Data for 2000

Government Effectiveness, 2000

Name: Government Effectiveness, 2000
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Government Effectiveness, 2000 covers 182 countries on 7 measures. Singapore is highest, at 2.3102; North Korea is lowest, at -2.4298. The middle country reads -0.3969. Against 1998, 182 values changed (59 up, 123 down), the same countries are covered.

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Government Effectiveness · Data for 2000

HighestSingapore

2.3102

LowestNorth Korea

-2.4298

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

182countries
7measures per country
2000the year it describes
133distinct values18 decimals, as published
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.3102	-0.0681	1.0954	2.0402	1.41527	1.8971	99.630
2	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.1049	1.4201	1.6746	1.7233	2.02282	2.3506	95.428
3	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.1013	1.4250	1.6965	2.1632	1.80304	2.1725	95.354
4	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.0658	1.2321	1.5974	1.9307	1.98939	2.0076	94.628
5	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.9849	1.1751	1.0810	1.6003	1.87429	1.6898	92.972
6	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.9788	1.4234	1.4876	1.4584	1.88088	2.3820	92.847
7	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.9576	1.3353	1.4442	1.8545	1.94663	2.3133	92.412
8	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.9524	1.4288	1.5396	1.9282	1.83688	1.9629	92.307
9	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.9401	1.4156	1.5627	1.4233	1.82778	2.1981	92.054
10	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.9384	1.3977	1.5700	1.2476	1.90469	2.0719	92.019
11	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.9349	1.4539	1.2578	1.6445	1.75854	2.0649	91.948
12	United States`USA`Northern America	1.9070	1.0930	1.0320	1.8384	1.64119	1.5651	91.377
13	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.8222	1.2223	1.1938	1.2870	1.28684	1.4517	89.640
14	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.7784	1.2383	1.3729	1.6260	1.63512	1.7269	88.745
15	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.7674	0.9936	1.1126	1.9177	1.68468	2.0311	88.520
16	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	1.7488	1.4151	0.6987	1.4393	1.30127	1.3462	88.139
17	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.7390	1.1465	1.4314	1.6236	1.75709	2.0597	87.938
18	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.7307	1.4914	1.4295	1.6041	1.82107	2.2807	87.769
19	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.6837	0.9505	0.8474	1.0905	1.34668	1.2877	86.807
20	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.6076	1.0834	0.3405	1.4124	1.21338	1.4844	85.249
21	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.5147	0.4058	-0.8493	0.9560	0.93433	1.0126	83.347
22	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.4610	-0.0523	1.1422	1.4669	0.85957	1.0516	82.249
23	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.3998	1.1050	1.5384	1.7347	1.63110	1.2786	80.995
24	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.3819	0.7242	1.3453	0.8023	1.25441	0.8460	80.629
25	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.2875	0.8719	0.7073	0.7560	1.09004	1.1783	78.697
=26	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.2296	1.4847	1.2416	1.6176	1.34036	1.3462	77.512
=26	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	1.2296	1.0336	0.1557	1.0826	0.78073	0.8779	77.512
28	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.1030	1.1622	1.0630	1.0515	1.06284	1.3331	74.921
29	Chile`CHL`South America	0.9579	0.8603	0.5943	1.3988	1.26076	1.5370	71.950
30	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	0.9512	0.6488	0.7628	0.9786	0.77336	0.6016	71.814
31	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.9317	0.9793	1.0015	0.7995	0.83100	0.7777	71.413
32	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.8794	1.1843	1.3915	1.0666	1.10753	1.3078	70.344
33	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.8014	-0.7364	0.0037	0.3387	-0.07642	0.1443	68.747
34	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.7762	0.8974	1.0948	0.8440	0.86416	0.7808	68.232
35	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.7715	1.0616	1.3149	0.9223	1.26284	1.0997	68.135
=36	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0.7105	1.4847	1.2416	1.4393	0.99063	1.3462	66.886
=36	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.7105	0.2790	0.6987	0.5475	0.93855	0.8779	66.886
=36	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.7105	1.1937	0.8921	1.3786	1.38712	1.4480	66.886
=36	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	0.7105	0.7628	0.6987	1.4393	1.04100	1.3462	66.886
=36	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.7105	1.0720	0.4272	0.9042	0.73764	0.8779	66.886
=36	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.7105	0.7052	0.7049	0.3692	0.33583	0.8779	66.886
=36	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.7105	-0.9241	1.1220	0.9042	-0.03890	-0.1752	66.886
