Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score by country
Countries reporting
206
Highest
100.0%
Switzerland
Lowest
13.8%
South Sudan
Median
61.6%
Years covered
30
1996–2025
Data points
5,392
What the numbers show
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Switzerland; the lowest is 13.8% in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 61.6%, and the mean is 61.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 96 countries rose and 106 fell. The largest increase was in Moldova (up 29.5%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 39.8%).
Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Japan | 100.0% | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Denmark | 99.8% | 2025 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 7 | Finland | 99.4% | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 8 | New Zealand | 98.6% | 2025 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 9 | Norway | 97.8% | 2025 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 10 | Sweden | 96.9% | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 11 | Canada | 96.2% | 2025 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 12 | Liechtenstein | 96.2% | 2025 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 13 | Australia | 96.1% | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 14 | Bermuda | 95.7% | 2025 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands | 95.3% | 2025 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 16 | Andorra | 93.9% | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 17 | Ireland | 93.1% | 2025 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 18 | Greenland | 92.5% | 2025 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 19 | Hong Kong | 92.2% | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 20 | Iceland | 91.8% | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 21 | Austria | 91.3% | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 22 | South Korea | 90.6% | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 23 | Guam | 90.5% | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 24 | Germany | 90.2% | 2025 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 25 | Estonia | 90.0% | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 26 | Macao | 87.5% | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 27 | Belgium | 86.7% | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 85.4% | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 29 | Lithuania | 84.7% | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 30 | Czechia | 84.7% | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 31 | Israel | 84.7% | 2025 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 32 | United States | 84.7% | 2025 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 33 | Cayman Islands | 84.5% | 2025 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 34 | France | 84.5% | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 35 | American Samoa | 83.4% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 36 | San Marino | 83.4% | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 37 | United Arab Emirates | 82.9% | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 38 | Spain | 82.8% | 2025 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 39 | Slovenia | 81.9% | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 40 | Aruba | 81.3% | 2025 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 41 | Chile | 81.1% | 2025 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 42 | Portugal | 80.6% | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 43 | Qatar | 80.2% | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 44 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 79.9% | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 45 | Malaysia | 79.4% | 2025 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 46 | Brunei | 79.1% | 2025 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 47 | Italy | 78.6% | 2025 | up 13.4% | flat |
| 48 | Uruguay | 77.8% | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 49 | Mauritius | 77.5% | 2025 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 50 | Seychelles | 76.9% | 2025 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 51 | Cyprus | 76.8% | 2025 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 52 | Latvia | 76.3% | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 53 | Malta | 75.7% | 2025 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 54 | Poland | 75.6% | 2025 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 55 | Croatia | 75.1% | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 56 | Bhutan | 75.0% | 2025 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 57 | Saudi Arabia | 74.9% | 2025 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 58 | Bahamas | 74.9% | 2025 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 59 | Antigua and Barbuda | 74.4% | 2025 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 60 | Barbados | 74.1% | 2025 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 61 | United States Virgin Islands | 72.9% | 2025 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 62 | Fiji | 72.6% | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 63 | China | 72.6% | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 64 | Slovakia | 71.2% | 2025 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 65 | Saint Lucia | 70.5% | 2025 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 66 | Cape Verde | 70.3% | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 67 | Montenegro | 70.2% | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 68 | India | 69.8% | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 69 | Albania | 69.6% | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 70 | Hungary | 68.9% | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 68.5% | 2025 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 72 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 68.5% | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 73 | Bahrain | 68.4% | 2025 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 74 | Botswana | 68.1% | 2025 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 75 | Samoa | 67.9% | 2025 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 76 | Georgia | 67.8% | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 77 | Oman | 67.6% | 2025 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 78 | Palau | 67.5% | 2025 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 79 | Dominica | 67.3% | 2025 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 80 | Nauru | 67.0% | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 81 | Romania | 66.9% | 2025 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 82 | Greece | 66.3% | 2025 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 83 | Rwanda | 66.2% | 2025 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 84 | Argentina | 65.4% | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 85 | Thailand | 65.2% | 2025 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 86 | Trinidad and Tobago | 64.9% | 2025 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 87 | Kuwait | 64.9% | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 88 | Indonesia | 64.7% | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 89 | North Macedonia | 64.6% | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 90 | Panama | 64.6% | 2025 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 91 | Moldova | 64.4% | 2025 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 92 | Guyana | 64.1% | 2025 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 93 | Grenada | 64.0% | 2025 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 94 | Jamaica | 64.0% | 2025 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 95 | Senegal | 63.7% | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 96 | Philippines | 63.5% | 2025 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 97 | Vietnam | 63.1% | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | 62.7% | 2025 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 99 | Morocco | 62.7% | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 100 | Micronesia (country) | 62.4% | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 101 | Kazakhstan | 61.9% | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 102 | Bulgaria | 61.9% | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 