Government Effectiveness - Number of sources by country
Countries reporting
200
Highest
14
Ghana
Lowest
1
American Samoa
Median
9
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
5,168
What the numbers show
Government Effectiveness - Number of sources is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 14 in Ghana; the lowest is 1 in American Samoa.
The median across all reporting countries is 9, and the mean is 8.46.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.
Over the past decade 153 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Vanuatu (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Guyana (down 28.6%).
Government Effectiveness - Number of sources: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana | 14 | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 2 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13 | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 2 | Cameroon | 13 | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 2 | Gambia | 13 | 2024 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 2 | Kenya | 13 | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 2 | Mali | 13 | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 2 | Senegal | 13 | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 13 | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 2 | Tanzania | 13 | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 10 | Benin | 12 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 12 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 12 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 10 | Guinea | 12 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 10 | Liberia | 12 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 10 | Lesotho | 12 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 10 | Morocco | 12 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 10 | Madagascar | 12 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 10 | Mozambique | 12 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 10 | Malawi | 12 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 10 | Nigeria | 12 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 10 | Chad | 12 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 10 | Togo | 12 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 10 | Tunisia | 12 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 10 | Uganda | 12 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 10 | Zambia | 12 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 12 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 11 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 11 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 27 | Botswana | 11 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 27 | Congo | 11 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 27 | Czechia | 11 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 27 | Estonia | 11 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 11 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 27 | Croatia | 11 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 27 | Hungary | 11 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 27 | Indonesia | 11 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 27 | Jordan | 11 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 27 | Cambodia | 11 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 27 | Latvia | 11 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 27 | Mongolia | 11 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 27 | Mauritania | 11 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 27 | Namibia | 11 | 2024 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 27 | Niger | 11 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 27 | Pakistan | 11 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 27 | Philippines | 11 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 27 | Poland | 11 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 27 | Romania | 11 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 27 | Rwanda | 11 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 27 | Sudan | 11 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 27 | Slovakia | 11 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 11 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 52 | Angola | 10 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 52 | Austria | 10 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 52 | Belgium | 10 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 52 | Colombia | 10 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 52 | Cyprus | 10 | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 52 | Germany | 10 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 52 | Spain | 10 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 52 | France | 10 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 52 | Greece | 10 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 52 | Honduras | 10 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 52 | India | 10 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 52 | Italy | 10 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 52 | Kyrgyzstan | 10 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 52 | South Korea | 10 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 52 | Laos | 10 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 10 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 52 | Lithuania | 10 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 52 | Mexico | 10 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 52 | Nepal | 10 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 52 | Peru | 10 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 52 | Portugal | 10 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 52 | Singapore | 10 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 52 | El Salvador | 10 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 52 | Sweden | 10 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 52 | Eswatini | 10 | 2024 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Tajikistan | 10 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 52 | Turkey | 10 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 10 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 52 | Vietnam | 10 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 52 | South Africa | 10 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 83 | Argentina | 9 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 83 | Burundi | 9 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 83 | Bahrain | 9 | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 83 | Bolivia | 9 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 83 | Brazil | 9 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 83 | Central African Republic | 9 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 83 | Chile | 9 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 83 | China | 9 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 83 | Cape Verde | 9 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 83 | Costa Rica | 9 | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 83 | Denmark | 9 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 83 | Algeria | 9 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 83 | Ecuador | 9 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 83 | Egypt | 9 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 83 | Finland | 9 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 83 | Gabon | 9 | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 83 | United Kingdom | 9 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 83 | Iraq | 9 | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 83 | Iceland | 9 | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 83 | Kazakhstan | 9 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 83 | Kuwait | 9 | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 83 | Moldova | 9 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 83 | Mauritius | 9 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 83 | Malaysia | 9 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 83 | Nicaragua | 9 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 83 | Netherlands | 9 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 83 | Papua New Guinea | 9 | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 83 | Paraguay | 9 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 83 | Saudi Arabia | 9 | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 83 | Somalia | 9 | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 83 | Serbia | 9 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 83 | Thailand | 9 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 83 | Uruguay | 9 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 83 | Venezuela | 9 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 119 | Afghanistan | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 119 | Albania | 8 | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 119 | United Arab Emirates | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 119 | Armenia | 8 | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 119 | Australia | 8 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 119 | Azerbaijan | 8 | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 119 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 119 | Bhutan | 8 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 119 | Canada | 8 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 119 | Switzerland | 8 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 119 | Djibouti | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 119 | Dominican Republic | 8 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 119 | Eritrea | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 119 | Georgia | 8 | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 119 | Guinea-Bissau | 8 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 119 | Guatemala | 8 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 119 | Hong Kong | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 119 | Israel | 8 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 119 | Jamaica | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 119 | Lebanon | 8 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 119 | Libya | 8 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 119 | North Macedonia | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 119 | Myanmar | 8 | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 119 | Montenegro | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 119 | Norway | 8 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 119 | New Zealand | 8 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 119 | Oman | 8 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 119 | Panama | 8 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 119 | Russia | 8 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 119 | South Sudan | 8 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 119 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 119 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 119 | Ukraine | 8 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 119 | United States | 8 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 119 | Yemen | 8 | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 154 | Comoros | 7 | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 154 | Haiti | 7 | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 154 | Iran | 7 | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 154 | Japan | 7 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 154 | Qatar | 7 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 154 | East Timor | 7 | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 160 | Equatorial Guinea | 6 | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 160 | Palestine | 6 | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 160 | Seychelles | 6 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 160 | Syria | 6 | 2024 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 160 | Tonga | 6 | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 160 | Vanuatu | 6 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 166 | Belarus | 5 | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 166 | Belize | 5 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 166 | Barbados | 5 | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 166 | Brunei | 5 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 166 | Cuba | 5 | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 166 | Guyana | 5 | 2024 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 166 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 166 | North Korea | 5 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 166 | Solomon Islands | 5 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 166 | Suriname | 5 | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 166 | Turkmenistan | 5 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 166 | Samoa | 5 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 178 | Bahamas | 4 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 178 | Fiji | 4 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Micronesia (country) | 4 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 178 | Kiribati | 4 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 178 | Maldives | 4 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 178 | Marshall Islands | 4 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 178 | Tuvalu | 4 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 185 | Aruba | 3 | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 185 | Cayman Islands | 3 | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 185 | Dominica | 3 | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 185 | Grenada | 3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 185 | Saint Lucia | 3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 185 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 2024 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 192 | Andorra | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 192 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 192 | Bermuda | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 192 | Greenland | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 192 | Guam | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 192 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 192 | Macao | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 192 | Monaco | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 192 | Nauru | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 192 | Palau | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 192 | San Marino | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 192 | United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 204 | American Samoa | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
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