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Economy > Debt > Credit depth of information index > 0=low to 6=high per million: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Credit depth of information index (0=low to 6=high). Credit depth of information index measures rules affecting the scope, accessibility, and quality of credit information available through public or private credit registries. The index ranges from 0 to 6, with higher values indicating the availability of more credit information, from either a public registry or a private bureau, to facilitate lending decisions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 IcelandIceland 15.62 2012
2 MaldivesMaldives 11.82 2012
3 Cape VerdeCape Verde 10.11 2012
4 MontenegroMontenegro 8.05 2012
5 BhutanBhutan 5.39 2012
6 FijiFiji 4.57 2012
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 4.12 2012
7 SwazilandSwaziland 4.06 2012
8 MauritiusMauritius 3.87 2012
9 EstoniaEstonia 3.73 2012
10 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 2.99 2012
11 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 2.85 2012
12 KosovoKosovo 2.77 2012
13 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 2.72 2012
14 East TimorEast Timor 2.48 2012
15 LatviaLatvia 2.47 2012
16 BahrainBahrain 2.28 2012
17 ArmeniaArmenia 2.02 2012
18 LithuaniaLithuania 2.01 2012
19 BotswanaBotswana 2 2012
20 QatarQatar 1.95 2012
21 SloveniaSlovenia 1.94 2012
22 MongoliaMongolia 1.79 2012
23 CyprusCyprus 1.77 2012
24 NamibiaNamibia 1.77 2012
25 UruguayUruguay 1.77 2012
26 AlbaniaAlbania 1.58 2012
27 PanamaPanama 1.58 2012
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 1.56 2012
28 OmanOman 1.51 2012
29 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 1.36 2012
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 1.33 2012
30 GeorgiaGeorgia 1.33 2012
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 1.32 2012
31 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 1.3 2012
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 1.29 2012
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 1.29 2012
32 Costa RicaCosta Rica 1.25 2012
33 KuwaitKuwait 1.23 2012
34 GabonGabon 1.23 2012
35 CroatiaCroatia 1.17 2012
36 DjiboutiDjibouti 1.16 2012
37 LebanonLebanon 1.13 2012
38 New ZealandNew Zealand 1.13 2012
39 MoldovaMoldova 1.12 2012
40 IrelandIreland 1.09 2012
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 1.09 2012
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 1.07 2012
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 1.04 2012
41 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.953 2012
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 0.94 2012
42 ParaguayParaguay 0.897 2012
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 0.892 2012
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 0.869 2012
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 0.839 2012
43 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.834 2012
44 NorwayNorway 0.797 2012
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 0.787 2012
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 0.761 2012
45 HondurasHonduras 0.756 2012
46 SingaporeSingapore 0.753 2012
47 SlovakiaSlovakia 0.739 2012
48 FinlandFinland 0.739 2012
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 0.721 2012
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 0.718 2012
49 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 0.717 2012
50 DenmarkDenmark 0.716 2012
51 AustriaAustria 0.709 2012
52 Hong KongHong Kong 0.699 2012
53 SerbiaSerbia 0.692 2012
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 0.684 2012
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 0.682 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 0.667 2012
54 IsraelIsrael 0.632 2012
55 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 0.625 2012
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 0.615 2012
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 0.611 2012
56 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 0.601 2012
57 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 0.584 2012
58 BoliviaBolivia 0.572 2012
59 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 0.558 2012
60 BulgariaBulgaria 0.548 2012
61 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.543 2012
62 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 0.538 2012
63 BelarusBelarus 0.528 2012
64 RwandaRwanda 0.524 2012
65 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 0.476 2012
66 PortugalPortugal 0.475 2012
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 0.465 2012
67 TunisiaTunisia 0.464 2012
68 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. 0.461 2012
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 0.446 2012
69 GreeceGreece 0.443 2012
70 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.442 2012
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 0.441 2012
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 0.42 2012
71 SwedenSweden 0.42 2012
72 HungaryHungary 0.402 2012
73 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.398 2012
74 EcuadorEcuador 0.387 2012
75 BelgiumBelgium 0.359 2012
76 ZambiaZambia 0.355 2012
77 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.335 2012
78 JordanJordan 0.317 2012
79 LaosLaos 0.301 2012
80 NetherlandsNetherlands 0.298 2012
81 KazakhstanKazakhstan 0.298 2012
