Government effectiveness

scale -2.5-2.5, 1996–2016

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    1996 Ranking
    1. Singapore 1.99
    2. Luxembourg 1.96
    3. Norway 1.95
    4. Netherlands 1.94
    5. Cayman Islands 1.93
    6. Sweden 1.92
    7. United Kingdom 1.88
    8. Iceland 1.86
    9. Australia 1.80
    10. New Zealand 1.77
    11. Switzerland 1.76
    12. Denmark 1.76
    13. Canada 1.74
    14. Austria 1.73
    15. Germany 1.72
    16. Finland 1.72
    17. Belgium 1.71
    18. Liechtenstein 1.67
    19. Ireland 1.67
    20. Spain 1.62
    21. United States 1.52
    22. Andorra 1.41
    23. Barbados 1.41
    24. Bahamas 1.37
    25. Chile 1.34
    26. Portugal 1.27
    27. France 1.25
    28. Cyprus 1.17
    29. Bermuda 1.16
    30. Puerto Rico 1.16
    31. Hong Kong 1.04
    32. South Africa 1.02
    33. Brunei 0.93
    34. Malta 0.93
    35. Japan 0.91
    36. Martinique 0.90
    37. French Guiana 0.90
    38. Maldives 0.90
    39. Slovenia 0.89
    40. Hungary 0.86
    41. Greece 0.84
    42. Italy 0.84
    43. United Arab Emirates 0.78
    44. Bahrain 0.78
    45. Israel 0.77
    46. Poland 0.68
    47. Grenada 0.64
    48. Bhutan 0.64
    49. Seychelles 0.64
    50. Antigua and Barbuda 0.64
    51. Dominica 0.64
    52. Czech Republic 0.62
    53. Estonia 0.61
    54. Uruguay 0.58
    55. Qatar 0.56
    56. Botswana 0.56
    57. Taiwan 0.55
    58. Malaysia 0.54
    59. Lithuania 0.53
    60. Latvia 0.49
    61. Costa Rica 0.47
    62. South Korea 0.47
    63. Slovakia 0.46
    64. Oman 0.44
    65. Namibia 0.43
    66. Samoa 0.39
    67. Belize 0.39
    68. Macau 0.39
    69. Tunisia 0.38
    70. Mexico 0.23
    71. Panama 0.22
    72. Mauritius 0.20
    73. Thailand 0.18
    74. Argentina 0.17
    75. Jamaica 0.14
    76. Kuwait 0.12
    77. Croatia 0.10
    78. Senegal 0.08
    79. Peru 0.03
    80. Vanuatu 0.00
    81. Micronesia 0.00
    82. Jordan -0.03
    83. Bulgaria -0.04
    84. Turkey -0.08
    85. Morocco -0.10
    86. Trinidad and Tobago -0.10
    87. India -0.11
    88. Lesotho -0.12
    89. Mauritania -0.12
    90. Ghana -0.12
    91. Fiji -0.12
    92. Lebanon -0.13
    93. Brazil -0.14
    94. Mozambique -0.14
    95. Bolivia -0.17
    96. Saudi Arabia -0.18
    97. Sri Lanka -0.18
    98. Gabon -0.20
    99. Dominican Republic -0.22
    100. Moldova -0.22
    101. Ivory Coast -0.26
    102. Malawi -0.29
    103. Romania -0.29
    104. Philippines -0.31
    105. Zimbabwe -0.32
    106. Papua New Guinea -0.34
    107. China -0.35
    108. Armenia -0.38
    109. Benin -0.38
    110. Kyrgyzstan -0.38
    111. Belarus -0.38
    112. Guyana -0.38
    113. Nepal -0.38
    114. Mongolia -0.38
    115. Russia -0.45
    116. Guatemala -0.45
    117. Madagascar -0.45
    118. Colombia -0.46
    119. Egypt -0.47
    120. Ecuador -0.48
    121. Kenya -0.52
    122. Venezuela -0.54
    123. Nicaragua -0.57
    124. Vietnam -0.58
    125. Iran -0.60
    126. Pakistan -0.62
    127. Yemen -0.62
    128. Gambia -0.62
    129. Laos -0.64
    130. Swaziland -0.64
    131. Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) -0.64
    132. Chad -0.64
    133. Georgia -0.64
    134. Ukraine -0.67
    135. Suriname -0.69
    136. El Salvador -0.69
    137. Uganda -0.69
    138. Tanzania -0.69
    139. Togo -0.69
