Data for 2005

Government Effectiveness, 2005

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Government Effectiveness, 2005 covers 200 countries on 7 measures. Finland is highest, at 2.1630; Somalia is lowest, at -2.0620. The middle country reads -0.3706. Against 2004, 198 values changed (108 up, 90 down), 2 countries joined.

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Government Effectiveness · Data for 2005

HighestFinland

2.1630

LowestSomalia

-2.0620

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

200countries
7measures per country
2005the year it describes
193distinct values20 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
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Every country and every column of Government Effectiveness, 2005, 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	2.1630	1.6201	1.4975	1.98095	1.8720	2.31771	96.617
2	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.1162	-0.2056	1.1299	1.91457	1.5083	2.00257	95.658
3	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.0496	1.6395	1.1296	2.03540	1.7483	2.25336	94.296
4	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	2.0051	1.5302	1.3488	1.81020	1.8517	2.29216	93.384
5	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.9892	1.5597	1.2070	1.76963	1.8691	1.98182	93.059
6	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.9654	1.6250	0.9899	2.02374	1.6904	1.98433	92.573
7	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.9406	1.5516	1.3368	1.86573	1.7800	2.20082	92.066
8	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.9283	1.6511	1.2623	1.68107	1.8786	2.01885	91.813
9	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.9001	1.3203	1.0733	1.74808	1.8023	1.95189	91.235
10	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.8888	1.4349	0.4005	1.89030	1.5331	1.90265	91.006
11	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.8882	1.4675	0.9253	1.79223	1.6531	1.91825	90.992
12	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.8635	1.6034	1.2747	1.73819	1.7738	2.03406	90.486
13	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.7540	1.5239	0.9839	1.81493	1.6958	1.77905	88.246
14	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.7467	0.8068	1.2097	1.28325	1.5808	1.32805	88.095
15	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.7462	1.4837	0.4714	1.35629	1.4655	1.42652	88.085
16	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.7445	1.4189	0.8226	1.45249	1.2602	1.47200	88.051
17	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.7147	1.4029	1.2377	1.93800	1.5277	1.72165	87.442
18	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.6886	1.5141	0.9885	1.53108	1.6254	1.93130	86.906
19	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.6483	1.5491	1.2712	1.88726	1.5990	1.64508	86.082
20	United States`USA`Northern America	1.5837	1.2248	0.1911	1.71456	1.5449	1.48890	84.761
21	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.5535	0.6415	1.3095	2.08486	1.4407	1.69992	84.142
22	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.4908	0.6650	-0.9275	0.90937	0.8142	0.80673	82.858
23	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.3901	1.0070	1.1570	1.23007	1.2058	0.92644	80.797
24	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.3709	1.2351	0.2636	1.45356	1.0724	1.25717	80.405
25	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.3372	1.0392	1.0920	1.23737	1.4226	1.34911	79.715
26	Chile`CHL`South America	1.2953	1.2808	0.9310	1.59995	1.3151	1.50300	78.857
=27	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	1.2275	1.0243	1.3825	1.10491	0.8000	1.32805	77.469
=27	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	1.2275	0.8068	1.2097	1.46160	0.8000	1.32805	77.469
=27	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.2275	1.4238	1.3236	1.81829	1.0931	1.32805	77.469
=27	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	1.2275	0.3719	1.2492	1.28325	0.8000	0.39147	77.469
=27	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	1.2275	0.9905	0.4213	1.10491	0.8119	1.32805	77.469
=27	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	1.2275	1.0243	0.5182	1.28325	1.0603	0.85976	77.469
33	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.2139	1.0379	0.5336	1.31942	1.0412	0.95545	77.191
34	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.1630	0.8944	0.9135	1.27378	1.1066	1.01529	76.148
35	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.1017	1.0553	0.8509	1.22493	1.4405	1.32146	74.893
36	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.0282	0.8427	0.6508	0.85314	0.9211	0.58176	73.389
37	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.9372	1.1764	1.2686	1.10349	0.9175	1.04285	71.527
38	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.9029	0.9347	1.0287	1.18624	0.8795	0.57144	70.824
39	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.8693	0.9604	0.6712	1.47441	0.9472	0.97277	70.137
40	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.8484	1.2597	1.1059	1.13172	1.5121	0.92954	69.710
41	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.8319	0.9058	0.9142	1.19549	0.4368	0.45418	69.372
42	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.7890	1.2814	1.0268	0.65555	0.8953	1.12708	68.492
43	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.7286	1.0406	1.0883	0.83370	0.8330	0.84634	67.256
44	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.7272	1.0632	1.1609	0.57198	0.9354	0.96810	67.229
45	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.7216	1.1338	1.0516	1.27249	0.9284	0.61356	67.113
=46	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0.7083	1.3769	1.3236	1.63994	1.0307	1.32805	66.842
