Data for 2004

Government Effectiveness, 2004

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Government Effectiveness, 2004 covers 198 countries on 7 measures. Finland is highest, at 2.1544; Somalia is lowest, at -1.9620. The middle country reads -0.3140. Against 2003, 184 values changed (110 up, 74 down), 14 countries joined.

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Government Effectiveness · Data for 2004

HighestFinland

2.1544

LowestSomalia

-1.9620

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

198countries
7measures per country
2004the year it describes
193distinct values18 decimals, as published
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Every country and every column of Government Effectiveness, 2004, 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	2.1544	1.6441	1.368912	1.88312	1.9511	2.2863	96.441
2	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.0975	-0.3075	1.036714	1.85769	1.4824	2.0031	95.276
3	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.0920	1.6648	1.022817	1.99559	1.8793	2.2294	95.164
4	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.9942	1.5522	1.069697	1.89796	1.8094	1.8664	93.162
5	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.9252	1.4619	1.185396	1.79210	1.7744	1.9525	91.750
6	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.9198	1.5206	1.081156	1.59905	1.8218	1.8591	91.639
7	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.8922	1.4796	1.088562	1.96708	1.6398	1.7236	91.073
8	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.8912	1.5109	0.766225	1.69213	1.6710	1.7229	91.054
9	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.8715	1.5803	0.866949	1.96450	1.6894	1.9071	90.651
10	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.8700	1.6262	1.182487	1.82747	1.8457	2.0269	90.619
11	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.8327	1.4808	1.368289	1.92010	1.7600	2.2092	89.856
12	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.8251	1.3380	0.954805	1.62716	1.7870	1.9291	89.701
13	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.7304	1.3802	0.907207	1.88409	1.6978	1.7722	87.762
14	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.6817	1.3438	0.688722	1.42232	1.2094	1.4039	86.766
15	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.6338	1.4110	0.357879	1.93861	1.5279	1.8358	85.784
16	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.5973	1.4319	0.715015	1.48348	1.6221	1.7943	85.039
17	United States`USA`Northern America	1.5917	1.1502	0.077032	1.64057	1.4604	1.6159	84.924
18	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.5784	1.2737	0.390824	1.34950	1.3170	1.3011	84.652
19	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.4715	0.5117	1.030354	2.03576	1.3696	1.6756	82.463
20	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.4525	0.6412	-0.954060	0.86277	0.8492	0.8196	82.074
21	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.3285	1.3474	1.068203	1.72522	1.4827	1.2306	79.536
22	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.3276	1.2364	1.149805	1.28842	0.6695	1.1184	79.517
23	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.3059	0.9648	0.962423	1.02658	1.1502	0.8876	79.074
24	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	1.2856	-0.0318	0.930516	1.01460	0.9905	1.1562	78.659
25	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.1822	1.2332	0.064576	1.37197	1.0682	1.2367	76.541
26	Chile`CHL`South America	1.1428	1.1376	0.643837	1.48068	1.2609	1.2655	75.736
27	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.1204	0.8914	0.302106	1.13341	0.9249	0.9139	75.277
28	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.1023	0.8473	0.663083	1.34467	0.9972	0.9633	74.907
29	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.8977	0.9907	0.685560	1.05206	1.2876	1.1634	70.718
30	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.8917	0.7741	0.519279	0.78702	0.8799	0.3796	70.596
=31	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0.8661	1.2584	1.050736	1.24518	0.7507	0.9291	70.072
=31	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.8661	0.4251	0.623389	0.72636	0.6119	0.9670	70.072
=31	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.8661	0.5306	1.101074	1.12989	0.8012	1.0427	70.072
34	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.8306	0.9002	0.617542	1.41513	0.7736	0.9295	69.346
35	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.7822	0.8284	0.393022	0.62548	0.5067	1.0427	68.354
36	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.7628	0.9782	0.812278	1.24830	0.8513	0.6162	67.957
37	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.7559	0.9527	0.928135	0.81884	0.7876	0.8780	67.816
38	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.7446	-0.4934	0.130315	0.51739	0.3848	0.1496	67.584
39	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.7055	1.1697	0.889772	1.12032	1.2247	0.8443	66.784
40	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.7031	0.7941	0.708134	1.06134	0.7027	0.4588	66.734
41	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.6962	0.7880	0.519996	1.13380	0.3327	0.3658	66.594
42	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.6439	1.3549	0.939555	1.18000	1.2135	1.1936	65.524
43	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.6393	1.1529	0.455787	0.78828	0.9588	0.4775	65.429
=44	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	0.6144	0.7239	0.630493	1.14430	0.7591	1.0805	64.919
=44	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.6144	0.4427	0.491763	0.74077	0.8432	0.5507	64.919
46	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.5922	1.0015	0.978311	0.85327	1.2579	1.1577	64.465
