15. Russia

Misery index score: 12.40%

CPI inflation: 7.5%

Unemployment: 4.9%

Russia is a leading oil and gas producer and steal and primary aluminum exporter. Because the country relies on commodity exports, Russia is vulnerable economic cycles and price swings. Its manufacturing sector is not competitive globally; rather, it focuses on domestic consumption.

Russia's economic growth is expected to decline following its recent and ongoing intervention in Ukraine.

Fun fact: Russia is 56 times as large as Italy, but the two countries' economies are basically the same size. (Russia's is $2.097 trillion, while Italy's is $2.071 trillion.)

Source: CIA Factbook, World Bank