Data for 2006

Government Effectiveness, 2006

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Government Effectiveness, 2006 covers 202 countries on 7 measures. Denmark is highest, at 2.1569; Somalia is lowest, at -2.0623. The middle country reads -0.3310. Against 2005, 200 values changed (102 up, 98 down), 2 countries joined.

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Government Effectiveness · Data for 2006

HighestDenmark

2.1569

LowestSomalia

-2.0623

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

202countries
7measures per country
2006the year it describes
195distinct values17 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
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1	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.1569	1.7209	1.08602	2.1866	1.9629	2.3456	96.493
2	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.1421	-0.1828	1.21549	1.9413	1.4250	2.1515	96.190
3	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.9632	1.6627	1.21898	1.4421	1.8961	2.0963	92.527
4	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.9631	1.6347	1.45683	1.8918	1.9196	2.3985	92.526
5	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.8823	1.5547	1.28035	1.7743	1.7907	2.2953	90.871
6	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.8516	1.6356	1.20982	1.7099	1.8460	2.1389	90.243
7	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.8316	1.5077	0.97202	1.7198	1.7982	1.9771	89.833
8	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.7991	1.5388	1.34929	1.7252	1.6256	2.0371	89.168
9	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.7891	1.5855	1.17316	1.7903	1.7551	2.1929	88.963
10	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.7519	1.4274	0.64614	2.0550	1.5954	1.7304	88.202
=11	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.7456	1.0328	1.21291	1.4575	1.5821	1.3362	88.074
=11	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.7456	1.3830	1.32740	1.6358	1.2487	1.3362	88.074
13	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.7371	1.5156	1.04002	1.5288	1.6260	1.7302	87.899
14	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.7230	1.5398	1.07100	1.7722	1.9032	1.9433	87.610
15	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.7129	1.5140	0.99923	1.8107	1.7085	1.7458	87.404
16	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.7113	1.6840	0.95268	1.8001	1.7436	2.0609	87.372
17	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.6878	0.6194	1.34856	2.1476	1.4112	1.6980	86.890
18	United States`USA`Northern America	1.5225	1.1895	0.41351	1.6321	1.5708	1.2955	83.507
19	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.5115	1.4889	0.81748	1.4897	1.2039	1.4069	83.281
20	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.5013	1.3353	0.60277	1.3420	1.2712	1.4733	83.072
21	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.4551	1.5037	1.35613	1.7705	1.8296	1.9641	82.126
22	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.4411	1.4885	1.27360	1.9379	1.6086	1.5045	81.840
23	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.4340	1.0197	1.20380	1.2934	1.2641	0.9774	81.695
24	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.4106	1.0582	0.91710	1.0790	1.2953	1.3868	81.216
25	Chile`CHL`South America	1.2736	1.2808	0.88084	1.5909	1.2705	1.4716	78.413
26	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.2709	0.8373	-0.99987	0.8950	0.7836	0.8388	78.358
=27	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.2264	1.3838	1.32740	1.6358	1.0314	1.3362	77.447
=27	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	1.2264	1.0328	1.38577	1.1008	0.8013	1.3362	77.447
=27	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	1.2264	0.8153	1.21291	1.4575	1.0616	1.3362	77.447
=27	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	1.2264	0.8153	0.69431	0.9224	1.0616	0.8679	77.447
31	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.1319	1.1459	0.62614	1.5024	1.2336	1.1388	75.511
32	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.1010	1.0546	0.76359	1.1446	1.1841	1.3267	74.879
33	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.0721	0.8757	0.79349	1.1899	0.9562	0.6481	74.287
34	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.0362	1.1754	0.11666	1.2308	1.1443	1.1784	73.552
35	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.9773	0.9598	0.70952	1.5555	1.0307	1.0598	72.347
36	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.9480	1.1933	1.03648	1.3188	1.5039	1.0519	71.747
37	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.9456	0.8998	0.59995	0.7906	0.8483	0.3853	71.699
38	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.9364	1.1832	1.27125	1.1006	0.9182	1.0491	71.511
39	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.7845	1.4475	0.96356	1.0775	1.0515	0.8848	68.402
40	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.7818	-0.8531	0.89001	0.6858	0.0712	0.7774	68.345
41	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.7596	1.0396	1.10125	0.8962	0.8484	0.9697	67.891
42	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.7585	0.9263	1.06266	1.1795	0.7803	0.5439	67.869
43	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.7386	-0.3857	0.18739	0.6275	0.3993	0.1100	67.461
=44	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.7266	1.2909	0.93269	0.6539	0.8958	1.1318	67.217
=44	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.7266	1.1359	1.12615	0.4980	0.9359	0.9728	67.217
=46	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	0.7073	1.0328	0.77026	1.4575	0.8013	1.3362	66.821
=46	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.7073	0.3804	0.94313	1.2791	0.5410	0.3996	66.821
