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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Grade
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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Years out-of-date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%
Denmark 48 B 91.6 12 100.0 100.0%
Germany 49 B 91.6 12 100.0 100.0%
Greece 50 B 91.6 12 100.0 100.0%
Iceland 51 B 91.6 12 100.0 100.0%
Luxembourg 52 B 91.6 12 100.0 100.0%
Malta 53 B 91.6 12 100.0 100.0%
Netherlands 54 B 91.6 12 100.0 100.0%
Norway 55 B 91.6 12 100.0 100.0%
Portugal 56 B 91.6 12 100.0 100.0%
Spain 57 B 91.6 12 100.0 100.0%
Sweden 58 B 91.6 12 100.0 100.0%
Peru 59 B 91.5 6 80.0 96.4%
Georgia 60 B 91.2 9 87.8 98.5%
Indonesia 61 B 91.0 3 85.6 77.0%
Bahamas, The 62 C 90.9 13 100.0 100.0%
Bahrain 63 C 90.9 13 100.0 100.0%
Finland 64 C 90.9 13 100.0 100.0%
Guatemala 65 C 90.9 5 73.3 96.4%
Switzerland 66 C 90.9 13 100.0 100.0%
United Arab Emirates 67 C 90.9 13 100.0 100.0%
Israel 68 C 90.1 14 100.0 100.0%
Panama 69 C 90.0 3 61.1 96.7%
Costa Rica 70 C 89.8 12 91.1 99.6%
Jordan 71 C 89.8 8 77.8 98.0%
Serbia 72 C 89.4 12 88.9 99.9%
Croatia 73 C 89.0 12 86.7 100.0%
Albania 74 C 88.9 12 87.8 98.4%
Bulgaria 75 C 88.8 12 85.6 100.0%
Romania 76 C 88.5 12 84.4 100.0%
Bhutan 77 C 88.2 6 60.0 99.9%
Lithuania 78 C 87.9 2 43.3 100.0%
Sri Lanka 79 C 87.8 11 80.0 97.2%
Ghana 80 C 87.6 2 71.1 70.6%
Uruguay 81 C 87.6 12 80.0 99.8%
Mali 82 C 87.1 4 60.0 86.7%
Algeria 83 C 86.9 5 50.0 99.6%
Morocco 84 C 86.6 9 66.7 96.9%
Burkina Faso 85 C 85.9 5 67.8 76.9%
Tunisia 86 C 85.7 9 58.9 99.9%
South Africa 87 C 85.6 12 81.1 88.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina 88 C 85.1 10 60.0 99.5%
Myanmar 89 C 85.1 9 74.4 81.3%
India 90 C 84.8 12 76.7 89.1%
Sierra Leone 91 C 84.8 8 60.0 90.4%
Cambodia 92 D 84.4 4 60.0 73.3%
Malawi 93 D 84.4 5 70.0 67.2%
Rwanda 94 D 84.2 11 73.3 85.6%
Bolivia 95 D 84.1 11 66.7 91.9%
Honduras 96 D 83.9 10 56.7 97.0%
Dominican Republic 97 D 83.8 13 72.2 92.2%
Suriname 98 D 83.6 11 57.8 98.3%
El Salvador 99 D 83.3 16 82.2 91.2%
Comoros 100 D 83.0 6 46.7 87.3%
Benin 101 D 82.7 10 62.2 85.6%
Kenya 102 D 82.7 4 57.8 66.9%
Madagascar 103 D 82.6 5 54.4 73.8%
Cote d'Ivoire 104 D 82.5 9 71.1 71.7%
Latvia 105 D 82.3 12 53.3 100.0%
Senegal 106 D 82.2 10 66.7 78.7%
Jamaica 107 D 82.1 12 54.4 98.0%
Laos 108 D 81.7 8 62.2 73.0%
Nepal 109 D 81.5 12 72.2 77.2%
Ecuador 110 D 81.4 13 65.6 87.2%
Eswatini 111 D 81.1 6 71.1 53.5%
Guyana 112 D 81.1 11 45.6 98.1%
Togo 113 D 81.0 13 67.8 82.9%
Estonia 114 D 80.4 11 40.0 100.0%
Paraguay 115 D 79.7 11 65.6 71.0%
Hungary 116 D 79.6 12 40.0 100.0%
Mozambique 117 D 79.6 6 62.2 55.0%
Slovak Republic 118 D 79.6 12 40.0 100.0%
Botswana 119 D 79.1 12 50.0 87.5%
Gabon 120 D 79.1 10 40.0 89.6%
Pakistan 121 D 79.1 6 72.2 42.2%
Gambia 122 E 79.0 10 70.0 59.0%
Niger 123 E 79.0 11 68.9 63.9%
Lesotho 124 E 77.9 7 67.8 44.5%
Burundi 125 E 77.6 15 57.8 83.5%
Namibia 126 E 77.5 12 51.1 78.1%
Guinea 127 E 76.5 9 51.1 62.0%
Nigeria 128 E 76.1 5 53.3 42.6%
Congo, Rep. 129 E 75.6 16 38.9 95.9%
Bangladesh 130 E 74.8 12 60.0 56.0%
Uganda 131 E 74.6 9 71.1 32.2%
Mauritania 132 E 74.3 10 61.1 44.8%
Liberia 133 E 74.2 15 57.8 66.3%
Zimbabwe 134 E 73.9 11 58.9 48.7%
Sudan 135 E 73.7 15 54.4 67.3%
Nicaragua 136 E 73.4 18 46.7 84.7%
Haiti 137 E 73.2 20 53.3 84.8%
Libya 138 E 72.8 17 25.6 99.0%
Zambia 139 E 71.9 3 53.3 14.0%
Tanzania 140 E 70.4 11 63.3 26.4%
Guinea-Bissau 141 E 69.1 14 48.9 46.0%
Cameroon 142 E 68.8 18 46.7 61.9%
Uzbekistan 143 E 68.5 34 67.8 99.9%
Angola 144 E 68.0 9 45.6 25.0%
Chad 145 E 66.2 14 54.4 25.7%
Papua New Guinea 146 E 64.8 12 52.2 13.4%
Central African Republic 147 E 61.9 20 36.7 44.8%
Ethiopia 148 E 58.7 16 47.8 2.7%
Yemen, Rep. 149 E 58.0 19 27.8 30.7%
Afghanistan 150 E 47.4 44 57.8 42.3%
Congo, Dem. Rep 151 E 47.2 39 40.0 40.1%
Lebanon 152 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