(Bloomberg) — The U.S. is less capable of managing security issues within its borders than 32 other nations, including France and Belgium, according to a new global ranking.

Singapore is the most capable of maintaining domestic security in the world, while Nigeria is least able, according to the inaugural World Internal Security and Police Index. Researchers at the Institute for Economics and Peace scored 127 countries on a scale of 0 to 1, using 16 indicators such as the number of police and internal security officers, the ratio of prisoner to official prison capacity, and public safety perceptions. Higher scores indicate better capacity.

Best Performing Scores:
Singapore 0.898
Finland 0.864 
Denmark 0.859
Austria 0.850
Germany 0.848
Australia 0.841
Netherlands 0.840
Norway 0.832
Sweden 0.830
Switzerland 0.825

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