Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) by country
Countries reporting
206
Highest
95.67 0-100
Singapore
Lowest
9.09 0-100
South Sudan
Median
51.12 0-100
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
5,187
What the numbers show
Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 95.67 0-100 in Singapore; the lowest is 9.09 0-100 in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 51.12 0-100, and the mean is 52.28 0-100.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 94 countries rose and 112 fell. The largest increase was in Marshall Islands (up 61.4%), and the largest decrease in South Sudan (down 42.3%).
Government Effectiveness - Governance score: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 95.67 0-100 | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 2 | Japan | 91.94 0-100 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 91 0-100 | 2024 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 4 | Denmark | 88.53 0-100 | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 5 | New Zealand | 87.3 0-100 | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 6 | Norway | 87.18 0-100 | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 7 | Switzerland | 87.12 0-100 | 2024 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 8 | Finland | 86.67 0-100 | 2024 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 9 | Australia | 86.52 0-100 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 10 | Sweden | 85.85 0-100 | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 11 | Canada | 85.54 0-100 | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 12 | Netherlands | 85.41 0-100 | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 13 | Monaco | 85.12 0-100 | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 14 | Liechtenstein | 84.26 0-100 | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 15 | Iceland | 83.34 0-100 | 2024 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 16 | Hong Kong | 83.18 0-100 | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 17 | Ireland | 82.68 0-100 | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 18 | Germany | 81.41 0-100 | 2024 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 19 | Austria | 80.79 0-100 | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 20 | South Korea | 80.25 0-100 | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 21 | Bermuda | 80.03 0-100 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 22 | United States | 77.78 0-100 | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 23 | Greenland | 77.65 0-100 | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 24 | Estonia | 76.56 0-100 | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 25 | Guam | 76.02 0-100 | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 75.84 0-100 | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 27 | Lithuania | 74.7 0-100 | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 28 | France | 74.69 0-100 | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 29 | Belgium | 74.57 0-100 | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 74.38 0-100 | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 31 | Cayman Islands | 74.37 0-100 | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 32 | Czechia | 74.23 0-100 | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 33 | Israel | 74.14 0-100 | 2024 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 34 | Andorra | 73.88 0-100 | 2024 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 35 | Qatar | 73.4 0-100 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 36 | Macao | 73.04 0-100 | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 37 | Spain | 72.94 0-100 | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 72.52 0-100 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 39 | Chile | 70.09 0-100 | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 40 | Portugal | 69.76 0-100 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 41 | Malaysia | 69.13 0-100 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 42 | San Marino | 68.79 0-100 | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 43 | China | 68.76 0-100 | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 44 | Cyprus | 68.25 0-100 | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 45 | Brunei | 67.58 0-100 | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 46 | Italy | 66.75 0-100 | 2024 | up 14.5% | flat |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | 66.57 0-100 | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 48 | American Samoa | 66.26 0-100 | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 49 | Mauritius | 66.22 0-100 | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 50 | Latvia | 65.79 0-100 | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 51 | Croatia | 65.14 0-100 | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 52 | Bahamas | 65.13 0-100 | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 53 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 64.78 0-100 | 2024 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 54 | Uruguay | 64.77 0-100 | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 55 | Poland | 64.43 0-100 | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 56 | Slovakia | 64.13 0-100 | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 57 | Aruba | 64.11 0-100 | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 58 | Seychelles | 63.53 0-100 | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 59 | Malta | 63.44 0-100 | 2024 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 60 | Fiji | 63.18 0-100 | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 61 | Barbados | 63.1 0-100 | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 62 | Bahrain | 63.01 0-100 | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 63 | Bhutan | 62.63 0-100 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 64 | Oman | 62.38 0-100 | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 65 | Hungary | 61.1 0-100 | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 66 | Georgia | 60.21 0-100 | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 67 | Samoa | 59.79 0-100 | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 68 | Antigua and Barbuda | 59.7 0-100 | 2024 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 69 | Romania | 59.47 0-100 | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 70 | Botswana | 59.45 0-100 | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 71 | Cape Verde | 59.41 0-100 | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 72 | India | 59.21 0-100 | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 73 | United States Virgin Islands | 58.63 0-100 | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 74 | Montenegro | 58.47 0-100 | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 75 | Rwanda | 58.12 0-100 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 76 | Kuwait | 57.72 0-100 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 77 | Albania | 57.41 0-100 | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 56.92 0-100 | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 79 | Saint Lucia | 56.56 0-100 | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 79 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 56.56 0-100 | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 81 | Moldova | 56.35 0-100 | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 82 | Thailand | 56.27 0-100 | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 83 | Panama | 56.11 0-100 | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 84 | Senegal | 55.9 0-100 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 85 | Jordan | 55.54 0-100 | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 86 | Greece | 55.06 0-100 | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 87 | Argentina | 54.91 0-100 | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 88 | Indonesia | 54.84 0-100 | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 89 | Morocco | 54.77 0-100 | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 90 | Jamaica | 54.67 0-100 | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 54.57 0-100 | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 92 | Dominica | 54.24 0-100 | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 93 | Kazakhstan | 54.19 0-100 | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 94 | Philippines | 54.15 0-100 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 95 | Trinidad and Tobago | 53.5 0-100 | 2024 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 96 | Serbia | 53.32 0-100 | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 97 | Namibia | 53.27 0-100 | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 98 | Dominican Republic | 52.79 0-100 | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 99 | Ghana | 52.5 0-100 | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 100 | Bulgaria | 52.17 0-100 | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 101 | Grenada | 51.73 0-100 | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 102 | Nauru | 51.54 0-100 | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 102 | Palau | 51.54 0-100 | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 104 | North Macedonia | 50.71 0-100 | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 105 | Tonga | 50.62 0-100 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 106 | Kosovo | 50.15 0-100 | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 106 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 50.15 0-100 | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 108 | Turkey | 49.97 0-100 | 2024 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 109 | Vietnam | 49.55 0-100 | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 110 | Egypt | 49.45 0-100 | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 111 | Guyana | 49.43 0-100 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 112 | Colombia | 49.18 0-100 | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 113 | Belize | 48.83 0-100 | 2024 | up 14.0% | flat |
