Data for 1996

Government Effectiveness, 1996

Name: Government Effectiveness, 1996
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Figures for 1996, as World Bank Group published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Government Effectiveness, 1996 covers 182 countries on 7 measures. Singapore is highest, at 2.203; Afghanistan is lowest, at -2.390. The middle country reads -0.314.

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Government Effectiveness · Data for 1996

HighestSingapore

2.203

LowestAfghanistan

-2.390

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

182countries
7measures per country
1996the year it describes
121distinct values18 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
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Every country and every column of Government Effectiveness, 1996, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.203	-0.0857	1.1725	1.85704	1.3723	1.95419	97.43
2	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.994	1.4972	1.3962	1.71071	1.8102	2.34128	93.15
3	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.953	1.4708	1.6178	1.65321	1.6946	2.25262	92.32
4	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.921	1.4129	1.5789	1.39929	1.9105	2.23433	91.66
5	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.866	1.2456	1.5276	1.44267	1.9470	2.10748	90.54
6	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.820	1.3027	1.4356	1.46499	1.8135	1.93043	89.60
7	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.815	1.2402	1.3035	1.29909	1.6563	2.03934	89.50
8	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.811	1.4505	1.3073	1.33078	1.7120	2.18042	89.41
9	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.809	1.4011	1.4585	1.61697	1.8466	2.35645	89.38
10	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.805	1.3180	1.5639	1.31465	1.7632	2.48023	89.28
11	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.798	1.4368	1.4655	1.45331	1.6788	2.25701	89.15
12	United States`USA`Northern America	1.777	1.0815	0.9700	1.45219	1.5091	1.67719	88.72
13	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	1.763	1.4154	0.7002	1.24256	1.3120	1.36397	88.43
14	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.725	1.2373	1.2903	1.18910	1.3807	1.50116	87.65
15	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.715	0.9429	1.0722	1.80380	1.6150	2.04755	87.44
16	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.701	1.3772	1.5708	1.35468	1.9175	2.36549	87.17
17	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.578	1.1331	1.5078	1.06517	1.6608	2.14941	84.64
18	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.571	1.0169	0.8512	0.85190	1.4354	1.40768	84.50
19	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.543	0.2581	0.6958	1.35968	0.8925	1.39298	83.93
20	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.444	1.1342	1.4076	1.45244	1.4629	1.88318	81.91
21	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.440	1.1461	0.2049	0.92795	1.3504	1.51615	81.82
22	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.422	0.4562	-0.9804	0.80726	1.1445	1.66666	81.46
23	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.314	1.4048	1.4877	0.82413	1.5284	1.80683	79.23
=24	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.244	1.4848	1.2432	1.59926	1.3487	1.36397	77.80
=24	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	1.244	1.0337	0.1573	1.06422	0.7915	0.42739	77.80
26	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.162	0.9423	0.5177	0.92091	0.8912	1.54100	76.13
27	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.134	0.7712	1.3363	0.55245	1.3497	1.20597	75.55
28	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.112	1.0786	1.0289	0.55959	1.0670	1.34439	75.11
29	Chile`CHL`South America	1.013	0.7900	0.6857	1.33681	1.1354	1.58943	73.09
30	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.983	1.0507	1.2831	0.46511	1.0623	0.89340	72.46
31	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	0.959	0.5095	1.1298	0.76992	0.7699	0.76619	71.97
32	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.796	1.2310	1.2824	0.72206	1.1065	1.36061	68.64
33	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.783	0.3793	0.7572	0.02194	0.4263	0.91815	68.38
34	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.782	0.8667	1.1318	0.67940	0.9425	0.69796	68.35
