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Rankings by category
Regulatory Framework and Practices
(Weighted 50% in the overall index)
Rank Country Score Change
=1 Peru 80.0 +10.0
=1 Philippines 80.0 +5.0
=3 Kenya 75.0 +5.0
=3 Pakistan 75.0 –
=3 Uganda 75.0 –
=6 Bolivia 70.0 +5.0
=6 Cambodia 70.0 –
8 Paraguay 65.0 +5.0
=9 El Salvador 60.0 -5.0
=9 Kyrgyz Republic 60.0 –
=9 Mongolia 60.0 –
=9 Rwanda 60.0 –
=9 Tanzania 60.0 –
=14 Colombia 55.0 –
=14 Ecuador 55.0 -5.0
=14 Honduras 55.0 –
=14 Madagascar 55.0 -10.0
=14 Mexico 55.0 –
=14 Mozambique 55.0 –
=14 Panama 55.0 –
=21 Brazil 50.0 –
=21 China 50.0 –
=21 Dominican Republic 50.0 –
=21 Ghana 50.0 –
=21 Indonesia 50.0 +5.0
=21 Nigeria 50.0 –
=21 Tajikistan 50.0 -5.0
=28 Azerbaijan 45.0 -5.0
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Rank Country Score Change
=28 Cameroon 45.0 –
=28 Chile 45.0 +5.0
=28 Costa Rica 45.0 –
=28 Guatemala 45.0 –
=28 India 45.0 -5.0
=28 Nicaragua 45.0 –
=28 Senegal 45.0 –
=28 Yemen 45.0 –
=37 Bangladesh 40.0 –
=37 Dem. Rep. of Congo 40.0 –
=37 Georgia 40.0 -10.0
=37 Uruguay 40.0 –
=41 Armenia 35.0 –
=41 Bosnia and Hercegovina 35.0 -5.0
=41 Egypt 35.0 –
=41 Haiti 35.0 –
=41 Lebanon 35.0 –
=41 Morocco 35.0 –
=41 Nepal 35.0 –
=41 Vietnam 35.0 +5.0
49 Sri Lanka 30.0 –
=50 Argentina 25.0 –
=50 Jamaica 25.0 –
=50 Thailand 25.0 –
=50 Turkey 25.0 –
54 Venezuela 20.0 –
55 Trinidad and Tobago 15.0 –