48	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.6940	1.0448	0.96856	1.3020	0.9724	0.6131	66.548
49	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.6726	0.9072	0.83815	1.1180	0.4649	0.4848	66.112
50	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.6400	-0.8411	1.12433	1.1727	0.2088	0.1818	65.443
51	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.5873	0.9705	0.87218	0.6164	0.8871	0.3980	64.364
52	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.5493	0.6407	0.77623	0.3259	0.9182	1.0491	63.587
53	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.5376	1.0967	1.03461	0.3955	0.7241	0.9906	63.347
54	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.5248	1.1582	0.51706	0.8528	0.8528	0.4727	63.085
55	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.5217	0.8019	0.76323	1.1459	0.6397	0.3091	63.023
56	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.5091	0.9307	0.42453	1.1008	0.7749	0.6372	62.765
57	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.4695	0.7968	0.29947	0.2088	0.3261	0.7252	61.955
58	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.4636	-1.2423	-0.01777	0.2164	-0.1117	-0.0627	61.832
59	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.4160	0.6967	0.89013	1.0843	0.6230	0.4051	60.859
60	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	0.3680	0.0720	—	0.5071	0.5802	0.4447	59.877
61	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.3642	0.9886	0.99932	0.4980	0.8367	0.7030	59.798
62	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.3629	0.6635	1.18892	0.6498	0.6535	0.9574	59.771
63	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.3612	0.7398	-0.00861	0.6752	0.2845	0.4891	59.737
64	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.3497	-0.8528	1.00094	0.2067	0.5192	0.8177	59.502
65	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.3090	1.2037	0.57971	0.9905	0.5137	0.5445	58.668
66	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.3073	0.8430	0.35343	0.7616	0.3981	0.3332	58.633
67	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.2681	0.6321	0.69786	0.3378	0.1039	0.1438	57.831
68	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.2605	0.5263	0.68523	0.2086	0.3363	0.3448	57.676
69	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.2531	0.3349	0.81271	-0.2880	0.3154	0.1136	57.525
70	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.2478	0.3312	1.26366	-0.4556	0.5101	0.3154	57.415
71	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.2365	-0.7567	-0.29059	0.7725	0.2240	0.1052	57.185
72	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.2331	0.9544	0.95937	-0.2813	0.7623	0.7369	57.114
73	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.1902	1.0268	0.88434	0.5864	0.5447	0.3963	56.237
74	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.1881	-0.2617	-0.21073	-0.3441	-0.0076	-0.0770	56.194
75	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.1681	0.2956	0.20419	-0.3190	0.0630	-0.0425	55.785
76	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.1674	-0.7711	0.99877	-0.5039	0.0451	0.8200	55.769
77	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.1291	0.6624	-0.34228	0.3313	-0.2777	-0.2127	54.985
78	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.1277	-0.9135	0.83634	0.6695	0.3229	0.4997	54.958
79	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.0941	0.5342	0.08852	-0.6313	-0.4105	-0.3209	54.269
80	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.0804	-0.5779	-1.04823	0.1793	-0.2174	-0.4616	53.989
81	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.0662	0.5415	-0.06125	-0.1048	0.1966	-0.1000	53.698
82	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.0517	0.0927	-0.33671	0.2673	0.1603	0.0564	53.403
83	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.0188	0.7058	1.04816	0.0702	1.0070	0.2762	52.729
84	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.0163	-0.5899	-0.75726	0.0936	0.1502	0.0855	52.678
85	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.0156	0.6680	-0.20922	0.5023	-0.1111	-0.0017	52.662
86	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-0.0301	-0.0586	-1.49004	0.1653	-0.3944	-0.6627	51.728
87	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.0376	-0.8165	0.64529	0.1041	-0.0678	-0.5304	51.574
88	Guyana`GUY`South America	-0.0703	0.1075	-0.68651	-0.4667	-0.4952	-0.4063	50.905
89	Panama`PAN`Central America	-0.0829	0.6330	0.08124	0.3099	-0.0044	-0.4352	50.646
90	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.0959	0.2656	-0.61133	0.4330	-0.2019	-0.3413	50.381
91	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	-0.1295	-0.4326	0.37163	0.2219	0.3567	0.1529	49.694
92	India`IND`Southern Asia	-0.1318	0.5874	-0.79688	-0.2524	0.2077	-0.2312	49.645
93	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-0.1824	0.6818	0.29972	0.5923	-0.0093	0.1115	48.611
94	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.1859	-0.1256	-1.52993	-0.1972	-0.4628	-0.9676	48.540
95	Suriname`SUR`South America	-0.2250	0.4673	0.01432	-0.5106	-0.2532	0.1385	47.738
96	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.2410	-0.2249	-1.80537	0.1157	-0.5706	-0.2039	47.411
97	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.2551	-0.5690	-0.19588	0.2600	-0.4259	-0.6245	47.123
98	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-0.2698	-1.7188	-0.63310	-0.0928	-0.1052	-0.3294	46.821
99	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.3073	-0.2407	-1.49041	-0.1351	0.1070	-0.2251	46.053
100	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.3302	0.2478	-0.64229	0.1085	-0.4825	-0.2866	45.585
=101	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	-0.3310	0.5978	0.71127	0.5657	1.0616	0.3996	45.568
