World and society rankings: the complete guide to 91 live Top 10s

There are 91 live rankings in world and society on Top10Earth. This guide explains what each one measures, who leads it today and how often it changes. Countries compared on population, cities, democracy, safety and how people live. The newest snapshot in the category was captured on 2026-11-02. China tops more of these rankings than anyone else (9 lists), followed by Bahrain (6), Andorra (5), United States (5) and Qatar (4).

The rankings at a glance

• 91 rankings currently published in world and society.
• Refresh cadence: 91 weekly.
• Sources: Our World in Data (65 rankings) and World Bank Open Data (26 rankings).
• Snapshots kept: 106 across the category, every one of them still browsable.

Who is number one in world and society

The current leader of every ranking, with the value that put them there and the capture date:

• Countries hosting the most refugees: Germany, 2,655.19 thousand people (Refugees hosted), 2026-11-02.
• Countries refugees come from most often: Ukraine, 5,224.13 thousand people (Refugees by country of origin), 2026-11-02.
• Countries spending the most on the military (share of GDP): Ukraine, 39.56 % of GDP (Military expenditure), 2026-10-28.
• Countries where 15–19 year olds drink the most alcohol: Belarus, 28.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year (Average per capita alcohol consumption in 15-19 year olds), 2026-10-30.
• Countries where beer makes up the most of alcohol consumption: Brunei, 100 % (Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage (%)), 2026-10-31.
• Countries where the most urban people live in the largest city: Hong Kong SAR, China, 100 % of urban population (Urban population in the largest city), 2026-11-02.
• Countries whose largest city has the most people: Japan, 37.0k thousand people (Population in largest city), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the fastest growth in money supply: Zimbabwe, 708.93 % (Annual broad money growth (%)), 2026-10-29.
• Countries with the highest age dependency ratio: Central African Republic, 103.59 % of working-age population (Age dependency ratio), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest average annual precipitation: Colombia, 3,240 mm per year (Average precipitation), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest child homicide rates: El Salvador, 27 per 100,000 people (Child homicide rate), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest chronic respiratory disease death rates: Kazakhstan, 48.22 per 100,000 people (Chronic respiratory disease death rate (age-standardized)), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest colon and rectum cancer death rates: Hungary, 23.27 per 100,000 people (Colon and rectum cancer death rate (age-standardized)), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest death rates from cardiomyopathy and myocarditis: Serbia, 82.21 per 100,000 people (Cardiomyopathy death rate), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest death rates from hypertensive heart disease: Lesotho, 85.17 per 100,000 people (Hypertensive heart disease death rate), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest death rates from ischaemic heart disease: Nauru, 455.17 per 100,000 people (Ischaemic heart disease death rate), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest diabetes death rates: Guyana, 169.69 per 100,000 people (Diabetes death rate (age-standardized)), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest DTP3 vaccination coverage in children: Antigua and Barbuda, 99 % (Child DTP3 vaccination coverage), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest employment-to-population ratios: Qatar, 86.9 % (Employment-to-population ratio), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest happiness scores: Finland, 7.76 score (0-10) (Happiness score (Cantril ladder)), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest hepatitis B vaccine coverage in infants: Antigua and Barbuda, 99 % (Hepatitis B vaccine coverage), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest homicide rates: Turks and Caicos Islands, 76.34 per 100,000 people (Homicide rate), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest measles vaccination coverage in children: Andorra, 99 % (Measles vaccination coverage (first dose)), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest military share of government spending: Ukraine, 62.9 % (Military spending share of government spending), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest military spending: United States, 929.16 billion US dollars (Military spending), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest overall death rates: Monaco, 3.13 per 100,000 people (Death rate from all causes), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest pneumococcal vaccination coverage in children: Bahrain, 99 % (Pneumococcal vaccine coverage), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest polio vaccine coverage: Antigua and Barbuda, 99 % (Polio vaccine coverage), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest population density: Monaco, 22.8k people per km² (Population density), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest rotavirus vaccination coverage in children: El Salvador, 99 % (Rotavirus vaccine coverage), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest rubella vaccination coverage: Andorra, 99 % (Rubella vaccination coverage), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest second-dose measles vaccination coverage: Bahrain, 99 % (Measles vaccination coverage (second dose)), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree: United Arab Emirates, 52.66 % of population 25+ (Adults with at least a bachelor's degree), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of adults with post-secondary education: Russia, 76.29 % (Post-secondary education attainment), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of adults with some secondary education: Uzbekistan, 99.98 % (Lower secondary education attainment), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of adults with tertiary education: Russia, 69.8 % (Tertiary education attainment), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of births outside marriage: Colombia, 87 % (Births outside marriage), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of international migrants: Qatar, 76.7 % of population (International migrant stock), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of people at risk of catastrophic surgery costs: Cote d'Ivoire, 100 % (Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgery), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of people below national poverty lines: Madagascar, 75.2 % (Poverty rate (national poverty lines)), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of people covered by social protection: Bolivia, 96.94 % (Social protection coverage), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of people facing food insecurity: South Sudan, 88.8 % of population (Moderate or severe food insecurity), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of people in extreme poverty: Democratic Republic of Congo, 85.32 % (Extreme poverty rate), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of people living in rural areas: Anguilla, 100 % (Rural population share), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of people living in the capital city: Bahrain, 89.45 % (Population living in the capital), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of people living in urban areas: Anguilla, 100 % (Urban population share), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of people over 65: Monaco, 36.01 % (Population over 65), 2026-10-28.
