Government effectiveness

205 countries, 2025. Unit: score 0-100.

First in the ranking
95.2 /100
Singapore
Median country
54.0 /100
half above, half below
Range
6.3 to 95.2
South Sudan - Singapore

How to read it

Across 205 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Singapore (95.2 /100) and the lowest in South Sudan (6.3 /100).

The median country is at 54.0 /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

2025
In chart Continent Share of the highest value
1Singapore95.2Asia
2Japan94.1Asia
3Luxembourg92.8Europe
4Switzerland92.6Europe
5Denmark92.4Europe
6Finland92.1Europe
7New Zealand90.7Oceania
8Norway90.0Europe
9Sweden89.5Europe
10Canada88.3North America
11Australia88.2Oceania
12Netherlands88.0Europe
13Monaco87.6Europe
14Liechtenstein85.8Europe
15Ireland85.7Europe
16Iceland84.0Europe
17Austria83.9Europe
18Hong Kong83.8Asia
19South Korea83.1Asia
20Estonia83.0Europe
21Germany82.8Europe
22Bermuda82.4North America
23Andorra80.6Europe
24Greenland79.3North America
25Belgium79.3Europe
26Lithuania77.8Europe
27Czechia77.8Europe
28United Kingdom77.6Europe
29Guam77.2Oceania
30France77.1Europe
31Israel76.7Asia
32United States76.7North America
33Macao76.1Asia
34Spain75.5Europe
35United Arab Emirates75.4Asia
36Slovenia74.9Europe
37Cayman Islands74.1North America
38Chile73.7South America
39Portugal73.3Europe
40Qatar72.7Asia
41Malaysia71.9Asia
42Italy71.3Europe
43Aruba70.9North America
44Brunei70.6Asia
45American Samoa70.1Oceania
46San Marino70.1Europe
47Uruguay70.0South America
48Mauritius69.9Africa
49Cyprus69.4Asia
50Latvia69.3Europe
51Poland68.6Europe
52Croatia68.1Europe
53Seychelles68.0Africa
54Malta68.0Europe
55Saudi Arabia67.5Asia
56Bhutan66.8Asia
57Saint Kitts and Nevis66.7North America
58Bahamas65.6North America
59China65.1Asia
60Barbados64.9North America
61Slovakia64.3Europe
62Fiji63.2Oceania
63Cabo Verde62.8Africa
64India62.6Asia
65Montenegro62.0Europe
66Albania62.0Europe
67Hungary62.0Europe
68Antigua and Barbuda61.4North America
69Botswana61.2Africa
70Bahrain61.0Asia
71Costa Rica60.8North America
72Oman60.1Asia
73Romania59.9Europe
74Rwanda59.7Africa
75United States Virgin Islands59.6North America
76Georgia59.5Asia
77Greece58.9Europe
78Saint Lucia58.9North America
79Argentina58.0South America
80Thailand57.7Asia
81Kuwait57.6Asia
82Indonesia57.6Asia
83Senegal57.5Africa
84Trinidad and Tobago57.1North America
85Saint Vincent and the Grenadines56.9North America
86Panama56.8North America
87Moldova56.7Europe
88Samoa56.5Oceania
89North Macedonia56.4Europe
90Philippines56.3Asia
91Jamaica56.2North America
92Morocco56.0Africa
93Vietnam56.0Asia
94Dominica55.6North America
95Guyana55.4South America
96Ghana55.1Africa
97Bulgaria54.9Europe
98Azerbaijan54.9Asia
99Jordan54.6Asia
100Palau54.5Oceania
101Kazakhstan54.5Asia
102Namibia54.4Africa
103Nauru54.0Oceania
104Dominican Republic53.2North America
105Serbia53.0Europe
106Türkiye52.9Asia
107Grenada52.5North America
108Suriname52.1South America
109South Africa51.9Africa
110Ecuador51.7South America
111Brazil51.6South America
112Tonga51.1Oceania
113Federated States of Micronesia50.8Oceania
114Kenya50.5Africa
115Colombia50.4South America
116Egypt50.2Africa
117Kosovo49.9Europe
118Sri Lanka49.7Asia
119Peru49.4South America
120Benin48.9Africa
121Mexico48.6North America
122Belize48.6North America
123Algeria48.4Africa
124Uzbekistan48.3Asia
125Mongolia48.1Asia
126Paraguay47.7South America
127El Salvador47.5North America
128Armenia47.5Asia
129Maldives47.4Asia
130Côte d'Ivoire47.1Africa
131Tanzania47.1Africa
132Tunisia46.5Africa
133Uganda46.0Africa
134Marshall Islands45.1Oceania
135Kiribati44.9Oceania
136Zambia44.4Africa
137Cuba44.2North America
138Cambodia44.1Asia
139Puerto Rico43.7North America
140The Gambia43.5Africa
141Bangladesh43.2Asia
142Bosnia and Herzegovina42.6Europe
143Russia42.1Europe
144Djibouti41.5Africa
145Timor-Leste41.3Asia
146Gabon41.1Africa
147Honduras40.4North America
148Laos40.2Asia
149Ukraine40.1Europe
150Malawi40.0Africa
151Tuvalu40.0Oceania
152Pakistan39.9Asia
153Ethiopia39.7Africa
154Bolivia39.7South America
155Lesotho39.2Africa
156Tajikistan38.3Asia
157Angola37.8Africa
158Papua New Guinea37.8Oceania
159Vanuatu37.0Oceania
160Mauritania36.9Africa
161São Tomé and Principe36.7Africa
162Nepal36.6Asia
163Guatemala36.5North America
164Burkina Faso36.2Africa
165Cameroon36.1Africa
166Belarus36.0Europe
167Mozambique35.8Africa
168Togo35.2Africa
169Eswatini35.2Africa
170Solomon Islands35.0Oceania
171Kyrgyzstan34.9Asia
172Iran34.8Asia
173Niger34.6Africa
174Madagascar34.5Africa
175Zimbabwe34.2Africa
176Nicaragua34.0North America
177Guinea33.9Africa
178Nigeria33.6Africa
179Sierra Leone33.3Africa
180Iraq31.5Asia
181Chad30.8Africa
182Lebanon29.9Asia
183Comoros28.9Africa
184Turkmenistan28.7Asia
185Republic of the Congo28.4Africa
186Liberia28.4Africa
187Equatorial Guinea27.3Africa
188Burundi26.7Africa
189Palestine25.4Asia
190North Korea25.2Asia
191Mali24.3Africa
192Venezuela23.8South America
193Guinea-Bissau22.2Africa
194Libya21.9Africa
195Eritrea21.1Africa
196Syria19.9Asia
197Central African Republic19.3Africa
198Myanmar19.2Asia
199Democratic Republic of the Congo18.1Africa
200Yemen14.0Asia
201Somalia13.3Africa
202Sudan12.4Africa
203Afghanistan12.0Asia
204Haiti10.6North America
205South Sudan6.3Africa
World Bank, WGI · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

