Effective Power to Govern Score in Ukraine
Ukraine: Effective Power to Govern Score was 8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Effective Power to Govern Score in Ukraine, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, effective power to govern score in Ukraine stood at 8. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective power to govern score in Ukraine peaked at 8 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2011.
That places Ukraine 23rd out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Effective Power to Govern Score in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7 | — |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.33 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More reference data data for Ukraine
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8321 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective power to govern score in Ukraine?
- Effective power to govern score in Ukraine was 8 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest effective power to govern score recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2023.
- What is the lowest effective power to govern score recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2011.
- How does Ukraine rank for effective power to govern score?
- Ukraine ranks 23rd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective power to govern score rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Effective Power to Govern Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.