Human Flight And Brain Drain Index

Global Ranking

0 (low) - 10 (high)Source: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	Samoa	10	2022	1	9.9
2 ↑	Jamaica	9.1	2022	3	9
3 ↑	Somalia	8.7	2022	4	8.8
3 ↓	Micronesia	8.7	2022	2	9.3
5	Eritrea	8.5	2022	5	8.6
6	El Salvador	8.4	2022	6	8.4
7	Albania	8.3	2022	7	8.3
8 ↑	Haiti	8.2	2022	11	8.1
9 ↓	Guyana	8.1	2022	8	8.2
9 ↓	Syria	8.1	2022	8	8.2
11 ↑	Afghanistan	8	2022	32	7
11 ↑	Chad	8	2022	12	7.9
13 ↑	Moldova	7.8	2022	18	7.5
13 ↓	Mali	7.8	2022	12	7.9
13 ↑	Sudan	7.8	2022	14	7.7
16 ↓	Cape Verde	7.7	2022	14	7.7
17 ↑	Lesotho	7.6	2022	18	7.5
17 ↓	Sao Tome and Principe	7.6	2022	8	8.2
17 ↓	Nicaragua	7.6	2022	14	7.7
20 ↓	Fiji	7.5	2022	17	7.6
21 ↓	Morocco	7.4	2022	18	7.5
21 ↓	Grenada	7.4	2022	18	7.5
21 ↑	Mozambique	7.4	2022	24	7.3
24 ↓	Sierra Leone	7.3	2022	23	7.4
25 ↓	Gambia	7.2	2022	24	7.3
25 ↑	Cameroon	7.2	2022	28	7.1
27 ↑	Comoros	7.1	2022	41	6.8
27 ↓	Ghana	7.1	2022	26	7.2
27 ↑	Burkina Faso	7.1	2022	32	7
30 ↓	Senegal	7	2022	18	7.5
30 ↓	Zimbabwe	7	2022	28	7.1
32 ↑	Honduras	6.9	2022	46	6.7
32	Niger	6.9	2022	32	7
32 ↓	Trinidad and Tobago	6.9	2022	26	7.2
35 ↓	Guatemala	6.8	2022	28	7.1
35 ↑	Togo	6.8	2022	37	6.9
35 ↑	Bosnia and Herzegovina	6.8	2022	56	6.5
35 ↑	Guinea-Bissau	6.8	2022	37	6.9
35 ↑	Zambia	6.8	2022	37	6.9
35 ↑	Liberia	6.8	2022	37	6.9
41 ↓	Bangladesh	6.7	2022	32	7
41 ↓	Tanzania	6.7	2022	32	7
41	Laos	6.7	2022	41	6.8
41	Armenia	6.7	2022	41	6.8
41	Malawi	6.7	2022	41	6.8
41	Democratic Republic of the Congo	6.7	2022	41	6.8
41 ↑	Kyrgyzstan	6.7	2022	46	6.7
41 ↑	Yemen	6.7	2022	46	6.7
41 ↑	Dominican Republic	6.7	2022	51	6.6
41 ↑	Kenya	6.7	2022	51	6.6
51 ↓	Sri Lanka	6.6	2022	46	6.7
51 ↑	Venezuela	6.6	2022	56	6.5
51 ↑	Nigeria	6.6	2022	56	6.5
54 ↓	Republic of the Congo	6.5	2022	28	7.1
54 ↓	Central African Republic	6.5	2022	51	6.6
56	Guinea	6.4	2022	56	6.5
56	Iraq	6.4	2022	56	6.5
56 ↓	Uganda	6.4	2022	46	6.7
56	Burma (Myanmar)	6.4	2022	56	6.5
56	Rwanda	6.4	2022	56	6.5
61 ↑	Swaziland	6.3	2022	66	6.4
61 ↓	Cambodia	6.3	2022	51	6.6
61 ↓	Ethiopia	6.3	2022	51	6.6
61 ↑	Lebanon	6.3	2022	71	6.2
61 ↑	Macedonia	6.3	2022	79	6
66 ↑	Solomon Islands	6.2	2022	69	6.3
66 ↓	Mauritania	6.2	2022	56	6.5
66 ↓	Papua New Guinea	6.2	2022	56	6.5
66 ↓	Benin	6.2	2022	56	6.5
70 ↑	Macao	6.1	2021	177
70 ↓	Ivory Coast	6.1	2022	66	6.4
70 ↑	Namibia	6.1	2022	71	6.2
70 ↑	Nepal	6.1	2022	71	6.2
74 ↓	Indonesia	6	2022	69	6.3
74 ↓	Antigua and Barbuda	6	2022	71	6.2
74 ↑	Serbia	6	2022	81	5.9
77 ↓	Bolivia	5.9	2022	71	6.2
77 ↓	Peru	5.9	2022	71	6.2
77 ↑	Angola	5.9	2022	79	6
77 ↑	Ukraine	5.9	2022	82	5.8
77 ↓	Pakistan	5.9	2022	71	6.2
82 ↓	Madagascar	5.8	2022	66	6.4
82 ↓	Bhutan	5.8	2022	78	6.1
82 ↑	Croatia	5.8	2022	84	5.7
82 ↑	Georgia	5.8	2022	90	5.5
86 ↑	Cuba	5.6	2022	90	5.5
86	Suriname	5.6	2022	86	5.6
88 ↓	Tajikistan	5.5	2022	86	5.6
88 ↓	Tunisia	5.5	2022	82	5.8
88 ↓	Burundi	5.5	2022	86	5.6
88 ↑	Latvia	5.5	2022	90	5.5
92 ↑	Jordan	5.4	2022	106	5.1
92 ↓	Algeria	5.4	2022	90	5.5
