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Topic 01 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Antigua and Barbuda: Governance & Institutions
How well is the state actually run?
Antigua and Barbuda is placed joint 84th of 194 countries on governance & institutions in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Government Effectiveness 0.441 (2025); Statistical Performance Indicators 63.21 (2024).
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Governance & Institutions
joint84th
of 194 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Antigua and Barbuda on governance & institutions — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
0.441
Governance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong)
Higher is better
Antigua and Barbuda: 0.441. Across the 209 countries in this edition, values run from -2.251 (South Sudan) to 2.092 (Singapore); the world median is 0.101.
- World median
- 0.101
- Best in Caribbean
- 1.103 Anguilla
Key 2 of 4
Statistical Performance Indicators
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
63.21
SPI overall score (0–100)
Higher is better
Antigua and Barbuda: 63.21. Across the 188 countries in this edition, values run from 27.12 (South Sudan) to 94.14 (Norway); the world median is 69.3.
- World median
- 69.3
- Best in Caribbean
- 75.22 Dominican Republic
Key 3 of 4
Corruption Perceptions Index
Transparency International
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0 (the data), CC BY-ND 4.0 (the website and report)
No reading
CPI score (0–100, where 100 is very clean)
Higher is better
Transparency International publishes no 2025 figure for Antigua and Barbuda, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 9 (Somalia) to 89 (Denmark); the world median is 39.
- World median
- 39
- Best in Caribbean
- 68 Barbados
Key 4 of 4
Judicial Constraints on the Executive Index
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
No reading
Judicial constraints on the executive index (0–1)
Higher is better
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg publishes no 2025 figure for Antigua and Barbuda, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 176 countries in this edition, values run from 0.003 (Nicaragua) to 0.988 (Australia); the world median is 0.676.
- World median
- 0.676
- Best in Caribbean
- 0.93 Barbados
02Over time
Which way Antigua and Barbuda is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Government Effectiveness
Governance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong) · higher is better
Antigua and BarbudaWorld median
Antigua and Barbuda fell from 0.71 in 2000 to 0.441 in 2025; the world median went from -0.397 to 0.101.
Every year’s figures
Year Antigua and Barbuda World median 2025 0.4405 0.1006 2024 0.4367 0.0098 2023 0.4366 -0.0408 2022 -0.0758 -0.0305 2021 -0.6366 -0.0158 2020 -0.6380 -0.0171 2019 -0.2814 0.0150 2018 -0.2841 0.0159 2017 -0.2854 0.0158 2016 0.4074 0.0225 2015 0.4059 0.0038 2014 0.0611 0.0194 2013 0.7343 -0.0758 2012 0.7348 -0.0839 2011 0.7346 -0.1221 2010 0.7357 -0.1145 2009 0.5700 -0.1609 2008 0.5682 -0.2134 2007 0.5505 -0.3260 2006 0.5493 -0.3310 2005 0.5501 -0.3706 2004 0.4800 -0.3140 2003 0.7134 -0.4369 2002 0.7173 -0.3366 2000 0.7105 -0.3969 Statistical Performance Indicators
SPI overall score (0–100) · higher is better
Antigua and BarbudaWorld median
Antigua and Barbuda rose from 44.47 in 2020 to 63.21 in 2024; the world median went from 62.91 to 69.3.
Every year’s figures
Year Antigua and Barbuda World median 2024 63 69.30 2023 60 68.86 2022 52 67.99 2021 50 69.96 2020 44 62.91 2019 — 61.19 2018 — 61.17 2017 — 59.55 2016 — 56.25
03In context
Antigua and Barbuda beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 194 countries on governance & institutions, never a place within the region.
