Data for 2002

Government Effectiveness, 2002

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Government Effectiveness, 2002 covers 184 countries on 7 measures. Finland is highest, at 2.2904; North Korea is lowest, at -2.4841. The middle country reads -0.3366. Against 2000, 182 values changed (106 up, 76 down), 2 countries joined.

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Government Effectiveness · Data for 2002

HighestFinland

2.2904

LowestNorth Korea

-2.4841

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

184countries
7measures per country
2002the year it describes
162distinct values17 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
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Every country and every column of Government Effectiveness, 2002, 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	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.2904	1.48864	1.653480	2.0683	2.0094	2.36177	99.224
2	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2.1833	1.40086	1.542585	2.2678	1.7657	1.97093	97.032
3	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.1794	1.48850	1.393711	2.0111	1.9381	2.28507	96.953
4	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.0924	1.43208	1.035072	2.0879	1.7220	2.02540	95.172
5	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.0667	1.30790	1.445433	2.0788	1.8844	1.99160	94.646
6	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	2.0453	1.40390	1.219260	1.7540	1.8121	2.23449	94.208
7	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	2.0390	1.47151	1.380301	1.8096	1.8960	2.31841	94.079
8	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	2.0024	1.49204	1.525218	1.6348	1.8566	2.11919	93.329
9	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.9831	1.47038	1.149779	1.7680	1.7510	1.89255	92.934
10	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.9758	-0.02900	1.132116	1.9958	1.4122	2.10900	92.785
11	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.9696	1.28815	1.256662	1.7604	1.8900	1.86994	92.658
12	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.9613	1.30884	1.135453	1.5510	1.2719	1.56082	92.488
13	United States`USA`Northern America	1.9423	1.27223	0.349049	1.7163	1.6065	1.82331	92.100
14	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.9264	1.43775	1.515625	1.4177	1.8861	2.06924	91.775
15	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.8545	1.17484	1.088443	1.5712	1.7189	2.01487	90.303
16	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.8298	1.12556	0.211322	1.4623	1.2091	1.51245	89.797
17	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.8150	1.09746	0.543696	1.9364	1.6209	1.93592	89.495
18	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.7779	1.47772	0.995452	1.7231	1.6531	1.81066	88.734
19	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	1.7556	1.43872	0.704147	1.6395	1.3232	1.33674	88.278
20	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.5780	0.99270	0.788057	1.1498	1.1846	1.24735	84.642
21	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.5562	0.59105	-1.222304	1.0089	0.9506	1.04566	84.198
22	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.5056	0.97580	0.376834	1.1230	1.0638	1.17561	83.160
23	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.4031	1.10549	1.409400	1.9694	1.6133	1.43243	81.062
24	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.3014	1.00834	1.125583	0.4899	1.1552	0.84817	78.982
=25	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.2364	1.32149	1.247104	1.8179	1.3573	1.33674	77.652
=25	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	1.2364	0.90334	0.161190	1.1045	0.8027	1.33674	77.652
27	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.2203	0.41679	0.971503	1.9033	1.1581	1.36741	77.321
28	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	1.1086	1.31906	1.450159	1.2841	1.2606	1.26785	75.034
29	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.1074	1.08572	0.817666	1.3192	1.3257	1.32700	75.010
30	Chile`CHL`South America	1.0983	1.19719	0.984143	1.4810	1.3094	1.55212	74.823
31	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.0182	0.83486	0.367577	0.6771	0.7851	0.28408	73.185
32	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	0.9439	0.95595	0.903247	1.0891	0.8588	0.85820	71.664
33	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.9185	1.03487	1.218164	1.2827	0.8545	0.56851	71.143
34	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.8294	0.84797	0.977678	1.1211	0.8787	0.41666	69.320
35	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.8065	-0.59068	0.358660	0.4986	0.2126	0.01538	68.852
36	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.8013	0.93052	0.798974	0.9377	0.7687	0.68262	68.745
37	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.7779	-1.19393	1.075564	1.0977	0.4674	0.76534	68.267
38	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.7758	1.06371	1.271181	1.0685	1.3870	0.83384	68.224
=39	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0.7173	1.39048	1.247104	1.6395	1.0076	1.33674	67.025
=39	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.7173	0.22782	0.704147	0.5695	0.9555	0.86844	67.025
=39	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.7173	1.18974	0.895726	1.1907	1.3970	1.44214	67.025
=39	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	0.7173	1.00381	0.704147	1.4612	1.0629	1.33674	67.025