=46	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	0.7083	1.0243	0.7670	1.46160	0.8000	1.32805	66.842
48	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.6985	-0.4138	0.3861	0.52215	0.2902	0.02959	66.640
49	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.6842	1.3919	1.0799	1.25150	1.1747	1.19532	66.348
50	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.6235	0.7721	0.7886	1.09281	0.5607	0.52003	65.106
51	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.5969	0.9145	1.0148	0.47715	0.9680	0.24425	64.561
52	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.5729	0.6986	1.1200	0.80313	0.7275	1.19968	64.071
53	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.5501	0.5745	0.7736	0.32879	0.7710	0.68208	63.603
54	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.5363	-1.1268	0.7746	0.53879	0.0995	0.75351	63.321
55	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.5360	1.0140	0.8217	0.33069	0.6285	0.93450	63.316
56	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.4777	1.1468	0.5615	0.85919	0.8547	0.39516	62.121
57	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.4709	1.0150	0.4999	0.83558	0.6230	0.25987	61.983
58	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.4592	0.7021	-0.0151	0.61508	0.1368	0.36289	61.742
59	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.4386	-0.8084	1.1209	1.17562	0.2082	0.17659	61.321
60	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.4286	1.0778	0.6010	0.94000	0.6378	0.54580	61.116
61	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.4265	0.8200	0.2968	0.13819	0.5977	0.69830	61.074
62	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.3916	0.6630	0.8358	0.99585	0.5559	0.32460	60.358
63	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	0.3724	0.0366	—	0.51937	0.5752	0.40287	59.965
64	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.3648	1.0562	0.8677	0.35508	0.8362	0.69830	59.810
65	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.3613	-0.6913	1.1884	-0.14971	0.2534	0.99421	59.739
66	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.3065	0.6402	0.5438	0.41398	0.2169	0.20536	58.618
67	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.2667	-0.9316	0.9318	0.72233	0.3156	0.54634	57.802
68	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.2564	1.0031	0.8404	0.70378	0.6413	0.38404	57.592
69	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.2536	0.2870	0.7716	-0.28665	0.4268	0.11114	57.535
70	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.2485	0.3270	1.2603	-0.35963	0.5360	0.31143	57.430
71	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.2305	-0.7874	-0.0893	0.77577	0.3190	0.14757	57.061
72	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.2256	-1.1452	-0.1055	-0.18906	-0.2684	-0.28706	56.961
73	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.1938	-0.9093	1.0459	0.08626	0.4086	0.66016	56.311
74	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.1892	0.2742	0.3353	-0.44272	0.1917	-0.06270	56.216
75	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.1656	-0.0514	-0.8133	0.25210	-0.0844	-0.35540	55.733
76	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.0933	0.7747	1.0455	0.24857	1.1076	0.27064	54.253
77	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.0544	0.5399	0.0894	-0.57706	-0.3709	-0.38962	53.458
78	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.0108	0.0772	-0.3725	0.10834	0.1869	-0.06512	52.565
79	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.0003	0.7504	-0.0636	0.63801	0.1487	0.17585	52.350
80	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	-0.0070	-0.3201	0.2190	0.30849	0.4943	0.45515	52.200
81	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	-0.0129	0.4533	0.5555	0.09316	0.1028	0.01800	52.080
82	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.0370	-0.8644	0.6649	0.10574	-0.1111	-0.45161	51.587
83	Suriname`SUR`South America	-0.0520	0.4223	0.3659	-0.69406	-0.0721	0.28388	51.278
84	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-0.1009	0.6296	0.2911	0.64705	-0.0433	0.02814	50.278
85	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-0.1090	0.0265	-1.2214	0.17315	-0.3113	-0.74127	50.113
86	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.1406	0.3799	-0.3638	0.38654	-0.2052	-0.43600	49.467
87	Panama`PAN`Central America	-0.1445	0.5690	-0.0806	0.30596	-0.0160	-0.48214	49.386
88	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.1473	-0.2896	-1.0064	-0.24092	-0.3194	-0.68526	49.329
89	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	-0.1538	-0.5817	-0.2847	0.26750	0.1627	0.06027	49.195
90	India`IND`Southern Asia	-0.1798	0.5283	-0.8353	-0.22844	0.1546	-0.41072	48.663
91	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	-0.1883	0.8752	0.8621	-0.36706	0.5654	0.61472	48.488
92	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.1921	-0.5205	-0.1275	0.15449	-0.3286	-0.59135	48.411
93	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.2269	0.1891	-0.0942	-0.64232	-0.0633	-0.11877	47.700
94	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-0.2616	0.2516	0.0470	-0.30986	-0.0855	-0.40946	46.990
95	Guyana`GUY`South America	-0.2884	0.1281	-0.4408	-0.54804	-0.5514	-0.36619	46.442
=96	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	-0.3300	0.5894	0.7062	0.56987	1.0603	0.85976	45.590
=96	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	-0.3300	0.5894	0.7062	0.74821	1.0603	0.85976	45.590
98	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.3335	0.6719	-0.1723	0.12088	-0.3803	-0.25089	45.517
99	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.3377	-0.2753	-1.9821	0.06192	-0.5798	-0.09963	45.432
