Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government by country
Central estimate of the percentage of territory controlled by the government.
Countries reporting
174
Highest
100.0%
Argentina
Lowest
26.0%
Vatican
Median
95.3%
Years covered
237
1789β2025
Data points
22,594
What the numbers show
Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government is currently reported for 174 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Argentina; the lowest is 26.0% in Vatican.
The median across all reporting countries is 95.3%, and the mean is 91.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 80 countries rose and 79 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 56.0%), and the largest decrease in Vatican (down 70.5%).
Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 100.0% | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 100.0% | 2025 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 1 | Belarus | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100.0% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 100.0% | 2025 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 1 | Estonia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100.0% | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Malta | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 100.0% | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 1 | El Salvador | 100.0% | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 100.0% | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Taiwan | 100.0% | 2025 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 20 | Czechia | 99.9% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Uruguay | 99.9% | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 22 | Belgium | 99.9% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 99.9% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 22 | Spain | 99.9% | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 99.9% | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 25 | Rwanda | 99.9% | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 27 | Iceland | 99.8% | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 27 | New Zealand | 99.8% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | North Korea | 99.8% | 2025 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 30 | Bangladesh | 99.8% | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 30 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.8% | 2025 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 32 | Turkmenistan | 99.8% | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 33 | Germany | 99.7% | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 34 | Slovenia | 99.6% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 35 | Algeria | 99.5% | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 35 | Seychelles | 99.5% | 2025 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 37 | United Kingdom | 99.3% | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 38 | Vanuatu | 99.1% | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 39 | Cape Verde | 99.0% | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 39 | Mongolia | 99.0% | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 39 | Netherlands | 99.0% | 2025 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 39 | Qatar | 99.0% | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 39 | Sweden | 99.0% | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 39 | Zimbabwe | 99.0% | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 45 | Denmark | 98.9% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 46 | South Korea | 98.9% | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 98.8% | 2025 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | 98.8% | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 49 | Malaysia | 98.8% | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 50 | Montenegro | 98.6% | 2025 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 51 | Greece | 98.5% | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 52 | Ireland | 98.4% | 2025 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 53 | Botswana | 98.3% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 53 | France | 98.3% | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 53 | Jordan | 98.3% | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 56 | Laos | 98.2% | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 56 | Uzbekistan | 98.2% | 2025 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 58 | Djibouti | 98.0% | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 58 | Guyana | 98.0% | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 58 | Norway | 98.0% | 2025 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 58 | Vietnam | 98.0% | 2025 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 62 | Equatorial Guinea | 97.8% | 2025 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 63 | Tanzania | 97.8% | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 64 | Namibia | 97.8% | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 65 | Romania | 97.7% | 2025 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 66 | Kuwait | 97.6% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 67 | Portugal | 97.5% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 68 | United States | 97.5% | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 69 | Iraq | 97.2% | 2025 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 70 | Eritrea | 97.2% | 2025 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 71 | China | 97.1% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 72 | Canada | 97.0% | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 72 | Thailand | 97.0% | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 74 | Cuba | 96.8% | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 75 | Latvia | 96.7% | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 76 | Angola | 96.2% | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 76 | Albania | 96.2% | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 76 | Bhutan | 96.2% | 2025 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 76 | Japan | 96.2% | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 80 | United Arab Emirates | 96.0% | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 80 | Armenia | 96.0% | 2025 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 82 | Bahrain | 95.8% | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 83 | East Timor | 95.7% | 2025 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 84 | Nepal | 95.6% | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 85 | Ghana | 95.6% | 2025 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 86 | Sierra Leone | 95.5% | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 87 | Maldives | 95.4% | 2025 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 88 | Indonesia | 95.2% | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 88 | Russia | 95.2% | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 90 | Jamaica | 95.