=39	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.7173	1.02189	0.432668	0.9262	0.7546	0.86844	67.025
=39	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.7173	0.68701	0.709051	0.3911	0.3528	0.86844	67.025
=39	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.7173	0.35144	0.432668	0.7478	0.5424	-0.06814	67.025
=39	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.7173	-0.86976	1.003839	0.9262	-0.3262	-0.18109	67.025
=39	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.7173	0.11748	0.728579	0.3911	0.5076	0.66513	67.025
48	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.6251	1.01207	1.294014	0.8539	0.8749	0.78919	65.138
49	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.6178	0.92010	0.863570	1.3020	0.7413	0.77105	64.989
50	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.5316	0.74113	0.913379	0.2752	0.9556	0.41145	63.225
51	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.5314	0.64487	0.907673	0.9779	0.2722	0.23073	63.220
52	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.4923	1.02998	0.802555	0.5145	0.6653	1.00704	62.420
53	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.4468	0.55930	-0.227465	0.6694	0.4007	0.24955	61.490
54	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.4456	-1.06660	0.066375	-0.0928	-0.2725	-0.05832	61.464
55	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.4443	-0.84676	1.022056	1.2996	0.8032	0.18213	61.438
56	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.4261	1.12163	0.810293	0.9479	0.8394	0.45057	61.065
57	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.4084	0.62105	0.827609	0.8994	0.5843	0.85985	60.702
58	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.3933	0.57261	-0.335158	0.7963	0.0206	0.22934	60.393
59	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.3314	0.55025	0.884525	0.9226	0.2546	0.11801	59.127
60	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.3291	0.74110	0.986824	0.8446	0.2783	0.04564	59.080
61	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.3112	0.97969	0.715026	0.7017	0.5627	0.35164	58.714
62	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.2978	-0.78390	0.462506	0.7288	0.3611	0.55333	58.440
63	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.2492	-1.22780	0.886114	0.1318	0.5523	0.58857	57.444
64	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.2164	1.14007	0.939402	0.3730	0.6182	0.45759	56.772
=65	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.1981	-1.20803	0.536220	-0.1439	-0.1372	0.48042	56.399
=65	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.1981	0.06053	0.380750	0.1283	-0.0119	0.52162	56.399
=65	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.1981	0.05137	-0.321135	-0.3628	0.1711	-0.44856	56.399
68	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.1404	0.46781	0.649318	0.1299	-0.0020	0.46099	55.218
69	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.1128	0.42201	-0.644969	-0.4579	-0.5160	-0.23736	54.652
70	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.0926	-0.97439	0.967358	0.6754	0.5244	0.67473	54.240
71	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.0403	0.41136	0.441712	-0.8079	-0.2103	0.32449	53.168
72	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.0106	0.33162	0.298217	0.0633	0.3372	-0.53662	52.560
73	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	-0.0060	0.22932	0.015530	0.6527	0.3003	0.13269	52.221
74	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-0.0933	0.42487	0.376204	0.4273	0.0256	0.00193	50.435
75	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.1107	0.41172	0.329026	0.0925	-0.3419	0.09620	50.077
76	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	-0.1227	-0.30549	-0.528537	0.0516	-0.1191	-0.35776	49.833
77	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	-0.1253	-0.34665	0.181666	0.0604	0.5348	0.56708	49.779
78	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.1651	0.46267	-0.491713	0.1048	-0.3680	-0.31004	48.965
79	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	-0.1677	-0.74511	-0.641367	0.0138	-0.1281	-0.00825	48.910
80	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.1932	-0.16135	-1.094159	0.1140	0.2392	-0.17683	48.389
81	Argentina`ARG`South America	-0.1949	0.34432	-0.642377	-0.9060	-0.7802	-0.56497	48.353
82	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.2579	-0.56526	-0.325274	-0.2384	-0.1007	-0.12651	47.066
83	Panama`PAN`Central America	-0.2609	0.53929	0.316009	0.4069	-0.0352	-0.48098	47.003
84	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.2876	-0.66362	-0.469513	-0.4236	-0.3738	-0.61852	46.457
85	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-0.3075	-0.17562	-0.268370	-0.7504	-0.0993	-0.24883	46.050
86	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	-0.3128	0.62272	0.803135	-0.2400	0.3838	0.32998	45.941
=87	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.3211	0.76681	0.328823	0.2511	0.1463	-0.06814	45.772
=87	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.3211	-1.28909	-0.174729	-0.3628	-0.7027	-0.03871	45.772
=87	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.3211	-0.81423	0.078564	0.2886	-0.5197	-0.29094	45.772
=87	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	-0.3211	0.65297	0.913381	0.1283	0.8001	-0.06814	45.772
