Basic State Functions Score by country
Indicates the extent to which the state has the monopoly on the use of force and provides basic public services across the country. It ranges from 1 to 10 (most functioning).
Countries reporting
128
Highest
10
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
1.5
Somalia
Median
7
Years covered
21
2005–2025
Data points
1,394
What the numbers show
Basic State Functions Score is currently reported for 128 countries. The highest value is 10 in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 1.5 in Somalia.
The median across all reporting countries is 7, and the mean is 6.85.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Syria (up 150.0%), and the largest decrease in Myanmar (down 42.9%).
Basic State Functions Score: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Estonia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Korea | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Taiwan | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Chile | 9.5 | 2025 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 14 | Czechia | 9.5 | 2025 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 14 | North Macedonia | 9.5 | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 14 | Montenegro | 9.5 | 2025 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 14 | Mauritius | 9.5 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 14 | Romania | 9.5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Albania | 9 | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 9 | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 20 | Botswana | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 9 | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 20 | Kuwait | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Malaysia | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 20 | Oman | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Vietnam | 9 | 2025 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 28 | Azerbaijan | 8.5 | 2025 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 28 | Bahrain | 8.5 | 2025 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 28 | Bhutan | 8.5 | 2025 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 28 | China | 8.5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Hungary | 8.5 | 2025 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.5 | 2025 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 28 | Serbia | 8.5 | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 35 | Belarus | 8 | 2025 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Algeria | 8 | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 35 | Jordan | 8 | 2025 | up 23.1% | flat |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 8 | 2025 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 35 | Mongolia | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 35 | Tunisia | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 43 | Argentina | 7.5 | 2025 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 43 | Armenia | 7.5 | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 43 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.5 | 2025 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 43 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.5 | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 43 | Cuba | 7.5 | 2025 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 43 | Ghana | 7.5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 43 | India | 7.5 | 2025 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 43 | Jamaica | 7.5 | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 43 | Laos | 7.5 | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 43 | Sri Lanka | 7.5 | 2025 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 43 | Lesotho | 7.5 | 2025 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 43 | Malawi | 7.5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 43 | Namibia | 7.5 | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 43 | North Korea | 7.5 | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 43 | Rwanda | 7.5 | 2025 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 43 | Tajikistan | 7.5 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 43 | Turkmenistan | 7.5 | 2025 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 43 | Turkey | 7.5 | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 7.5 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Benin | 7 | 2025 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 62 | Bangladesh | 7 | 2025 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 62 | Egypt | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 62 | Indonesia | 7 | 2025 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 62 | Cambodia | 7 | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 62 | Liberia | 7 | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 62 | Morocco | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Mauritania | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Panama | 7 | 2025 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 62 | Russia | 7 | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 62 | El Salvador | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 62 | Thailand | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Tanzania | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Zambia | 7 | 2025 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 76 | Bolivia | 6.5 | 2025 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 76 | Brazil | 6.5 | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 76 | Guinea | 6.5 | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 76 | Moldova | 6.5 | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 76 | Nicaragua | 6.5 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 76 | Nepal | 6.5 | 2025 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 76 | Peru | 6.5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Paraguay | 6.5 | 2025 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 76 | Senegal | 6.5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Uganda | 6.5 | 2025 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 86 | Angola | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 86 | Ecuador | 6 | 2025 | down 20.0% | flat |
| 86 | Iran | 6 | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 86 | Iraq | 6 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 86 | Sierra Leone | 6 | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 86 | Togo | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 86 | South Africa | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 86 | Zimbabwe | 6 | 2025 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 94 | Burundi | 5.5 | 2025 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 94 | Congo | 5.5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Colombia | 5.5 | 2025 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 94 | Georgia | 5.5 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Honduras | 5.5 | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 94 | Kenya | 5.5 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 94 | Mexico | 5.5 | 2025 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 94 | Mozambique | 5.5 | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 94 | Philippines | 5.5 | 2025 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 94 | Ukraine | 5.5 | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 104 | Cameroon | 5 | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 104 | Guatemala | 5 | 2025 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 106 | Afghanistan | 4.5 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 106 | Burkina Faso | 4.5 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 106 | Eritrea | 4.5 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 106 | Ethiopia | 4.5 | 2025 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 106 | Madagascar | 4.5 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 106 | Niger | 4.5 | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 106 | Pakistan | 4.5 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 113 | Mali | 4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 113 | Nigeria | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 113 | Papua New Guinea | 4 | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 113 | Chad | 4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 113 | Venezuela | 4 | 2025 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 118 | Lebanon | 3.5 | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 119 | Central African Republic | 3 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 120 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.5 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 120 | Syria | 2.5 | 2025 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Myanmar | 2 | 2025 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 122 | Sudan | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 122 | South Sudan | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 122 | Yemen | 2 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 126 | Haiti | 1.5 | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 126 | Libya | 1.5 | 2025 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Somalia | 1.5 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
About this data
Indicates the extent to which the state has the monopoly on the use of force and provides basic public services across the country. It ranges from 1 to 10 (most functioning).