Country Comparison

Maldives

MDV · South Asia · Upper middle income

MERI46.9

Population Not available · GDP Not available

Bangladesh

BGD · South Asia · Lower middle income

MERI41.8

Population Not available · GDP Not available

Nepal

NPL · South Asia · Lower middle income

MERI45.6

Population Not available · GDP Not available

India

IND · South Asia · Lower middle income

MERI49.8

Population Not available · GDP Not available

Bhutan

BTN · South Asia · Lower middle income

MERI53.2

Population Not available · GDP Not available

Country	Score	Rank	Percentile	Coverage	Missing
Maldives	46.9	Display only	Not available	75%	3 2 imputed
Bangladesh	41.8	#100	20.8	100%	0 1 imputed
Nepal	45.6	#86	32	92%	1 1 imputed
India	49.8	#77	39.2	83%	2 1 imputed
Bhutan	53.2	#67	47.2	83%	2 3 imputed

Indicator	MDV	BGD	NPL	IND	BTN
GDP (current USD) macro · current USD · WDI	7,061,608,267.32024	450,119,432,068.92024	42,914,268,286.72024	3,909,891,533,858.12024	3,012,896,789.22023
GDP growth (annual %) macro · percent · WDI	3.52024	4.22024	3.72024	6.52024	4.62023
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) macro · percent · WDI	1.42024	10.52024	4.72024	52024	2.82024
Population, total social · people · WDI	527,7992024	173,562,3642024	29,651,0542024	1,450,935,7912024	791,5242024
Real GDP growth macro · percent · IMF_WEO	4.22028	4.52028	5.32028	6.52028	5.82028
ATMs per 100,000 adults meri_readiness · per_100k_adults · IMF_FAS	50.72024	15.92024	24.52024	24.52024	39.92024
B2B postal delivery time, IQR logistics · days · LPI2	3.92024	15.72024	28.82024	82024	112024
B2B postal delivery time, mean logistics · days · LPI2	3.72024	16.92024	12.22024	7.92024	8.52024
B2B postal delivery time, median logistics · days · LPI2	2.22024	72024	4.12024	5.62024	3.52024
B2C postal delivery time, IQR logistics · days · LPI2	3.22024	11.92024	19.92024	52024	10.22024
B2C postal delivery time, mean logistics · days · LPI2	4.82024	16.92024	15.42024	6.32024	9.82024
B2C postal delivery time, median logistics · days · LPI2	32024	42024	62024	52024	3.22024
Basic Digital Infrastructure meri_readiness · score_0_100 · WDI	27.92024	13.72024	14.72024	6.62024	8.32024
Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults meri_readiness · per_100k_adults · IMF_FAS	14.42024	9.12024	23.82024	14.62024	24.62024
Control of Corruption governance · index · WGI	-0.32024	-1.12024	-0.62024	-0.32024	1.52024
Corruption Perceptions Index governance · score · TI_CPI	392025	242025	342025	392025	712025
Corruption Risk meri_readiness · score_0_100 · TI_CPI	392025	242025	342025	392025	712025
Current account balance macro · percent · IMF_WEO	-14.12028	-1.42028	-0.32028	-1.52028	-21.72028
Current account balance (% of GDP) macro · percent · WDI	-18.72024	-0.72024	3.92024	-0.82024	-19.42024
Financial System Accessibility meri_readiness · score_0_100 · WDI	13.72024	8.42024	21.82024	11.52024	20.22024
GDP per capita (current USD) macro · current USD · WDI	13,379.42024	2,593.42024	1,447.32024	2,694.72024	3,831.32023
Government Effectiveness governance · index · WGI	-0.22024	-0.62024	-0.92024	0.42024	0.62024
HDI Education sub-index meri_readiness · index_0_1 · UNDP_HDI	0.62023	0.62023	0.52023	0.62023	0.62023
Hiring and Workforce Availability meri_readiness · score_0_100 · WDI	63.12025	64.32025	43.62025	50.82025	60.32025
Human Capital Quality meri_readiness · score_0_100 · UNDP_HDI	60.22025	56.82025	53.22025	58.92025	562025
Inflation rate macro · percent · IMF_WEO	22028	52028	52028	42028	42028
Intellectual Property Protection meri_readiness · score_0_100 · WGI	51.42024	21.52024	42.12024	502024	74.82024
Logistics Performance meri_readiness · score_0_100 · LPI2	46.72025	40.62025	40.12025	66.42025	34.32025
Official exchange rate macro · LCU per USD · WDI	15.42024	115.62024	133.72024	83.72024	83.72024
Personal Security and Rule of Law meri_readiness · score_0_100 · WGI	51.42024	21.52024	42.12024	502024	74.82024
Political Stability governance · index · WGI	-0.12024	-1.52024	-0.42024	-0.82024	1.42024
Postal connectivity B2B - number of partner countries logistics · partner_countries · LPI2	542024	55.52024	45.52024	1262024	182024
Postal connectivity B2C - number of partner countries logistics · partner_countries · LPI2	522024	432024	42.52024	123.52024	7.52024