100	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.3694	0.5770	-0.3292	0.22867	-0.2369	-0.31526	44.782
101	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.3718	-0.1289	-1.2160	-0.14854	0.1318	-0.23994	44.734
102	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	-0.3798	1.0038	1.0595	0.48999	1.3132	-0.04575	44.570
103	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.4169	-0.0302	-0.9670	-0.15050	-0.3209	-0.50878	43.811
104	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-0.4282	-0.1792	-0.7422	-0.72261	-0.8984	-0.62139	43.579
105	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.4388	0.7950	1.3236	-0.24021	1.3562	-0.04575	43.362
106	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.4565	0.1992	-0.8742	-0.29654	-0.5744	-0.76066	43.000
107	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.4566	-1.3513	0.3053	-0.51469	-0.4845	-0.79088	42.998
108	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	-0.4703	0.4399	1.3236	-0.97162	0.9231	0.32242	42.717
109	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.4877	-1.6346	-0.5740	-0.30220	-0.8193	-0.66994	42.361
110	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	-0.4999	0.0159	-0.7352	-0.32166	-0.4984	0.14759	42.112
111	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.5071	0.8271	0.0308	0.04929	0.3162	-0.14470	41.963
112	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.5118	-0.0660	-0.0865	-0.43194	-0.2836	-0.29068	41.869
113	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.5193	0.1596	-0.2720	-0.31142	-0.0197	-0.16836	41.715
114	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-0.5197	-1.7241	-0.4626	-0.00845	-0.2085	-0.40572	41.705
115	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.5206	0.2801	0.8431	-0.10824	-0.0929	-0.51842	41.688
116	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.5244	-0.6164	-0.5704	-0.48967	-0.3936	-0.52089	41.610
117	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.5261	-0.2939	-0.5662	-0.45754	-0.3458	-0.65518	41.574
118	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.5351	0.2068	0.4283	-0.47605	-0.3611	-0.67973	41.391
119	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-0.5629	0.4373	0.1395	-0.00366	-0.0303	-0.34887	40.822
120	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.5722	-0.0611	-0.0718	0.40225	-0.5352	-0.42699	40.632
121	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.5869	-0.5670	-1.3090	-0.15824	-0.5374	-0.88624	40.331
122	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.6085	0.1308	-0.6315	-0.30487	-0.6454	-0.88091	39.889
123	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.6442	-1.1418	-1.7409	-0.60835	-0.8956	-1.07456	39.159
124	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.6447	-1.1222	-0.7199	-0.46028	-0.1924	-0.62317	39.148
125	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	-0.6486	1.0730	0.9782	-0.57212	1.1984	-0.19368	39.067
126	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	-0.6699	-0.0250	0.6166	-0.84941	0.6272	-1.32184	38.632
127	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.6707	-0.8792	-0.4893	-0.31971	-0.7788	-0.67593	38.615
128	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-0.7031	-1.0749	-1.1139	-0.76310	-0.8362	-0.35543	37.953
129	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.7192	-0.1472	-0.4152	-0.74336	-0.6603	-0.78074	37.623
130	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.7231	0.0833	-0.1100	-0.56042	-0.5387	-0.65701	37.544
131	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.7263	-0.2164	-0.6695	-0.39909	-0.7310	-0.94791	37.478
132	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.7353	-0.7224	-1.2198	-0.47457	-1.0376	-1.33427	37.292
133	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.7437	-0.2977	0.0250	-0.65283	-0.5031	-0.30097	37.121
134	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.7451	0.3659	-0.5820	-0.35227	-0.4051	-0.41139	37.093
135	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.7462	-0.9495	-0.0504	-0.63186	-0.4579	-0.63518	37.070
136	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.7575	-0.1295	-1.0862	-0.39787	-0.7804	-1.02819	36.839
137	Peru`PER`South America	-0.7656	0.1826	-0.8892	0.02801	-0.4632	-0.39981	36.673
138	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.7663	-0.7071	-0.8781	-0.63487	-0.7254	-0.62381	36.659
139	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-0.7869	0.0607	-0.1447	-1.18104	-0.5420	-0.04454	36.236
140	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-0.7872	-0.0278	-1.3794	-0.41898	-0.7711	-1.14054	36.231
141	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.8119	-1.3034	-0.6647	-1.30191	-1.0015	-0.76950	35.726
142	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.8290	0.2685	0.1878	-0.40351	-0.2008	-0.49270	35.375
143	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.8376	-0.9759	-0.6851	-0.64771	-1.0039	-0.65815	35.199
144	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-0.8587	-1.0330	-1.2411	-0.98495	-1.3896	-0.88706	34.767
145	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.8607	-0.4495	-1.7812	-1.02503	-0.9583	-1.46277	34.727
146	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.8669	0.0905	-0.3899	-0.28959	-0.5443	-0.85330	34.600
147	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.9155	0.2790	0.5100	-0.79835	-0.4191	-0.41445	33.605
148	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.9243	-0.2057	-0.9190	-0.43896	-0.9181	-0.64137	33.425
149	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-0.9320	-2.2105	-0.9334	-1.49439	-1.1325	-0.41539	33.268
150	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.9321	-0.2151	-0.4750	-0.76103	-0.8163	-1.26459	33.266
