Leaders & laggards
Highest and lowest scores
Figure 6
Economic Foundations & Resilience scores, 43 economies (2025)
Full ranking — all 43 economies
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Regional pattern
The United States and China lead as a pair, separated by just 0.009 points; large economies gain from market size while smaller ones offset scale with institutional quality; Pacific island economies are held back by their trade-and-logistics hub position.