Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) by country
Countries reporting
200
Highest
2.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Singapore
Lowest
-2.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
South Sudan
Median
-0.0348 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
5,168
What the numbers show
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 2.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Singapore; the lowest is -2.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is -0.0348 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, and the mean is 0.0208 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Over the past decade 90 countries rose and 110 fell. The largest increase was in India (up 3,098.4%), and the largest decrease in Cuba (down 16,203.8%).
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 2.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 2 | Japan | 2.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 4 | Denmark | 1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 5 | New Zealand | 1.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 6 | Norway | 1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 7 | Switzerland | 1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 8 | Finland | 1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 9 | Australia | 1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 10 | Sweden | 1.77 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 11 | Canada | 1.76 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 12 | Netherlands | 1.75 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 13 | Monaco | 1.74 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 15 | Iceland | 1.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 16 | Hong Kong | 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 18 | Germany | 1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 19 | Austria | 1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 20 | South Korea | 1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 21 | Bermuda | 1.48 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 22 | United States | 1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 23 | Greenland | 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 179.6% | rising |
| 24 | Estonia | 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 25 | Guam | 1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 65.3% | volatile |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 27 | Lithuania | 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 28 | France | 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 29 | Belgium | 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 31 | Cayman Islands | 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 32 | Czechia | 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 33 | Israel | 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 34 | Andorra | 1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 35.6% | rising |
| 35 | Qatar | 1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 36 | Macao | 1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 37 | Spain | 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 39 | Chile | 0.9645 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 40 | Portugal | 0.9475 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 41 | Malaysia | 0.9148 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 42 | San Marino | 0.8976 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 43 | China | 0.8958 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 83.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Cyprus | 0.8696 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 45 | Brunei | 0.8352 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 46 | Italy | 0.7923 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 120.8% | rising |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | 0.7833 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 940.4% | volatile |
| 48 | American Samoa | 0.7674 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Mauritius | 0.7654 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 50 | Latvia | 0.7432 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Croatia | 0.7098 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 66.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Bahamas | 0.7093 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 53 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.6914 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 63.2% | falling |
| 54 | Uruguay | 0.6905 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 55 | Poland | 0.6734 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 56 | Slovakia | 0.6576 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 57 | Aruba | 0.6568 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 58 | Seychelles | 0.6268 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 60 | Fiji | 0.609 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 713.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Barbados | 0.6046 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 62 | Bahrain | 0.6003 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 63 | Bhutan | 0.5808 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 64 | Oman | 0.5675 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 309.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Hungary | 0.5019 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 66 | Georgia | 0.4563 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Samoa | 0.4345 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 440.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Romania | 0.4181 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 939.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Botswana | 0.4169 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 71 | Cape Verde | 0.4152 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 115.9% | volatile |
| 72 | India | 0.4046 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 3,098.4% | volatile |
| 73 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.3748 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 74.3% | falling |
| 74 | Montenegro | 0.3665 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Rwanda | 0.3489 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 965.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Kuwait | 0.3279 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 132.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Albania | 0.3123 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 289.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 0.2869 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 79 | Saint Lucia | 0.2682 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.2682 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 81 | Moldova | 0.2576 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 155.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Thailand | 0.2536 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 96.8% | falling |
| 83 | Panama | 0.2451 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Senegal | 0.2344 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 288.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Jordan | 0.2162 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Greece | 0.1913 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 87 | Argentina | 0.1837 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Indonesia | 0.1798 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Morocco | 0.1764 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 165.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Jamaica | 0.1713 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 0.1661 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 139.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Dominica | 0.149 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Kazakhstan | 0.1468 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 2,311.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Philippines | 0.1445 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1113 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Serbia | 0.1019 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Namibia | 0.0993 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Dominican Republic | 0.0746 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 166.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Ghana | 0.0596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 167.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Bulgaria | 0.0428 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 127.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Grenada | 0.0201 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Nauru | 0.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 104.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Palau | 0.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 104.7% | volatile |