• Countries with the highest share of people owning a mobile phone: Bahrain, 100 % (Mobile phone ownership), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of people using clean cooking fuels: Algeria, 100 % of population (Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of people using improved sanitation: Andorra, 100 % (Population using improved sanitation), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of people using improved water sources: American Samoa, 100 % (Population using improved water sources), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of people using safely managed sanitation: Andorra, 100 % (Safely managed sanitation), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of people who never drink alcohol: Kuwait, 98.63 % (Lifetime alcohol abstainers), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of people with 4G coverage: Armenia, 100 % (4G mobile network coverage), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of people with access to electricity: Albania, 100 % (Access to electricity), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of people with basic handwashing facilities: Bahrain, 100 % (Basic handwashing facilities at home), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of people without clean cooking fuels: Burundi, 100 % (Population without clean cooking fuels), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of people without improved water: Democratic Republic of Congo, 40.2 % (Population without improved water), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of primary pupils in private schools: Macao, 96.43 % (Primary enrolment in private institutions), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of rural people with basic drinking water: Andorra, 100 % (Rural basic drinking water access), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of underweight children: Yemen, 40.7 % (Underweight children), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of underweight children under 5: Yemen, Rep., 40.7 % of children under 5 (Prevalence of underweight children), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of urban people living in slums: South Sudan, 94.2 % (Urban population living in slums), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest urban outdoor air pollution: Qatar, 58.47 micrograms per cubic metre (Urban outdoor air pollution (PM2.5)), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the largest aquaculture production: China, 81.9k thousand metric tons (Aquaculture production), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the largest migrant remittances as a share of GDP: Tajikistan, 57.66 % of GDP (Migrant remittances), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the largest military share of population: Eritrea, 8.86 % (Military personnel share of population), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation: Niger, 65.98 % (Open defecation), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the largest urban population: China, 933.17 million people (Urban population), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the longest rail networks: United States, 148.6k route-km (Rail lines), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most air freight carried: United States, 42.8k million ton-km (Air freight), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most ATMs per 100,000 adults: Uruguay, 306.46 per 100,000 adults (ATMs), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most children born per woman: Somalia, 6.13 children per woman (Children per woman), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most container port traffic: China, 299.7k thousand TEU (Container port traffic), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most goods transported by rail: China, 3,018.2 billion ton-km (Railway goods transported), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most immigrants: United States, 52.4k thousand people (Immigrants), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most industrial design applications: China, 803.23 thousand (Industrial design applications by residents), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most international migrants: United States, 52.4k thousand people (International migrant stock), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most listed domestic companies: China, 11.1k (Listed domestic companies), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most military personnel: China, 2,035 thousand people (Military personnel), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most people in cities of over 1 million: China, 460.2k thousand people (Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most people in extreme poverty: Nigeria, 94.7k thousand people (People in extreme poverty), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most registered vehicles per 1,000 people: San Marino, 1,607.46 per 1,000 people (Registered vehicles), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most road injury deaths: China, 248.1k deaths (Road injury deaths), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the oldest liberal democracies: Switzerland, 177 years (Age of liberal democracy), 2026-10-29.
• Countries with the worst PM2.5 air pollution: Qatar, 107.76 micrograms per cubic meter (Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution), 2026-10-30.
• Fastest-growing populations: United Arab Emirates, 4.68 % (Population growth), 2026-10-28.
• Hottest countries by average surface temperature: Mali, 29.56 °C (Average surface temperature), 2026-10-29.
• Largest countries by land area: Russian Federation, 16.4k thousand km² (Land area), 2026-10-28.
• Most populous countries: India, 1,463.87 million (Population), 2026-10-28.
• Most urbanised countries: Bahrain, 100 % (Urban population), 2026-10-28.