Antigua and Barbuda and Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 194; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Government EffectivenessGovernance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong) | Statistical Performance IndicatorsSPI overall score (0–100) | Corruption Perceptions IndexCPI score (0–100, where 100 is very clean) | Judicial Constraints on the Executive IndexJudicial constraints on the executive index (0–1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Barbados | 45th | 0.611 | 61.74 | 68 | 0.93 |
 Jamaica | 56th | 0.189 | 73.47 | 44 | 0.88 |
 Saint Lucia | 66th | 0.32 | 64.17 | 59 | — |
 Bahamas | 69th | 0.649 | 51.26 | 64 | — |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 77th | 0.234 | 59.38 | 41 | 0.827 |
 Dominican Republic | =79th | 0.043 | 75.22 | 37 | 0.749 |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 82nd | 0.222 | 51.96 | 63 | — |
| Antigua and Barbuda | =84th | 0.441 | 63.21 | — | — |
 Dominica | 100th | 0.16 | 40.71 | 60 | — |
 Grenada | =106th | 0.005 | 50.81 | 56 | — |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | =127th | 0.699 | 42.66 | — | — |
 Cuba | 145th | -0.399 | — | 40 | 0.089 |
 Haiti | 184th | -2.041 | 38.74 | 16 | 0.226 |
 Anguilla | not placed | 1.103 | — | — | — |
 Aruba | not placed | 0.905 | — | — | — |
 British Virgin Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Cayman Islands | not placed | 1.062 | — | — | — |
 Curaçao | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Montserrat | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Puerto Rico | not placed | -0.424 | — | — | — |
 Saint Martin | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Sint Maarten | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Turks and Caicos Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 United States Virgin Islands | not placed | 0.355 | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Caribbean
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 194.
- Barbados45th
- Jamaica56th
- Saint Lucia66th
- Bahamas69th
- Trinidad and Tobago77th
- Dominican Republic=79th
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines82nd
- Antigua and Barbuda=84th
- Dominica100th
- Grenada=106th
- Saint Kitts and Nevis=127th
- Cuba145th
- Haiti184th
- Anguillanot placed
- Arubanot placed
- British Virgin Islandsnot placed
- Cayman Islandsnot placed
- Curaçaonot placed
- Montserratnot placed
- Puerto Riconot placed
- Saint Martinnot placed
- Sint Maartennot placed
- Turks and Caicos Islandsnot placed
- United States Virgin Islandsnot placed
Placed either side on governance & institutions
The countries immediately above and below Antigua and Barbuda in the topic’s list.
Rwanda81st- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines82nd
Panama83rd- Antigua and Barbuda=84th
Namibia=84th
Gambia86th
Andorra87th
04Context, no vote
Where Antigua and Barbuda is ahead of the world, and behind
20 more statistics filed under governance & institutions, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median11
Statistics on which Antigua and Barbuda does better than the middle country measured.
Agriculture Orientation IndexFAO · 2024 · world median 0.3050.720.305No real change since 2014
Antigua and Barbuda: 0.72 · world median 0.305 · Agriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.03 to 5.38; higher is better.
Position 26th of 132 · derived.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.0930.62-0.093▲ Improved since 2015
Antigua and Barbuda: 0.62 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 52nd of 209 · derived.
Control of CorruptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.1970.588-0.197No real change since 2015
Antigua and Barbuda: 0.588 · world median -0.197 · Control of Corruption (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.096 to 2.259; higher is better.
Position 61st of 211 · derived.
Civic Space RatingsCIVICUS · 2025 · world median 50.4671.1250.46No earlier reading
Antigua and Barbuda: 71.12 · world median 50.46 · Civic space score (0–100). CIVICUS, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.17 to 100; higher is better.
Position 61st of 198 · derived.
Firms Expecting to Make Informal Payments to Public OfficialsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 6.4033.0726.403No earlier reading
Antigua and Barbuda: 3.072 · world median 6.403 · Firms saying firms like theirs pay officials informally to get things done (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 55.03; lower is better.
Position 124th of 178 · derived, 1st = worst.
Voice and AccountabilityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.0220.55-0.022No real change since 2015
Antigua and Barbuda: 0.55 · world median -0.022 · Voice and Accountability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.348 to 1.825; higher is better.