=36	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.7105	-0.0527	1.0022	0.1908	0.48456	0.6259	66.886
44	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.6465	-1.1759	0.9791	0.6003	0.41611	0.2355	65.576
45	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.6186	0.3985	0.4395	0.4791	0.74950	0.3096	65.005
46	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.5477	-0.9971	0.2362	0.0431	-0.27931	-0.3744	63.554
47	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.5455	0.5303	-0.0215	0.5738	0.37904	0.4321	63.510
48	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.5388	0.9881	0.9112	1.0120	0.63243	0.8477	63.372
49	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.5081	0.5681	0.6166	0.5286	0.59369	0.2622	62.744
50	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.4527	1.0886	1.1023	0.6639	0.97522	0.8376	61.610
51	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.4400	-0.9651	1.3417	0.7318	0.79153	0.3705	61.349
52	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.4255	0.6380	-0.3128	0.4795	-0.09274	0.4709	61.054
53	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.3884	1.0480	0.4756	0.6112	0.62271	0.4994	60.293
=54	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.3842	-1.4909	0.0963	0.5068	0.26420	0.1018	60.207
=54	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.3842	0.2452	-0.2402	0.1540	0.37719	0.5554	60.207
56	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.3799	0.6324	0.8480	0.3791	0.21588	0.3701	60.120
57	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.3734	0.8924	0.8397	0.7141	0.42578	0.9101	59.987
58	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.3708	0.8378	0.6826	0.3652	0.92355	0.3718	59.933
59	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.3062	0.9353	0.8328	0.8467	0.79563	0.9103	58.610
60	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.2489	0.3148	0.5627	0.3088	0.60103	-0.1245	57.438
=61	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.1913	-1.1551	0.3938	-0.1659	-0.17050	0.4442	56.259
=61	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.1913	-0.3455	0.2534	-0.5809	-0.36666	0.6102	56.259
=61	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.1913	0.0206	-0.4986	-0.3779	0.14871	-0.4713	56.259
=61	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.1913	0.1104	0.4272	0.5475	-0.00009	0.4096	56.259
=65	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.1689	0.5082	1.1287	0.8391	0.51488	0.9788	55.802
=65	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.1689	-1.3421	1.0697	-0.1798	0.49168	0.4515	55.802
67	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.1084	0.4021	-0.7287	-0.3080	-0.28770	-0.2330	54.563
68	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.1010	1.0270	0.7068	0.7789	0.49642	1.0274	54.411
69	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.0454	0.3053	0.3200	-0.2661	0.00961	0.0962	53.273
70	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.0359	0.4674	0.1803	-0.9464	-0.21853	0.5903	53.079
71	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.0309	0.1346	-0.0897	0.2942	-0.62198	-0.0528	52.977
72	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.0303	0.3106	-0.0393	-0.0403	-0.16594	-0.3067	52.964
=73	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.0463	-0.5396	-0.6622	-0.5312	-0.18557	-0.6438	51.397
=73	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.0463	-0.6178	-0.3914	-0.0532	0.21694	-0.2851	51.397
=73	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	-0.0463	-1.0075	1.0189	-0.0103	0.41930	0.6929	51.397
76	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	-0.1096	0.6178	0.5508	0.5140	0.15357	-0.2509	50.100
77	Panama`PAN`Central America	-0.1149	0.5285	0.1172	0.4859	-0.33135	-0.4885	49.992
78	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.1390	0.4896	-0.3046	0.0553	-0.60790	-0.0520	49.498
79	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	-0.1454	0.7723	0.5781	0.4365	0.18656	0.1926	49.368
80	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-0.2098	-0.2318	-0.4793	-0.1907	-0.23991	-0.0153	48.050
81	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.2292	-1.2077	-0.4210	-0.3211	-0.16762	-0.5590	47.652
82	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.2296	0.2442	0.3953	0.1204	-0.44694	0.1084	47.644
83	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	-0.2481	-0.5079	-0.2310	0.1784	0.16174	0.2343	47.266
84	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-0.2663	0.0402	-1.4450	0.0005	-0.55800	-0.6265	46.892
=85	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.3279	0.9478	0.0858	0.2360	0.21651	-0.0586	45.633
=85	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.3279	-1.5135	-0.2935	-0.4205	-0.43680	-0.0328	45.633
=85	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.3279	-1.0352	-0.0378	-0.4581	-0.52959	-0.5745	45.633
=85	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	-0.3279	0.7417	1.1136	0.1132	0.78902	-0.0586	45.633
89	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	-0.3338	-0.3599	-0.5420	0.1957	-0.12327	-0.3569	45.512
90	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-0.3640	0.3476	0.4314	0.2023	-0.09655	-0.1559	44.893
