Evolution of the GEI 2008
| COUNTRY | VARIATION 2008/2004 (%) |
| Malta | 34.9 |
| Iran | 23.7 |
| Ecuador | 22.3 |
| Peru | 21.7 |
| Lesotho | 17.6 |
| Spain | 16.8 |
| Brazil | 16.1 |
| Belize | 15.5 |
| Kazakhstan | 14.7 |
| Paraguay | 14.6 |
| Panama | 14.3 |
| Ireland | 12.8 |
| Algeria | 12.2 |
| Rwanda | 11.9 |
| Colombia | 11.8 |
| Honduras | 11.7 |
| Norway | 11.4 |
| Viet Nam | 11.4 |
| Venezuela | 11.2 |
| Ethiopia | 10.4 |
| Belgium | 10.1 |
| El Salvador | 10.1 |
| Cyprus | 8.0 |
| Croatia | 8.0 |
| Guatemala | 7.8 |
| Netherlands | 7.7 |
| Israel | 7.2 |
| Greece | 7.0 |
| Finland | 6.9 |
| Australia | 6.7 |
| Dominican Republic | 6.5 |
| United Kingdom | 6.4 |
| France | 6.4 |
| Chile | 6.2 |
| Luxembourg | 5.9 |
| Sweden | 5.8 |
| Portugal | 5.6 |
| Italy | 5.4 |
| Bahamas | 5.3 |
| Philippines | 4.9 |
| Iceland | 4.9 |
| Uganda | 4.8 |
| Belarus | 4.8 |
| Burundi | 4.8 |
| Bolivia | 4.6 |
| Suriname | 4.5 |
| West Bank and Gaza | 4.4 |
| Costa Rica | 4.2 |
| Romania | 4.1 |
| Cuba | 4.1 |
| Barbados | 3.6 |
| Guinea | 3.5 |
| Lithuania | 3.4 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3.4 |
| New Zealand | 3.4 |
| Namibia | 3.2 |
| Japan | 2.8 |
| Uruguay | 2.7 |
| Mexico | 2.6 |
| Macedonia | 2.2 |
| Moldova | 2.1 |
| Mongolia | 2.0 |
| Russian Federation | 1.9 |
| Argentina | 1.9 |
| Nepal | 1.8 |
| Yemen | 1.8 |
| Burkina Faso | 1.6 |
| Niger | 1.3 |
| Azerbaijan | 1.3 |
| Ukraine | 1.2 |
| Estonia | 1.2 |
| Hungary | 1.2 |
| Denmark | 1.1 |
| Latvia | 1.1 |
| Cambodia | 1.1 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1.0 |
| Slovenia | 0.9 |
| Hong Kong | 0.7 |
| Canada | 0.5 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0.4 |
| Austria | 0.4 |
| Syria | 0.2 |
| Jordan | 0.2 |
| Thailand | 0.1 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0.1 |
| Guyana | -0.0 |
| Switzerland | -0.4 |
| Georgia | -0.4 |
| Madagascar | -1.00 |
| Lebanon | -1.2 |
| Mali | -1.2 |
| Zambia | -2.7 |
| United States of America | -2.9 |
| Senegal | -2.9 |
| Chad | -3.1 |
| Korea. Rep. | -3.4 |
| Bahrain | -3.9 |
| Poland | -3.9 |
| Zimbabwe | -3.9 |
| Gabon | -4.7 |
| Bangladesh | -5.2 |
| Sri Lanka | -5.4 |
| Swaziland | -5.7 |
| Botswana | -6.0 |
| Pakistan | -6.3 |
| Czech Republic | -6.7 |
| Kenya | -7.1 |
| Slovakia | -7.4 |
| Ghana | -7.4 |
| Malaysia | -7.9 |
| Togo | -7.9 |
| Tunisia | -7.9 |
| Indonesia | -8.9 |
| Tajikistan | -8.9 |
| Albania | -9.1 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | -9.7 |
| Cape Verde | -9.7 |
| Congo. Rep. | -9.7 |
| Turkey | -10.6 |
| Jamaica | -11.8 |
| Central African Republic | -11.9 |
| Maldives | -12.1 |
| Sierra Leone | -13.9 |
| Sudan | -14.7 |
| Egypt | -15.2 |
| Nicaragua | -15.5 |
| Angola | -16.2 |
| Morocco | -16.5 |
| Malawi | -17.7 |
| Uzbekistan | -18.8 |
| Gambia | -19.00 |
| Benin | -26.8 |
| Eritrea | -27.8 |
| Brunei Darussalam | ND |
| Bulgaria | ND |
| Cameroon | ND |
| China | ND |
| Djibouti | ND |
| Guinea-Bissau | ND |
| India | ND |
| Mauritania | ND |
| Mauritius | ND |
| Mozambique | ND |
| Nigeria | ND |
| Oman | ND |
| Qatar | ND |
| Samoa | ND |
| Sao Tome and Principe | ND |
| Saudi Arabia | ND |
| Singapore | ND |
| South Africa | ND |
| St Lucia | ND |
| St Vincent and Grenadines | ND |
| Tanzania | ND |
| Timor-Leste | ND |
| Vanuatu | ND |