103 | Jordan | 61.6% | 2025 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 104 | Tonga | 61.6% | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 105 | Namibia | 61.2% | 2025 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 106 | Ghana | 61.1% | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 107 | Dominican Republic | 61.0% | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 108 | Suriname | 60.8% | 2025 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 109 | Serbia | 60.7% | 2025 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 110 | Turkey | 60.3% | 2025 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 111 | Ecuador | 59.5% | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 112 | Brazil | 59.0% | 2025 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 113 | Maldives | 58.8% | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 114 | South Africa | 58.7% | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 115 | Belize | 57.9% | 2025 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 116 | Colombia | 57.9% | 2025 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 117 | Kosovo | 57.8% | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 118 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 57.7% | 2025 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 119 | Egypt | 56.9% | 2025 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 120 | Peru | 56.8% | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 121 | Sri Lanka | 56.8% | 2025 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 122 | Marshall Islands | 56.6% | 2025 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 123 | Kenya | 56.5% | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 124 | Kiribati | 56.3% | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 125 | Mexico | 56.1% | 2025 | down 11.2% | flat |
| 126 | Paraguay | 55.5% | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 127 | Uzbekistan | 55.4% | 2025 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 128 | Benin | 55.4% | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 129 | Algeria | 55.4% | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 130 | Armenia | 55.3% | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 131 | Mongolia | 55.3% | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 132 | El Salvador | 55.0% | 2025 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 133 | Cote d'Ivoire | 53.3% | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 134 | Tanzania | 53.3% | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 135 | Tunisia | 53.3% | 2025 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 136 | Puerto Rico | 53.1% | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 137 | Cuba | 52.7% | 2025 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 138 | Uganda | 52.4% | 2025 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 139 | Cambodia | 51.7% | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 140 | Tuvalu | 51.5% | 2025 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 141 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 50.9% | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 142 | Zambia | 50.6% | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 143 | Bangladesh | 50.4% | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 144 | Russia | 49.9% | 2025 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 145 | East Timor | 49.9% | 2025 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 146 | Gambia | 49.7% | 2025 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 147 | Djibouti | 48.4% | 2025 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 148 | Gabon | 48.2% | 2025 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 149 | Ukraine | 48.0% | 2025 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 150 | Laos | 47.8% | 2025 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 151 | Honduras | 47.5% | 2025 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 152 | Vanuatu | 47.5% | 2025 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 153 | Bolivia | 47.2% | 2025 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 154 | Pakistan | 47.1% | 2025 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 155 | Ethiopia | 46.2% | 2025 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 156 | Malawi | 46.2% | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 157 | Tajikistan | 45.9% | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 158 | Lesotho | 45.7% | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 159 | Solomon Islands | 45.5% | 2025 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 160 | Papua New Guinea | 45.4% | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 161 | Angola | 44.8% | 2025 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 162 | Belarus | 44.5% | 2025 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 163 | Guatemala | 44.2% | 2025 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 164 | Nepal | 44.2% | 2025 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 165 | Sao Tome and Principe | 43.9% | 2025 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 166 | Mauritania | 43.5% | 2025 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 167 | Iran | 42.6% | 2025 | down 22.4% | flat |
| 168 | Burkina Faso | 42.6% | 2025 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 169 | Eswatini | 42.6% | 2025 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 170 | Kyrgyzstan | 42.5% | 2025 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 171 | Cameroon | 42.3% | 2025 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 172 | Mozambique | 42.0% | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 173 | Togo | 41.7% | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 174 | Nicaragua | 41.5% | 2025 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 175 | Niger | 41.1% | 2025 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 176 | Madagascar | 40.9% | 2025 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 177 | Guinea | 40.4% | 2025 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 178 | Zimbabwe | 40.4% | 2025 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 179 | Nigeria | 40.0% | 2025 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 180 | Sierra Leone | 39.5% | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 181 | Iraq | 39.2% | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 182 | Turkmenistan | 38.0% | 2025 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 183 | Lebanon | 37.6% | 2025 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 184 | Chad | 37.3% | 2025 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 185 | Comoros | 36.1% | 2025 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 186 | Equatorial Guinea | 35.5% | 2025 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 187 | Congo | 35.3% | 2025 | down 15.0% | flat |
| 188 | Palestine | 35.1% | 2025 | down 33.2% | flat |
| 189 | Liberia | 34.6% | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 190 | North Korea | 33.8% | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 191 | Burundi | 33.6% | 2025 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 192 | Venezuela | 31.3% | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 193 | Mali | 30.5% | 2025 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 194 | Libya | 29.3% | 2025 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 195 | Guinea-Bissau | 28.8% | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 196 | Eritrea | 28.0% | 2025 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 197 | Syria | 27.4% | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 198 | Myanmar | 27.2% | 2025 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 199 | Central African Republic | 26.2% | 2025 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 200 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 24.3% | 2025 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 201 | Yemen | 21.5% | 2025 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 202 | Afghanistan | 20.2% | 2025 | down 35.2% | flat |
| 203 | Somalia | 19.8% | 2025 | up 26.1% | falling |
| 204 | Sudan | 18.8% | 2025 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 205 | Haiti | 18.3% | 2025 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 206 | South Sudan | 13.8% | 2025 | down 26.7% | falling |