35	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.763	0.8884	1.0329	0.55296	0.8755	0.91421	67.96
36	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.762	1.3564	1.3473	1.00300	1.2719	1.57961	67.94
37	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.743	0.3176	0.6700	0.34326	0.7178	0.62578	67.55
38	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.741	0.9594	0.7556	0.42770	0.6465	0.84832	67.51
=39	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0.725	1.4848	1.2432	1.42091	0.9989	1.36397	67.18
=39	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.725	0.1689	0.7002	0.52918	0.9468	0.89568	67.18
=39	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.725	1.1918	0.8938	1.36595	0.8404	1.45898	67.18
=39	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	0.725	0.9804	0.7002	1.42091	1.0517	1.36397	67.18
=39	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.725	1.0721	0.7002	0.70753	0.7459	0.89568	67.18
=39	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.725	0.7052	0.7061	0.35083	0.3441	0.89568	67.18
=39	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.725	-0.9947	1.0014	0.88587	-0.0319	-0.15222	67.18
=39	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.725	-0.0382	0.7729	0.17249	0.4749	0.63682	67.18
47	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.698	-0.5947	0.3717	0.46202	0.4364	0.34917	66.63
48	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.651	-1.0186	1.4322	1.22905	1.0383	0.74647	65.67
49	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.650	0.7936	0.6511	0.40320	0.4440	0.99077	65.65
50	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.618	0.7819	1.1175	0.46310	0.8104	0.80842	64.99
51	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.573	0.6537	-0.5678	0.25968	-0.0688	0.86673	64.07
52	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.565	0.8553	0.6464	0.48511	1.0343	0.70993	63.91
53	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.554	-0.9019	0.1345	-0.15958	-0.2772	-0.36941	63.67
54	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.468	0.4961	1.0522	0.11981	0.2573	0.36546	61.92
=55	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.390	-1.3748	-0.3459	0.24665	0.0682	0.10788	60.33
=55	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.390	-1.1789	1.0469	0.50952	0.5073	0.24050	60.33
57	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.382	0.1873	0.4563	0.04606	0.5294	-0.18588	60.17
58	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.333	0.7419	1.0162	0.15764	0.8041	0.45250	59.16
59	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.302	0.8769	0.7403	0.89967	0.6089	0.48679	58.52
60	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.258	0.2888	0.0360	0.29571	0.0924	-0.22812	57.63
=61	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.222	-0.8790	-0.0169	-0.76340	-0.8472	0.06606	56.89
=61	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.222	-1.3612	0.8917	-0.15001	0.4802	0.50138	56.89
=63	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.205	-1.2197	0.4672	-0.18420	-0.2135	0.76416	56.55
=63	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.205	0.0336	0.8016	-0.26778	0.2823	0.54898	56.55
=63	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.205	-0.0235	-0.0797	-0.59351	0.0638	-0.25718	56.55
=63	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.205	0.1106	0.1573	0.35083	0.0107	0.42739	56.55
67	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.200	-0.5301	-0.2569	-0.23571	0.1515	0.16679	56.43
=68	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.175	0.6359	1.1358	0.48026	0.5158	0.98930	55.92
=68	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.175	-1.5119	0.2575	-0.43149	0.0008	0.04478	55.92
70	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.056	-1.1420	-0.7774	-0.31804	-0.0852	-0.30094	53.49
71	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.054	-0.1570	-0.9777	-0.06130	-0.2417	-0.29497	53.44
72	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	-0.011	1.0424	0.7651	0.43268	0.5141	0.96327	52.12
73	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.035	-0.5630	-1.9541	-0.20873	-0.9454	-0.51895	51.64
=74	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	-0.040	-0.4128	0.3117	-0.17110	0.6884	0.67417	51.52
=74	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.040	-0.5893	-0.4126	-0.34137	0.3852	-0.10828	51.52
