukraine 38 B 92.2 4 72.2 99.8%
Colombia 39 B 92.1 6 82.2 96.8%
Egypt 40 B 91.8 7 82.2 99.4%
Italy 41 B 91.8 12 100.0 100.0%
Azerbaijan 42 B 91.7 5 80.0 93.6%
Moldova 43 B 91.4 10 91.1 99.6%
Tajikistan 44 B 91.4 4 72.2 95.8%
Vietnam 45 B 91.1 5 74.4 96.1%
Austria 46 B 91.0 13 100.0 100.0%
Belgium 47 B 91.0 13 100.0 100.0%
Cyprus 48 B 91.0 13 100.0 100.0%
Czechia 49 B 91.0 13 100.0 100.0%
Denmark 50 B 91.0 13 100.0 100.0%
Germany 51 B 91.0 13 100.0 100.0%
Greece 52 B 91.0 13 100.0 100.0%
Iceland 53 B 91.0 13 100.0 100.0%
Luxembourg 54 B 91.0 13 100.0 100.0%
Netherlands 55 B 91.0 13 100.0 100.0%
Norway 56 B 91.0 13 100.0 100.0%
Portugal 57 B 91.0 13 100.0 100.0%
Spain 58 B 91.0 13 100.0 100.0%
Sweden 59 B 91.0 13 100.0 100.0%
Peru 60 B 90.8 7 80.0 96.4%
Georgia 61 B 90.5 10 87.8 98.5%
Indonesia 62 B 90.3 4 85.6 77.0%
Bahamas, The 63 C 90.3 14 100.0 100.0%
Bahrain 64 C 90.3 14 100.0 100.0%
Finland 65 C 90.3 14 100.0 100.0%
Switzerland 66 C 90.3 14 100.0 100.0%
United Arab Emirates 67 C 90.3 14 100.0 100.0%
Guatemala 68 C 90.2 6 73.3 96.4%
Cabo Verde 69 C 89.9 3 65.6 91.4%
Israel 70 C 89.5 15 100.0 100.0%
Panama 71 C 89.3 4 61.1 96.7%
Jordan 72 C 89.2 9 77.8 98.0%
Costa Rica 73 C 89.1 13 91.1 99.6%
Serbia 74 C 88.8 13 88.9 99.9%
Croatia 75 C 88.3 13 86.7 100.0%
Albania 76 C 88.2 13 87.8 98.4%
Bulgaria 77 C 88.1 13 85.6 100.0%
Romania 78 C 87.9 13 84.4 100.0%
Bhutan 79 C 87.5 7 60.0 99.9%
Lithuania 80 C 87.2 3 43.3 100.0%
Sri Lanka 81 C 87.2 12 80.0 97.2%
Uruguay 82 C 87.0 13 80.0 99.8%
Ghana 83 C 86.8 3 71.1 70.6%
Estonia 84 C 86.5 3 40.0 100.0%
Slovak Republic 85 C 86.5 3 40.0 100.0%
Mali 86 C 86.3 5 60.0 86.7%
Algeria 87 C 86.2 6 50.0 99.6%
Morocco 88 C 86.0 10 66.7 96.9%
Burkina Faso 89 C 85.2 6 67.8 76.9%
Tunisia 90 C 85.0 10 58.9 99.9%
South Africa 91 C 84.9 13 81.1 88.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina 92 C 84.4 11 60.0 99.5%
Myanmar 93 C 84.4 10 74.4 81.3%
India 94 D 84.2 13 76.7 89.1%
Sierra Leone 95 D 84.1 9 60.0 90.4%
Cambodia 96 D 83.7 5 60.0 73.3%
Malawi 97 D 83.7 6 70.0 67.2%
Bolivia 98 D 83.5 12 66.7 91.9%
Rwanda 99 D 83.5 12 73.3 85.6%
Honduras 100 D 83.2 11 56.7 97.0%
Dominican Republic 101 D 83.1 14 72.2 92.2%
Suriname 102 D 83.0 12 57.8 98.3%
El Salvador 103 D 82.7 17 82.2 91.2%
Comoros 104 D 82.3 7 46.7 87.3%
Benin 105 D 82.1 11 62.2 85.6%
Kenya 106 D 81.9 5 57.8 66.9%
Madagascar 107 D 81.9 6 54.4 73.8%
Cote d'Ivoire 108 D 81.8 10 71.1 71.7%
Latvia 109 D 81.7 13 53.3 100.0%
Senegal 110 D 81.6 11 66.7 78.7%
Jamaica 111 D 81.5 13 54.4 98.0%
Laos 112 D 81.0 9 62.2 73.0%
Nepal 113 D 80.9 13 72.2 77.2%
Ecuador 114 D 80.8 14 65.6 87.2%
Guyana 115 D 80.5 12 45.6 98.1%
Eswatini 116 D 80.4 7 71.1 53.5%
Togo 117 D 80.4 14 67.8 82.9%
Trinidad and Tobago 118 D 79.9 13 47.8 96.5%
Paraguay 119 D 79.1 12 65.6 71.0%
Hungary 120 D 79.0 13 40.0 100.0%
Mozambique 121 D 78.9 7 62.2 55.0%
Botswana 122 D 78.5 13 50.0 87.5%
Gabon 123 D 78.4 11 40.0 89.6%
Pakistan 124 D 78.4 7 72.2 42.2%
Gambia 125 E 78.3 11 70.0 59.0%
Niger 126 E 78.3 12 68.9 63.9%
Lesotho 127 E 77.2 8 67.8 44.5%
Burundi 128 E 77.0 16 57.8 83.5%
Namibia 129 E 76.8 13 51.1 78.1%
Guinea 130 E 75.9 10 51.1 62.0%
Nigeria 131 E 75.4 6 53.3 42.6%
Congo, Rep. 132 E 75.0 17 38.9 95.9%
Bangladesh 133 E 74.2 13 60.0 56.0%
Uganda 134 E 73.9 10 71.1 32.2%
Mauritania 135 E 73.7 11 61.1 44.8%
Liberia 136 E 73.6 16 57.8 66.3%
Zimbabwe 137 E 73.3 12 58.9 48.7%
Sudan 138 E 73.1 16 54.4 67.3%
Nicaragua 139 E 72.8 19 46.7 84.7%
Haiti 140 E 72.6 21 53.3 84.8%
Libya 141 E 72.2 18 25.6 99.0%
Zambia 142 E 71.2 4 53.3 14.0%
Brunei 143 E 71.0 13 0.0 99.9%
Tanzania 144 E 69.7 12 63.3 26.4%
Guinea-Bissau 145 E 68.5 15 48.9 46.0%
Cameroon 146 E 68.2 19 46.7 61.9%
Uzbekistan 147 E 68.0 35 67.8 99.9%
Angola 148 E 67.4 10 45.6 25.0%
Chad 149 E 65.5 15 54.4 25.7%
Papua New Guinea 150 E 64.1 13 52.2 13.4%
Central African Republic 151 E 61.3 21 36.7 44.8%
Ethiopia 152 E 58.1 17 47.8 2.7%
Yemen, Rep. 153 E 57.4 20 27.8 30.7%
Afghanistan 154 E 47.0 45 57.8 42.3%
Congo, Dem. Rep 155 E 46.8 40 40.0 40.1%
Lebanon 156 E 28.7 81 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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