=87	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.3211	0.24407	-0.801065	-1.3923	-0.7627	-0.05282	45.772
92	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.3303	-0.47450	-0.258921	-0.0273	-0.3784	-0.92223	45.583
93	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.3429	0.28948	-0.152521	0.5844	-0.2839	-0.32866	45.324
94	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-0.3593	0.09319	-1.046366	-0.1423	-0.4038	-0.70807	44.989
95	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.4336	0.09654	-0.353636	-0.0962	-0.3326	-0.83991	43.468
96	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.4344	0.33352	0.982084	0.1050	0.1471	-0.14138	43.452
97	India`IND`Southern Asia	-0.4808	0.42410	-1.273251	-0.4241	-0.0739	-0.56189	42.502
98	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-0.4983	0.25383	0.343183	-0.1030	-0.1901	-0.56465	42.144
99	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.5572	-1.09450	-1.642620	-0.2166	-0.8184	-1.12122	40.938
100	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.5705	-1.85104	-0.473540	-0.6662	-0.6492	-0.59533	40.666
101	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.5875	-0.22993	-0.280303	-0.3431	-0.3671	-0.04371	40.319
102	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-0.6019	-0.21248	-0.595963	-0.9302	-0.9344	-1.15660	40.023
103	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-0.6189	-1.96914	-0.051963	-0.2478	-0.1168	-0.04375	39.676
104	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.6228	-0.70899	0.477134	-0.4530	-0.1575	-0.24516	39.596
105	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.6245	0.21585	-0.491390	-0.1018	0.0264	0.42482	39.561
106	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.6267	0.01973	0.609225	-0.5453	-0.3689	-0.84187	39.515
107	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.6460	-0.11621	-0.637659	-0.3968	-0.7797	-0.99652	39.121
108	Peru`PER`South America	-0.6551	0.15188	-1.210882	-0.1061	-0.5122	-0.24718	38.935
109	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.6861	-0.91547	-0.772285	-0.1277	-0.6767	-1.02461	38.300
110	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.6863	-1.25049	-1.643630	-0.9021	-0.9386	-0.91726	38.296
111	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.7063	-0.38075	-1.291197	-0.2825	-0.6478	-0.86975	37.888
112	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.7256	-1.42631	0.348342	-0.8167	-0.7657	-0.80570	37.491
113	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.7507	-1.25253	-0.629659	-0.4742	-0.1259	-0.61879	36.979
114	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.7786	-0.57428	-0.607173	-0.8054	-0.4528	-0.72845	36.407
115	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.7789	0.21807	0.182369	-0.5181	-0.3787	-0.64732	36.401
116	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.7913	-0.50809	-2.363111	-0.0272	-0.8317	-0.23521	36.147
117	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.8009	-0.67908	0.058717	-0.2127	-0.3505	-0.70417	35.950
=118	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.8099	-0.98629	-1.720407	-0.7078	-0.6145	-0.99572	35.766
=118	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.8099	-1.09012	-0.537230	-1.4242	-0.9693	-0.48963	35.766
=118	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.8099	-0.28731	-0.871259	-0.8249	-0.6282	-0.85430	35.766
121	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.8299	-1.66532	0.376732	-1.4068	-1.1618	-0.12364	35.358
122	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-0.8398	-0.36234	-1.831044	-0.5503	-1.1410	-1.34906	35.155
=123	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-0.8402	-0.40021	-0.150460	-1.0356	-0.9295	-0.65321	35.146
=123	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.8402	-0.87396	-0.330721	-0.6084	-0.9635	-0.62763	35.146
=123	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.8402	0.48136	0.448492	-0.3223	-0.2143	0.21107	35.146
126	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.8500	-0.59591	-1.297070	-1.1421	-1.1440	-1.45462	34.945
127	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.8501	-0.21665	-0.174761	-0.2253	-0.6386	-0.63480	34.944
128	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.8602	-0.41644	-0.839715	-0.3553	-0.9215	-1.11033	34.737
129	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.9020	-0.61089	-0.101553	-0.5617	-0.5791	-1.00856	33.881
130	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-0.9028	-1.55230	-1.649078	-2.0801	-1.9100	-1.40720	33.865
131	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.9065	0.07264	-0.169045	-0.3017	-0.7118	-0.59377	33.789
132	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.9239	-0.49463	-1.028454	-0.2198	-1.0249	-0.80486	33.433
133	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.9364	-0.03802	-0.029129	-0.0050	-0.7641	-0.73046	33.177
134	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.0268	-0.69972	-0.550232	-0.9568	-1.2295	-1.09110	31.326
135	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.0603	-2.19641	-0.694276	-1.3605	-0.9728	0.08073	30.641
136	Honduras`HND`Central America	-1.0687	-0.38097	-0.370820	-0.5628	-0.9547	-1.11317	30.469
137	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-1.0766	-0.61432	-0.250913	-0.7699	-0.8554	-1.31201	30.308
138	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-1.0856	-0.28719	-0.529725	-0.9078	-0.8230	-1.00487	30.122
