Misery Index: Understanding Economic Distress and Inflation - Dec. 31, 2022

The Misery Index is a crucial tool for understanding economic distress and inflationary pressures in various countries around the world. It provides a comprehensive overview of the economic well-being of nations by combining key factors such as unemployment rates and inflation rates.

Dec 31, 2022 Index
1st
  Zimbabwe
414.7
2nd
  Venezuela
330.8
3rd
  Syria
225.4
4th
  Lebanon
190.337
5th
  Sudan
176.1
6th
  Argentina
156.192
7th
  Yemen
116.2
8th
  Ukraine
110.003
9th
  Cuba
102
10th
  Turkey
101.601
11th
  Sri Lanka
99.634
12th
  Haiti
95.4
13th
  Angola
93.518
14th
  Tonga
88.1
15th
  Ghana
86.8
16th
  South Africa
83.492
17th
  Suriname
80.5
18th
  Bosnia and Herzegovina
75.9
19th
  Iran
73.3
20th
  Rwanda
69.192
21st
  Botswana
64.023
22nd
  Madagascar
63.6
23rd
  Malawi
63.5
24th
  Eswatini
63.1
25th
  Gabon
62.4
26th
  Sao Tome and Principe
62.3
27th
  Brazil
61.785
28th
  Republic of the Congo
61.5
29th
  Ethiopia
61
30th
  Libya
60.3
31st
  Jordan
56.3
32nd
  Namibia
55.7
33rd
  Moldova
52.9
34th
  Montenegro
52.653
35th
  Pakistan
52.6
36th
  Georgia
52.5
37th
  Laos
52.16
38th
  Lesotho
51.6
39th
  North Macedonia
50.4
40th
  Myanmar
50.4
41st
  Algeria
50.2
42nd
  Nigeria
47.2
43rd
  Tunisia
46.905
44th
  Mauritania
45.4
45th
  Colombia
44.531
46th
  Uzbekistan
44.4
47th
  Kazakhstan
43.854
48th
  Paraguay
43.7
49th
  Mongolia
42.98
50th
  Iraq
42.3
51st
  Honduras
42.2
52nd
  Egypt
41.832
53rd
  Gambia
41.2
54th
  Serbia
41.138
55th
  Jamaica
41
56th
  Burundi
41
57th
  Kyrgyzstan
40.977
58th
  Hungary
40.242
59th
  Belarus
39.2
60th
  Guinea
38.9
61st
  DR Congo
38.64
62nd
  Azerbaijan
38.131
63rd
  Nepal
37.18
64th
  Comoros
37.1
65th
  Costa Rica
37.077
66th
  Mozambique
36.9
67th
  Chile
36.846
68th
  Morocco
36.565
69th
  Latvia
35.49
70th
  Central African Republic
35.4
71st
  Uganda
35.235
72nd
  Peru
34.835
73rd
  Estonia
34.692
74th
  Poland
33.761
75th
  Armenia
33.7
76th
  Russia
33.202
77th
  Lithuania
32.87
78th
  Mali
32.7
79th
  Romania
32.271
80th
  Slovakia
32.051
81st
  Zambia
32
82nd
  Equatorial Guinea
31.8
83rd
  Barbados
31.5
84th
  Greece
31.128
85th
  Uruguay
30.296
86th
  Mauritius
29.884
87th
  Kenya
29.264
88th
  Sweden
29.198
89th
  El Salvador
28.4
90th
  Spain
28.16
91st
  Dominican Republic
27.2
92nd
  Italy
26.451
93rd
  Liberia
26.32
94th
  Cape Verde
26.3
95th
  Guatemala
26.3
96th
  Burkina Faso
26.3
97th
  Albania
25.6
98th
  Croatia
25.5
99th
  Tanzania
25.132
100th
  Saudi Arabia
24.603
101st
  Bulgaria
24.6
102nd
  Chad
23.34
103rd
  India
22.58
104th
  New Zealand
22.441
105th
  Bahrain
22.2
106th
  Czech Republic
22.2
107th
  Trinidad and Tobago
21.98
108th
  Indonesia
21.727
109th
  Finland
21.629
110th
  Iceland
21.525
111th
  Canada
20.676
112th
  Belgium
20.608
113th
  Cyprus
20.6
114th
  Mexico
20.3
115th
  Bangladesh
20.107
116th
  Australia
20.059
117th
  France
19.935
118th
  Slovenia
19.919
119th
  Philippines
19.552
120th
  Panama
19.21
121st
  Cameroon
19
122nd
  Bolivia
18.9
123rd
  Nicaragua
18.725
124th
  Portugal
18.615
125th
  Luxembourg
18.316
126th
  Vanuatu
18.3
127th
  Hong Kong
18.191
128th
  Papua New Guinea
18
129th
  United Kingdom
17.659
130th
  Fiji
17.5
131st
  Ecuador
17.5
132nd
  Guinea-Bissau
17.2
133rd
  Austria
17.063
134th
  United States
16.882
135th
  Germany
16.381
136th
  Singapore
15.986
137th
  Denmark
15.785
138th
  Netherlands
14.973
139th
  Vietnam
14.839
140th
  Qatar
13.591
141st
  Norway
13.542
142nd
  China
13.1
143rd
  United Arab Emirates
13
144th
  South Korea
12.515
145th
  Israel
12.384
146th
  Ivory Coast
11.622
147th
  Oman
11.3
148th
  Malta
11.062
149th
  Togo
10.95
150th
  Thailand
10.219
151st
  Niger
9.77
152nd
  Taiwan
9.399
153rd
  Malaysia
9.075
154th
  Japan
9.071
155th
  Ireland
8.602
156th
  Kuwait
8.6
157th
  Switzerland
8.518