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 0.289 2012
82 ChileChile 0.286 2012
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 0.274 2012
83 MauritaniaMauritania 0.263 2012
84 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.246 2012
85 LiberiaLiberia 0.239 2012
86 RomaniaRomania 0.234 2012
87 AustraliaAustralia 0.22 2012
88 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 0.212 2012
89 MalaysiaMalaysia 0.205 2012
90 CambodiaCambodia 0.202 2012
91 PeruPeru 0.2 2012
92 GhanaGhana 0.197 2012
93 HaitiHaiti 0.197 2012
94 AngolaAngola 0.192 2012
95 CanadaCanada 0.172 2012
96 LibyaLibya 0.162 2012
97 MozambiqueMozambique 0.159 2012
98 PolandPoland 0.156 2012
99 MoroccoMorocco 0.154 2012
100 TogoTogo 0.151 2012
101 ArgentinaArgentina 0.146 2012
102 UgandaUganda 0.138 2012
103 UzbekistanUzbekistan 0.134 2012
104 VenezuelaVenezuela 0.134 2012
105 South KoreaSouth Korea 0.12 2012
106 South AfricaSouth Africa 0.117 2012
107 NepalNepal 0.109 2012
108 SpainSpain 0.108 2012
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 0.105 2012
109 ColombiaColombia 0.105 2012
110 AlgeriaAlgeria 0.104 2012
111 BurundiBurundi 0.102 2012
112 BeninBenin 0.0995 2012
113 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 0.0949 2012
114 KenyaKenya 0.0926 2012
115 CameroonCameroon 0.0922 2012
116 SyriaSyria 0.0893 2012
117 UkraineUkraine 0.0877 2012
118 YemenYemen 0.0838 2012
119 ItalyItaly 0.0821 2012
120 ChadChad 0.0803 2012
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 0.0785 2012
121 ThailandThailand 0.0749 2012
122 EgyptEgypt 0.0743 2012
123 GermanyGermany 0.0733 2012
124 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.0729 2012
125 SenegalSenegal 0.0729 2012
126 TurkeyTurkey 0.0676 2012
127 MaliMali 0.0673 2012
128 IranIran 0.0654 2012
129 FranceFrance 0.0609 2012
130 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.0608 2012
131 NigerNiger 0.0583 2012
132 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 0.0504 2012
133 MexicoMexico 0.0496 2012
134 JapanJapan 0.047 2012
135 VietnamVietnam 0.0451 2012
136 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.0436 2012
137 RussiaRussia 0.0348 2012
138 PhilippinesPhilippines 0.031 2012
139 NigeriaNigeria 0.0296 2012
140 BrazilBrazil 0.0252 2012
141 PakistanPakistan 0.0223 2012
142 United StatesUnited States 0.0191 2012
143 IndonesiaIndonesia 0.0162 2012
144 BangladeshBangladesh 0.0129 2012
145 European UnionEuropean Union 0.00863 2012
146 IndiaIndia 0.00404 2012
147 ChinaChina 0.00296 2012
=148 DominicaDominica 0.0 2012
=148 TanzaniaTanzania 0.0 2012
=148 MadagascarMadagascar 0.0 2012
=148 TajikistanTajikistan 0.0 2012
=148 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.0 2012
=148 VanuatuVanuatu 0.0 2012
=148 MalawiMalawi 0.0 2012
=148 BarbadosBarbados 0.0 2012
=148 GuineaGuinea 0.0 2012
=148 LuxembourgLuxembourg 0.0 2012
=148 PalauPalau 0.0 2012
=148 BelizeBelize 0.0 2012
=148 SudanSudan 0.0 2012
=148 SurinameSuriname 0.0 2012
=148 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 0.0 2012
=148 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.0 2012
=148 The BahamasThe Bahamas 0.0 2012
=148 SamoaSamoa 0.0 2012
=148 JamaicaJamaica 0.0 2012
=148 LesothoLesotho 0.0 2012
=148 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 0.0 2012
=148 EritreaEritrea 0.0 2012
=148 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 0.0 2012
=148 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 0.0 2012
=148 San MarinoSan Marino 0.0 2012
=148 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 0.0 2012
=148 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 0.0 2012
=148 TongaTonga 0.0 2012
=148 BruneiBrunei 0.0 2012
=148 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 0.0 2012
=148 KiribatiKiribati 0.0 2012
=148 IraqIraq 0.0 2012
=148 GrenadaGrenada 0.0 2012
=148 SeychellesSeychelles 0.0 2012
=148 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 0.0 2012
=148 MaltaMalta 0.0 2012
=148 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 0.0 2012
=148 South SudanSouth Sudan 0.0 2012
=148 GuyanaGuyana 0.0 2012
=148 BurmaBurma 0.0 2012
=148 ComorosComoros 0.0 2012

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Interesting observations about Economy > Debt > Credit depth of information index > 0=low to 6=high per million

  • Iceland ranked first for debt > credit depth of information index > 0=low to 6=high per million amongst High income OECD countries in 2012.
  • 50 of the bottom 113 countries by debt > credit depth of information index > 0=low to 6=high per million are Christian.
  • 9 of the top 126 countries by debt > credit depth of information index > 0=low to 6=high per million are Non-religious.
  • 32 of the bottom 171 countries by debt > credit depth of information index > 0=low to 6=high per million are Cold countries'.
  • 2 of the top 70 countries by debt > credit depth of information index > 0=low to 6=high per million are Failed states’ .
  • 2 of the top 113 countries by debt > credit depth of information index > 0=low to 6=high per million are G7.
  • 8 of the bottom 188 countries by debt > credit depth of information index > 0=low to 6=high per million are Potential Future EU.
  • 7 of the bottom 17 countries by debt > credit depth of information index > 0=low to 6=high per million are Heavily indebted.
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