| 104 | North Macedonia | -0.0323 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 123.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Tonga | -0.0373 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Turkey | -0.0707 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 114.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Vietnam | -0.0923 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 213.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Egypt | -0.0971 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 84.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Guyana | -0.0982 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Colombia | -0.1111 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Belize | -0.1291 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 70.5% | rising |
| 112 | Uzbekistan | -0.1436 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 78.8% | rising |
| 113 | El Salvador | -0.1832 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Micronesia (country) | -0.1848 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Benin | -0.1854 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 116 | Peru | -0.2004 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Ecuador | -0.2196 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 104.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Mexico | -0.2199 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 267.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Maldives | -0.2213 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Brazil | -0.224 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 1,001.7% | volatile |
| 121 | South Africa | -0.2259 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 168.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Tunisia | -0.2393 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 1,929.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Algeria | -0.2512 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 124 | Puerto Rico | -0.2552 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 170.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Cuba | -0.2695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 16,203.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Sri Lanka | -0.2745 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 296.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Marshall Islands | -0.2909 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Tanzania | -0.2925 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 129 | Cambodia | -0.2935 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 130 | Kenya | -0.2979 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 131 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.3157 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Russia | -0.3216 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Uganda | -0.3501 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 134 | Paraguay | -0.3545 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 135 | Armenia | -0.364 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 174.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Mongolia | -0.3892 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 137 | Kiribati | -0.4343 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 138 | Suriname | -0.4543 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 606.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Djibouti | -0.493 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 140 | Zambia | -0.5331 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 141 | Gambia | -0.5358 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 142 | Gabon | -0.5672 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 16.8% | flat |
| 143 | Laos | -0.5819 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 110.7% | rising |
| 144 | Ukraine | -0.5988 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 145 | Pakistan | -0.6003 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 146 | Tajikistan | -0.6009 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 147 | Bolivia | -0.6104 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 148 | Bangladesh | -0.619 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 149 | Honduras | -0.6197 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 150 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.6353 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 167.0% | rising |
| 151 | Ethiopia | -0.646 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 43.1% | rising |
| 152 | Lesotho | -0.6471 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Tuvalu | -0.691 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 154 | Belarus | -0.7015 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 46.4% | rising |
| 155 | Iran | -0.7061 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 174.3% | rising |
| 156 | Mozambique | -0.7158 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 157 | Sao Tome and Principe | -0.7187 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 158 | Malawi | -0.7258 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 33.7% | rising |
| 159 | Mauritania | -0.7412 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 160 | Niger | -0.7697 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 161 | Eswatini | -0.7811 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 185.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Angola | -0.7852 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 163 | Cameroon | -0.8008 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 39.2% | rising |
| 164 | Togo | -0.8015 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 165 | Vanuatu | -0.8169 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Madagascar | -0.8632 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 167 | Solomon Islands | -0.8686 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 168 | Burkina Faso | -0.8749 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 55.5% | rising |
| 169 | Nepal | -0.8845 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 170 | Guinea | -0.8882 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 171 | Kyrgyzstan | -0.8885 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 172 | East Timor | -0.8986 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 173 | Papua New Guinea | -0.9004 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 174 | Guatemala | -0.9094 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 58.9% | rising |
| 175 | Sierra Leone | -0.9671 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 176 | Zimbabwe | -0.9876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 177 | Burundi | -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 178 | Nigeria | -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 179 | Nicaragua | -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 38.4% | rising |
| 180 | Turkmenistan | -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 74.0% | rising |
| 181 | Palestine | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 304.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Chad | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 183 | Iraq | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 184 | Congo | -1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 185 | Lebanon | -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 323.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Equatorial Guinea | -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 187 | Comoros | -1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 188 | Liberia | -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 189 | North Korea | -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 190 | Mali | -1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 22.6% | flat |
| 191 | Guinea-Bissau | -1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 192 | Libya | -1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 193 | Eritrea | -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 194 | Venezuela | -1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 195 | Myanmar | -1.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 19.8% | flat |
| 196 | Central African Republic | -1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 197 | Syria | -1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 198 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 199 | Sudan | -1.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 200 | Yemen | -1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 201 | Afghanistan | -1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 202 | Somalia | -1.95 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 203 | Haiti | -2.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 204 | South Sudan | -2.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo -0.0613 approx. -2.5 to +2.5