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The article presents information on the findings of the 2005 edition of the Commitment to Development Index, a joint project of the Washington D.C.-based Center for Global Development (CGD) and the journal "Foreign Policy." The project rates and ranks 21 rich countries on the "development-friendliness" of the full range of their policies. In the 2005 edition, Denmark ranked first because of its generous foreign aid program, substantial contributions to international peacekeeping, and relatively strong environmental performance. Japan came last because of its minimal foreign aid, an historical lack of participation in peacekeeping, and a poor international environmental record. The U.S. came in the 12th place as it too gives little aid for its size, but its tariffs on crop imports from developing countries are not as high as Europe's and it is relatively progressive in supporting healthy investment in developing countries. CGD collaborated with the World Resources Institute to revise the environment component of the Index in 2005.