Data for 2015
Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, 2015
Figures for 2015, as World Bank Group published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, 2015 covers 76 countries. Rwanda is highest, at 4.041667; South Sudan is lowest, at 1.866670. The middle country reads 3.291668. Against 2014, 64 values changed (26 up, 38 down), the same countries are covered.
Country Policy and Institutional Assessment · Data for 2015
HighestRwanda
4.041667
LowestSouth Sudan
1.866670Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, 2015, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 76 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 4.041667 |
| 2 |  SamoaWSMPolynesia | 3.975000 |
| 3 |  Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 3.825000 |
| =4 |  KenyaKENEastern Africa | 3.816670 |
| =4 |  SenegalSENWestern Africa | 3.816670 |
| 6 |  UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 3.741670 |
| 7 |  NicaraguaNICCentral America | 3.708340 |
| =8 |  BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 3.700000 |
| =8 |  MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 3.700000 |
| 10 |  VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 3.691670 |
| 11 |  DominicaDMACaribbean | 3.675000 |
| 12 |  TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 3.666670 |
| 13 |  KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 3.641670 |
| 14 |  Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 3.616670 |
| 15 |  Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 3.608333 |
| 16 |  GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 3.566670 |
| 17 |  Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 3.558333 |
| 18 |  GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 3.533330 |
| 19 |  KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | 3.525000 |
| 20 |  BeninBENWestern Africa | 3.508330 |
| =21 |  HondurasHNDCentral America | 3.500000 |
| =21 |  TongaTONPolynesia | 3.500000 |
| 23 |  EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 3.491670 |
| 24 |  MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 3.483333 |
| 25 |  NigerNERWestern Africa | 3.458333 |
| 26 |  BoliviaBOLSouth America | 3.450000 |
| 27 |  UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 3.433330 |
| 28 |  NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 3.408330 |
| 29 |  CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 3.400000 |
| 30 |  NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 3.391670 |
| 31 |  MaliMLIWestern Africa | 3.383330 |
| =32 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 3.375000 |
| =32 |  VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 3.375000 |
| 34 |  GuyanaGUYSouth America | 3.325000 |
| 35 |  MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 3.316667 |
| 36 |  BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 3.308330 |
| 37 |  LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 3.300000 |
| 38 |  ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 3.291670 |
| 39 |  LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 3.291667 |
| =40 |  Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 3.275000 |
| =40 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 3.275000 |
| 42 |  Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 3.266670 |
| 43 |  PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 3.216667 |
| 44 |  MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 3.150000 |
| =45 |  CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 3.141670 |
| =45 |  MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 3.141670 |
| 47 |  MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 3.133330 |
| 48 |  TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 3.116670 |
| 49 |  LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 3.100000 |
| 50 |  GuineaGINWestern Africa | 3.083330 |
| 51 |  MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 3.075000 |
| 52 |  BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 3.066667 |
| 53 |  São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 3.050000 |
| 54 |  Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 3.016670 |
| =55 |  DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 3.000000 |
| =55 |  Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 3.000000 |
| =55 |  Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 3.000000 |
| =58 |  Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 2.975000 |
| =58 |  TogoTGOWestern Africa | 2.975000 |
| 60 |  DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 2.966670 |
| 61 |  KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 2.950000 |
| 62 |  GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 2.925000 |
| 63 |  HaitiHTICaribbean | 2.900000 |
| 64 |  ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 2.858333 |
| 65 |  TuvaluTUVPolynesia | 2.858330 |
| 66 |  ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 2.833330 |
| 67 |  ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 2.783340 |
| 68 |  MicronesiaFSMMicronesia | 2.775000 |
| 69 |  AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 2.691670 |
| 70 |  YemenYEMWestern Asia | 2.608330 |
| 71 |  Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 2.600000 |
| 72 |  Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 2.475000 |
| 73 |  Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 2.458330 |
| 74 |  SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 2.425000 |
| 75 |  EritreaERIEastern Africa | 1.941670 |
| 76 | South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 1.866670 |
02In 2015
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1Rwanda4.041667
- 2Samoa3.975000
- 3Cabo Verde3.825000
- 4Kenyashared3.816670
- 4Senegalshared3.816670
Lowest
- 76South Sudan1.866670
- 75Eritrea1.941670
- 74Sudan2.425000
- 73Central African Republic2.458330
- 72Guinea-Bissau2.475000
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 3.291668. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032014 → 2015
Since 2014
What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 64values changed, of 76 in both
- 26 · 38rose · fell
- 12unchanged
Rose most
- Ghana3.366670 → 3.566670+0.200000
- Zimbabwe2.658333 → 2.858333+0.200000
- Comoros2.716670 → 2.833330+0.116660
- Kyrgyzstan3.550000 → 3.641670+0.091670
- Chad2.691670 → 2.783340+0.091670
Fell most
- Yemen2.966670 → 2.608330−0.358340
- Gambia3.141670 → 2.925000−0.216670
- Burundi3.266670 → 3.066667−0.200003
- Papua New Guinea3.166670 → 3.000000−0.166670
- Sri Lanka3.516670 → 3.375000−0.141670
Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
67 distinct values among 76
Values are stored exactly as published, to 14 decimals. 3 countries share 3.000000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 76 countries has every column.
05The files
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What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.
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Cite this edition
World Bank Group (2015). Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, 2015 [data set], describing 2015. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cpia/2015
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07Questions
Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, 2015: questions and answers
Which country has the highest policy and institutional rating (CPIA) in Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, 2015?
Rwanda, at 4.041667, of the 76 countries in the file.
What year does Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, 2015 describe?
2015.
How many countries does Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, 2015 cover?
76.
Where can I download Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, 2015?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, 2015 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, 2025.