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Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
52.2Score
Median: 51.5Score
Countries Covered
203
with available data
Highest
Singapore
95.7Score
Lowest
South Sudan
9.1Score
Top 5 Countries
1Singapore95.7Score
2Japan91.9Score
3Luxembourg91.0Score
4Denmark88.5Score
5New Zealand87.3Score
By Region
Oceania86.9Score(2 countries)
Europe72.5Score(32 countries)
North America61.0Score(4 countries)
Asia56.6Score(26 countries)
South America54.4Score(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (9.1Score)High (95.7Score)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 52.2Score)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
Other (123)
Africa (9)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 95.7Score |
| 2 | Japan | 91.9Score |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 91.0Score |
| 4 | Denmark | 88.5Score |
| 5 | New Zealand | 87.3Score |
| 6 | Norway | 87.2Score |
| 7 | Switzerland | 87.1Score |
| 8 | Finland | 86.7Score |
| 9 | Australia | 86.5Score |
| 10 | Sweden | 85.8Score |
| 11 | Canada | 85.5Score |
| 12 | Netherlands | 85.4Score |
| 13 | Monaco | 85.1Score |
| 14 | Liechtenstein | 84.3Score |
| 15 | Iceland | 83.3Score |
| 16 | Hong Kong | 83.2Score |
| 17 | Ireland | 82.7Score |
| 18 | Germany | 81.4Score |
| 19 | Austria | 80.8Score |
| 20 | South Korea | 80.2Score |
| 21 | Bermuda | 80.0Score |
| 22 | United States of America | 77.8Score |
| 23 | Greenland | 77.6Score |
| 24 | Estonia | 76.6Score |
| 25 | Guam | 76.0Score |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 75.8Score |
| 27 | Lithuania | 74.7Score |
| 28 | France | 74.7Score |
| 29 | Belgium | 74.6Score |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 74.4Score |
| 31 | Cayman Islands | 74.4Score |
| 32 | Czech Republic | 74.2Score |
| 33 | Israel | 74.1Score |
| 34 | Qatar | 73.4Score |
| 35 | Macao | 73.0Score |
| 36 | Spain | 72.9Score |
| 37 | Slovenia | 72.5Score |
| 38 | Chile | 70.1Score |
| 39 | Portugal | 69.8Score |
| 40 | Malaysia | 69.1Score |
| 41 | San Marino | 68.8Score |
| 42 | People's Republic of China | 68.8Score |
| 43 | Cyprus | 68.2Score |
| 44 | Brunei Darussalam | 67.6Score |
| 45 | Italy | 66.7Score |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 66.6Score |
| 47 | American Samoa | 66.3Score |
| 48 | Mauritius | 66.2Score |
| 49 | Latvia | 65.8Score |
| 50 | Croatia | 65.1Score |
| 51 | Bahamas | 65.1Score |
| 52 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 64.8Score |
| 53 | Uruguay | 64.8Score |
| 54 | Poland | 64.4Score |
| 55 | Slovakia | 64.1Score |
| 56 | Aruba | 64.1Score |
| 57 | Seychelles | 63.5Score |
| 58 | Malta | 63.4Score |
| 59 | Fiji | 63.2Score |
| 60 | Barbados | 63.1Score |
| 61 | Bahrain | 63.0Score |
| 62 | Bhutan | 62.6Score |
| 63 | Oman | 62.4Score |
| 64 | Hungary | 61.1Score |
| 65 | Georgia | 60.2Score |
| 66 | Samoa | 59.8Score |
| 67 | Antigua and Barbuda | 59.7Score |
| 68 | Romania | 59.5Score |
| 69 | Botswana | 59.4Score |
| 70 | Cape Verde | 59.4Score |
| 71 | India | 59.2Score |
| 72 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 58.6Score |
| 73 | Montenegro | 58.5Score |
| 74 | Rwanda | 58.1Score |
| 75 | Kuwait | 57.7Score |
| 76 | Albania | 57.4Score |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 56.9Score |
| 78 | Saint Lucia | 56.6Score |
| 79 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 56.6Score |
| 80 | Moldova, Republic of | 56.3Score |
| 81 | Thailand | 56.3Score |
| 82 | Panama | 56.1Score |
| 83 | Senegal | 55.9Score |
| 84 | Jordan | 55.5Score |
| 85 | Greece | 55.1Score |
| 86 | Argentina | 54.9Score |
| 87 | Indonesia | 54.8Score |
| 88 | Morocco | 54.8Score |
| 89 | Jamaica | 54.7Score |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 54.6Score |
| 91 | Dominica | 54.2Score |
| 92 | Kazakhstan | 54.2Score |
| 93 | Philippines | 54.2Score |
