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Topic 01 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Palestine: Governance & Institutions
How well is the state actually run?
Palestine is placed 140th of 194 countries on governance & institutions in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Government Effectiveness -1.317 (2025); Statistical Performance Indicators 74.4 (2024).
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Governance & Institutions
140th
of 194 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Palestine 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.
-1.317
Governance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong)
Higher is better
Palestine: -1.317. 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 Western Asia
- 1.192 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Egypt -0.106 · Israel 1.192 · Jordan 0.111
Key 2 of 4
Statistical Performance Indicators
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
74.4
SPI overall score (0–100)
Higher is better
Palestine: 74.4. 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 Western Asia
- 90.29 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Egypt 78.14 · Israel 90.29 · Jordan 78.81
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 Palestine, 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 Western Asia
- 69 United Arab Emirates
- Land neighbours
- Egypt 30 · Israel 62 · Jordan 50
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 Palestine, 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 Western Asia
- 0.857 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Egypt 0.542 · Israel 0.857 · Jordan 0.766
02Over time
Which way Palestine 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
PalestineWorld median
Palestine rose from -1.366 in 2000 to -1.317 in 2025; the world median went from -0.397 to 0.101.
Every year’s figures
Year Palestine World median 2025 -1.317 0.1006 2024 -1.339 0.0098 2023 -1.279 -0.0408 2022 -0.977 -0.0305 2021 -0.931 -0.0158 2020 -0.769 -0.0171 2019 -0.764 0.0150 2018 -0.609 0.0159 2017 -0.378 0.0158 2016 -0.561 0.0225 2015 -0.506 0.0038 2014 -0.464 0.0194 2013 -0.641 -0.0758 2012 -0.647 -0.0839 2011 -0.628 -0.1221 2010 -0.437 -0.1145 2009 -0.529 -0.1609 2008 -0.719 -0.2134 2007 -0.783 -0.3260 2006 -0.860 -0.3310 2005 -0.946 -0.3706 2004 -0.470 -0.3140 2003 -1.363 -0.4369 2002 -1.359 -0.3366 2000 -1.366 -0.3969 Statistical Performance Indicators
SPI overall score (0–100) · higher is better
PalestineWorld median
Palestine rose from 58.51 in 2017 to 74.4 in 2024; the world median went from 59.55 to 69.3.
Every year’s figures
Year Palestine World median 2024 74.4 69.30 2023 76.3 68.86 2022 74.9 67.99 2021 77.9 69.96 2020 73.2 62.91 2019 66.8 61.19 2018 67.0 61.17 2017 58.5 59.55 2016 — 56.25
03In context
Palestine 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.
Palestine and the countries it borders
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Israel | =25th | 1.192 | 90.29 | 62 | 0.857 |
 Jordan | =59th | 0.111 | 78.81 | 50 | 0.766 |
 Egypt | 110th | -0.106 | 78.14 | 30 | 0.542 |
| Palestine | 140th | -1.317 | 74.4 | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 194.
Placed either side on governance & institutions
The countries immediately above and below Palestine in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Palestine is ahead of the world, and behind
24 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 median5
Statistics on which Palestine does better than the middle country measured.
Bribery IncidenceWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 7.2691.0687.269No earlier reading
Palestine: 1.068 · 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 154th of 175 · derived, 1st = worst.
Open Data InventoryOpen Data Watch · 2024 · world median 597559▲ Improved since 2015
Palestine: 75 · world median 59 · ODIN overall score (0–100). Open Data Watch, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 19 to 90; higher is better.
Ranked 31st of 168 by Open Data Watch.
Labour Inspectors per 10,000 Employed PersonsILO · 2024 · world median 0.5750.920.575No earlier reading
Palestine: 0.92 · world median 0.575 · Labour inspectors per 10,000 employed persons. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.07 to 3.89; higher is better.
Trade Union DensityILO · 2020 · world median 16.6821.2816.68No earlier reading
Palestine: 21.28 · world median 16.68 · Employees who are trade union members (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.2 to 91.42; higher is better.
Position 52nd of 139 · derived.
Completeness of Birth RegistrationUNICEF · 2025 · world median 98.499.298.4No earlier reading
Palestine: 99.2 · world median 98.4 · Children under 5 whose birth is registered (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.7 to 100; higher is better.
Behind the world median16
Statistics on which Palestine does worse than the middle country measured.
Disability Benefit CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 43.934.543.9No earlier reading
Palestine: 34.5 · 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.
Global Indicators of Regulatory Governance ScoreWorld Bank Group · 2018 · world median 2.251.752.25No earlier reading
Palestine: 1.75 · 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.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1935.5440.19▲ Improved since 2023
Palestine: 35.54 · 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 115th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.093-0.407-0.093▼ Worsened since 2015
Palestine: -0.407 · 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 130th of 209 · derived.
Control of CorruptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.197-0.584-0.197▼ Worsened since 2015
Palestine: -0.584 · 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 145th of 211 · derived.