91	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.3699	-1.2378	-0.5959	-0.5173	-0.92537	-1.0467	44.773
92	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.4239	0.2840	-0.3538	0.1550	-0.47689	-0.4548	43.666
=93	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	-0.4250	-0.4100	0.6565	-0.4556	0.55736	0.5080	43.644
=93	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-0.4250	-2.0868	0.1012	-0.0503	-0.26105	-0.3877	43.644
95	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.4404	-0.5386	-2.0803	-0.1400	-1.17844	-0.6253	43.329
96	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.4767	-1.7094	0.3528	-1.2803	-1.07197	-0.2015	42.586
97	Peru`PER`South America	-0.5156	-0.4072	-1.3138	0.2515	-0.81191	-0.5125	41.791
98	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.5445	-1.8107	-0.2926	-0.3166	-0.61019	-0.5189	41.200
99	India`IND`Southern Asia	-0.5613	0.0053	-0.9504	-0.3717	0.23299	-0.2129	40.855
100	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-0.5741	-0.4274	-1.9351	-0.4090	-1.00532	-1.0891	40.593
101	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.6220	-0.4304	-2.0202	-0.1030	-0.01552	-0.0603	39.612
=102	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.6271	-1.2556	0.3031	-0.3677	0.01228	-0.2408	39.507
=102	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.6271	0.2861	0.5952	-0.3427	-0.00532	-0.2508	39.507
=104	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.6402	-1.2346	-0.6404	-1.7213	-0.61590	-0.1647	39.239
=104	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.6402	-1.1123	-1.1951	-0.8991	-1.10260	-0.9757	39.239
=104	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.6402	-0.1997	-0.2989	-0.5013	-0.81228	-0.6905	39.239
=104	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.6402	-1.1741	-1.6315	-0.2944	-0.85472	-1.1318	39.239
108	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.6873	-0.0572	-0.6263	-0.1506	-0.09799	0.1504	38.275
109	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.7017	-0.5210	-0.8099	-0.6615	-0.54831	-0.8341	37.980
110	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.7100	-1.4036	0.2759	-0.6480	-0.51491	-0.7607	37.811
111	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.7344	-0.2525	-0.2642	-0.2350	-0.73111	-0.5574	37.312
112	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-0.7593	0.1512	-0.3207	-0.3033	-0.28566	-0.5570	36.801
113	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-0.7892	-1.4089	-1.4027	-1.9016	-1.62664	-1.2828	36.190
=114	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.8037	-0.7748	0.3196	-0.2424	-0.40013	-0.7015	35.892
=114	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.8037	-0.3668	-0.7872	-0.1974	-0.49130	-0.4082	35.892
116	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.8385	-0.3090	-0.3530	-0.5110	-0.27171	-0.4963	35.180
=117	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.8470	0.2740	0.6046	-0.2551	-0.24834	-0.8360	35.006
=117	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-0.8470	-1.2122	-1.4893	-1.2750	-1.13979	-1.3085	35.006
=117	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.8470	-1.4687	-0.5882	-1.5581	-1.26496	-0.7451	35.006
=117	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.8470	-0.5072	-1.4266	-0.7838	-0.31606	-0.5384	35.006
=117	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.8470	0.5030	0.9104	-0.7009	0.10668	0.2169	35.006
122	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.8614	-0.4137	-0.8256	-1.1849	-1.17070	-1.1428	34.713
123	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	-0.8962	-0.5002	-1.6085	-0.6300	-0.77158	-1.5821	34.001
124	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.9025	-0.7497	-1.0241	-0.5460	-0.37946	-0.7258	33.870
125	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-0.9587	-1.3904	-2.0358	-0.7804	-1.32240	-0.8531	32.722
126	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-1.0190	-1.1374	-1.3608	-0.6944	-1.08703	-0.9778	31.487
127	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-1.0193	-0.8511	-1.8006	-1.8059	-1.45901	-1.1829	31.481
=128	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-1.0312	-0.3597	0.0772	-0.2463	-0.67633	-0.0245	31.237
=128	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.0312	-0.7912	-0.6257	-1.4477	-1.66491	-0.8211	31.237
=128	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-1.0312	-0.0499	0.0593	-0.5317	-0.39639	-0.0759	31.237
131	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-1.0371	-0.2724	-0.0016	-0.1080	-0.95092	-0.7206	31.115
132	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-1.0661	0.0174	-0.1379	-0.0489	-0.73393	-0.5446	30.523
133	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.0945	-0.2829	-0.7422	-0.6207	-0.87336	-0.6643	29.942
134	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-1.1107	-0.7057	-1.3112	-0.7339	-1.11235	-1.1011	29.610
135	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-1.1109	-0.4930	-0.9604	-0.3436	-1.07203	-0.5652	29.605
136	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-1.1112	-0.8518	-0.5155	-0.8467	-1.12324	-1.2197	29.600
