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<?php $assoc = [ 'AIG' => '88,32', 'ALLIANZ' => '86,96', 'LLOYDS' => '118,11', ]; $prepared = []; $max = 0; foreach ($assoc as $columnName => $number) { $rawLength = strlen($columnName . $number); $max = max($max, $rawLength); $prepared[htmlentities($columnName)] = [ 'asDecimal' => (float) str_replace(',', '.', $number), // declared as first element for sorting 'length' => $rawLength, 'value' => $number, ]; } asort($prepared); $min = 5; foreach ($prepared as $encodedName => $subarray) { $prepared[$encodedName]['glue'] = str_repeat(' ', $max - $subarray['length'] + $min); unset($prepared[$encodedName]['asDecimal'], $prepared[$encodedName]['length']); } // for demonstration purposes... ?> <select> <?php foreach ($prepared as $encodedName => $subarray) { echo "<option value=\"$encodedName\">$encodedName" . $subarray['glue'] . $subarray['value'] . "</option>\n"; } ?> </select>