139	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.0862	-1.45334	-1.814306	-1.4974	-1.1628	-0.85746	30.110
140	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-1.1040	-0.94717	-1.935159	-0.6341	-0.6580	-0.52775	29.747
141	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-1.1111	-0.06374	-0.866891	-0.7790	-0.7385	-0.80504	29.601
142	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-1.1291	-0.44365	-0.231652	-0.1853	-0.7906	-0.02881	29.233
143	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-1.1526	-0.70021	-0.088256	-0.7726	-0.5502	-1.03284	28.752
144	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-1.1986	-1.00903	0.235046	-1.0154	-1.0075	-1.26664	27.810
145	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-1.2140	-0.40642	-0.401373	-0.8413	-0.4056	-0.77806	27.496
146	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-1.2144	-0.85234	-1.221502	-0.2880	-1.0379	-0.97774	27.487
147	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-1.2233	-1.81913	-0.064998	-1.4050	-1.4895	-0.75102	27.305
148	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-1.2648	-1.30782	-0.886375	-1.1166	-1.3469	-1.36068	26.455
149	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.2829	-1.10181	-1.718880	-1.0232	-1.1954	-1.31435	26.084
150	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	-1.2867	-0.60344	-1.635270	-0.8385	-1.0326	-1.52200	26.006
151	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-1.2948	-0.95181	-0.967837	-0.2408	-1.3115	-0.91694	25.842
152	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-1.3266	-1.00215	-0.913394	-0.7980	-0.8439	-1.38247	25.190
153	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.3583	-1.02283	-1.795355	-0.9518	-1.1909	-1.02200	24.540
154	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-1.3589	-0.12363	-0.359540	-0.4865	-0.5961	-0.82822	24.528
155	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-1.3594	-0.78224	-1.883338	-1.0356	-0.5221	-0.36336	24.519
=156	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-1.3685	-1.39665	-1.846404	-1.6347	-1.5320	-1.30505	24.333
=156	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.3685	-1.33197	-1.691193	-1.1842	-1.5235	-1.07241	24.333
158	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.3943	-0.52745	-1.314293	-0.6910	-1.2643	-1.07203	23.803
159	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.3994	-1.73762	0.063170	-0.9720	-0.6919	-0.75609	23.700
160	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-1.4031	-0.50572	-1.328506	-0.7514	-1.1315	-1.60851	23.625
161	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-1.4303	-1.39148	-1.502314	-1.4369	-1.0532	-0.72535	23.067
162	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-1.4459	-1.64388	-1.950661	-0.8618	-1.1481	-0.71547	22.748
163	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.4526	-1.05785	-1.048809	-1.5060	-0.9061	-1.30395	22.611
164	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-1.4691	-1.20146	-2.276040	-0.6019	-1.4395	-0.76157	22.274
165	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-1.4695	0.01530	-0.322855	-0.6808	-0.4048	-0.36335	22.266
166	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-1.4786	-1.20135	0.344395	-1.5043	-0.9164	-0.49775	22.079
167	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.4921	-1.76389	-2.233235	-1.3806	-1.3263	-1.18685	21.802
168	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.5286	-0.80712	-1.996644	-1.1225	-1.5874	-1.67974	21.056
169	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.5357	-1.76901	-0.550470	-1.5638	-1.3725	-1.42614	20.910
170	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.5766	-2.03355	-0.287247	-1.7412	-1.3260	-1.05593	20.074
171	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.7002	-2.23072	-1.549436	-2.1876	-1.8140	-1.49846	17.543
=172	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.7368	-1.34459	-1.899441	-2.0679	-1.8796	-1.11339	16.793
=172	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-1.7368	-1.52562	-0.264293	-1.0424	-1.0479	-0.90602	16.793
174	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-1.7646	-1.69259	-0.986981	-1.7558	-1.2459	-1.07630	16.225
175	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.7908	-1.24851	-1.550660	-1.3827	-1.8262	-1.58236	15.689
=176	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.8038	-1.14806	-1.934836	-1.4096	-1.0506	-0.97729	15.422
=176	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.8038	-1.83665	0.083657	-1.8855	-1.0196	-0.99702	15.422
178	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.9668	-0.98724	-2.467950	-1.4286	-1.3707	-0.70042	12.086
179	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-1.9859	-1.64941	-2.244374	-2.2769	-2.5029	-1.39941	11.695
180	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-2.1046	-0.57649	-0.939694	-1.3940	-1.4574	-0.80543	9.265
181	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-2.1458	-1.37774	-2.399668	-2.1564	-1.9854	-1.54665	8.423
182	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-2.1916	-1.74764	-2.268739	-2.1531	-1.9971	-1.61047	7.486
183	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-2.2704	-2.11366	-1.399119	-1.9554	-1.7294	-1.61890	5.872
184	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-2.4841	-2.27375	0.282401	-2.1547	-1.3284	-1.13081	1.498