94 ↓	Maldives	5.3	2022	86	5.6
94 ↑	Romania	5.3	2022	95	5.4
94 ↑	Lithuania	5.3	2022	102	5.2
97 ↓	Belize	5.2	2022	84	5.7
97 ↓	India	5.2	2022	90	5.5
99 ↓	Libya	5.1	2022	95	5.4
99 ↑	Uzbekistan	5.1	2022	102	5.2
99 ↑	Gabon	5.1	2022	102	5.2
99 ↑	Egypt	5.1	2022	102	5.2
99 ↑	Bulgaria	5.1	2022	107	5
99 ↓	Philippines	5.1	2022	95	5.4
105 ↓	Seychelles	5	2022	98	5.3
105 ↓	Barbados	5	2022	98	5.3
105 ↓	Vietnam	5	2022	98	5.3
105 ↓	Iran	5	2022	98	5.3
109 ↑	Montenegro	4.9	2022	113	4.7
110	South Africa	4.8	2022	110	4.9
110 ↓	Colombia	4.8	2022	107	5
110	Botswana	4.8	2022	110	4.9
113 ↓	Paraguay	4.7	2022	107	5
114	Poland	4.6	2022	114	4.6
114 ↓	Mexico	4.6	2022	110	4.9
116 ↑	Azerbaijan	4.4	2022	120	4.3
116 ↑	Turkmenistan	4.4	2022	117	4.5
116 ↑	Malaysia	4.4	2022	117	4.5
116 ↑	Estonia	4.4	2022	120	4.3
120 ↓	Bahamas	4.3	2022	119	4.4
120 ↓	Djibouti	4.3	2022	114	4.6
120 ↓	Ecuador	4.3	2022	114	4.6
120 ↑	Mongolia	4.3	2022	123	4.2
120 ↑	Kazakhstan	4.3	2022	123	4.2
125 ↑	Belarus	4.2	2022	126	4.1
126 ↑	Greece	4.1	2022	132	3.9
126 ↓	Mauritius	4.1	2022	123	4.2
126	Slovakia	4.1	2022	126	4.1
129 ↓	Equatorial Guinea	4	2022	120	4.3
129 ↑	Hungary	4	2022	130	4
131 ↓	Turkey	3.9	2022	126	4.1
131 ↓	Panama	3.9	2022	130	4
133 ↓	Thailand	3.8	2022	126	4.1
134 ↑	Slovenia	3.7	2022	138	3.6
134 ↓	Brazil	3.7	2022	132	3.9
134	Brunei	3.7	2022	134	3.8
137 ↓	North Korea	3.5	2022	134	3.8
137 ↓	China	3.5	2022	134	3.8
137	Malta	3.5	2022	137	3.7
140 ↓	Uruguay	3.4	2022	138	3.6
140	Cyprus	3.4	2022	140	3.5
140	Czech Republic	3.4	2022	140	3.5
140	South Korea	3.4	2022	140	3.5
140 ↑	Russia	3.4	2022	144	3.4
145 ↓	Chile	3.3	2022	144	3.4
146 ↓	Costa Rica	3.2	2022	140	3.5
147	Argentina	3	2022	147	3
147	Bahrain	3	2022	147	3
147 ↑	Portugal	3	2022	151	2.8
147 ↓	Saudi Arabia	3	2022	146	3.3
151 ↓	Japan	2.9	2022	150	2.9
152 ↓	Kuwait	2.7	2022	147	3
153 ↓	Ireland	2.6	2022	151	2.8
153	Belgium	2.6	2022	153	2.5
155 ↓	United Kingdom	2.4	2022	153	2.5
155	Netherlands	2.4	2022	155	2.4
155	Israel	2.4	2022	155	2.4
158 ↓	Italy	2.3	2022	155	2.4
159 ↓	United Arab Emirates	2.2	2022	158	2.2
160 ↓	France	2.1	2022	159	2.1
161 ↓	Germany	1.9	2022	160	2
162 ↑	United States	1.8	2022	164	1.8
162 ↓	Oman	1.8	2022	161	1.9
164 ↑	Austria	1.7	2022	165	1.6
164 ↓	Iceland	1.7	2022	161	1.9
166 ↓	Luxembourg	1.6	2022	165	1.6
166 ↓	Singapore	1.6	2022	161	1.9
168	Finland	1.5	2022	168	1.5
169 ↓	New Zealand	1.4	2022	165	1.6
170 ↓	Qatar	1.2	2022	168	1.5
171	Spain	1.1	2022	171	1.2
172	Switzerland	1	2022	172	1.1
172 ↓	Denmark	1	2022	170	1.3
174 ↓	Canada	0.8	2022	172	1.1
175 ↓	Norway	0.7	2022	174	0.8
176 ↓	Sweden	0.6	2022	175	0.7
177 ↓	Australia	0.4	2022	176	0.5

Definition of Human Flight And Brain Drain Index

The Human flight and brain drain indicator considers the economic impact of human displacement (for economic or political reasons) and the consequences this may have on a country's development. The higher the index, the greater the human displacement.