47	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.5666	0.6729	0.620505	1.05588	0.4009	0.5210	63.941
48	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.5641	0.8544	0.762755	0.47510	0.8870	0.2150	63.889
49	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	0.5305	0.5130	0.447887	0.79842	0.8012	0.7021	63.202
50	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.4994	-1.1852	0.557692	0.63403	0.1646	0.7704	62.565
51	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.4961	0.7064	0.886243	0.72897	0.6413	0.9712	62.498
52	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.4800	0.4426	0.992037	0.21549	0.7367	0.6189	62.169
53	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.4488	0.7134	0.651001	0.09345	0.2830	0.5606	61.529
54	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.4436	0.6935	-0.007956	0.59878	0.0898	0.2424	61.424
55	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.4045	0.4771	0.595759	0.95125	0.3988	0.1793	60.623
56	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.3887	-0.8984	1.105262	0.78505	0.6429	0.2058	60.299
57	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.3549	0.9216	0.888073	0.37820	0.6006	0.5606	59.608
58	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.3504	1.0080	0.376065	1.04270	0.6870	0.4642	59.517
59	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.3218	0.6328	0.580054	0.38232	0.2408	0.2744	58.931
60	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.3187	-0.7519	0.129232	0.76804	0.4678	0.2226	58.866
61	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.3002	0.8526	0.192695	0.70525	0.3243	0.1193	58.489
62	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.2942	0.6112	-0.070898	0.61133	0.1013	0.1615	58.365
63	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.2799	1.0237	0.718874	0.60584	0.5713	0.3785	58.074
64	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.2798	0.9368	0.510909	0.26801	0.5462	0.7987	58.072
65	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.2626	-1.0066	0.868323	-0.65910	0.0921	0.7546	57.718
66	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.2368	0.3197	0.316261	0.36606	0.6750	0.3237	57.191
67	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.2284	-1.1325	-0.058707	-0.13905	-0.1558	-0.1592	57.019
68	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.2194	-1.0811	0.987854	0.03887	0.4447	0.5472	56.835
69	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.2037	0.2469	0.487716	-0.49724	0.4636	0.2182	56.514
=70	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.1985	0.5157	1.201874	0.04415	0.7064	0.1525	56.407
=70	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.1985	0.6996	0.946335	0.03243	0.7064	0.2108	56.407
72	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.1684	-0.8909	0.902060	0.65605	0.5103	0.5860	55.791
73	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.1359	0.7125	1.091432	0.09499	0.6611	0.2108	55.126
74	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.1353	-1.2790	0.381330	-0.25836	-0.6762	-0.3857	55.113
75	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.0911	0.0702	-0.588616	0.24587	-0.0825	-0.4410	54.209
76	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.0588	0.0419	-0.685706	-0.04257	0.1613	-0.1585	53.548
77	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.0221	-0.3177	0.176368	0.23490	0.4917	0.4007	52.795
78	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.0198	0.3172	0.443536	0.14332	0.0302	0.0052	52.749
79	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.0150	0.4921	-0.308084	-0.63893	-0.6222	-0.4060	52.650
80	Guyana`GUY`South America	-0.0287	0.2502	-0.550918	-0.41906	-0.5510	-0.2665	51.757
81	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	-0.0425	-0.6631	-0.339702	0.30313	0.1008	0.0639	51.473
82	Suriname`SUR`South America	-0.0491	0.4123	0.178346	-0.89203	-0.2081	0.2566	51.339
83	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-0.0569	0.4977	0.041690	0.55200	-0.0194	0.1368	51.180
84	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.0982	0.4681	-0.347199	0.20840	-0.2570	-0.3300	50.334
85	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	-0.0988	0.2494	0.404012	0.07783	0.5488	0.6643	50.322
86	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.1416	-0.4997	-0.802802	-0.26110	-0.2409	-0.7087	49.445
87	Panama`PAN`Central America	-0.1662	0.5209	0.109624	0.22225	0.0558	-0.4063	48.941
=88	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	-0.1827	0.1697	0.171795	-0.79263	-0.0020	0.2638	48.604
=88	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	-0.1827	0.8193	0.741507	0.13548	0.8245	0.2858	48.604
90	India`IND`Southern Asia	-0.2085	0.4486	-1.011256	-0.27760	0.0277	-0.3903	48.077
91	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-0.2175	0.0236	-1.591913	-0.06335	-0.5051	-0.6609	47.891
92	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.2224	-0.5870	-0.224760	0.21805	-0.2851	-0.6585	47.792
93	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.2252	0.4996	-0.208835	0.06418	-0.3324	-0.1078	47.735
94	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.2285	-0.1497	-0.814430	-0.10071	-0.2565	-0.4838	47.667
95	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.2446	0.3682	-0.146765	0.42805	-0.1728	-0.4599	47.336
96	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	-0.2666	0.6280	0.836086	-0.48423	0.5322	0.4372	46.887
97	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.2863	-0.2815	-1.972916	-0.05040	-0.5541	-0.0732	46.483
98	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	-0.3086	0.6372	0.858930	-0.08366	0.5734	-0.1683	46.028
