Effective Power to Govern Score by country
Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.
Countries reporting
128
Highest
10
Botswana
Lowest
1
Yemen
Median
3
Years covered
21
2005–2025
Data points
1,394
What the numbers show
Effective Power to Govern Score is currently reported for 128 countries. The highest value is 10 in Botswana; the lowest is 1 in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 3, and the mean is 4.66.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Central African Republic (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Nicaragua (down 87.5%).
Effective Power to Govern Score: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botswana | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 1 | South Korea | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 1 | Mauritius | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Slovakia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Taiwan | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Brazil | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Ghana | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 15 | Hungary | 9 | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 15 | Jamaica | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 15 | Montenegro | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 15 | Namibia | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Poland | 9 | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 15 | El Salvador | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Argentina | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 23 | Bolivia | 8 | 2025 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 23 | Ecuador | 8 | 2025 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 23 | Lesotho | 8 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 23 | North Macedonia | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 23 | Malawi | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Romania | 8 | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 23 | Senegal | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 23 | Ukraine | 8 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 23 | South Africa | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 23 | Zambia | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 35 | Albania | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 35 | Armenia | 7 | 2025 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 7 | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 35 | Bhutan | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 35 | Colombia | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 35 | India | 7 | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 35 | Liberia | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 7 | 2025 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 35 | Mongolia | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Nepal | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 35 | Panama | 7 | 2025 | down 22.2% | flat |
| 35 | Peru | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Paraguay | 7 | 2025 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | Iraq | 6 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 49 | Moldova | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 49 | Mexico | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 49 | Malaysia | 6 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 49 | Philippines | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 54 | Indonesia | 5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 54 | Kenya | 5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 57 | Guatemala | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 57 | Honduras | 4 | 2025 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 57 | Lebanon | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 60 | Burundi | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 60 | Benin | 3 | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 60 | Bangladesh | 3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 60 | Central African Republic | 3 | 2025 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 60 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3 | 2025 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 60 | Ethiopia | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 60 | Georgia | 3 | 2025 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 60 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 2025 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 60 | Madagascar | 3 | 2025 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 60 | Mozambique | 3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 60 | Nigeria | 3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 60 | Pakistan | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 60 | Papua New Guinea | 3 | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 60 | Singapore | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 60 | Serbia | 3 | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 60 | Togo | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 60 | Thailand | 3 | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Turkey | 3 | 2025 | down 70.0% | falling |
| 60 | Tanzania | 3 | 2025 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 60 | Uganda | 3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 81 | Angola | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 81 | Belarus | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 81 | China | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 81 | Cameroon | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 81 | Congo | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Algeria | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Egypt | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Iran | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Jordan | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 81 | Morocco | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Mauritania | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 81 | Russia | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 81 | Rwanda | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 81 | Somalia | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 81 | Tajikistan | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 81 | Tunisia | 2 | 2025 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 81 | Venezuela | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 81 | Vietnam | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 81 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Afghanistan | 1 | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 103 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 103 | Bahrain | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 103 | Cuba | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Eritrea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 103 | Guinea | 1 | 2025 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Haiti | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Cambodia | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 103 | Kuwait | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 103 | Laos | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 103 | Libya | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 103 | Mali | 1 | 2025 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Myanmar | 1 | 2025 | down 66.7% | rising |
| 103 | Niger | 1 | 2025 | down 85.7% | falling |
| 103 | Nicaragua | 1 | 2025 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Oman | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | North Korea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Qatar | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Sudan | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 103 | South Sudan | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Syria | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 103 | Chad | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | flat |
| 103 | Turkmenistan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 103 | Yemen | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
About this data
Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.