Effective power to govern score bti by country
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 bti 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 bti: 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 |