99	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-0.3121	-0.2165	-0.619752	-0.67406	-0.7590	-0.6044	45.957
100	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	-0.3159	0.6991	0.881559	-0.45312	0.2262	0.2440	45.877
101	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	-0.3505	0.3645	0.418235	-0.16717	0.5007	-0.0887	45.169
102	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-0.3802	0.1383	-0.116934	-0.49875	-0.2374	-0.3074	44.561
103	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-0.3857	0.2951	0.026978	-0.12703	-0.0997	-0.3257	44.448
104	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.3866	-1.7085	-0.459898	-0.36975	-0.7016	-0.6415	44.431
105	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.4051	0.1096	0.053502	-0.75611	-0.2827	-0.2738	44.052
106	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.4074	0.3532	0.485798	-0.34082	0.1233	-0.3144	44.005
107	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.4115	0.2176	0.174958	-0.61447	-0.3835	-0.5094	43.921
108	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.4222	-0.5564	-0.389526	-0.31210	-0.1659	-0.3898	43.701
109	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.4229	0.0238	-0.625512	-0.26452	-0.5292	-0.7508	43.688
110	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.4286	0.7764	0.289338	-0.10307	0.0252	-0.0985	43.571
111	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.4697	-0.6229	-1.222432	-0.54408	-0.4197	0.0266	42.730
112	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.4718	-0.1553	-1.181209	-0.04388	0.1796	-0.0532	42.686
113	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.5120	0.0758	-0.535013	-1.12713	-0.3284	-0.1559	41.863
114	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.5311	-0.0664	-0.155708	0.38422	-0.5068	-0.3868	41.472
115	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.5342	-0.6965	-1.164054	-0.14833	-0.7372	-0.8130	41.409
116	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.5464	0.0051	-0.588529	-0.12523	-0.5171	-0.6254	41.161
117	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.5729	-1.1368	-0.289277	-0.37333	-0.8871	-0.5741	40.617
118	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-0.5743	-1.6845	-0.875708	-0.08799	-0.0576	-0.4817	40.588
119	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.5750	-1.8245	0.292444	-1.66395	-1.0739	-0.2088	40.575
120	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.5865	-0.7754	-1.113215	-0.28177	-0.6124	-1.1122	40.338
121	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.5959	-1.1392	-0.890199	-0.58376	-0.1030	-0.6335	40.146
122	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.6032	0.1653	-0.213420	-0.37077	-0.1416	-0.1184	39.998
123	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.6120	-0.0901	-0.041599	-0.53528	-0.3481	-0.3118	39.818
124	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.6126	-0.3209	-0.795380	-0.73853	-0.5159	-1.1022	39.805
125	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	-0.6127	-0.0615	-0.910408	-0.48620	-0.4830	-0.0357	39.803
126	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.6292	-0.6783	-0.091559	-0.63243	-0.6903	-0.4008	39.465
127	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.6504	-1.4174	-0.030675	-0.58034	-0.6606	-0.8056	39.031
128	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.6622	-1.2584	-1.553240	-0.98700	-0.9761	-1.0896	38.790
129	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-0.6857	-1.2650	-1.263260	-0.75762	-0.8556	-0.3555	38.308
130	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.6959	-0.4325	-0.662060	-0.54351	-0.4924	-0.5819	38.100
131	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.7145	-0.7988	-0.248324	-0.71360	-0.9208	-0.4245	37.718
132	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	-0.7281	-0.0995	0.602887	-0.55629	-0.0935	0.0966	37.441
133	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.7473	-1.2894	-0.688554	-1.27196	-0.8975	-0.6446	37.048
134	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.7645	-0.7800	-1.306377	-0.62834	-0.6002	-0.8415	36.695
135	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.7666	-0.0277	-0.309909	-0.49161	-0.6154	-0.6923	36.652
136	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.7675	-0.1878	-0.946304	-0.42407	-0.7949	-0.8765	36.634
137	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.7700	0.6801	0.935155	-0.35453	0.6459	0.6643	36.582
138	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.7764	-0.9225	-2.119602	-0.61961	-0.8594	-0.9221	36.451
139	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.7798	-0.2677	-0.639225	-0.54460	-0.8383	-0.9917	36.382
140	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.7803	-0.4668	-1.203659	-0.16837	-0.7813	-0.8896	36.372
141	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.7923	-0.3773	-0.163941	-0.65051	-0.5059	-0.2908	36.127
142	Peru`PER`South America	-0.8055	0.1027	-0.908716	0.09660	-0.3529	-0.4099	35.856
143	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.8141	0.2577	-0.290652	-0.36759	-0.3597	-0.4345	35.680
144	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.8159	-0.0675	-0.496271	-0.93125	-0.6948	-0.8835	35.644
145	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.8187	0.3073	0.358136	-0.98037	-0.4701	-0.3223	35.586
146	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-0.8208	-0.1277	-1.641076	-0.51868	-0.7895	-1.1704	35.542
147	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.8397	0.0705	-0.449391	-0.41763	-0.6336	-0.7216	35.157
148	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.8592	-0.6020	-0.554050	-0.42022	-0.7541	-1.1110	34.757
149	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-0.8639	-1.2275	-1.209686	-1.10777	-1.2963	-0.8826	34.661