151	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.9324	-0.4481	-1.1064	-0.22999	-0.9053	-0.90743	33.259
152	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.9429	-0.1759	-0.3918	-0.40587	-0.7772	-0.92158	33.043
153	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.9455	-0.4748	-1.4752	-0.60748	-0.7171	-0.25652	32.990
154	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.9458	-0.2200	-0.0733	-0.61410	-0.4165	-0.58157	32.986
155	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.9520	-1.1581	-1.6108	-0.96068	-0.9616	-0.82516	32.858
156	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.9558	-0.4848	-0.3863	-0.54737	-0.3097	-0.92579	32.780
157	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.9580	-1.0556	-1.1654	-0.55610	-0.7129	-1.15296	32.736
158	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.9602	-0.0814	-0.8544	-0.83075	-0.7554	-0.83784	32.689
159	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.9628	-0.3113	-0.0482	-0.57611	-0.1892	-0.77479	32.637
160	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.9998	-1.7995	0.4050	-1.45226	-1.1630	-0.14475	31.880
161	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-1.0021	-0.9149	0.0444	-0.60935	-0.8388	-1.08147	31.833
162	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-1.0110	0.0127	-0.3846	-0.17814	-0.5069	-0.70643	31.651
163	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-1.0235	-0.9769	-2.1527	-0.51221	-0.8912	-0.87014	31.394
164	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-1.0376	-0.2002	-1.0820	-0.88107	-0.7293	-1.18926	31.105
165	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.0481	-0.5429	-1.1788	-1.09072	-1.2849	-1.08462	30.891
166	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-1.0491	0.0288	-0.8239	-1.03194	-0.3373	-0.31672	30.870
167	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-1.0666	-1.0528	-0.3858	-0.80624	-1.2328	-1.23227	30.512
168	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.1047	-0.6800	-1.7243	-1.05058	-1.3169	-1.26968	29.732
169	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.1177	-0.9888	-1.5347	-0.73526	-1.2649	-1.07450	29.466
170	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-1.1235	-1.2728	-0.4938	-0.63493	-0.8717	-0.29946	29.347
171	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.1893	-1.0755	-1.1950	-0.94619	-1.0712	-1.29549	28.001
172	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-1.1974	-0.8694	0.0383	-0.45027	-0.4603	-0.82744	27.834
173	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.2872	-1.6968	-1.5675	-1.99934	-1.8852	-1.50385	25.998
174	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-1.2896	-1.5882	-0.3910	-1.23781	-1.1185	-1.25516	25.948
175	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-1.3052	-0.9260	-0.6897	-0.46363	-1.3372	-1.16611	25.628
176	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-1.3238	-1.3377	0.3080	-1.24573	-0.9230	-0.27111	25.248
177	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.3308	-1.1938	-1.4785	-1.27238	-1.5395	-1.44555	25.104
178	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-1.3439	-0.2334	-0.4140	-1.16859	-0.9415	-1.03754	24.835
179	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.3653	-1.6077	-0.4800	-1.14396	-0.7329	-0.95668	24.397
180	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.3788	-1.0374	-1.2760	-1.23949	-1.4275	-1.10571	24.123
181	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.3904	-1.0994	-2.1448	-1.63830	-1.7732	-1.57162	23.885
182	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.3961	-0.6341	-1.4947	-1.21310	-1.1915	-1.05681	23.768
183	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.4459	-1.9457	0.2132	-1.40718	-1.1097	-1.19782	22.748
184	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.4583	-0.3646	-0.4960	-1.15276	-1.1245	-1.14732	22.495
185	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-1.4940	-1.7699	-1.8113	-1.64128	-1.4170	-1.42419	21.764
186	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.5096	-1.8368	-2.1342	-1.17176	-1.6326	-1.41426	21.444
187	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.5327	-1.8105	-0.7148	-1.64411	-1.4180	-1.50506	20.972
188	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-1.5426	-1.2040	-0.9805	-1.41763	-1.3760	-1.29493	20.769
189	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.5897	-0.9128	-1.7434	-1.40784	-1.7328	-1.55812	19.805
190	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-1.6288	-1.3267	-2.3735	-1.11155	-1.5720	-1.26927	19.005
191	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-1.6415	-0.5510	-0.6599	-1.54978	-0.9717	-0.83843	18.744
192	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.7153	-0.3696	-1.3382	-1.70647	-1.2720	-1.36910	17.235
193	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-1.7580	-1.2669	-1.9219	-1.19155	-1.1697	-0.93600	16.360
194	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.7908	-0.9485	-1.4410	-1.33805	-1.4456	-1.27978	15.688
195	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.7969	-2.2071	-0.9843	-2.31479	-1.8329	-1.59347	15.565
196	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.8157	-1.4667	-2.0911	-1.47662	-1.6192	-1.53160	15.178
197	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.8248	-1.8504	-0.0123	-2.10536	-1.5449	-1.48623	14.993
198	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.9506	-2.1934	-0.2022	-2.06884	-1.3135	-1.19157	12.418
199	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-2.0129	-1.3436	-2.6229	-1.47237	-1.7347	-1.24665	11.144
200	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-2.0620	-1.6957	-2.6020	-1.91204	-2.3776	-1.66042	10.138

