Government Effectiveness

Every year in one file, one row per country per year: government-effectiveness-all-editions-nations-inquiry.csv

Every column in the newest file of Government Effectiveness: what it holds, how it is stored, and its range.

Column	What it holds	Stored as	Range, 2025	Distinct	Empty	Spread
CountrycountryName	The country’s name, as this file spells it.	Text	—	209	0
ISO Codecountry_codeIdentifier	The ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code, added by this site. Every table here joins on it.	Text · 3 letters	—	209	0
Government Effectiveness (−2.5 to 2.5)government_effectivenessHeadline	The headline figure: Governance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong).	Number · up to 18 decimals	-2.2510South Sudan2.0921Singaporemiddle 0.1006	209	0
Voice and Accountabilityvoice_and_accountabilityMeasure	How far citizens can choose their government and enjoy free expression, association and media; an estimate from about −2.5 to 2.5, higher is better.	Number · up to 18 decimals	-2.3479Eritrea1.8246Norwaymiddle -0.0449	203	5
Political Stability and Absence of Violencepolitical_stabilityMeasure	Likelihood of the government being destabilised by unconstitutional or violent means, terrorism included; an estimate from about −2.5 to 2.5, higher is more stable.	Number · up to 18 decimals	-2.50634Yemen1.56343Andorramiddle 0.16206	208	0
Regulatory Qualityregulatory_qualityMeasure	How well government is seen to make and enforce sound rules that let private business work; estimate from about −2.5 to 2.5, higher is better.	Number · up to 18 decimals	-2.10585Eritrea2.11280Singaporemiddle -0.09336	206	0
Rule of Lawrule_of_lawMeasure	Confidence in and respect for the rules of society, including contracts, property, police and courts; an estimate from about −2.5 to 2.5, higher is better.	Number · up to 18 decimals	-2.19904Venezuela2.01153Finlandmiddle -0.11592	209	0
Control of Corruptioncontrol_of_corruptionMeasure	How far public power is perceived to be used for private gain, state capture included; an estimate from about −2.5 to 2.5, higher is better.	Number · up to 17 decimals	-2.09597South Sudan2.25937Denmarkmiddle -0.20388	203	0
Governance Score, Government Effectiveness (0–100)governance_scoreMeasure	Government effectiveness estimate rescaled by the World Bank onto a fixed 0–100 scale anchored by benchmark countries, 100 best; not a percentile.	Number · up to 15 decimals	6.270South Sudan95.167Singaporemiddle 54.403	209	0

Profiled from the newest file. Range: the lowest and highest value, with the country holding it when only one does. Spread: countries in ten equal steps from lowest to highest. A higher value is the better result.

The newest 12 of 27 years.

Not in this dataset · 16 places this site covers

World Bank Group gives no figure for these in any year held here. It is the publisher’s choice of scope, and each place’s profile shows what is measured.

British Virgin IslandsChannel IslandsCuraçaoFaroe IslandsFrench PolynesiaGibraltarIsle of ManMontserratNew CaledoniaNorthern CyprusNorthern Mariana IslandsSaint MartinSint MaartenSomalilandTurks and Caicos IslandsVatican City

1. 1 · Publisher

   World Bank Group

   worldbank.org

2. 2 · Their file

   Worldwide Governance Indicators 2025

   WB_WGI_WIDEF.csv

3. 3 · Read by this site

   September 26, 2026

   Imported by a script that parses each figure and writes it down unrounded.

4. 4 · Stored as

   27 files, one per year

   Each downloads as a CSV, or every year together as government-effectiveness-all-editions-nations-inquiry.csv

5. 5 · Used on

   Its statistic page, and every profile it measures

   /statistics/government-effectivenessA key for Governance & Institutions in the Country Index.

From the World Bank’s Worldwide Governance Indicators. The Bank publishes no overall WGI score, so this page leads with one dimension rather than implying a total that does not exist. Fourteen dependent territories the Bank also scores are not imported; the site is country-scoped.