150	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.8704	-0.5078	-1.351567	-1.16034	-1.0620	-1.5176	34.528
151	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.9179	-0.2351	-0.950948	-0.37559	-0.9027	-0.5967	33.556
152	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.9392	0.2954	0.352903	-0.49319	-0.3220	-0.4906	33.121
153	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.9490	-0.0856	-0.908717	-0.77878	-0.6417	-0.7748	32.920
154	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.9630	-0.4478	-0.320730	-0.53498	-0.2557	-1.1601	32.633
155	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.9762	-0.9938	-0.107432	-0.85440	-0.9676	-1.1547	32.363
156	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-0.9840	-1.6305	-1.558494	-1.83730	-1.7395	-1.4077	32.204
157	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-1.0078	-0.5103	-0.144507	-0.70121	-0.3234	-0.7624	31.717
158	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-1.0140	-1.5732	-0.509380	-1.33081	-1.3677	-1.1102	31.588
159	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-1.0459	-1.0857	-0.583750	-0.82211	-1.0161	-1.1598	30.935
160	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-1.0508	-0.3608	-0.178067	-0.71355	-0.5179	-0.5857	30.836
161	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-1.0513	-1.1977	-1.210412	-0.96427	-0.9878	-0.7544	30.825
162	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-1.0899	0.1017	-0.447826	-0.21518	-0.5213	-0.5560	30.036
163	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.0974	-2.0266	-0.817688	-1.43065	-1.1299	-0.2127	29.882
164	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-1.1057	-0.0672	-0.222772	-1.01747	-0.3751	-0.1961	29.713
165	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.1104	-0.7486	-1.700984	-1.25182	-1.3004	-1.3774	29.616
166	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-1.1214	-0.3035	-0.370494	-0.77154	-0.8234	-1.3809	29.391
167	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.1758	-0.9820	-1.141484	-1.04051	-0.9439	-1.3187	28.277
168	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-1.1808	-1.3913	-0.298238	-0.76864	-0.8027	-0.2985	28.175
169	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.1817	-0.5791	-1.275330	-1.10301	-1.2481	-1.0038	28.156
170	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.1826	-1.1670	-2.198761	-1.63294	-1.7501	-1.5075	28.139
171	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.1834	-1.0132	-1.191124	-1.00698	-1.0660	-0.9639	28.120
172	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-1.1839	-1.0225	-1.151325	-0.64985	-0.7410	-1.2370	28.112
173	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-1.1879	-0.9123	-0.772603	-0.37405	-1.2677	-1.0057	28.030
174	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.2242	-1.1595	-1.485257	-1.01105	-1.1994	-1.3101	27.286
175	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-1.2506	-0.9375	-0.023676	-0.63785	-0.5053	-0.9005	26.746
176	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-1.2995	-1.1763	-0.006146	-1.20229	-0.7433	-0.3314	25.744
177	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.3026	-0.9993	-1.664544	-0.84752	-1.2589	-1.1649	25.682
178	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.3285	-1.7272	-0.392844	-1.14966	-0.6928	-0.9659	25.152
179	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.3420	-1.9853	-0.038079	-1.45063	-1.0581	-1.1177	24.875
180	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.3772	-1.8630	-1.708264	-1.19684	-1.5264	-1.3081	24.155
181	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-1.4009	-0.1556	-0.390723	-1.22866	-1.0054	-0.8323	23.669
182	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-1.4858	-0.5196	-0.496602	-1.53754	-1.2306	-0.7773	21.932
183	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-1.4964	-1.6034	-1.291789	-1.67591	-1.1122	-1.2333	21.714
184	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.5085	-1.8259	-0.528380	-1.62476	-1.3665	-1.4045	21.467
185	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.5206	-1.5996	-0.286411	-1.85454	-1.1408	-1.2869	21.219
186	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-1.5387	-1.3122	-1.153525	-1.44203	-1.4434	-1.2260	20.848
187	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.5628	-0.9248	-2.429489	-1.24413	-1.2855	-0.9576	20.356
188	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.5952	-0.6613	-0.508659	-1.49202	-1.2049	-1.1373	19.691
189	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-1.6069	-1.2051	-0.701574	-1.25244	-1.0561	-0.9253	19.453
190	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.6204	-1.5105	-2.834078	-1.61608	-1.7697	-1.1607	19.176
191	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.6987	-0.9986	-1.516313	-1.17745	-1.3823	-1.3152	17.574
192	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.7159	-0.9331	-1.479722	-1.82704	-1.5234	-1.2480	17.222
193	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-1.7207	-1.3694	-2.239201	-1.15964	-1.4868	-1.1684	17.123
194	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.7311	-2.2396	-1.121515	-2.39776	-1.8037	-1.5933	16.910
195	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.8115	-1.0461	-1.865789	-1.51164	-1.6463	-1.3971	15.265
196	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.9101	-1.5852	-2.224687	-1.64312	-1.6829	-1.5307	13.247
197	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.9418	-2.1777	-0.216925	-2.18735	-1.3318	-1.2592	12.598
198	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-1.9620	-1.7317	-2.629798	-1.89638	-2.5113	-1.6469	12.184

