Government effectiveness - Country rankings
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Government effectiveness index (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong), 2024:
The average for 2024 based on 193 countries was 0.05 points. The highest value was in Singapore: 2.28 points and the lowest value was in Haiti: -2.02 points. The indicator is available from 1996 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: points; Source: The World Bank
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| Countries | Government effectiveness, 2024 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 2.28 | 1 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Japan | 2.09 | 2 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Luxembourg | 2.04 | 3 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Denmark | 1.91 | 4 | 1996 - 2024 |
| New Zealand | 1.85 | 5 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Norway | 1.84 | 6 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Switzerland | 1.84 | 7 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Finland | 1.82 | 8 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Australia | 1.81 | 9 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Sweden | 1.77 | 10 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Canada | 1.76 | 11 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Netherlands | 1.75 | 12 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Monaco | 1.74 | 13 | 2015 - 2024 |
| Liechtenstein | 1.69 | 14 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Iceland | 1.65 | 15 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Hong Kong | 1.64 | 16 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Ireland | 1.61 | 17 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Germany | 1.55 | 18 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Austria | 1.51 | 19 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Taiwan | 1.5 | 20 | 1996 - 2024 |
| South Korea | 1.49 | 21 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Bermuda | 1.48 | 22 | 1996 - 2024 |
| USA | 1.36 | 23 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Estonia | 1.3 | 24 | 1996 - 2024 |
| UA Emirates | 1.26 | 25 | 1996 - 2024 |
| France | 1.2 | 26 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Lithuania | 1.2 | 27 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Belgium | 1.19 | 28 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Czechia | 1.18 | 29 | 1996 - 2024 |
| UK | 1.18 | 30 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Israel | 1.17 | 31 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Qatar | 1.13 | 32 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Macao | 1.12 | 33 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Spain | 1.11 | 34 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Slovenia | 1.09 | 35 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Chile | 0.96 | 36 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Portugal | 0.95 | 37 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Malaysia | 0.91 | 38 | 1996 - 2024 |
| China | 0.9 | 39 | 1996 - 2024 |
| San Marino | 0.9 | 40 | 2015 - 2024 |
| Cyprus | 0.87 | 41 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Brunei | 0.84 | 42 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Italy | 0.79 | 43 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0.78 | 44 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Mauritius | 0.77 | 45 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Latvia | 0.74 | 46 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Bahamas | 0.71 | 47 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Croatia | 0.71 | 48 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Uruguay | 0.69 | 49 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Poland | 0.67 | 50 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Aruba | 0.66 | 51 | 2004 - 2024 |
| Slovakia | 0.66 | 52 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Seychelles | 0.63 | 53 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Malta | 0.62 | 54 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Fiji | 0.61 | 55 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Bahrain | 0.6 | 56 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Barbados | 0.6 | 57 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Bhutan | 0.58 | 58 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Oman | 0.57 | 59 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Hungary | 0.5 | 60 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Georgia | 0.46 | 61 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Ant.& Barb. | 0.43 | 62 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Samoa | 0.43 | 63 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Botswana | 0.42 | 64 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Cape Verde | 0.42 | 65 | 2002 - 2024 |
| Romania | 0.42 | 66 | 1996 - 2024 |
| India | 0.4 | 67 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Montenegro | 0.37 | 68 | 2006 - 2024 |
| Rwanda | 0.35 | 69 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Kuwait | 0.33 | 70 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Albania | 0.31 | 71 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Costa Rica | 0.29 | 72 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Saint Lucia | 0.27 | 73 | 2004 - 2024 |
| St. Vincent & ... | 0.27 | 74 | 2004 - 2024 |
| Moldova | 0.26 | 75 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Panama | 0.25 | 76 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Thailand | 0.25 | 77 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Senegal | 0.23 | 78 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Jordan | 0.22 | 79 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Greece | 0.19 | 80 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Argentina | 0.18 | 81 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Indonesia | 0.18 | 82 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Morocco | 0.18 | 83 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Azerbaijan | 0.17 | 84 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Jamaica | 0.17 | 85 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Dominica | 0.15 | 86 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Kazakhstan | 0.15 | 87 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Philippines | 0.14 | 88 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Tr.&Tobago | 0.11 | 89 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Namibia | 0.1 | 90 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Serbia | 0.1 | 91 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Domin. Rep. | 0.07 | 92 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Ghana | 0.06 | 93 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria | 0.04 | 94 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Grenada | 0.02 | 95 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Palau | 0.01 | 96 | 2008 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia | -0.03 | 97 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Tonga | -0.04 | 98 | 2004 - 2024 |
