Government effectiveness

205 countries, 2024. Unit: score 0-100.

First in the ranking
95.7 /100
Singapore
Median country
51.5 /100
half above, half below
Range
9.1 to 95.7
South Sudan - Singapore

How to read it

Across 205 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Singapore (95.7 /100) and the lowest in South Sudan (9.1 /100).

The median country is at 51.5 /100: half are above, half below.

Government Effectiveness (GE) captures perceptions of the quality of public services, the civil service, policy formulation and implementation, and the credibility of a government’s decisions. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance.

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Source: World Bank, Worldwide Governance Indicators · licence

Government effectiveness over time

/100

Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Continent Share of the highest value
1Singapore95.7Asia
2Japan91.9Asia
3Luxembourg91.0Europe
4Denmark88.5Europe
5New Zealand87.3Oceania
6Norway87.2Europe
7Switzerland87.1Europe
8Finland86.7Europe
9Australia86.5Oceania
10Sweden85.8Europe
11Canada85.5North America
12Netherlands85.4Europe
13Monaco85.1Europe
14Liechtenstein84.3Europe
15Iceland83.3Europe
16Hong Kong83.2Asia
17Ireland82.7Europe
18Germany81.4Europe
19Austria80.8Europe
20South Korea80.2Asia
21Bermuda80.0North America
22United States77.8North America
23Greenland77.6North America
24Estonia76.6Europe
25Guam76.0Oceania
26United Arab Emirates75.8Asia
27Lithuania74.7Europe
28France74.7Europe
29Belgium74.6Europe
30United Kingdom74.4Europe
31Cayman Islands74.4North America
32Czechia74.2Europe
33Israel74.1Asia
34Andorra73.9Europe
35Qatar73.4Asia
36Macao73.0Asia
37Spain72.9Europe
38Slovenia72.5Europe
39Chile70.1South America
40Portugal69.8Europe
41Malaysia69.1Asia
42San Marino68.8Europe
43China68.8Asia
44Cyprus68.2Asia
45Brunei67.6Asia
46Italy66.7Europe
47Saudi Arabia66.6Asia
48American Samoa66.3Oceania
49Mauritius66.2Africa
50Latvia65.8Europe
51Croatia65.1Europe
52Bahamas65.1North America
53Saint Kitts and Nevis64.8North America
54Uruguay64.8South America
55Poland64.4Europe
56Slovakia64.1Europe
57Aruba64.1North America
58Seychelles63.5Africa
59Malta63.4Europe
60Fiji63.2Oceania
61Barbados63.1North America
62Bahrain63.0Asia
63Bhutan62.6Asia
64Oman62.4Asia
65Hungary61.1Europe
66Georgia60.2Asia
67Samoa59.8Oceania
68Antigua and Barbuda59.7North America
69Romania59.5Europe
70Botswana59.4Africa
71Cabo Verde59.4Africa
72India59.2Asia
73United States Virgin Islands58.6North America
74Montenegro58.5Europe
75Rwanda58.1Africa
76Kuwait57.7Asia
77Albania57.4Europe
78Costa Rica56.9North America
79Saint Lucia56.6North America
80Saint Vincent and the Grenadines56.6North America
81Moldova56.4Europe
82Thailand56.3Asia
83Panama56.1North America
84Senegal55.9Africa
85Jordan55.5Asia
86Greece55.1Europe
87Argentina54.9South America
88Indonesia54.8Asia
89Morocco54.8Africa
90Jamaica54.7North America
91Azerbaijan54.6Asia
92Dominica54.2North America
93Kazakhstan54.2Asia
94Philippines54.2Asia
95Trinidad and Tobago53.5North America
96Serbia53.3Europe
97Namibia53.3Africa
98Dominican Republic52.8North America
99Ghana52.5Africa
100Bulgaria52.2Europe
101Grenada51.7North America
102Nauru51.5Oceania
103Palau51.5Oceania
104North Macedonia50.7Europe
105Tonga50.6Oceania
106Kosovo50.1Europe
107Türkiye50.0Asia
108Vietnam49.5Asia
109Egypt49.5Africa
110Guyana49.4South America
111Colombia49.2South America
112Belize48.8North America
113Uzbekistan48.5Asia
114El Salvador47.8North America
115Federated States of Micronesia47.7Oceania
116Benin47.7Africa
117Peru47.4South America
118Ecuador47.1South America
119Mexico47.1North America
120Maldives47.0Asia
121Brazil47.0South America
122South Africa46.9Africa
123Tunisia46.7Africa
124Algeria46.5Africa
125Puerto Rico46.4North America
126Cuba46.1North America
127Sri Lanka46.0Asia
128Marshall Islands45.7Oceania
129Tanzania45.7Africa
130Cambodia45.6Asia
131Kenya45.5Africa
132Côte d'Ivoire45.2Africa
133Russia45.1Europe
134Uganda44.5Africa
135Paraguay44.4South America
136Armenia44.3Asia
137Mongolia43.8Asia
138Kiribati42.9Oceania
139Suriname42.5South America
140Djibouti41.8Africa
141Zambia41.0Africa
142The Gambia40.9Africa
143Gabon40.3Africa
144Laos40.0Asia
145Ukraine39.7Europe
146Pakistan39.7Asia
147Tajikistan39.7Asia
148Bolivia39.5South America
149Bangladesh39.3Asia
150Honduras39.3North America
151Bosnia and Herzegovina39.0Europe
152Ethiopia38.8Africa
153Lesotho38.8Africa
154Tuvalu37.9Oceania
155Belarus37.7Europe
156Iran37.6Asia
157Mozambique37.4Africa
158São Tomé and Principe37.4Africa
159Malawi37.2Africa
160Mauritania36.9Africa
161Niger36.4Africa
162Eswatini36.2Africa
163Angola36.1Africa
164Cameroon35.8Africa
165Togo35.8Africa
166Vanuatu35.5Oceania
167Madagascar34.6Africa
168Solomon Islands34.5Oceania
169Burkina Faso34.3Africa
170Nepal34.1Asia
171Guinea34.1Africa
172Kyrgyzstan34.1Asia
173Timor-Leste33.9Asia
174Papua New Guinea33.8Oceania
175Guatemala33.7North America
176Sierra Leone32.5Africa
177Zimbabwe32.1Africa
178Burundi31.8Africa
179Nigeria31.8Africa
180Nicaragua30.9North America
181Turkmenistan30.7Asia
182Palestine30.0Asia
183Chad29.9Africa
184Iraq29.9Asia
185Republic of the Congo29.7Africa
186Lebanon29.4Asia
187Equatorial Guinea28.3Africa
188Comoros27.8Africa
189Liberia27.1Africa
190North Korea26.6Asia
191Mali26.3Africa
192Guinea-Bissau24.7Africa
193Libya23.7Africa
194Eritrea23.0Africa
195Venezuela22.8South America
196Myanmar21.0Asia
197Central African Republic20.7Africa
198Syria18.8Asia
199Democratic Republic of the Congo18.4Africa
200Sudan16.5Africa
201Yemen14.9Asia
202Afghanistan13.7Asia
203Somalia13.4Africa
204Haiti12.1North America
205South Sudan9.1Africa
World Bank, WGI · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

