Population Data Quality - Ratings


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...

Data source: World Economics Research, London





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Country Grade
(A-E)		 World Economics
Population
Data Quality Index		 Census
Years
Out-of-date		 Statistical
Capacity
Index		 Registration
of Births
% of total
Denmark A 99.1 0 95.3 100.0
Finland A 99.0 0 95.1 100.0
Sweden A 98.9 0 94.4 100.0
Norway A 98.7 0 93.6 100.0
Austria A 98.5 0 92.6 100.0
Germany A 98.5 0 92.5 100.0
Switzerland A 98.1 0 90.3 100.0
New Zealand A 97.5 1 91.3 100.0
Portugal A 97.3 2 93.8 100.0
Moldova A 97.1 0 86.1 99.6
Hungary A 97.0 2 92.2 100.0
Poland A 96.7 3 94.7 100.0
Netherlands A 96.6 3 94.3 100.0
Slovenia A 96.6 3 94.2 100.0
Spain A 96.6 3 94.3 100.0
Canada A 96.5 3 93.5 100.0
Estonia A 96.3 3 92.8 100.0
Iceland A 96.3 0 81.7 100.0
Romania A 96.2 2 88.6 100.0
Costa Rica A 96.1 2 88.5 99.6
Latvia A 96.1 3 91.4 100.0
Lithuania A 96.1 3 91.5 100.0
Albania A 96.0 1 85.1 98.4
Australia A 96.0 3 90.9 100.0
Czechia A 96.0 3 91.0 100.0
Belgium A 95.9 3 90.5 100.0
Greece A 95.9 3 90.6 100.0
Slovak Republic A 95.7 3 89.8 100.0
United States A 95.7 4 93.4 100.0
France A 95.6 4 92.8 100.0
Luxembourg A 95.6 3 88.9 100.0
United Kingdom A 95.6 3 88.9 100.0
Türkiye B 95.5 2 86.7 98.4
Armenia B 95.4 2 85.0 99.3
Bulgaria B 95.4 3 88.4 100.0
Serbia B 95.4 2 84.4 99.9
Uruguay B 95.4 1 81.1 99.8
Korea, Rep. B 95.3 4 91.5 100.0
Japan B 95.2 4 90.9 100.0
Mexico B 94.8 4 91.6 97.0
North Macedonia B 94.8 3 85.3 99.8
Singapore B 94.8 4 88.8 99.9
United Arab Emirates B 94.8 1 77.6 100.0
Malta B 94.7 3 84.8 100.0
Saudi Arabia B 94.7 2 81.5 99.2
Sri Lanka B 94.7 1 80.2 97.2
Argentina B 94.4 2 79.5 99.7
Kyrgyzstan B 94.4 1 76.8 98.9
Russia B 94.4 3 82.9 100.0
Brazil B 93.9 2 80.6 96.4
Taiwan B 93.9 4 0.0 91.3
Mongolia B 93.8 4 84.0 99.6
Kazakhstan B 93.7 3 79.8 99.7
Thailand B 93.2 4 81.1 99.8
Malaysia B 93.1 4 80.4 100.0
South Africa B 92.7 2 82.4 88.6
Ukraine B 92.7 4 78.7 99.8
Colombia B 92.4 6 87.3 96.8
Philippines B 92.4 4 85.2 91.8
Chile B 92.1 7 86.8 99.4
Belarus B 92.0 5 78.7 100.0
Ecuador B 91.8 2 79.1 87.2
Kuwait B 91.7 1 62.4 100.0
Jamaica C 91.6 2 67.4 98.0
Panama C 90.8 4 72.3 96.7
Egypt C 90.7 7 80.1 99.4
Qatar C 90.4 4 66.8 100.0
Senegal C 90.4 1 77.2 78.7
Rwanda C 90.3 2 73.1 85.6
Georgia C 90.1 10 89.3 98.5
Vietnam C 90.0 5 72.3 96.1
Italy C 89.8 12 93.6 100.0
Guatemala C 89.7 6 74.3 96.4
Peru C 89.4 7 76.5 96.4
Sierra Leone C 89.0 2 61.8 90.4
China C 88.9 4 59.5 100.0
Botswana C 88.7 2 63.3 87.5
