The ranking of world countries according to the economic misery index in 2025 The ranking is based on the annual Henke Misery Index, prepared by Steve Henke, professor of economics at Johns Hopkins University, and includes 178 countries and global economies. Top 10 countries: 1 - Venezuela - 556.5.
2 - Sudan - 225.4.
3 - Turkey - 101.
4 - Iran - 95.9.
5 - Argentina - 88.4.
6 - Asvatini - 80.
7 - South Africa - 79.
8 - Malawi - 75.2.
9 - Madagascar - 74.
10 - Lebanon - 72.4 Other countries: Yemen - 71.
Ukraine - 55.6.
Palestine - 52.5.
Iraq - 42.
Jordan - 41.3.
Syria - 41.2 Iran was ranked fourth in 2025 and 16th in 2024.