    140. Albania -0.69
    141. Bangladesh -0.69
    142. Indonesia -0.71
    143. Cambodia -0.72
    144. Honduras -0.74
    145. Syria -0.80
    146. Angola -0.86
    147. Libya -0.88
    148. Djibouti -0.89
    149. Cuba -0.91
    150. Paraguay -0.91
    151. Nigeria -0.92
    152. Azerbaijan -0.92
    153. Burkina Faso -0.93
    154. Kazakhstan -0.96
    155. Equatorial Guinea -0.96
    156. Sudan -0.99
    157. Mali -1.00
    158. Haiti -1.00
    159. Serbia -1.06
    160. Cameroon -1.08
    161. Algeria -1.09
    162. Zambia -1.13
    163. Eritrea -1.15
    164. Rwanda -1.15
    165. West Bank and Gaza -1.15
    166. Turkmenistan -1.15
    167. Niger -1.17
    168. Congo (Brazzaville) -1.17
    169. Guinea -1.17
    170. Bosnia and Herzegovina -1.19
    171. Uzbekistan -1.20
    172. Ethiopia -1.21
    173. Burma (Myanmar) -1.21
    174. Guinea Bissau -1.41
    175. Central African Republic -1.41
    176. Sierra Leone -1.41
    177. Tajikistan -1.41
    178. Congo (Kinshasa) -1.65
    179. Comoros -1.66
    180. Burundi -1.66
    181. Liberia -1.72
    182. North Korea -1.89
    183. Somalia -1.96
    184. Iraq -2.09
    185. Afghanistan -2.18
    2016 Ranking
    1. Singapore 2.21
    2. Switzerland 2.03
    3. Denmark 1.89
    4. Norway 1.88
    5. New Zealand 1.86
    6. Hong Kong 1.86
    7. Andorra 1.86
    8. Finland 1.85
    9. Netherlands 1.84
    10. Japan 1.83
    11. Canada 1.80
    12. Sweden 1.79
    13. Germany 1.74
    14. Liechtenstein 1.70
    15. Luxembourg 1.69
    16. United Kingdom 1.61
    17. Australia 1.58
    18. Austria 1.51
    19. United States 1.48
    20. France 1.41
    21. Iceland 1.41
    22. United Arab Emirates 1.41
    23. Taiwan 1.37
    24. Israel 1.35
    25. Ireland 1.35
    26. Virgin Islands (U.S.) 1.33
    27. Anguilla 1.33
    28. Bermuda 1.33
    29. Belgium 1.33
    30. Portugal 1.22
    31. Macau 1.18
    32. Cayman Islands 1.18
    33. French Guiana 1.14
    34. Estonia 1.12
    35. Slovenia 1.12
    36. Spain 1.12
    37. Lithuania 1.09
    38. Barbados 1.08
    39. Brunei 1.07
    40. South Korea 1.07
    41. Czech Republic 1.06
    42. Reunion 1.06
    43. Chile 1.02
    44. Latvia 1.00
    45. Cyprus 0.98
    46. Mauritius 0.96
    47. Malta 0.95
    48. Aruba 0.90
    49. Slovakia 0.89
    50. Malaysia 0.88
    51. Greenland 0.85
    52. Martinique 0.80
    53. Qatar 0.75
    54. Bahamas 0.72
    55. Poland 0.69
    56. Uruguay 0.55
    57. Samoa 0.54
    58. American Samoa 0.53
    59. Italy 0.52
    60. Georgia 0.51
    61. Botswana 0.51
    62. Bhutan 0.49
    63. Croatia 0.49
    64. Hungary 0.45
    65. Jamaica 0.41
    66. Puerto Rico 0.38
    67. China 0.36
    68. Costa Rica 0.36
    69. Seychelles 0.36
    70. Thailand 0.34
    71. Bahrain 0.32
    72. Bulgaria 0.29
    73. Antigua and Barbuda 0.27
    74. South Africa 0.27
    75. Guam 0.27
    76. Saudi Arabia 0.24
    77. Trinidad and Tobago 0.22
    78. Greece 0.21
    79. Saint Vincent and Grenadines 0.21
    80. Oman 0.19
    81. Panama 0.19
    82. Argentina 0.18
    83. Namibia 0.17
    84. Mexico 0.14
    85. Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.14
    86. Jordan 0.14
    87. Rwanda 0.11
    88. Cape Verde 0.10
    89. Montenegro 0.10
    90. India 0.10
    91. Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) 0.09
