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Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)

· higher is better · 204 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2024
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  1. 1Singapore2.3
  2. 2Japan2.1
  3. 3Luxembourg2
  4. 4Denmark1.9
  5. 5New Zealand1.8
  6. 6Norway1.8
  7. 7Switzerland1.8
  8. 8Finland1.8
  9. 9Australia1.8
  10. 10Sweden1.8
  11. 11Canada1.8
  12. 12Netherlands1.8
  13. 13Monaco1.7
  14. 14Liechtenstein1.7
  15. 15Iceland1.6
  16. 16Hong Kong SAR, China1.6
  17. 17Ireland1.6
  18. 18Germany1.5
  19. 19Austria1.5
  20. 20Korea, Rep.1.5
  21. 21Bermuda1.5
  22. 22United States1.4
  23. 23Greenland1.4
  24. 24Estonia1.3
  25. 25Guam1.3
  26. 26United Arab Emirates1.3
  27. 27Lithuania1.2
  28. 28France1.2
  29. 29Belgium1.2
  30. 30United Kingdom1.2
  31. 31Cayman Islands1.2
  32. 32Czechia1.2
  33. 33Israel1.2
  34. 34Qatar1.1
  35. 35Macao SAR, China1.1
  36. 36Spain1.1
  37. 37Slovenia1.1
  38. 38Chile0.96
  39. 39Portugal0.95
  40. 40Malaysia0.91
  41. 41San Marino0.9
  42. 42China0.9
  43. 43Cyprus0.87
  44. 44Brunei Darussalam0.84
  45. 45Italy0.79
  46. 46Saudi Arabia0.78
  47. 47American Samoa0.77
  48. 48Mauritius0.77
  49. 49Latvia0.74
  50. 50Croatia0.71
  51. 51Bahamas, The0.71
  52. 52St. Kitts and Nevis0.69
  53. 53Uruguay0.69
  54. 54Poland0.67
  55. 55Slovak Republic0.66
  56. 56Aruba0.66
  57. 57Seychelles0.63
  58. 58Malta0.62
  59. 59Fiji0.61
  60. 60Barbados0.6
  61. 61Bahrain0.6
  62. 62Bhutan0.58
  63. 63Oman0.57
  64. 64Hungary0.5
  65. 65Georgia0.46
  66. 66Samoa0.43
  67. 67Antigua and Barbuda0.43
  68. 68Romania0.42
  69. 69Botswana0.42
  70. 70Cabo Verde0.42
  71. 71India0.4
  72. 72Virgin Islands (U.S.)0.37
  73. 73Montenegro0.37
  74. 74Rwanda0.35
  75. 75Kuwait0.33
  76. 76Albania0.31
  77. 77Costa Rica0.29
  78. 78St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.27
  79. 78St. Lucia0.27
  80. 79Moldova0.26
  81. 80Thailand0.25
  82. 81Panama0.25
  83. 82Senegal0.23
  84. 83Jordan0.22
  85. 84Greece0.19
  86. 85Argentina0.18
  87. 86Indonesia0.18
  88. 87Morocco0.18
  89. 88Jamaica0.17
  90. 89Azerbaijan0.17
  91. 90Dominica0.15
  92. 91Kazakhstan0.15
  93. 92Philippines0.14
  94. 93Trinidad and Tobago0.11
  95. 94Serbia0.1
  96. 95Namibia0.1
  97. 96Dominican Republic0.07
  98. 97Ghana0.06
  99. 98Bulgaria0.04
  100. 99Grenada0.02
  101. 100Naoero0.01
  102. 100Palau0.01
  103. 101North Macedonia-0.03
  104. 102Tonga-0.04
  105. 103Kosovo-0.06
  106. 104Turkiye-0.07
  107. 105Viet Nam-0.09
  108. 106Egypt, Arab Rep.-0.1
  109. 107Guyana-0.1
  110. 108Colombia-0.11
  111. 109Belize-0.13
  112. 110Uzbekistan-0.14
  113. 111El Salvador-0.18
  114. 112Micronesia, Fed. Sts.-0.18
  115. 113Benin-0.19
  116. 114Peru-0.2
  117. 115Ecuador-0.22
  118. 116Mexico-0.22
  119. 117Maldives-0.22
  120. 118Brazil-0.22
  121. 119South Africa-0.23
  122. 120Tunisia-0.24
  123. 121Algeria-0.25
  124. 122Puerto Rico (US)-0.26
  125. 123Cuba-0.27
  126. 124Sri Lanka-0.27
  127. 125Marshall Islands-0.29
  128. 126Tanzania-0.29
  129. 127Cambodia-0.29
  130. 128Kenya-0.3
  131. 129Cote d'Ivoire-0.32
  132. 130Russian Federation-0.32
  133. 131Uganda-0.35
  134. 132Paraguay-0.35
  135. 133Armenia-0.36
  136. 134Mongolia-0.39
  137. 135Kiribati-0.43
  138. 136Suriname-0.45
  139. 137Djibouti-0.49
  140. 138Zambia-0.53
  141. 139Gambia, The-0.54
  142. 140Gabon-0.57
  143. 141Lao PDR-0.58
  144. 142Ukraine-0.6
  145. 143Pakistan-0.6
  146. 144Tajikistan-0.6
  147. 145Bolivia-0.61
  148. 146Bangladesh-0.62
  149. 147Honduras-0.62
  150. 148Bosnia and Herzegovina-0.64
  151. 149Ethiopia-0.65
  152. 150Lesotho-0.65
  153. 151Tuvalu-0.69
  154. 152Belarus-0.7
  155. 153Iran, Islamic Rep.-0.71
  156. 154Mozambique-0.72
  157. 155Sao Tome and Principe-0.72
  158. 156Malawi-0.73
  159. 157Mauritania-0.74
  160. 158Niger-0.77
  161. 159Eswatini-0.78
  162. 160Angola-0.79
  163. 161Cameroon-0.8
  164. 162Togo-0.8
  165. 163Vanuatu-0.82
  166. 164Madagascar-0.86
  167. 165Solomon Islands-0.87
  168. 166Burkina Faso-0.87
  169. 167Nepal-0.88
  170. 168Guinea-0.89
  171. 169Kyrgyz Republic-0.89
  172. 170Timor-Leste-0.9
  173. 171Papua New Guinea-0.9
  174. 172Guatemala-0.91
  175. 173Sierra Leone-0.97
  176. 174Zimbabwe-0.99
  177. 175Burundi-1
  178. 176Nigeria-1
  179. 177Nicaragua-1.1
  180. 178Turkmenistan-1.1
  181. 179West Bank and Gaza-1.1
  182. 180Chad-1.1
  183. 181Iraq-1.1
  184. 182Congo, Rep.-1.1
  185. 183Lebanon-1.1
  186. 184Equatorial Guinea-1.2
  187. 185Comoros-1.2
  188. 186Liberia-1.2
  189. 187Korea, Dem. People's Rep.-1.3
  190. 188Mali-1.3
  191. 189Guinea-Bissau-1.4
  192. 190Libya-1.4
  193. 191Eritrea-1.5
  194. 192Venezuela, RB-1.5
  195. 193Myanmar-1.6
  196. 194Central African Republic-1.6
  197. 195Syrian Arab Republic-1.7
  198. 196Congo, Dem. Rep.-1.7
  199. 197Sudan-1.8
  200. 198Yemen, Rep.-1.9
  201. 199Afghanistan-1.9
  202. 200Somalia, Fed. Rep.-2
  203. 201Haiti-2
  204. 202South Sudan-2.2

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)