| Turkey | -0.07 | 99 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Vietnam | -0.09 | 100 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Egypt | -0.1 | 101 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Guyana | -0.1 | 102 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Colombia | -0.11 | 103 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Belize | -0.13 | 104 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Uzbekistan | -0.14 | 105 | 1996 - 2024 |
| El Salvador | -0.18 | 106 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Micronesia | -0.18 | 107 | 2004 - 2024 |
| Benin | -0.19 | 108 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Peru | -0.2 | 109 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Brazil | -0.22 | 110 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Ecuador | -0.22 | 111 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Maldives | -0.22 | 112 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Mexico | -0.22 | 113 | 1996 - 2024 |
| South Africa | -0.23 | 114 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Tunisia | -0.24 | 115 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Algeria | -0.25 | 116 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Puerto Rico | -0.26 | 117 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Cuba | -0.27 | 118 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Sri Lanka | -0.27 | 119 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Cambodia | -0.29 | 120 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Tanzania | -0.29 | 121 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Kenya | -0.3 | 122 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast | -0.32 | 123 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Russia | -0.32 | 124 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Paraguay | -0.35 | 125 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Uganda | -0.35 | 126 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Armenia | -0.36 | 127 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Mongolia | -0.39 | 128 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Kiribati | -0.43 | 129 | 2004 - 2024 |
| Suriname | -0.45 | 130 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Djibouti | -0.49 | 131 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Zambia | -0.53 | 132 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Gambia | -0.54 | 133 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Gabon | -0.57 | 134 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Laos | -0.58 | 135 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Pakistan | -0.6 | 136 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Tajikistan | -0.6 | 137 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Ukraine | -0.6 | 138 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Bolivia | -0.61 | 139 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh | -0.62 | 140 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Honduras | -0.62 | 141 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | -0.64 | 142 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Ethiopia | -0.65 | 143 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Lesotho | -0.65 | 144 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Tuvalu | -0.69 | 145 | 2004 - 2024 |
| Belarus | -0.7 | 146 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Iran | -0.71 | 147 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Mozambique | -0.72 | 148 | 1996 - 2024 |
| S.T.&Principe | -0.72 | 149 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Malawi | -0.73 | 150 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Mauritania | -0.74 | 151 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Niger | -0.77 | 152 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Swaziland | -0.78 | 153 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Angola | -0.79 | 154 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Cameroon | -0.8 | 155 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Togo | -0.8 | 156 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Vanuatu | -0.82 | 157 | 2004 - 2024 |
| Madagascar | -0.86 | 158 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Burkina Faso | -0.87 | 159 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Solomon Isl. | -0.87 | 160 | 2004 - 2024 |
| Nepal | -0.88 | 161 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Guinea | -0.89 | 162 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan | -0.89 | 163 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Papua N.G. | -0.9 | 164 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Guatemala | -0.91 | 165 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | -0.97 | 166 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | -0.99 | 167 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Burundi | -1.01 | 168 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Nigeria | -1.01 | 169 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Nicaragua | -1.05 | 170 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Turkmenistan | -1.06 | 171 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Chad | -1.1 | 172 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Iraq | -1.1 | 173 | 1996 - 2024 |
| R. of Congo | -1.11 | 174 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Lebanon | -1.13 | 175 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Eq. Guinea | -1.18 | 176 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Comoros | -1.21 | 177 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Liberia | -1.25 | 178 | 1996 - 2024 |
| North Korea | -1.27 | 179 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Mali | -1.29 | 180 | 1996 - 2024 |
| G.-Bissau | -1.37 | 181 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Libya | -1.42 | 182 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Eritrea | -1.46 | 183 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Venezuela | -1.47 | 184 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Burma | -1.56 | 185 | 1996 - 2024 |
| C.A. Republic | -1.58 | 186 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Syria | -1.67 | 187 | 1996 - 2024 |
| DR Congo | -1.69 | 188 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Sudan | -1.79 | 189 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Yemen | -1.87 | 190 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Afghanistan | -1.93 | 191 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Somalia | -1.95 | 192 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Haiti | -2.02 | 193 | 1996 - 2024 |
Definition: The index of Government Effectiveness captures 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.
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