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Complexity Outlook Index, 2005

2005, as Growth Lab at Harvard University’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Complexity Outlook Index, 2005 covers 144 countries. India is highest, at 2.475; Yemen is lowest, at -1.367. The middle country reads -0.126. Against 2004, 144 values changed (72 up, 72 down), the same countries are covered.

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Complexity Outlook Index · Data for 2005

HighestIndia

2.475

LowestYemen

-1.367

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Complexity Outlook Index, 2005, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 144 countries · select a heading to sort

Complexity Outlook Index, 2005: every country, as published by Growth Lab at Harvard University.
IndiaINDSouthern Asia2.475
SpainESPSouthern Europe2.005
ChinaCHNEastern Asia1.783
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe1.770
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe1.754
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia1.754
LebanonLBNWestern Asia1.727
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia1.673
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa1.652
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia1.553
BulgariaBGREastern Europe1.537
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia1.512
PolandPOLEastern Europe1.491
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe1.490
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe1.451
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia1.411
BelgiumBELWestern Europe1.326
SwedenSWENorthern Europe1.227
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe1.172
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe1.165
BrazilBRASouth America1.162
ItalyITASouthern Europe1.134
MexicoMEXCentral America1.127
FinlandFINNorthern Europe1.125
FranceFRAWestern Europe1.116

02In 2005

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. India2.475
  2. Spain2.005
  3. China1.783
  4. Netherlands1.770
  5. Portugalshared1.754

Lowest

  1. Yemen-1.367
  2. Germany-1.361
  3. Nigeria-1.350
  4. Mauritania-1.324
  5. Turkmenistan-1.310

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads -0.126. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032004 → 2005

Since 2004

What changed between 2004 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 144values changed, of 144 in both
  • 72 · 72rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • One year of the 2026 release

    Every year in this series comes from Growth Lab at Harvard University’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2005.

  • 143 distinct values among 144

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 1.754. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 144 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC0 1.0. No conditions at all. Crediting the publisher is still the courteous thing to do.

Cite this edition

Growth Lab at Harvard University (2005). Complexity Outlook Index, 2005 [data set], describing 2005. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/complexity-outlook/2005

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07Questions

Complexity Outlook Index, 2005: questions and answers

Which country has the highest complexity outlook in Complexity Outlook Index, 2005?

India, at 2.475, of the 144 countries in the file.

What year does Complexity Outlook Index, 2005 describe?

2005.

How many countries does Complexity Outlook Index, 2005 cover?

144.

Where can I download Complexity Outlook Index, 2005?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Complexity Outlook Index, 2005 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Complexity Outlook Index, 2024.

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