Governance
Checks on Government Index (IDEA)
Percent · higher is better · 172 countries
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League table
172 shown- 1Denmark99
- 2Sweden97
- 3Norway95.3
- 4Finland92.6
- 5Switzerland88.4
- 6Estonia88
- 7Australia87
- 8Lithuania86.7
- 9New Zealand86.5
- 10Netherlands86
- 11Costa Rica84.9
- 12Germany84.8
- 13Korea, Rep.83.5
- 14France83.5
- 15Ireland83.1
- 16Chile83
- 17Portugal81.6
- 18United Kingdom81.6
- 19Slovak Republic81.3
- 20Luxembourg81.3
- 21Belgium81.1
- 22Austria80.8
- 23Iceland78.3
- 24Latvia78.1
- 25Uruguay77.9
- 26Italy76.8
- 27Tunisia76.7
- 28Israel76.2
- 29United States75.8
- 30Spain75.8
- 31Barbados75.3
- 32Canada75.3
- 33Jamaica75.2
- 34Vanuatu73.8
- 35Peru73.6
- 36Czechia73.5
- 37Trinidad and Tobago72.9
- 38Japan72.6
- 39Kenya72.5
- 40Slovenia72.4
- 41Cabo Verde71.2
- 42South Africa71.1
- 43Suriname70.9
- 44Cyprus70.8
- 45Moldova70.4
- 46Ghana69.9
- 47Malawi68.9
- 48Mauritius68.3
- 49Croatia68.1
- 50Bhutan67.9
- 51Taiwan67.5
- 52Romania67.3
- 53Malta67.2
- 54Lesotho67.1
- 55Namibia66.3
- 56Senegal66.2
- 57Brazil66
- 58Greece65.2
- 59Argentina65
- 60Colombia64.6
- 61Bulgaria64.4
- 62Burkina Faso64.4
- 63Papua New Guinea63.9
- 64Nepal63.6
- 65Botswana63.5
- 66Solomon Islands63.3
- 67Maldives62.8
- 68Dominican Republic62.7
- 69Georgia62.1
- 70Indonesia61.8
- 71Mongolia61
- 72Armenia60.7
- 73Gambia, The60.5
- 74Liberia60.5
- 75Tanzania60.3
- 76Niger60
- 77Sierra Leone60
- 78Iraq59.5
- 79Zambia59.4
- 80Paraguay59.1
- 81Timor-Leste59.1
- 82Kuwait59
- 83Panama58.9
- 84India58.7
- 85Nigeria58.7
- 86Mexico58
- 87Montenegro57.9
- 88Albania57.9
- 89Guatemala56.9
- 90Philippines56.9
- 91Guyana56.8
- 92Jordan56.4
- 93Lebanon56.1
- 94Morocco55.6
- 95Libya55.5
- 96Ecuador55.1
- 97Haiti55
- 98Bosnia and Herzegovina54.9
- 99Sri Lanka54.9
- 100Pakistan54.8
- 101Poland54.5
- 102Uganda54.3
- 103North Macedonia54.2
- 104Guinea-Bissau53.8
- 105Ukraine53.8
- 106Mozambique53.5
- 107Thailand52.7
- 108Bolivia52.3
- 109Hungary52.1
- 110Malaysia52.1
- 111Zimbabwe51.7
- 112Kyrgyz Republic50.5
- 113Fiji50.5
- 114Honduras50.5
- 115Benin49.4
- 116Cote d'Ivoire47.7
- 117Congo, Dem. Rep.47.6
- 118Central African Republic47.1
- 119Togo46.6
- 120Madagascar46.5
- 121Singapore46.5
- 122Gabon45.6
- 123Serbia45.3
- 124Angola44.2
- 125Algeria44.1
- 126Mauritania43.8
- 127Bangladesh43.6
- 128Comoros43.4
- 129Congo, Rep.43.3
- 130El Salvador43.2
- 131Sudan42.8
- 132Mali41
- 133Egypt, Arab Rep.40.4
- 134Djibouti40.3
- 135Ethiopia40.1
- 136Cameroon40
- 137Eswatini38.5
- 138Guinea38.2
- 139Rwanda37.9
- 140Turkiye37.8
- 141Iran, Islamic Rep.37.7
- 142Kazakhstan36.4
- 143Viet Nam35.7
- 144Burundi35.6
- 145Oman34.4
- 146Lao PDR34.4
- 147West Bank and Gaza33.4
- 148Somalia, Fed. Rep.32.7
- 149Cambodia31.6
- 150Russian Federation30.6
- 151Venezuela, RB30.3
- 152Chad30.1
- 153Uzbekistan29.1
- 154Cuba28.4
- 155Tajikistan27.4
- 156Nicaragua27
- 157Bahrain26.3
- 158Qatar25.8
- 159Syrian Arab Republic25.7
- 160Afghanistan24.2
- 161Azerbaijan23.1
- 162Equatorial Guinea23.1
- 163United Arab Emirates21.9
- 164Belarus21.6
- 165Yemen, Rep.20.8
- 166Turkmenistan20.7
- 167Saudi Arabia20.3
- 168South Sudan19.7
- 169Myanmar17.7
- 170China17.4
- 171Eritrea8.4
- 172Korea, Dem. People's Rep.8.1
Checks on Government Index (IDEA)