Position 66th of 206 · derived.
Rule of LawWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.1020.569-0.102▼ Worsened since 2015
Antigua and Barbuda: 0.569 · world median -0.102 · Rule of Law estimate (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.199 to 2.012; higher is better.
Position 68th of 211 · derived.
Climate Readiness (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.3870.4410.387▼ Worsened since 2014
Antigua and Barbuda: 0.441 · world median 0.387 · ND-GAIN Readiness (0–1, where 1 is the most ready). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.137 to 0.749; higher is better.
Ranked 73rd of 192 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Social Protection CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 52.165.452.1No earlier reading
Antigua and Barbuda: 65.4 · world median 52.1 · Population covered by at least one social protection benefit (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Bribery IncidenceWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 7.2695.5017.269No earlier reading
Antigua and Barbuda: 5.501 · world median 7.269 · Firms asked for a bribe at least once in six dealings with officials (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 64.26; lower is better.
Position 112th of 175 · derived, 1st = worst.
Old-Age Pension CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 80.884.480.8No earlier reading
Antigua and Barbuda: 84.4 · world median 80.8 · People above statutory pensionable age receiving an old-age pension (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Behind the world median6
Statistics on which Antigua and Barbuda does worse than the middle country measured.
Government Spending on EducationUIS · 2023 · world median 3.7093.1053.709▲ Improved since 2013
Antigua and Barbuda: 3.105 · world median 3.709 · Government expenditure on education (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 16.39; higher is better.
Position 83rd of 123 · derived.
Global Indicators of Regulatory Governance ScoreWorld Bank Group · 2018 · world median 2.251.252.25No earlier reading
Antigua and Barbuda: 1.25 · world median 2.25 · Regulatory governance score (0–5, where 5 is the most transparent rule-making). World Bank Group, 2018 edition, data for 2018.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; higher is better.
Women, Business and the LawWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 81.2571.2581.25▼ Worsened since 2015
Antigua and Barbuda: 71.25 · world median 81.25 · WBL Index (0–100, where 100 is full legal parity). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 3.125 to 100; higher is better.
Position 139th of 190 · derived.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1925.0440.19▼ Worsened since 2020
Antigua and Barbuda: 25.04 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 147th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Disability Benefit CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 43.99.143.9No earlier reading
Antigua and Barbuda: 9.1 · world median 43.9 · People with severe disabilities receiving disability benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
GovTech Maturity IndexWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 0.630.1940.63▼ Worsened since 2022
Antigua and Barbuda: 0.194 · world median 0.63 · GTMI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.01 to 0.997; higher is better.
Position 173rd of 196 · derived.
No better end3
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Senior Management Time Spent on Government RegulationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 6.79514.266.795No earlier reading
Antigua and Barbuda: 14.26 · world median 6.795 · Senior management time spent dealing with government regulation (% of a typical week). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 31.33.
Public Sector Wage BillWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 7.9758.997.975Moved since 2012
Antigua and Barbuda: 8.99 · world median 7.975 · Public sector wage bill (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0.977 to 42.65.
Position 68th of 168 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Central Bank Independence IndexAna Carolina Garriga, University of Essex · 2023 · world median 0.6080.6330.608No real change since 2013
Antigua and Barbuda: 0.633 · world median 0.608 · CBI index (0–1, where 1 is the most statutory independence). Ana Carolina Garriga, University of Essex, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 0.974.