| 114 | Uzbekistan | 48.55 0-100 | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 115 | El Salvador | 47.78 0-100 | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 116 | Micronesia (country) | 47.75 0-100 | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 117 | Benin | 47.74 0-100 | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 118 | Peru | 47.44 0-100 | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 119 | Ecuador | 47.07 0-100 | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 120 | Mexico | 47.06 0-100 | 2024 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 121 | Maldives | 47.04 0-100 | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 122 | Brazil | 46.98 0-100 | 2024 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 123 | South Africa | 46.95 0-100 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 124 | Tunisia | 46.69 0-100 | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 125 | Algeria | 46.46 0-100 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 126 | Puerto Rico | 46.38 0-100 | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 127 | Cuba | 46.1 0-100 | 2024 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 128 | Sri Lanka | 46 0-100 | 2024 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 129 | Marshall Islands | 45.68 0-100 | 2024 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 130 | Tanzania | 45.65 0-100 | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 131 | Cambodia | 45.63 0-100 | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 132 | Kenya | 45.55 0-100 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 133 | Cote d'Ivoire | 45.2 0-100 | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 134 | Russia | 45.09 0-100 | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 135 | Uganda | 44.53 0-100 | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 136 | Paraguay | 44.45 0-100 | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 137 | Armenia | 44.26 0-100 | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 138 | Mongolia | 43.77 0-100 | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 139 | Kiribati | 42.9 0-100 | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 140 | Suriname | 42.51 0-100 | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 141 | Djibouti | 41.75 0-100 | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 142 | Zambia | 40.98 0-100 | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 143 | Gambia | 40.92 0-100 | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 144 | Gabon | 40.31 0-100 | 2024 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 145 | Laos | 40.03 0-100 | 2024 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 146 | Ukraine | 39.7 0-100 | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 147 | Pakistan | 39.67 0-100 | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 148 | Tajikistan | 39.66 0-100 | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 149 | Bolivia | 39.47 0-100 | 2024 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 150 | Bangladesh | 39.31 0-100 | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 151 | Honduras | 39.29 0-100 | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 152 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 38.99 0-100 | 2024 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 153 | Ethiopia | 38.78 0-100 | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 154 | Lesotho | 38.76 0-100 | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 155 | Tuvalu | 37.9 0-100 | 2024 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 156 | Belarus | 37.7 0-100 | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 157 | Iran | 37.61 0-100 | 2024 | down 18.8% | flat |
| 158 | Mozambique | 37.42 0-100 | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 159 | Sao Tome and Principe | 37.37 0-100 | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 160 | Malawi | 37.23 0-100 | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 161 | Mauritania | 36.93 0-100 | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 162 | Niger | 36.38 0-100 | 2024 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 163 | Eswatini | 36.15 0-100 | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 164 | Angola | 36.07 0-100 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 165 | Cameroon | 35.77 0-100 | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 166 | Togo | 35.76 0-100 | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 167 | Vanuatu | 35.46 0-100 | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 168 | Madagascar | 34.56 0-100 | 2024 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 169 | Solomon Islands | 34.45 0-100 | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 170 | Burkina Faso | 34.33 0-100 | 2024 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 171 | Nepal | 34.14 0-100 | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 172 | Guinea | 34.07 0-100 | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 173 | Kyrgyzstan | 34.06 0-100 | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 174 | East Timor | 33.87 0-100 | 2024 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 175 | Papua New Guinea | 33.83 0-100 | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 176 | Guatemala | 33.66 0-100 | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 177 | Sierra Leone | 32.54 0-100 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 178 | Zimbabwe | 32.14 0-100 | 2024 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 179 | Burundi | 31.78 0-100 | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 180 | Nigeria | 31.77 0-100 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 181 | Nicaragua | 30.87 0-100 | 2024 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 182 | Turkmenistan | 30.75 0-100 | 2024 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 183 | Palestine | 29.98 0-100 | 2024 | down 34.9% | rising |
| 184 | Chad | 29.94 0-100 | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 185 | Iraq | 29.92 0-100 | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 186 | Congo | 29.75 0-100 | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 187 | Lebanon | 29.37 0-100 | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 188 | Equatorial Guinea | 28.35 0-100 | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 189 | Comoros | 27.84 0-100 | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 190 | Liberia | 27.11 0-100 | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 191 | North Korea | 26.62 0-100 | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 192 | Mali | 26.31 0-100 | 2024 | down 14.9% | flat |
| 193 | Guinea-Bissau | 24.75 0-100 | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 194 | Libya | 23.74 0-100 | 2024 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 195 | Eritrea | 23.03 0-100 | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 196 | Venezuela | 22.83 0-100 | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 197 | Myanmar | 21.04 0-100 | 2024 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 198 | Central African Republic | 20.69 0-100 | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 199 | Syria | 18.82 0-100 | 2024 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 200 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 18.41 0-100 | 2024 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 201 | Sudan | 16.46 0-100 | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 202 | Yemen | 14.93 0-100 | 2024 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 203 | Afghanistan | 13.74 0-100 | 2024 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 204 | Somalia | 13.42 0-100 | 2024 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 205 | Haiti | 12.15 0-100 | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 206 | South Sudan | 9.09 0-100 | 2024 | down 42.3% | falling |