=74	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	-0.040	0.7904	0.1820	0.31455	0.6227	0.84619	51.52
77	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.049	0.1486	-0.0452	0.04330	-0.4212	0.11705	51.34
78	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-0.083	-0.8995	-0.6324	-1.31472	-0.7886	-0.39881	50.65
=79	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-0.157	-0.4243	-0.5964	-0.63397	-0.3686	-0.21627	49.13
=79	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.157	0.3591	-0.3461	0.09968	-0.3153	0.11406	49.13
81	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-0.166	-0.0112	-0.5919	0.07117	-0.0978	-0.35777	48.94
82	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	-0.193	0.8049	0.5289	0.66595	0.3873	0.44838	48.39
83	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.204	-0.2316	-0.0967	-0.76475	-0.7383	-0.21978	48.17
84	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-0.251	-1.1060	-1.3040	0.01160	-0.5791	-0.83934	47.20
85	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.284	-1.8199	-0.1409	-0.32740	-0.5495	-0.33774	46.54
86	Guyana`GUY`South America	-0.287	0.2452	-0.4708	-0.57617	-0.1142	-0.08669	46.48
87	India`IND`Southern Asia	-0.295	0.0592	-0.9392	-0.57397	0.1637	-0.26565	46.31
88	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.303	-0.6171	-0.7349	-0.45881	-0.2849	-0.63880	46.15
=89	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.314	-0.7388	-1.1755	-0.74785	-0.3333	-0.57468	45.92
=89	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.314	0.8712	0.3635	0.30352	0.2219	-0.04090	45.92
=89	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.314	-1.3930	-0.2597	-0.43318	-0.2168	0.02026	45.92
=89	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.314	-0.8860	-0.4445	-0.65097	-0.8615	-0.88766	45.92
=89	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.314	-0.9311	0.0499	-0.67368	-0.5302	-0.56358	45.92
=89	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	-0.314	0.6955	1.3191	0.10057	0.7944	-0.04090	45.92
95	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.323	0.1702	-0.2217	0.09306	-0.3757	-0.57517	45.74
=96	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.372	-1.2594	-0.2221	-1.73368	-0.9172	-0.43660	44.73
=96	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.372	-1.0867	-1.1995	-0.67796	-0.9852	-1.01923	44.73
=96	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.372	-0.0126	-0.7458	-0.80418	-0.5831	-0.32778	44.73
99	Peru`PER`South America	-0.412	-0.4010	-1.0856	0.47804	-0.7188	-0.42566	43.91
=100	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.419	-0.0793	-0.2097	-0.56326	-0.5964	-0.17051	43.76
=100	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-0.419	-2.0850	-0.3115	-0.31171	0.0767	-0.38270	43.76
=100	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.419	-0.1231	-0.8216	-0.22667	-0.2152	-0.04115	43.76
=100	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.419	-0.4498	-1.9217	-0.27066	0.0870	0.09252	43.76
104	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.458	-0.1452	-0.8463	0.24078	-0.7623	-0.66402	42.96
105	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	-0.474	-0.3395	-0.2284	-0.29057	-0.6837	-0.72787	42.63
106	Panama`PAN`Central America	-0.487	0.1721	0.1252	0.19175	-0.2850	-0.32727	42.38
107	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.536	-0.7320	-0.1208	-0.43042	-0.7734	-1.08963	41.38
108	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.594	-1.3129	0.4330	-0.71464	-0.6029	-0.69777	40.19
=109	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.618	-1.4774	0.3768	-1.20673	0.2126	-0.27616	39.69
=109	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.618	0.4087	0.6451	-0.48169	0.1747	0.25171	39.69
=111	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.634	-0.7039	-1.4335	-0.63992	-0.5974	-1.15770	39.36
=111	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-0.634	-1.2845	-1.3582	-1.38539	-1.1940	-1.03503	39.36
113	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	-0.688	0.5160	0.5434	0.62460	0.0223	-0.29366	38.26
114	Suriname`SUR`South America	-0.691	0.0886	0.3639	-1.05056	-0.2147	0.38406	38.21
115	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.733	-1.1233	-2.0326	-0.88043	-1.0624	-0.62968	37.34