Child and Family Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 23.759.123.75No earlier reading
Palestine: 9.1 · world median 23.75 · Children or households with children receiving child or family cash benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Firms Expecting to Make Informal Payments to Public OfficialsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 6.40314.486.403No earlier reading
Palestine: 14.48 · 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 53rd of 178 · derived, 1st = worst.
Old-Age Pension CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 80.82580.8No earlier reading
Palestine: 25 · 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.
Social Protection CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 52.116.552.1No earlier reading
Palestine: 16.5 · 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.
Rule of LawWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.102-0.961-0.102No real change since 2015
Palestine: -0.961 · 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 167th of 211 · derived.
Voice and AccountabilityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.022-1.189-0.022▼ Worsened since 2015
Palestine: -1.189 · 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 164th of 206 · derived.
Business Ready: Operational EfficiencyWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 65.8252.7565.82No earlier reading
Palestine: 52.75 · world median 65.82 · Operational efficiency score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 40.36 to 87.33; higher is better.
Position 41st of 50 · derived.
Business Ready: Public ServicesWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 50.1328.4250.13No earlier reading
Palestine: 28.42 · world median 50.13 · Public services score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 18.35 to 73.31; higher is better.
Position 45th of 50 · derived.
Civic Space RatingsCIVICUS · 2025 · world median 50.4612.5550.46No earlier reading
Palestine: 12.55 · 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 180th of 198 · derived.
Business Ready: Regulatory FrameworkWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 66.847.4766.8No earlier reading
Palestine: 47.47 · world median 66.8 · Regulatory framework score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 46.21 to 78.34; higher is better.
Position 49th of 50 · derived.
Women, Business and the LawWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 81.2526.2581.25No real change since 2015
Palestine: 26.25 · 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 189th of 190 · 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.
General Government ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 16.2117.0516.21Moved since 2015
Palestine: 17.05 · world median 16.21 · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5.445 to 38.94.
Position 61st of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Senior Management Time Spent on Government RegulationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 6.7954.5426.795No earlier reading
Palestine: 4.542 · 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.
Central Bank Independence IndexAna Carolina Garriga, University of Essex · 2023 · world median 0.6080.4040.608Moved since 2013
Palestine: 0.404 · 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 Palestine
Agriculture Orientation Index, Climate Readiness (ND-GAIN), Corruption Perceptions Index, Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, Debt Service on External Debt, Equal Protection Index, External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), Foundational ID Ownership (last 2021), Government Funding per Primary Student, Government Spending on Education (last 2021), GovTech Maturity Index, Judicial Constraints on the Executive Index, Liberal Democracy Index, Meritocratic Appointment in the State Administration, Neopatrimonial Rule Index, Political Corruption Index, Public Sector Employment, Public Sector Wage Bill, Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration, State Authority over Territory, State Capacity Index, State Fiscal Source of Revenue 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 Palestine’s 12 topics
Governance & Institutions is Palestine’s 9th best-placed topic of 12. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability24th of 1862/4 keys
- Energy70th of 1652/3 keys
- Poverty & Inequalityjoint 70th of 1592/3 keys
- Digital & Technology108th of 1982/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital119th of 1963/3 keys
- Risk & Resilience125th of 1932/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing140th of 2003/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge140th of 1983/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions140th of 1942/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation156th of 1763/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties180th of 1982/4 keys
- Gender & Equality177th of 1833/4 keys
No standing on Work & Labour, Peace & Security, Mobility & Trade, Food & Agriculture: 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 Palestine 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 Asia
Japan=10th4/4 keysHighest in Western Asia
Israel=25th4/4 keysThis page
Palestine140th2/4 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 Palestine and governance & institutions
08Questions
Palestine 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 Palestine rank on governance & institutions?
Palestine is placed 140th 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 Palestine?
-1.317 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 Palestine?
74.4 in 2024 (sPI overall score (0–100)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 69.3.
How does Palestine compare with Egypt on governance & institutions?
Egypt is placed 110th of 194, and Palestine 140th. Government Effectiveness: Egypt -0.106, Palestine -1.317; Statistical Performance Indicators: Egypt 78.14, Palestine 74.4.
How have Palestine’s governance & institutions figures changed?
Government Effectiveness rose from -1.366 in 2000 to -1.317 in 2025; Statistical Performance Indicators rose from 58.51 in 2017 to 74.4 in 2024.
Which governance & institutions statistics are missing for Palestine?
No current reading is published for Palestine on Agriculture Orientation Index, Climate Readiness (ND-GAIN), Corruption Perceptions Index, Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, Debt Service on External Debt, Equal Protection Index, External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), Foundational ID Ownership, Government Funding per Primary Student, Government Spending on Education, GovTech Maturity Index, Judicial Constraints on the Executive Index, Liberal Democracy Index, Meritocratic Appointment in the State Administration, Neopatrimonial Rule Index, Political Corruption Index, Public Sector Employment, Public Sector Wage Bill, Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration, State Authority over Territory, State Capacity Index, State Fiscal Source of Revenue 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 24 statistics on this page come from 7 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
Palestine’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Palestine (banner) — KlausFoehl derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 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). Palestine: Governance & Institutions — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/palestine/governance