    92. Serbia 0.09
    93. Turkey 0.05
    94. Dominica 0.05
    95. Colombia 0.02
    96. Vietnam 0.01
    97. Indonesia 0.01
    98. Saint Lucia 0.01
    99. Niue 0.00
    100. Albania 0.00
    101. Philippines -0.01
    102. Kazakhstan -0.06
    103. Morocco -0.10
    104. Mongolia -0.11
    105. Cuba -0.13
    106. Armenia -0.15
    107. Azerbaijan -0.16
    108. Peru -0.17
    109. Romania -0.17
    110. Grenada -0.18
    111. Kuwait -0.18
    112. Brazil -0.18
    113. Ghana -0.20
    114. Iran -0.20
    115. Sri Lanka -0.21
    116. Tunisia -0.21
    117. Russia -0.22
    118. Dominican Republic -0.25
    119. Fiji -0.26
    120. El Salvador -0.28
    121. Tonga -0.29
    122. Guyana -0.30
    123. Kenya -0.31
    124. Maldives -0.33
    125. Suriname -0.34
    126. Micronesia -0.35
    127. Laos -0.39
    128. Palau -0.41
    129. Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.43
    130. Ecuador -0.43
    131. Kosovo -0.44
    132. Kiribati -0.45
    133. Senegal -0.47
    134. Belarus -0.51
    135. Lebanon -0.53
    136. Algeria -0.54
    137. Tanzania -0.55
    138. Burkina Faso -0.55
    139. Swaziland -0.56
    140. Uganda -0.57
    141. Benin -0.57
    142. Bolivia -0.57
    143. Ukraine -0.58
    144. Niger -0.59
    145. Uzbekistan -0.60
    146. Guatemala -0.60
    147. Moldova -0.62
    148. West Bank and Gaza -0.62
    149. Pakistan -0.64
    150. Ethiopia -0.64
    151. Zambia -0.66
    152. Egypt -0.66
    153. Ivory Coast -0.67
    154. Belize -0.68
    155. Nauru -0.69
    156. Bangladesh -0.69
    157. Cambodia -0.69
    158. Nicaragua -0.70
    159. Malawi -0.73
    160. Honduras -0.73
    161. Papua New Guinea -0.73
    162. Cameroon -0.76
    163. Paraguay -0.77
    164. Gabon -0.79
    165. Mauritania -0.79
    166. Lesotho -0.80
    167. Nepal -0.81
    168. Gambia -0.84
    169. Mozambique -0.85
    170. Vanuatu -0.88
    171. Kyrgyzstan -0.90
    172. Tuvalu -0.93
    173. Djibouti -0.97
    174. Burma (Myanmar) -0.98
    175. Mali -0.99
    176. Solomon Islands -0.99
    177. Guinea -1.01
    178. Tajikistan -1.02
    179. Timor Leste -1.03
    180. Angola -1.04
    181. Togo -1.08
    182. Nigeria -1.09
    183. Congo (Brazzaville) -1.10
    184. Turkmenistan -1.14
    185. Zimbabwe -1.16
    186. Madagascar -1.17
    187. Sierra Leone -1.20
    188. Afghanistan -1.22
    189. Iraq -1.26
    190. Venezuela -1.29
    191. Liberia -1.32
    192. Burundi -1.40
    193. Sudan -1.41
    194. Equatorial Guinea -1.41
    195. Chad -1.49
    196. Congo (Kinshasa) -1.51
    197. Comoros -1.54
    198. Marshall Islands -1.56
    199. Guinea Bissau -1.64
    200. North Korea -1.65
    201. Eritrea -1.69
    202. Central African Republic -1.77
    203. Yemen -1.82
    204. Syria -1.82
    205. Libya -1.89
    206. Haiti -2.06
    207. Somalia -2.18
    208. South Sudan -2.26

    Related Quality of Government Datasets

    Reflects perceptions of the quality of public services, the quality of the civil service and the degree of its independence from political pressures, the quality of policy formulation and implementation, and the credibility of the government’s commitment to such policies. Estimates of governance range from approximately -2.5 (weak) to 2.5 (strong) governance performance.

    Source: World Bank