No current reading for Antigua and Barbuda
Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Child and Family Benefit Coverage, Completeness of Birth Registration, Corruption Perceptions Index, Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, Debt Service on External Debt, Equal Protection Index, External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), Foundational ID Ownership, General Government Consumption, Government Funding per Primary Student (last 2009), Judicial Constraints on the Executive Index, Labour Inspectors per 10,000 Employed Persons, Liberal Democracy Index, Meritocratic Appointment in the State Administration, Neopatrimonial Rule Index, Open Data Inventory, Political Corruption Index, Public Sector Employment, Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration, State Authority over Territory, State Capacity Index, State Fiscal Source of Revenue, Trade Union Density and V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Governance & Institutions among Antigua and Barbuda’s 13 topics
Governance & Institutions is Antigua and Barbuda’s 7th best-placed topic of 13. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Health & Wellbeing66th of 2002/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital66th of 1963/3 keys
- Mobility & Trade65th of 1774/4 keys
- Gender & Equality73rd of 1832/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 78th of 1933/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation72nd of 1762/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 84th of 1942/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge86th of 1983/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties91st of 1983/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture104th of 1843/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability149th of 1863/4 keys
- Energy135th of 1652/3 keys
- Digital & Technology168th of 1983/4 keys
No standing on Work & Labour, Peace & Security, Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on governance & institutions
The three countries placed highest of 194, and the leaders Antigua and Barbuda can most readily be measured against.
1
DenmarkNorthern Europe
1st of 194 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
New ZealandAustralia and New Zealand
2nd of 194 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Karora derivative work: Inkey · Public domain, greyscale
3
SwedenNorthern Europe
3rd of 194 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Pieter Kuiper · Public domain, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Americas
Canada8th4/4 keysHighest in Caribbean
Barbados45th4/4 keysThis page
Antigua and Barbuda=84th2/4 keys
Positions out of 194 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Antigua and Barbuda and governance & institutions
08Questions
Antigua and Barbuda on governance & institutions: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Antigua and Barbuda rank on governance & institutions?
Antigua and Barbuda is placed joint 84th of 194 countries on Governance & Institutions in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics (Government Effectiveness and Statistical Performance Indicators). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Government Effectiveness figure for Antigua and Barbuda?
0.441 in 2025 (governance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 0.101.
What is the latest Statistical Performance Indicators figure for Antigua and Barbuda?
63.21 in 2024 (sPI overall score (0–100)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 69.3.
How have Antigua and Barbuda’s governance & institutions figures changed?
Government Effectiveness fell from 0.71 in 2000 to 0.441 in 2025; Statistical Performance Indicators rose from 44.47 in 2020 to 63.21 in 2024.
Which governance & institutions statistics are missing for Antigua and Barbuda?
No current reading is published for Antigua and Barbuda on Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Child and Family Benefit Coverage, Completeness of Birth Registration, Corruption Perceptions Index, Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, Debt Service on External Debt, Equal Protection Index, External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), Foundational ID Ownership, General Government Consumption, Government Funding per Primary Student, Judicial Constraints on the Executive Index, Labour Inspectors per 10,000 Employed Persons, Liberal Democracy Index, Meritocratic Appointment in the State Administration, Neopatrimonial Rule Index, Open Data Inventory, Political Corruption Index, Public Sector Employment, Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration, State Authority over Territory, State Capacity Index, State Fiscal Source of Revenue, Trade Union Density and V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Governance is not democracy. Free elections, civil liberties and press freedom belong to the Democracy & Civil Liberties topic, and a country can place well on one and poorly on the other. How openly official data is published sits here as context, beside the statistical capacity that is a key. Nor does this topic measure the size of government or how much it spends — the share of the economy run by the state is published on this page as context, with no better end.
How the Governance & Institutions standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The governance & institutions method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Government Effectiveness — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Statistical Performance Indicators — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Corruption Perceptions Index — Transparency International, CC BY 4.0 (the data), CC BY-ND 4.0 (the website and report)
- Judicial Constraints on the Executive Index — V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 20 statistics on this page come from 8 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Antigua and Barbuda’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Antigua and Barbuda (banner) — Z_dead from London, UK derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
- Denmark — User:Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0
- New Zealand — Karora derivative work: Inkey, Public domain
- Sweden — User:Pieter Kuiper, Public domain
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Antigua and Barbuda: Governance & Institutions — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/antigua-and-barbuda/governance