Regulatory Quality governance · index · WGI	-0.22024	-12024	-0.62024	-0.12024	-0.12024
Rule of Law governance · index · WGI	02024	-12024	-0.32024	-02024	0.82024
Total reserves (months of imports) macro · months · WDI	1.32024	3.12024	132024	7.52024	6.62024
Trade Openness meri_readiness · score_0_100 · WDI	632024	51.92025	46.72025	61.42025	54.22025
Unemployment (% of labor force) macro · percent · WDI	4.52025	3.82025	10.52025	4.22025	3.22025
Voice and Accountability governance · index · WGI	-0.42024	-1.22024	-0.12024	-0.12024	0.42024
Aviation connectivity - number of partner countries logistics · partner_countries · LPI2	68.52024	81.52024	722024	140.52024	-
Aviation import dwell time, IQR logistics · days · LPI2	3.52024	112024	6.42024	9.22024	-
Aviation import dwell time, mean logistics · days · LPI2	1.22024	4.32024	2.22024	1.82024	-
Aviation import dwell time, median logistics · days · LPI2	0.52024	1.82024	0.62024	0.92024	-
Central government debt (% of GDP) macro · percent · WDI	57.32011	-	39.92021	46.52018	1112020
B-READY Business Entry score meri_readiness · score_0_100 · B_READY	-	63.32025	58.52025	-	64.32025
B-READY Dispute Resolution score meri_readiness · score_0_100 · B_READY	-	45.82025	60.42025	-	61.32025
B-READY International Trade score meri_readiness · score_0_100 · B_READY	-	51.92025	46.72025	-	54.22025
B-READY Labor score meri_readiness · score_0_100 · B_READY	-	72.92025	62.32025	-	55.52025
Container export dwell time, IQR logistics · days · LPI2	3.92024	1.82024	-	3.52024	-
Container export dwell time, mean logistics · days · LPI2	3.22024	1.82024	-	5.12024	-
Container export dwell time, median logistics · days · LPI2	32024	1.42024	-	4.32024	-
Container import dwell time, IQR logistics · days · LPI2	52024	72024	-	5.82024	-
Container import dwell time, mean logistics · days · LPI2	7.92024	8.32024	-	4.72024	-
Container import dwell time, median logistics · days · LPI2	72024	6.22024	-	32024	-
Contract Enforcement Reliability meri_readiness · score_0_100 · B_READY	-	45.82025	60.42025	-	61.32025
Export supply chain initiation, mean logistics · days · LPI2	4.62024	3.22024	-	4.32024	-
Export supply chain initiation, median logistics · days · LPI2	32024	32024	-	3.12024	-
General Business Entry Friction meri_readiness · score_0_100 · B_READY	-	63.32025	58.52025	-	64.32025
Import supply chain termination, mean logistics · days · LPI2	9.52024	1.72024	-	3.32024	-
Import supply chain termination, median logistics · days · LPI2	3.22024	1.22024	-	1.22024	-
Lead time to import, mean logistics · days · LPI2	34.62024	31.72024	-	41.52024	-
Lead time to import, median logistics · days · LPI2	33.32024	25.22024	-	38.72024	-
Maritime connectivity - number of partner countries logistics · partner_countries · LPI2	62024	132024	-	642024	-
Military expenditure (% of GDP) macro · percent · WDI	-	0.92024	12024	2.32024	-
Number of alliances, mean logistics · count · LPI2	02024	02024	-	12024	-
Number of services, mean logistics · count · LPI2	3.52024	27.52024	-	138.52024	-
Number of transshipments, mean logistics · count · LPI2	12024	0.82024	-	0.72024	-
Time spent in transshipment, mean logistics · days · LPI2	12.12024	7.92024	-	7.12024	-
Turnaround time at ports, IQR logistics · days · LPI2	2.72024	12024	-	0.62024	-
Turnaround time at ports, mean logistics · days · LPI2	5.72024	2.82024	-	1.22024	-
Turnaround time at ports, median logistics · days · LPI2	4.72024	2.72024	-	0.92024	-
Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted mean logistics · days · LPI2	6.12024	2.82024	-	1.22024	-
Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted median logistics · days · LPI2	4.92024	32024	-	12024	-
Foreign Ownership Restrictions meri_readiness · index_0_1 · OECD	-	90.72024	-	78.52024	-
Corridor lead time from port exit to destination for LLDC, mean logistics · days · LPI2	-	-	5.12024	-	-
Dwell time at destination for LLDC, mean logistics · days · LPI2	-	-	7.52024	-	-
Dwell time at port of arrival for LLDC container, mean logistics · days · LPI2	-	-	9.42024	-	-
OECD Services Trade Restrictiveness Index meri_readiness · index_0_1 · OECD	-	-	-	0.42025	-
Reference container import dwell time at port of arrival, mean logistics · days · LPI2	-	-	4.72024	-	-

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