Indonesia C 88.7 4 81.4 77.0
Oman C 88.7 4 58.2 100.0
Jordan C 88.6 9 78.1 98.0
Cabo Verde C 88.2 3 60.5 91.4
Algeria C 88.0 6 62.7 99.6
Cyprus C 88.0 13 88.0 100.0
Croatia C 87.8 13 87.0 100.0
Tunisia C 87.7 10 75.8 99.9
Bhutan C 87.4 7 63.1 99.9
Morocco C 87.0 10 75.4 96.9
Burkina Faso C 86.5 5 74.3 76.9
Israel C 86.5 15 87.9 100.0
Mali C 86.2 5 63.0 86.7
Ireland C 86.0 16 89.4 100.0
Mauritius C 86.0 13 78.3 100.0
Nepal C 86.0 3 64.0 77.2
Tajikistan C 85.9 4 48.6 95.8
Cote d'Ivoire D 85.9 3 68.9 71.7
Bosnia and Herzegovina D 85.6 11 69.4 99.5
Ghana D 85.5 3 68.2 70.6
Bolivia D 84.0 12 72.5 91.9
Cambodia D 84.0 5 65.0 73.3
Bangladesh D 83.9 2 70.8 56.0
Kenya D 83.8 5 70.6 66.9
Turkmenistan D 83.2 4 30.7 99.9
Brunei D 83.0 13 63.2 99.9
Dominican Republic D 82.9 14 74.1 92.2
India D 82.9 13 73.6 89.1
Benin D 82.6 11 68.0 85.6
Myanmar D 82.6 10 68.6 81.3
Guyana D 82.3 12 58.1 98.1
Suriname D 82.2 12 57.2 98.3
Zimbabwe D 82.2 2 69.7 48.7
Malawi D 82.1 6 65.6 67.2
Comoros D 81.6 7 46.7 87.3
Pakistan D 81.4 1 68.6 42.2
Azerbaijan D 81.0 15 66.8 93.6
Madagascar D 81.0 6 53.4 73.8
Trinidad and Tobago D 80.9 13 56.1 96.5
Uganda D 80.8 0 72.0 32.2
El Salvador D 80.6 17 74.9 91.2
Paraguay D 80.4 12 75.6 71.0
Laos D 80.1 9 60.9 73.0
Bahrain D 79.9 14 51.6 100.0
Bahamas, The D 79.6 14 49.8 100.0
Togo D 79.4 14 66.1 82.9
Honduras D 79.2 18 65.8 97.0
Gabon D 79.1 11 46.8 89.6
Mozambique E 78.0 7 60.8 55.0
Eswatini E 77.8 7 61.2 53.5
Hong Kong E 77.8 3 0.0 100.0
Tanzania E 77.8 2 69.9 26.4
Namibia E 77.7 13 58.7 78.1
Niger E 77.7 12 68.9 63.9
Haiti E 77.5 10 39.6 84.8
Gambia E 77.2 11 67.9 59.0
Nigeria E 76.3 6 60.9 42.6
Congo, Rep. E 75.2 17 43.2 95.9
Guinea E 74.9 10 49.7 62.0
Lesotho E 74.6 8 58.0 44.5
Liberia E 74.4 16 65.1 66.3
Burundi E 74.3 16 47.3 83.5
Zambia E 73.8 2 62.5 14.0
Nicaragua E 73.6 19 53.6 84.7
Mauritania E 73.3 11 62.5 44.8
Libya E 73.1 18 33.1 99.0
Sudan E 70.6 16 44.7 67.3
Uzbekistan E 70.1 35 80.3 99.9
Angola E 70.0 10 62.3 25.0
Cameroon E 70.0 19 58.5 61.9
Guinea-Bissau E 67.3 15 45.9 46.0
Chad E 65.3 15 56.4 25.7
Central African Republic E 62.9 21 47.3 44.8
Papua New Guinea E 62.2 13 45.9 13.4
Ethiopia E 60.1 17 60.7 2.7
Yemen, Rep. E 58.5 20 35.7 30.7
Congo, Dem. Rep E 48.9 40 52.4 40.1
Afghanistan E 46.5 45 57.1 42.3
Lebanon E 31.4 81 58.2 98.9


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


Notes:
Switzerland: Since 2010 the census has been conducted annually by the FSO. Information is taken from the population registers and complemented with random samples.

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