116	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.751	-1.7445	-2.4891	-1.65213	-1.6648	-1.11495	36.98
117	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.756	-0.6130	-0.9057	-0.51676	-0.4827	-0.59720	36.88
118	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-0.798	0.1927	-0.1617	-0.46730	-0.2459	-0.18810	36.01
119	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-0.821	-0.1936	-0.5581	-0.67655	-0.8289	-0.78191	35.53
120	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.832	-0.5815	-1.3885	-0.51497	-0.9195	-0.97575	35.31
=121	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.833	-0.9467	0.1062	-1.17060	-0.5819	-0.56923	35.30
=121	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.833	0.2370	0.7952	-0.26778	0.0333	-0.76936	35.30
=121	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-0.833	-1.2391	-1.3351	-1.28760	-1.1350	-1.29752	35.30
=121	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.833	-1.3658	0.0781	-1.44793	-1.1440	-0.73418	35.30
=121	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.833	-0.3101	-0.5158	-0.67368	-0.0404	-0.52897	35.30
=121	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.833	0.4103	0.8521	-0.71924	0.1280	0.34377	35.30
=127	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.897	-0.2852	-0.7553	-1.17773	-0.9671	-0.87469	33.99
=127	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.897	-0.9760	-1.7008	-0.19955	-0.5438	-0.68283	33.99
129	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.946	-0.4450	-1.4660	-0.39501	-1.1664	-0.77667	32.99
130	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.966	-1.3991	-1.1330	-1.43023	-1.4622	-1.19186	32.57
131	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.969	-0.2451	-0.1188	-0.19300	-0.1160	-0.16658	32.50
132	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.992	-0.2364	-0.8170	-0.65719	-0.5922	-1.27137	32.04
133	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-1.001	-0.1206	-0.9089	-0.43772	-0.4769	-0.53036	31.85
134	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.013	-0.9868	-1.8772	-0.67367	-1.2460	-0.69741	31.61
=135	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-1.022	-0.7598	-0.7141	-0.75507	-0.5113	-0.83900	31.42
=135	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-1.022	-0.5458	-0.1335	-0.63589	-0.6905	0.21953	31.42
=135	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-1.022	-0.1046	0.1361	-1.24149	-0.4327	0.05152	31.42
=135	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-1.022	-1.1658	-0.4222	-0.86374	-0.9353	-0.73048	31.42
=139	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-1.060	-0.2416	-0.6121	-0.55624	-0.3943	-0.41421	30.64
=139	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-1.060	0.0588	0.4765	-0.35742	0.0032	-0.25884	30.64
141	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-1.112	-1.6090	0.2346	-1.37807	-1.0361	-0.03539	29.59
142	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-1.185	-0.3566	-0.4281	-0.26972	-0.9526	-0.88332	28.09
=143	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.228	-1.9452	-0.9176	-1.75933	-1.2401	-0.72598	27.20
=143	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.228	-1.6047	-1.3655	-1.04790	-1.2561	-1.16320	27.20
=143	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.228	-1.7566	-0.4494	-1.05239	-0.5386	-0.73422	27.20
146	Honduras`HND`Central America	-1.247	-0.4219	-0.6195	-0.73835	-1.0648	-1.10546	26.82
147	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-1.249	-0.6864	-0.2304	-0.59216	-1.0196	-1.03146	26.77
148	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-1.251	-1.1577	-1.3501	-0.32342	-1.2944	-0.90780	26.75
149	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-1.271	-0.0332	-0.6941	-0.61112	-0.6005	-0.48788	26.32
=150	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.275	-2.1512	-2.6366	-1.49665	-1.7544	-1.31952	26.24
=150	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-1.275	-0.8631	-0.9635	-0.66664	-0.2567	-0.55963	26.24
=152	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.352	-0.9343	-1.8351	-1.43263	-1.2877	-1.23489	24.67
=152	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-1.352	-1.0218	-0.7293	-0.88170	-0.8161	-0.62283	24.67
=152	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.352	-1.6152	-1.6483	-1.43263	-0.7444	0.49933	24.67
=152	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	-1.352	-0.5826	-2.0126	-1.00172	-1.2813	-1.50122	24.67
