The Entrepreneurial Missions Index (EMI) was created by Worldwide Tentmakers to measure the likelihood of success for new businesses with a missions purpose in other countries across the world. It is made up of three other indexes that measure the competitiveness of an economy, freedom of an economy, and ease of doing business of an economy. These other indexes are drawn from a wide list of factors and measurements and through combining them a very accurate picture develops on the state of the economy in any single country. These indexes are also combined with the last full year of GDP percentage growth to give emerging economies greater focus because it is our belief that a growing economy is more significant to the likelihood of success than infrastructure or legal landscape. In 2010, the last full year would be 2008 for most economies because 2009 numbers are still estimates. These business indexes are combined with percentage of non-Protestants in a country along with the ratio of missionaries to population to exhibit need of a community for channels to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. For the purposes of the EMI, Eastern Orthodox are also included as Protestant so countries such as Armenia, Greece, Russia, and Belarus could score higher if you have a different opinion of Eastern Orthodox. Our belief is that through combining the three business indexes with GDP growth along with a measurement of need for mission work in an area will give the most accurate measurement for the potential of success of a Business as Mission work. We define success as not only creating a profitable business with a long term life cycle but also businesses that will have a significant ministry among the population and see people believe on Jesus Christ. We believe that the greatest opportunity to have a significant ministry through business is among people that have little to no Gospel witness in countries with a growing economy.
Country | Region | Score | Rank |
China | East Asia & Pacific | 56.27 | 1 |
Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 53.5 | 2 |
Turkey | Europe & Central Asia | 53.18 | 3 |
Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 52.4 | 4 |
Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 52.35 | 5 |
Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 52.35 | 6 |
Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 51.61 | 7 |
Hong Kong SAR, China | East Asia & Pacific | 51.29 | 8 |
Egypt, Arab Rep. | Middle East & North Africa | 51.22 | 9 |
India | South Asia | 51.15 | 10 |
Bangladesh | South Asia | 50.78 | 11 |
Oman | Middle East & North Africa | 50.75 | 12 |
Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 50.47 | 13 |
Qatar | Middle East & North Africa | 50.44 | 14 |
Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 50.32 | 15 |
Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 50.31 | 16 |
United Arab Emirates | Middle East & North Africa | 50.1 | 17 |
Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 50.01 | 18 |
Kuwait | Middle East & North Africa | 49.99 | 19 |
Sri Lanka | South Asia | 49.71 | 20 |
Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 49.63 | 21 |
Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 49.6 | 22 |
Morocco | Middle East & North Africa | 49.59 | 23 |
Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 49.53 | 24 |
Tunisia | Middle East & North Africa | 49.49 | 25 |
Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 49.44 | 26 |
Bahrain | Middle East & North Africa | 49.4 | 27 |
Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 49.26 | 28 |
Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 49.16 | 29 |
Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 48.94 | 30 |
Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 48.94 | 31 |
Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 48.86 | 32 |
Korea, Rep. | East Asia & Pacific | 48.85 | 33 |
Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 48.74 | 34 |
Algeria | Middle East & North Africa | 48.59 | 35 |
Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 48.56 | 36 |
Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 48.45 | 37 |
Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 48.3 | 38 |
France | Europe & Central Asia | 48.26 | 39 |
Slovak Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 48.13 | 40 |
Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 47.9 | 41 |
Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 47.9 | 42 |
Syrian Arab Republic | Middle East & North Africa | 47.82 | 43 |
Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 47.61 | 44 |
Pakistan | South Asia | 47.59 | 45 |
Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 47.37 | 46 |
Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 47.16 | 47 |
Czech Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 47.16 | 48 |
Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 47.14 | 49 |
Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 47.06 | 50 |
Israel | Middle East & North Africa | 46.99 | 51 |
Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 46.93 | 52 |
Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 46.82 | 53 |
Jordan | Middle East & North Africa | 46.7 | 54 |
Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 46.61 | 55 |
Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 46.52 | 56 |
Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 46.5 | 57 |
Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 46.45 | 58 |
Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 46.2 | 59 |
Afghanistan | South Asia | 46.1 | 60 |
Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 45.88 | 61 |
Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 45.78 | 62 |
Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 45.69 | 63 |
Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 45.67 | 64 |
Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 45.29 | 65 |
Iran, Islamic Rep. | Middle East & North Africa | 45.29 | 66 |
Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.25 | 67 |
Canada | North America | 45.24 | 68 |
Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 45.21 | 69 |
Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 45.18 | 70 |
Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.9 | 71 |
Saudi Arabia | Middle East & North Africa | 44.85 | 72 |
Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 44.84 | 73 |
Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 44.61 | 74 |
Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 44.6 | 75 |
Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.53 | 76 |
Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.47 | 77 |
Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 44.46 | 78 |
Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 44.39 | 79 |
Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 44.34 | 80 |
Congo, Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.3 | 81 |
Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 44.2 | 82 |
Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 44.18 | 83 |
Lao PDR | East Asia & Pacific | 44 | 84 |
Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 43.93 | 85 |
Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 43.74 | 86 |
Nepal | South Asia | 43.72 | 87 |
Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 43.62 | 88 |
Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 43.46 | 89 |
Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 43.27 | 90 |
Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 43.16 | 91 |
Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.95 | 92 |
South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.9 | 93 |
El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 42.9 | 94 |
Iraq | Middle East & North Africa | 42.6 | 95 |
Kyrgyz Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 42.46 | 96 |
Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.41 | 97 |
Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 42.4 | 98 |
Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 42.19 | 99 |
Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 42.18 | 100 |
Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 41.91 | 101 |
Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 41.81 | 102 |
Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 41.76 | 103 |
Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 41.65 | 104 |
Bhutan | South Asia | 41.64 | 105 |
New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 41.58 | 106 |
Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 41.56 | 107 |
Gambia, The | Sub-Saharan Africa | 41.46 | 108 |
Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 41.39 | 109 |
Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 41.36 | 110 |
Maldives | South Asia | 41.3 | 111 |
Russian Federation | Europe & Central Asia | 41.05 | 112 |
Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 41.05 | 113 |
Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 41 | 114 |
Brunei Darussalam | East Asia & Pacific | 40.94 | 115 |
Venezuela, RB | Latin America & Caribbean | 40.91 | 116 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 40.53 | 117 |
Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.29 | 118 |
Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.25 | 119 |
Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 40.08 | 120 |
United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 39.98 | 121 |
Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 39.98 | 122 |
Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 39.6 | 123 |
United States | North America | 39.45 | 124 |
Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 39 | 125 |
Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 38.8 | 126 |
Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 38.73 | 127 |
Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 38.7 | 128 |
Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 38.5 | 129 |
Djibouti | Middle East & North Africa | 38.5 | 130 |
Macedonia, FYR | Europe & Central Asia | 38.45 | 131 |
Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 38.26 | 132 |
Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 38.21 | 133 |
Sao Tome and Principe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 38 | 134 |
Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 37.94 | 135 |
Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 37.94 | 136 |
Lebanon | Middle East & North Africa | 37.6 | 137 |
Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 37.5 | 138 |
Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 37.34 | 139 |
Puerto Rico | Latin America & Caribbean | 37.28 | 140 |
Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 37.14 | 141 |
Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.7 | 142 |
Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 36.03 | 143 |
Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 36 | 144 |
Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 35.87 | 145 |
Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 35.86 | 146 |
Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 35.13 | 147 |
Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 34.87 | 148 |
Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 34.8 | 149 |
Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 34.71 | 150 |
Swaziland | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.6 | 151 |
Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.3 | 152 |
Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.2 | 153 |
Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 34.14 | 154 |
Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 34.1 | 155 |
Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.7 | 156 |
Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 33.65 | 157 |
St. Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 33.4 | 158 |
Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 31.7 | 159 |
Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 31.64 | 160 |
Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 31.64 | 161 |
Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 31.6 | 162 |
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | East Asia & Pacific | 31.6 | 163 |
Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 31 | 165 |
Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 30.4 | 166 |
Bahamas, The | Latin America & Caribbean | 30.1 | 167 |
Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 28.4 | 169 |
Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 28.4 | 170 |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 24.3 | 173 |
St. Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 24.3 | 174 |
Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 23.9 | 176 |
Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 23.6 | 177 |
Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 31.5 | |
West Bank and Gaza | Middle East & North Africa | 26.2 | |
Yemen, Rep. of | Middle East & North Africa | 25.5 | |
Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.8 | |
Cote d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.3 | |
Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 23.1 |