137	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-1.1158	-0.4766	-1.2463	-0.7026	-1.08656	-0.9926	29.504
138	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-1.1178	-1.4733	-0.5708	-0.8305	-1.35474	-1.1614	29.465
139	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-1.1268	-0.2963	-0.7693	-0.6324	-0.81325	-0.7580	29.280
140	Honduras`HND`Central America	-1.1374	-0.3698	-0.3785	-0.4931	-1.27092	-1.0462	29.062
141	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-1.1566	-1.1846	0.0675	-0.7534	-1.23028	-1.2186	28.670
142	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-1.2342	-1.1648	-1.5837	-0.8234	-1.30800	-1.0446	27.082
143	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.2365	-0.6913	-1.6529	-1.1690	-1.28884	-1.4333	27.035
144	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-1.2566	-0.5989	-1.0735	-0.4851	-0.66103	-0.9327	26.622
145	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-1.2582	-1.1544	-1.0395	-0.3173	-1.23848	-0.9138	26.590
=146	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-1.2813	-1.6758	-2.4563	-1.7882	-1.53748	-1.2811	26.118
=146	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.2813	-2.0513	-2.5021	-1.5104	-1.71009	-1.1691	26.118
=146	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.2813	-1.8547	-0.4268	-1.3510	-0.53014	-1.0821	26.118
=146	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.2813	-1.1265	-1.6538	-0.8463	-1.54290	-0.9086	26.118
150	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-1.2982	-0.5452	-1.2395	-1.0447	-1.05852	-1.4606	25.772
151	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-1.3284	-1.2221	-1.3585	-1.1257	-1.33778	-0.7452	25.154
152	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-1.3605	-1.4263	0.2663	-1.7090	-0.97903	-0.3627	24.496
=153	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-1.3627	-0.2893	-0.3768	-0.9037	-1.01042	-1.0005	24.451
=153	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.3627	-1.5057	-1.7252	-1.3512	-1.40228	-0.4946	24.451
=155	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.3662	-0.8496	-1.7652	-1.4143	-1.29235	-1.2609	24.380
=155	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-1.3662	-0.9884	-0.5823	-1.4143	-1.42532	-0.9729	24.380
=155	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-1.3662	-1.0266	-0.5047	-0.7463	-0.81378	-0.6218	24.380
=155	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.3662	-1.8662	-1.6916	-1.4143	-0.95275	0.4884	24.380
=155	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-1.3662	-0.8121	-1.8870	-1.2359	-0.32779	-0.3575	24.380
=155	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-1.3662	-1.7718	-2.0846	-1.6007	-1.35789	-0.7487	24.380
=155	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.3662	-1.5071	-1.8360	-1.3868	-1.37659	-1.4427	24.380
=155	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.3662	-2.1319	0.1382	-2.1175	-1.38222	-0.8518	24.380
163	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-1.3795	-0.1197	-0.3159	-0.3323	-0.88412	-0.8560	24.107
=164	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.4352	-0.8592	-1.0192	-1.4207	-1.65114	-1.2009	22.967
=164	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-1.4352	-0.1798	-0.2008	-0.3408	-0.38936	-0.8188	22.967
=164	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-1.4352	-1.3367	-0.4568	-1.1294	-0.88099	-0.7709	22.967
167	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-1.4612	-1.9859	-1.2330	-2.1226	-1.23648	-1.3005	22.434
=168	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-1.4965	-1.2429	-1.3096	-1.3003	-0.88392	-0.9869	21.713
=168	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.4965	-2.0114	-0.3846	-1.6196	-1.14774	-0.7310	21.713
=168	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.4965	-2.3002	-1.6874	-2.0688	-1.48338	-1.4958	21.713
=168	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-1.4965	-0.6330	-0.0212	-0.4742	-0.50397	-0.9265	21.713
172	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-1.5152	-1.1254	-0.9454	-0.8630	-1.12479	-1.3879	21.329
173	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.5394	-1.9196	-0.0739	-1.7666	-1.51441	-1.4230	20.834
174	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-1.5614	-0.0004	-0.7352	-0.8367	-0.53091	-0.6149	20.384
175	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.8853	-1.2820	-2.5015	-1.3977	-1.34964	-0.9073	13.753
=176	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-2.0983	-1.9197	-2.5745	-2.5932	-2.20541	-1.6061	9.395
=176	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-2.0983	-1.1135	-1.8911	-2.2309	-2.01581	-0.5389	9.395
=176	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-2.0983	-1.1271	-2.2059	-1.8065	-1.17652	-0.6703	9.395
=176	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-2.0983	-1.8886	-2.3798	-2.2637	-2.41860	-1.6184	9.395
180	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-2.1892	-2.0507	-1.4313	-2.0501	-1.55131	-1.6293	7.533
181	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-2.4045	-2.3741	-2.8532	-2.4844	-1.92478	-1.6376	3.127
182	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-2.4298	-2.2198	0.2272	-1.9122	-0.89023	-1.2938	2.610