Rankings to start with

These have the longest snapshot history, so their rank-history charts show the most movement:

• Countries spending the most on the military (share of GDP) (3 snapshots, weekly): #1 Ukraine, #2 Eritrea and #3 Algeria.
• Countries with the highest share of people over 65 (3 snapshots, weekly): #1 Monaco, #2 Japan and #3 Puerto Rico (US).
• Fastest-growing populations (3 snapshots, weekly): #1 United Arab Emirates, #2 Saudi Arabia and #3 Oman.
• Largest countries by land area (3 snapshots, weekly): #1 Russian Federation, #2 China and #3 United States.
• Most urbanised countries (3 snapshots, weekly): #1 Bahrain, #2 Bermuda and #3 Cayman Islands.

What moved recently

Rank changes detected in the last 30 days across world and society:

• Ethiopia fell 4 places to #10. (Most populous countries)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. dropped out of the top 10 to #17. (Most populous countries)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. dropped out of the top 10 to #15. (Most populous countries)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. dropped out of the top 10 to #13. (Most populous countries)
• Japan dropped out of the top 10 to #12. (Most populous countries)
• Russian Federation entered the top 10 at #9. (Most populous countries)
• Nigeria entered the top 10 at #6. (Most populous countries)
• Pakistan entered the top 10 at #5. (Most populous countries)
• United States entered the top 10 at #3. (Most populous countries)
• Portugal entered the top 10 at #5. (Countries with the highest share of people over 65)
• Puerto Rico (US) entered the top 10 at #3. (Countries with the highest share of people over 65)
• Monaco entered the top 10 at #1. (Countries with the highest share of people over 65)

Where the data comes from

• Our World in Data, used by 65 rankings. Data from Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0) and the sources it cites.
• World Bank Open Data, used by 26 rankings. Source: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0).

Every ranking page states its metric definition, the source's own caveats and the capture date, and links to the original dataset. Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Play world and society as a quiz

Each ranking has a quiz: three minutes to name the top 10, with forgiving spelling and a shareable result card. Ten new quizzes are picked in every category each day on the quizzes page, and every past day stays playable.