Biggest changes, 2014-2024

% change · 203 countries

Largest increase

  1. Marshall Islands 28.3 → 45.7 +61%
  2. Somalia 8.5 → 13.4 +59%
  3. Moldova 42.3 → 56.4 +33%
  4. Fiji 49.4 → 63.2 +28%
  5. Greenland 60.7 → 77.6 +28%

Largest decrease

  1. South Sudan 15.8 → 9.1 −42%
  2. Syria 31.6 → 18.8 −40%
  3. Yemen 23.8 → 14.9 −37%
  4. Afghanistan 21.7 → 13.7 −37%
  5. Sudan 25.9 → 16.5 −36%

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Government effectiveness - continent medians

/100

Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

30 40 50 60 70 80 2004 Africa: 34.64 Asia: 42.78 Europe: 66.09 North America: 56.07 South America: 46.81 Oceania: 46.84 2005 Africa: 34.08 Asia: 42.41 Europe: 66.66 North America: 59.36 South America: 44.6 Oceania: 45.04 2006 Africa: 34.59 Asia: 44.77 Europe: 66.8 North America: 59.75 South America: 45.05 Oceania: 44.98 2007 Africa: 35.7 Asia: 46.36 Europe: 64.69 North America: 60.76 South America: 44.88 Oceania: 43.01 2008 Africa: 36.26 Asia: 46.21 Europe: 67.72 North America: 60.92 South America: 48.08 Oceania: 43.43 2009 Africa: 37.76 Asia: 48.37 Europe: 68.53 North America: 60.34 South America: 48.08 Oceania: 44.74 2010 Africa: 38.58 Asia: 48.61 Europe: 65.42 North America: 60.4 South America: 49.23 Oceania: 45.15 2011 Africa: 37.27 Asia: 48.74 Europe: 66.58 North America: 60.37 South America: 49.78 Oceania: 45.52 2012 Africa: 37.45 Asia: 48.37 Europe: 66.8 North America: 60.37 South America: 50.13 Oceania: 45.54 2013 Africa: 36.18 Asia: 48.57 Europe: 66.31 North America: 60.38 South America: 50.64 Oceania: 45.56 2014 Africa: 38.46 Asia: 52.01 Europe: 69.25 North America: 57.16 South America: 49.37 Oceania: 47.59 2015 Africa: 38.83 Asia: 51.88 Europe: 71.09 North America: 57.56 South America: 48.89 Oceania: 48.43 2016 Africa: 39.35 Asia: 50.95 Europe: 71.93 North America: 57.57 South America: 49.07 Oceania: 48.44 2017 Africa: 38.82 Asia: 51.39 Europe: 71.26 North America: 57.72 South America: 48.72 Oceania: 49.93 2018 Africa: 38.59 Asia: 50.57 Europe: 71.62 North America: 57.68 South America: 48.55 Oceania: 54.02 2019 Africa: 38.32 Asia: 51.52 Europe: 70.86 North America: 57.19 South America: 49.8 Oceania: 51.47 2020 Africa: 36.93 Asia: 51.29 Europe: 72.37 North America: 55.73 South America: 48.93 Oceania: 51.84 2021 Africa: 37.24 Asia: 51.87 Europe: 72.94 North America: 55.43 South America: 49.6 Oceania: 51.88 2022 Africa: 36.58 Asia: 50.57 Europe: 72.38 North America: 53.7 South America: 49.22 Oceania: 50.09 2023 Africa: 36.57 Asia: 50.87 Europe: 69.92 North America: 57.73 South America: 47.84 Oceania: 50.11 2024 Africa: 37.08 Asia: 52.06 Europe: 71.14 North America: 56.11 South America: 47.26 Oceania: 51.08 2004 2010 2013 2016 2019 2024

By continent

median country
Africa 37.1 /100
Asia 52.1 /100
Europe 71.1 /100
North America 56.1 /100
South America 47.3 /100
Oceania 51.1 /100

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