Countries with national statistical legislation exists that complies with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics (1 = YES; 0 = NO) by country
Countries reporting
175
Highest
10
Caribbean
Lowest
0
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Median
1
Years covered
7
2019–2025
Data points
1,522
What the numbers show
Countries with national statistical legislation exists that complies with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics (1 = YES; 0 = NO) is currently reported for 175 countries. The highest value is 10 in Caribbean; the lowest is 0 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1, and the mean is 1.02.
Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Caribbean (up 66.7%), and the largest decrease in Australia (down 100.0%).
Countries with national statistical legislation exists that complies: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caribbean | 10 | 2025 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 2 | Polynesia | 5 | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 3 | Micronesia | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Melanesia | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 5 | Albania | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Andorra | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Argentina | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Armenia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Austria | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Burundi | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Belgium | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Belarus | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Belize | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Brunei | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 5 | Botswana | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Canada | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Switzerland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Chile | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | China | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Cameroon | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Congo | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Colombia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Comoros | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Cyprus | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Czechia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Germany | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Djibouti | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Dominica | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Denmark | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Algeria | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Egypt | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 5 | Spain | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Estonia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 1 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 5 | Finland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | France | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Faroe Islands | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Gabon | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Georgia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Ghana | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Guinea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Gambia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Greece | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Guatemala | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Honduras | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Croatia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Hungary | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Indonesia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | India | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Ireland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Iraq | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Iceland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Israel | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 5 | Italy | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Jordan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Japan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Kenya | 1 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 5 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Cambodia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | South Korea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 5 | Kuwait | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Liberia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Libya | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Liechtenstein | 1 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 5 | Lesotho | 1 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 5 | Lithuania | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Latvia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Moldova | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Madagascar | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Maldives | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Mexico | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Mali | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Malta | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Myanmar | 1 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 5 | Mongolia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Mozambique | 1 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 5 | Mauritania | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Mauritius | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Malawi | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Malaysia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Namibia | 1 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 5 | New Caledonia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Niger | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Norway | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Nepal | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Nauru | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | New Zealand | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Oman | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Pakistan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Panama | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Peru | 1 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 5 | Philippines | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Palau | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Poland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Portugal | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Paraguay | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Qatar | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Romania | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Rwanda | 1 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Sudan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Senegal | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Singapore | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Serbia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | South Sudan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Suriname | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Slovakia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Slovenia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Sweden | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Togo | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Thailand | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Tajikistan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Tonga | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Turkey | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Uganda | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Ukraine | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Uruguay | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | United States | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Vanuatu | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Samoa | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | South Africa | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Zambia | 1 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 5 | French Guiana | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Guadeloupe | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Martinique | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Mayotte | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Reunion | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Cook Islands | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Tokelau | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Cabo Verde | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Republic of Korea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | State of Palestine | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Türkiye | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Australia and New Zealand | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 5 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Brunei Darussalam | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 5 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Réunion | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Naoero | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Australia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 162 | Brazil | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Barbados | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | United Kingdom | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Russia | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 162 | Eswatini | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | East Timor | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Vietnam | 0 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 162 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Timor-Leste | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Russian Federation | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 162 | Viet Nam | 0 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 162 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 163
- Europe and Northern America 43
- Europe 41
- Sub-Saharan Africa 40
- Asia 40
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 30
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 26
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 26
- Latin America and the Caribbean 25
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 19
- Eastern Africa 17
- Western Asia 16
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 15
- Western Africa 13
- Southern Europe 13
- Oceania 12
- Northern Europe 11
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 11
- South America 9
- Eastern Europe 9
- South-Eastern Asia 9
- Central and Southern Asia 9
- Western Europe 8
- Central America 6
- Middle Africa 6
- Eastern Asia 6
- Southern Asia 5
- Central Asia 4
- Southern Africa 4
- Northern Africa 3
- Northern America 2
- United States of America 1
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1