| 94 | Trinidad and Tobago | 53.5Score |
| 95 | Serbia | 53.3Score |
| 96 | Namibia | 53.3Score |
| 97 | Dominican Republic | 52.8Score |
| 98 | Ghana | 52.5Score |
| 99 | Bulgaria | 52.2Score |
| 100 | Grenada | 51.7Score |
| 101 | Nauru | 51.5Score |
| 102 | Palau | 51.5Score |
| 103 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 50.7Score |
| 104 | Tonga | 50.6Score |
| 105 | Türkiye | 50.0Score |
| 106 | Vietnam | 49.5Score |
| 107 | Egypt | 49.5Score |
| 108 | Guyana | 49.4Score |
| 109 | Colombia | 49.2Score |
| 110 | Belize | 48.8Score |
| 111 | Uzbekistan | 48.5Score |
| 112 | El Salvador | 47.8Score |
| 113 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 47.7Score |
| 114 | Benin | 47.7Score |
| 115 | Peru | 47.4Score |
| 116 | Ecuador | 47.1Score |
| 117 | Mexico | 47.1Score |
| 118 | Maldives | 47.0Score |
| 119 | Brazil | 47.0Score |
| 120 | South Africa | 46.9Score |
| 121 | Tunisia | 46.7Score |
| 122 | Algeria | 46.5Score |
| 123 | Puerto Rico | 46.4Score |
| 124 | Cuba | 46.1Score |
| 125 | Sri Lanka | 46.0Score |
| 126 | Marshall Islands | 45.7Score |
| 127 | United Republic of Tanzania | 45.7Score |
| 128 | Cambodia | 45.6Score |
| 129 | Kenya | 45.5Score |
| 130 | Cote d'Ivoire | 45.2Score |
| 131 | Russian Federation | 45.1Score |
| 132 | Uganda | 44.5Score |
| 133 | Paraguay | 44.4Score |
| 134 | Armenia | 44.3Score |
| 135 | Mongolia | 43.8Score |
| 136 | Kiribati | 42.9Score |
| 137 | Suriname | 42.5Score |
| 138 | Djibouti | 41.8Score |
| 139 | Zambia | 41.0Score |
| 140 | Republic of The Gambia | 40.9Score |
| 141 | Gabon | 40.3Score |
| 142 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 40.0Score |
| 143 | Ukraine | 39.7Score |
| 144 | Pakistan | 39.7Score |
| 145 | Tajikistan | 39.7Score |
| 146 | Bolivia | 39.5Score |
| 147 | Bangladesh | 39.3Score |
| 148 | Honduras | 39.3Score |
| 149 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39.0Score |
| 150 | Ethiopia | 38.8Score |
| 151 | Lesotho | 38.8Score |
| 152 | Tuvalu | 37.9Score |
| 153 | Belarus | 37.7Score |
| 154 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 37.6Score |
| 155 | Mozambique | 37.4Score |
| 156 | Sao Tome and Principe | 37.4Score |
| 157 | Malawi | 37.2Score |
| 158 | Mauritania | 36.9Score |
| 159 | Niger | 36.4Score |
| 160 | Eswatini | 36.2Score |
| 161 | Angola | 36.1Score |
| 162 | Cameroon | 35.8Score |
| 163 | Togo | 35.8Score |
| 164 | Vanuatu | 35.5Score |
| 165 | Madagascar | 34.6Score |
| 166 | Solomon Islands | 34.5Score |
| 167 | Burkina Faso | 34.3Score |
| 168 | Nepal | 34.1Score |
| 169 | Guinea | 34.1Score |
| 170 | Kyrgyzstan | 34.1Score |
| 171 | Timor-Leste | 33.9Score |
| 172 | Papua New Guinea | 33.8Score |
| 173 | Guatemala | 33.7Score |
| 174 | Sierra Leone | 32.5Score |
| 175 | Zimbabwe | 32.1Score |
| 176 | Burundi | 31.8Score |
| 177 | Nigeria | 31.8Score |
| 178 | Nicaragua | 30.9Score |
| 179 | Turkmenistan | 30.7Score |
| 180 | State of Palestine | 30.0Score |
| 181 | Chad | 29.9Score |
| 182 | Iraq | 29.9Score |
| 183 | Republic of the Congo | 29.7Score |
| 184 | Lebanon | 29.4Score |
| 185 | Equatorial Guinea | 28.3Score |
| 186 | Comoros | 27.8Score |
| 187 | Liberia | 27.1Score |
| 188 | North Korea | 26.6Score |
| 189 | Mali | 26.3Score |
| 190 | Guinea-Bissau | 24.7Score |
| 191 | Libya | 23.7Score |
| 192 | Eritrea | 23.0Score |
| 193 | Venezuela | 22.8Score |
| 194 | Myanmar | 21.0Score |
| 195 | Central African Republic | 20.7Score |
| 196 | Syrian Arab Republic | 18.8Score |
| 197 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 18.4Score |
| 198 | Sudan | 16.5Score |
| 199 | Yemen | 14.9Score |
| 200 | Afghanistan | 13.7Score |
| 201 | Somalia | 13.4Score |
| 202 | Haiti | 12.1Score |
| 203 | South Sudan | 9.1Score |
Showing 203 of 203 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).
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