02In 2004

At either end

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

Highest

1Finland2.1544
2Singapore2.0975
3Denmark2.0920
4Switzerland1.9942
5Iceland1.9252

Lowest

198Somalia-1.9620
197North Korea-1.9418
196DR Congo-1.9101
195Haiti-1.8115
194Myanmar-1.7311

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.3140. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Voice and Accountability
HighestDenmark1.6648
LowestMyanmar-2.2396
Middle country: 0.0144
Political Stability and Absence of Violence
HighestFinland1.368912
LowestIraq-2.834078
Middle country: -0.064803
Regulatory Quality
HighestHong Kong2.03576
LowestMyanmar-2.39776
Middle country: -0.23677
Rule of Law
HighestFinland1.9511
LowestSomalia-2.5113
Middle country: -0.1904
Control of Corruption
HighestFinland2.2863
LowestSomalia-1.6469
Middle country: -0.2396
Governance Score, Government Effectiveness (0–100)
HighestFinland96.441
LowestSomalia12.184
Middle country: 45.917

032003 → 2004

Since 2003

What changed between 2003 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+14 / −0countries joined / left
184values changed, of 184 in both
110 · 74rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Afghanistan-2.1483 → -1.1826+0.9657
Palestine-1.3632 → -0.4697+0.8935
Rwanda-1.4484 → -0.6857+0.7627
Sierra Leone-2.1065 → -1.4009+0.7056
Georgia-1.2893 → -0.6127+0.6766

Fell most

Lesotho0.2345 → -0.4051−0.6396
Spain1.8207 → 1.1822−0.6386
Maldives0.7134 → 0.1353−0.5781
Seychelles0.7134 → 0.2037−0.5097
Puerto Rico1.2326 → 0.7822−0.4504

+ Aruba

+ Anguilla

+ American Samoa

+ Micronesia

+ Guam

+ Kiribati

+ Saint Kitts and Nevis

+ Saint Lucia

+ Solomon Islands

+ Tonga

+ Tuvalu

+ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

+ United States Virgin Islands

+ Vanuatu

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.

How values are stored

193 distinct values among 198
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 3 countries share 0.8661. 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 198 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2004). Government Effectiveness, 2004 [data set], describing 2004. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/government-effectiveness/2004

0627 held

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