02In 2005

At either end

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

Highest

1Finland2.1630
2Singapore2.1162
3Denmark2.0496
4Iceland2.0051
5Switzerland1.9892

Lowest

200Somalia-2.0620
199Iraq-2.0129
198North Korea-1.9506
197Turkmenistan-1.8248
196DR Congo-1.8157

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.3706. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Voice and Accountability
HighestNorway1.6511
LowestEritrea-2.2105
Middle country: 0.0487
Political Stability and Absence of Violence
HighestFinland1.4975
LowestIraq-2.6229
Middle country: -0.0151
Regulatory Quality
HighestHong Kong2.08486
LowestMyanmar-2.31479
Middle country: -0.20875
Rule of Law
HighestNorway1.8786
LowestSomalia-2.3776
Middle country: -0.1501
Control of Corruption
HighestFinland2.31771
LowestSomalia-1.66042
Middle country: -0.28887
Governance Score, Government Effectiveness (0–100)
HighestFinland96.617
LowestSomalia10.138
Middle country: 44.758

032004 → 2005

Since 2004

What changed between 2004 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
198values changed, of 198 in both
108 · 90rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Anguilla0.5305 → 1.7467+1.2162
Barbados0.5922 → 1.3372+0.7450
Saint Kitts and Nevis0.1985 → 0.9372+0.7387
Saint Lucia0.1359 → 0.7890+0.6530
United States Virgin Islands0.6144 → 1.2275+0.6131

Fell most

Guam0.2368 → -0.3300−0.5668
Timor-Leste-0.5120 → -1.0491−0.5371
Palestine-0.4697 → -0.9455−0.4758
Papua New Guinea-0.6126 → -1.0376−0.4250
Cuba-0.5750 → -0.9998−0.4248

+ Cook Islands

+ Marshall Islands

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

193 distinct values among 200
Values are stored exactly as published, to 20 decimals. 6 countries share 1.2275. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
1 empty cell
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.

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World Bank Group (2005). Government Effectiveness, 2005 [data set], describing 2005. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/government-effectiveness/2005

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