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 91 | Burundi | 95.0% | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 91 | Fiji | 95.0% | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 91 | India | 95.0% | 2025 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 91 | Philippines | 95.0% | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 91 | Singapore | 95.0% | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 91 | Eswatini | 95.0% | 2025 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 97 | Serbia | 94.9% | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 98 | Israel | 94.8% | 2025 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 98 | Turkey | 94.8% | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 98 | South Africa | 94.8% | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 101 | Gambia | 94.7% | 2025 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 102 | Costa Rica | 94.6% | 2025 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 103 | Egypt | 94.5% | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 104 | North Macedonia | 94.4% | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 105 | Lesotho | 94.4% | 2025 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 106 | Uganda | 94.3% | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 107 | Tunisia | 94.1% | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 108 | Tajikistan | 94.0% | 2025 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 109 | Zambia | 93.8% | 2025 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 110 | Trinidad and Tobago | 92.5% | 2025 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 111 | Australia | 92.4% | 2025 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 112 | Liberia | 91.8% | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 113 | Brazil | 90.8% | 2025 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 114 | Morocco | 90.8% | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 115 | Senegal | 90.8% | 2025 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 116 | Solomon Islands | 90.7% | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 117 | Panama | 90.2% | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 118 | Benin | 90.0% | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 118 | Cote d'Ivoire | 90.0% | 2025 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 118 | Ecuador | 90.0% | 2025 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 118 | Oman | 90.0% | 2025 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 122 | Malawi | 89.8% | 2025 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 123 | Guinea | 88.8% | 2025 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 124 | Moldova | 88.5% | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 125 | Guatemala | 88.3% | 2025 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 126 | Mauritania | 87.9% | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 127 | Cambodia | 87.6% | 2025 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 127 | Peru | 87.6% | 2025 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 129 | Italy | 87.4% | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 130 | Iran | 86.8% | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 131 | Honduras | 86.5% | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 131 | Mexico | 86.5% | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 133 | Cameroon | 86.4% | 2025 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 134 | Kenya | 86.2% | 2025 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 135 | Gabon | 86.0% | 2025 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 136 | Mozambique | 85.7% | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 137 | Chad | 85.3% | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 138 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 85.3% | 2025 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 139 | Mauritius | 85.0% | 2025 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 140 | Madagascar | 84.5% | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 141 | Venezuela | 84.0% | 2025 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 142 | Georgia | 83.1% | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 143 | Bolivia | 83.0% | 2025 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 143 | Togo | 83.0% | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 145 | Nicaragua | 82.6% | 2025 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 146 | Guinea-Bissau | 82.5% | 2025 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 147 | Comoros | 82.2% | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 148 | Colombia | 82.0% | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 149 | Niger | 80.8% | 2025 | up 24.1% | falling |
| 150 | Central African Republic | 80.7% | 2025 | up 35.6% | falling |
| 150 | Chile | 80.7% | 2025 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 152 | Afghanistan | 79.5% | 2025 | up 39.2% | flat |
| 153 | Burkina Faso | 79.0% | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 154 | Pakistan | 78.9% | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 155 | Nigeria | 78.2% | 2025 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 156 | Congo | 78.2% | 2025 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 157 | Mali | 77.8% | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 158 | Lebanon | 77.0% | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 159 | Paraguay | 76.0% | 2025 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 160 | Somalia | 74.7% | 2025 | up 56.0% | falling |
| 161 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 73.6% | 2025 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 162 | Papua New Guinea | 71.0% | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 163 | Haiti | 70.2% | 2025 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 164 | Cyprus | 70.2% | 2025 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 165 | Ukraine | 69.0% | 2025 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 166 | Ethiopia | 68.3% | 2025 | down 29.7% | rising |
| 167 | Syria | 67.8% | 2025 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 168 | Libya | 65.6% | 2025 | up 45.2% | flat |
| 169 | South Sudan | 65.0% | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 169 | Suriname | 65.0% | 2025 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 171 | Sudan | 49.8% | 2025 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 172 | Myanmar | 49.0% | 2025 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 173 | Yemen | 47.6% | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 174 | Vatican | 26.0% | 1869 | down 70.5% | falling |
About this data
Central estimate of the percentage of territory controlled by the government.