02In 2000

At either end

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

Highest

1Singapore2.3102
2Finland2.1049
3Netherlands2.1013
4Switzerland2.0658
5Austria1.9849

Lowest

182North Korea-2.4298
181Afghanistan-2.4045
180Iraq-2.1892
176Somaliashared-2.0983
176Sierra Leoneshared-2.0983

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.3969. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Voice and Accountability
HighestNew Zealand1.4914
LowestAfghanistan-2.3741
Middle country: -0.3027
Political Stability and Absence of Violence
HighestNetherlands1.6965
LowestAfghanistan-2.8532
Middle country: -0.0385
Regulatory Quality
HighestNetherlands2.1632
LowestDR Congo-2.5932
Middle country: -0.2387
Rule of Law
HighestFinland2.02282
LowestSomalia-2.41860
Middle country: -0.28249
Control of Corruption
HighestSweden2.3820
LowestAfghanistan-1.6376
Middle country: -0.2509
Governance Score, Government Effectiveness (0–100)
HighestSingapore99.630
LowestNorth Korea2.610
Middle country: 44.220

031998 → 2000

Since 1998

What changed between 1998 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
182values changed, of 182 in both
59 · 123rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Comoros-1.8845 → -1.3662+0.5183
Estonia0.0529 → 0.5388+0.4860
Croatia-0.4247 → 0.0454+0.4701
Georgia-1.3653 → -0.8962+0.4692
Cuba-0.8551 → -0.4767+0.3784

Fell most

Côte d’Ivoire-0.4247 → -1.3284−0.9037
Ecuador-0.6312 → -1.1268−0.4956
Zimbabwe-0.3537 → -0.7892−0.4355
Algeria-0.8551 → -1.2342−0.3791
Guatemala-0.7357 → -1.1109−0.3752

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

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

How values are stored

133 distinct values among 182
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 8 countries share 0.7105. 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.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2000). Government Effectiveness, 2000 [data set], describing 2000. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/government-effectiveness/2000

0627 held

Other years

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184 countries
All of them
Government Effectiveness: every year
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How it has moved, charted by country

07Questions