02In 2002

At either end

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

Highest

1Finland2.2904
2Luxembourg2.1833
3Denmark2.1794
4Netherlands2.0924
5Switzerland2.0667

Lowest

184North Korea-2.4841
183Iraq-2.2704
182DR Congo-2.1916
181Afghanistan-2.1458
180Sierra Leone-2.1046

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.3366. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Voice and Accountability
HighestIceland1.49204
LowestNorth Korea-2.27375
Middle country: -0.19405
Political Stability and Absence of Violence
HighestFinland1.653480
LowestBurundi-2.467950
Middle country: -0.058481
Regulatory Quality
HighestLuxembourg2.2678
LowestSomalia-2.2769
Middle country: -0.1646
Rule of Law
HighestFinland2.0094
LowestSomalia-2.5029
Middle country: -0.3294
Control of Corruption
HighestFinland2.36177
LowestNigeria-1.67974
Middle country: -0.24617
Governance Score, Government Effectiveness (0–100)
HighestFinland99.224
LowestNorth Korea1.498
Middle country: 45.454

032000 → 2002

Since 2000

What changed between 2000 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
182values changed, of 182 in both
106 · 76rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Lithuania-0.1454 → 0.5314+0.6767
Mali-1.4352 → -0.7789+0.6563
North Macedonia-1.2566 → -0.7063+0.5504
Comoros-1.3662 → -0.8402+0.5260
Djibouti-1.3662 → -0.8402+0.5260

Fell most

Egypt-0.2292 → -0.7507−0.5214
Central African Republic-1.3662 → -1.8038−0.4376
Turkmenistan-1.3662 → -1.8038−0.4376
Chad-0.8470 → -1.2829−0.4359
Georgia-0.8962 → -1.2867−0.3906

+ Cabo Verde

+ Timor-Leste

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

162 distinct values among 184
Values are stored exactly as published, to 17 decimals. 9 countries share 0.7173. 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 184 countries has every column.

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World Bank Group (2002). Government Effectiveness, 2002 [data set], describing 2002. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/government-effectiveness/2002

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