The United States ranks 118th in the world for racial inclusion according to annual tally

The U.S. continues to underperform on an annual list that ranks inclusivity as experienced by marginalized groups in countries across the globe.

The Othering and Belonging Institute at the University of California, Berkeley tallies every year an Inclusiveness Index after holistically analyzing the degree of inclusion and protections for marginalized groups across a range of social categories such as gender, race, religion, sexual orientation and disability. New Zealand and countries in Northern Europe consistently top the rankings, whereas the U.S. typically falls in the middle. This year the U.S. is ranked 77th, up from 72nd in 2022 and 2021.

The U.S. usually gets high rankings for general LGBTQ acceptance (16th place) and religion (27th), but ranks lower when it comes to race (118th place), disability, (70th) and gender (108th).

Stephen Menendian, the assistant director and director of research at OBI, told NBC News that the rate of incarceration weighs down the U.S.’s overall ranking. “Since the United States has a very high rate of incarceration — but specifically a very disproportionate rate of incarcerating nonwhite people — that pulls down the ranking tremendously,” Menendian said.