Every world and society ranking

• Countries hosting the most refugees · Refugees hosted (thousand people) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries refugees come from most often · Refugees by country of origin (thousand people) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries spending the most on the military (share of GDP) · Military expenditure (% of GDP) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries where 15–19 year olds drink the most alcohol · Average per capita alcohol consumption in 15-19 year olds (Litres of pure alcohol per person per year) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries where beer makes up the most of alcohol consumption · Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage (%) (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries where the most urban people live in the largest city · Urban population in the largest city (% of urban population) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries whose largest city has the most people · Population in largest city (thousand people) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the fastest growth in money supply · Annual broad money growth (%) (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest age dependency ratio · Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest average annual precipitation · Average precipitation (mm per year) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest child homicide rates · Child homicide rate (per 100,000 people) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest chronic respiratory disease death rates · Chronic respiratory disease death rate (age-standardized) (per 100,000 people) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest colon and rectum cancer death rates · Colon and rectum cancer death rate (age-standardized) (per 100,000 people) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest death rates from cardiomyopathy and myocarditis · Cardiomyopathy death rate (per 100,000 people) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest death rates from hypertensive heart disease · Hypertensive heart disease death rate (per 100,000 people) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest death rates from ischaemic heart disease · Ischaemic heart disease death rate (per 100,000 people) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest diabetes death rates · Diabetes death rate (age-standardized) (per 100,000 people) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest DTP3 vaccination coverage in children · Child DTP3 vaccination coverage (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest employment-to-population ratios · Employment-to-population ratio (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest happiness scores · Happiness score (Cantril ladder) (score (0-10)) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest hepatitis B vaccine coverage in infants · Hepatitis B vaccine coverage (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest homicide rates · Homicide rate (per 100,000 people) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest measles vaccination coverage in children · Measles vaccination coverage (first dose) (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest military share of government spending · Military spending share of government spending (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest military spending · Military spending (billion US dollars) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest overall death rates · Death rate from all causes (per 100,000 people) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest pneumococcal vaccination coverage in children · Pneumococcal vaccine coverage (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest polio vaccine coverage · Polio vaccine coverage (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest population density · Population density (people per km²) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest rotavirus vaccination coverage in children · Rotavirus vaccine coverage (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest rubella vaccination coverage · Rubella vaccination coverage (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest second-dose measles vaccination coverage · Measles vaccination coverage (second dose) (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree · Adults with at least a bachelor's degree (% of population 25+) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of adults with post-secondary education · Post-secondary education attainment (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of adults with some secondary education · Lower secondary education attainment (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of adults with tertiary education · Tertiary education attainment (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of births outside marriage · Births outside marriage (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of international migrants · International migrant stock (% of population) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of people at risk of catastrophic surgery costs · Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgery (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of people below national poverty lines · Poverty rate (national poverty lines) (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of people covered by social protection · Social protection coverage (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of people facing food insecurity · Moderate or severe food insecurity (% of population) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of people in extreme poverty · Extreme poverty rate (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of people living in rural areas · Rural population share (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of people living in the capital city · Population living in the capital (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of people living in urban areas · Urban population share (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of people over 65 · Population over 65 (%) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of people owning a mobile phone · Mobile phone ownership (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of people using clean cooking fuels · Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of people using improved sanitation · Population using improved sanitation (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of people using improved water sources · Population using improved water sources (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of people using safely managed sanitation · Safely managed sanitation (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of people who never drink alcohol · Lifetime alcohol abstainers (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of people with 4G coverage · 4G mobile network coverage (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of people with access to electricity · Access to electricity (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of people with basic handwashing facilities · Basic handwashing facilities at home (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of people without clean cooking fuels · Population without clean cooking fuels (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of people without improved water · Population without improved water (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of primary pupils in private schools · Primary enrolment in private institutions (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of rural people with basic drinking water · Rural basic drinking water access (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of underweight children · Underweight children (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of underweight children under 5 · Prevalence of underweight children (% of children under 5) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of urban people living in slums · Urban population living in slums (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest urban outdoor air pollution · Urban outdoor air pollution (PM2.5) (micrograms per cubic metre) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the largest aquaculture production · Aquaculture production (thousand metric tons) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the largest migrant remittances as a share of GDP · Migrant remittances (% of GDP) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the largest military share of population · Military personnel share of population (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation · Open defecation (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the largest urban population · Urban population (million people) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the longest rail networks · Rail lines (route-km) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the most air freight carried · Air freight (million ton-km) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the most ATMs per 100,000 adults · ATMs (per 100,000 adults) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the most children born per woman · Children per woman (children per woman) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the most container port traffic · Container port traffic (thousand TEU) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the most goods transported by rail · Railway goods transported (billion ton-km) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the most immigrants · Immigrants (thousand people) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the most industrial design applications · Industrial design applications by residents (thousand) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the most international migrants · International migrant stock (thousand people) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the most listed domestic companies · Listed domestic companies · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the most military personnel · Military personnel (thousand people) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the most people in cities of over 1 million · Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (thousand people) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the most people in extreme poverty · People in extreme poverty (thousand people) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the most registered vehicles per 1,000 people · Registered vehicles (per 1,000 people) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the most road injury deaths · Road injury deaths (deaths) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the oldest liberal democracies · Age of liberal democracy (years) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the worst PM2.5 air pollution · Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution (micrograms per cubic meter) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Fastest-growing populations · Population growth (%) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Hottest countries by average surface temperature · Average surface temperature (°C) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Largest countries by land area · Land area (thousand km²) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Most populous countries · Population (million) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Most urbanised countries · Urban population (%) · World Bank Open Data · weekly

Questions about world and society rankings

How many world and society rankings are there?

91 live rankings, each with its own quiz, history chart and methodology notes.

Who leads the most world and society rankings?

China, at #1 in 9 rankings as of 2026-11-02.

How often do these rankings update?

91 refresh weekly. A refresh only publishes if it passes the quality gate.

Are the rankings opinions?

No. Each is one metric from one named public source at one time, ranked by software. They are useful comparisons, not advice.