=152	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-1.352	-0.7936	-1.7641	-1.25428	-0.2946	-0.34653	24.67
=152	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-1.352	-1.7792	-2.1007	-1.61333	-1.5235	-0.80397	24.67
=152	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.352	-1.8499	-2.3941	-1.83542	-1.8383	-1.35827	24.67
=152	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.352	-1.8568	0.4117	-2.15728	-1.5605	-0.92980	24.67
=160	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.354	-1.4714	-1.0098	-0.89242	-1.3143	-0.58349	24.64
=160	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.354	-0.8968	-1.7266	-1.36084	-2.0346	-1.01287	24.64
=160	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-1.354	-1.4996	-0.4114	-1.55971	-0.8872	-0.78551	24.64
=160	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.354	-0.8031	-1.8984	-1.49018	-1.0070	-0.74287	24.64
=164	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.426	-0.7200	-0.9933	-1.43046	-1.4133	-0.96466	23.15
=164	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-1.426	0.0821	0.2651	-0.83270	-0.3816	-0.51244	23.15
166	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-1.438	-1.7876	-0.6328	-1.85888	-1.3283	-1.23789	22.92
=167	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-1.491	-1.2360	-1.3545	-1.51774	-0.8818	-0.98189	21.83
=167	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.491	-2.2169	-1.5352	-1.86632	-1.5757	-1.49078	21.83
=167	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-1.491	-0.5817	-0.1620	-0.59915	-0.5530	-0.82351	21.83
=170	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-1.532	-1.2307	-1.0263	-1.23628	-1.2558	-1.48239	20.99
=170	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-1.532	-0.0473	-0.7333	-1.20884	-0.3062	-0.52590	20.99
=170	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.532	-1.9366	-0.2741	-1.73029	-1.4889	-1.41700	20.99
=170	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-1.532	-1.1692	-0.4010	-0.65623	-1.4380	-1.24423	20.99
=174	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.685	-1.9315	-2.6763	-2.03212	-1.9908	-1.83387	17.85
=174	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-1.685	-0.6846	-2.0584	-1.81623	-1.3764	-0.64660	17.85
=176	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.871	-1.3093	-2.5094	-1.77873	-1.3557	-0.86623	14.04
=176	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-1.871	-0.4830	-0.0284	-1.61097	-1.0961	-0.90930	14.04
178	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.921	-1.9922	-1.5308	-1.98470	-1.6434	-1.62358	13.02
179	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-2.017	-2.0826	-0.0832	-2.40418	-0.8864	-1.29123	11.06
=180	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-2.089	-1.5394	-2.5898	-2.41369	-2.2916	-1.49770	9.58
=180	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-2.089	-2.0774	-2.7900	-2.95652	-2.4120	-1.62029	9.58
182	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-2.390	-2.2937	-2.8174	-2.50270	-1.9305	-1.71847	3.42

02In 1996

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

1Singapore2.203
2New Zealand1.994
3Netherlands1.953
4Norway1.921
5Switzerland1.866

Lowest

182Afghanistan-2.390
180Somaliashared-2.089
180Liberiashared-2.089
179North Korea-2.017
178Iraq-1.921

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.314. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Voice and Accountability
HighestNew Zealand1.4972
LowestAfghanistan-2.2937
Middle country: -0.2433
Political Stability and Absence of Violence
HighestNetherlands1.6178
LowestAfghanistan-2.8174
Middle country: -0.1077
Regulatory Quality
HighestSingapore1.85704
LowestSomalia-2.95652
Middle country: -0.31487
Rule of Law
HighestSwitzerland1.9470
LowestSomalia-2.4120
Middle country: -0.2292
Control of Corruption
HighestSweden2.48023
LowestDR Congo-1.83387
Middle country: -0.22395
Governance Score, Government Effectiveness (0–100)
HighestSingapore97.43
LowestAfghanistan3.42
Middle country: 45.92

03Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

121 distinct values among 182
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 8 countries share 0.725. 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 182 countries has every column.

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