Biggest changes, 2015-2025

% change · 205 countries

Largest increase

  1. Somalia 8.5 → 13.3 +57%
  2. Moldova 42.2 → 56.7 +34%
  3. Greenland 59.7 → 79.3 +33%
  4. Saudi Arabia 52.4 → 67.5 +29%
  5. Uzbekistan 38.0 → 48.3 +27%

Largest decrease

  1. Sudan 24.6 → 12.4 −50%
  2. Afghanistan 22.6 → 12.0 −47%
  3. South Sudan 11.0 → 6.3 −43%
  4. Palestine 42.0 → 25.4 −40%
  5. Haiti 16.3 → 10.6 −35%

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: 34.66 Asia: 43.37 Europe: 67.3 North America: 57.24 South America: 47.11 Oceania: 46.89 2005 Africa: 34.77 Asia: 42.68 Europe: 68.31 North America: 60.44 South America: 45.47 Oceania: 45.08 2006 Africa: 34.62 Asia: 45.53 Europe: 67.88 North America: 60.88 South America: 46.07 Oceania: 45.06 2007 Africa: 35.45 Asia: 46.46 Europe: 65.88 North America: 62.16 South America: 46.09 Oceania: 42.77 2008 Africa: 38.15 Asia: 47.81 Europe: 71.8 North America: 62.44 South America: 51.21 Oceania: 44.05 2009 Africa: 38.55 Asia: 49.32 Europe: 71.84 North America: 62.65 South America: 50.76 Oceania: 45.02 2010 Africa: 38.8 Asia: 50.59 Europe: 68.8 North America: 63.5 South America: 52.53 Oceania: 45.32 2011 Africa: 37.76 Asia: 50.46 Europe: 69.59 North America: 62.82 South America: 53.38 Oceania: 45.95 2012 Africa: 37.81 Asia: 50.46 Europe: 69.74 North America: 63.7 South America: 53.37 Oceania: 45.95 2013 Africa: 36.82 Asia: 50.07 Europe: 69.07 North America: 62.08 South America: 53.54 Oceania: 45.95 2014 Africa: 38.5 Asia: 53.12 Europe: 72.05 North America: 58.34 South America: 51.48 Oceania: 48.12 2015 Africa: 39.41 Asia: 52.87 Europe: 73.46 North America: 59.7 South America: 52.18 Oceania: 48.85 2016 Africa: 39.69 Asia: 52.63 Europe: 74.25 North America: 60.68 South America: 52.36 Oceania: 48.87 2017 Africa: 38.89 Asia: 52.73 Europe: 74.9 North America: 59.72 South America: 51.74 Oceania: 52 2018 Africa: 38.49 Asia: 52.08 Europe: 74.79 North America: 59.64 South America: 51.16 Oceania: 54.73 2019 Africa: 38.48 Asia: 52.04 Europe: 74.58 North America: 59.8 South America: 53 Oceania: 51.92 2020 Africa: 36.95 Asia: 51.66 Europe: 73.47 North America: 58.14 South America: 51.94 Oceania: 52.43 2021 Africa: 37.4 Asia: 52.17 Europe: 75.2 North America: 58.26 South America: 51.93 Oceania: 52.45 2022 Africa: 38.08 Asia: 50.83 Europe: 74.31 North America: 56.46 South America: 51.9 Oceania: 50.2 2023 Africa: 36.81 Asia: 50.89 Europe: 71.92 North America: 59.28 South America: 48.99 Oceania: 50.2 2024 Africa: 36.71 Asia: 51.45 Europe: 73.21 North America: 57.47 South America: 49.3 Oceania: 50.94 2025 Africa: 36.76 Asia: 54.54 Europe: 74.1 North America: 56.89 South America: 51.66 Oceania: 52.55 2004 2012 2016 2025

By continent

median country
Africa 36.8 /100
Asia 54.5 /100
Europe 74.1 /100
North America 56.9 /100
South America 51.7 /100
Oceania 52.6 /100

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