=101	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	-0.3310	0.5978	0.71127	0.7441	1.0616	0.8679	45.568
103	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	-0.3581	0.0749	-0.77573	0.1871	-0.3016	0.2868	45.014
104	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-0.3635	0.2569	-0.60449	-0.5385	-0.4100	-0.2333	44.902
105	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.3712	-0.5786	-0.38451	-0.1418	-0.3409	-0.3501	44.745
106	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.3718	0.6695	-0.25061	0.0245	-0.3389	-0.2194	44.733
107	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	-0.3808	1.0068	1.06213	0.4863	1.3139	-0.0378	44.550
108	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-0.3898	-1.0252	-0.60232	-0.5499	-0.7308	-0.2215	44.365
109	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.4181	-0.1021	-0.36655	-0.4101	-0.4036	-0.1980	43.785
110	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.4222	-1.3010	0.26075	-0.4840	-0.4916	-0.5798	43.701
111	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.4300	-1.5916	-0.55581	-0.1910	-0.8103	-0.6899	43.541
112	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.4398	0.7213	1.32740	-0.5645	1.2062	-0.0378	43.341
113	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.4492	-1.6134	0.48293	-1.4584	-0.7858	0.4496	43.149
114	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.4775	0.2377	-0.13646	-0.6180	-0.1110	0.0786	42.569
115	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.4832	0.2307	-0.60819	-0.6472	-0.8785	-0.4526	42.453
116	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.4834	0.0475	-0.22626	0.2055	-0.6932	-0.3801	42.449
117	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.4901	-0.3756	-1.00904	-0.3527	-0.2302	-0.6316	42.312
118	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.4954	0.2877	0.63905	-0.1291	-0.1396	-0.5689	42.204
119	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.5008	0.0559	0.21529	—	0.0550	-0.3762	42.094
120	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	-0.5015	0.4832	1.32740	-0.9735	0.9525	0.2484	42.079
121	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-0.5063	0.5496	0.13386	0.3580	0.0788	-0.2500	41.980
122	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.5112	0.1515	-0.30127	-0.4136	-0.2308	-0.2792	41.881
123	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-0.5257	0.0722	-1.07864	-0.2226	-0.6536	-0.8983	41.584
124	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.5455	-0.8882	-1.89467	-0.4879	-0.7692	-0.8811	41.179
125	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.5721	-0.0159	0.10481	-0.4086	-0.3057	-0.1760	40.634
126	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.5749	0.5897	0.05618	-0.3054	0.1015	-0.2706	40.577
127	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.5861	0.1759	-0.55941	-0.0736	-0.5969	-0.6951	40.346
128	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.6202	-1.0880	-0.69138	-0.3355	-0.2497	-0.5755	39.649
129	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.6574	0.0095	0.23360	-0.5176	-0.4515	-0.5992	38.888
130	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.6628	0.4607	0.58309	-0.4762	-0.2688	-0.4059	38.778
131	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.6668	-1.0965	-0.25496	-0.4139	-0.6314	0.0841	38.695
132	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	-0.6706	-0.0938	0.49033	-0.8513	0.5869	-1.3163	38.617
133	Peru`PER`South America	-0.6991	0.1990	-0.69871	0.1693	-0.5313	-0.2615	38.035
134	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.7018	-0.1071	-1.02402	-0.3510	-0.7993	-0.9276	37.978
135	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.7185	0.2884	-0.36775	-0.2580	-0.3415	-0.3394	37.638
136	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.7305	0.1441	-0.14193	-0.1565	-0.4461	-0.6581	37.391
137	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.7428	-1.0919	-1.65565	-0.8203	-0.7364	-0.5317	37.140
138	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.7492	-0.0551	-0.88737	-0.3529	-0.9500	-0.6492	37.008
139	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.7524	-0.1354	-0.67583	-0.3706	-0.9018	-0.9364	36.942
140	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.7710	-0.6680	0.10274	-0.5616	-0.7358	-0.6255	36.563
141	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.7849	-0.0307	-1.11281	-0.4721	-0.6849	-1.0528	36.278
142	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.7905	-0.2114	-0.12983	-0.6366	-0.6286	-0.7724	36.163
143	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.7945	-1.3145	-0.81743	-1.3027	-1.0085	-0.7493	36.082
144	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.8103	-0.7147	-1.07808	-0.5297	-0.7668	-0.4460	35.759
145	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.8200	-0.2260	0.09619	-0.4947	-0.3682	-0.3308	35.559
146	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.8308	-0.6052	-0.69740	-0.3291	-0.9387	-0.9753	35.338
147	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.8564	-0.1543	-0.51344	-0.6250	-0.7647	-0.9867	34.815
148	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.8596	-0.2625	-1.65687	-0.6104	-0.7822	-0.2972	34.749
149	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-0.8614	0.0677	-0.04524	-1.2654	-0.5662	-0.2831	34.712
150	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.8643	0.2806	0.47375	-0.4002	-0.2239	-0.4600	34.653
151	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.8660	-0.9403	0.04506	-0.6133	-0.7413	-0.8465	34.618
152	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-0.8676	-1.0041	-1.36538	-0.5427	-0.9676	-0.8064	34.585
153	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.8770	-0.1305	-0.08420	-0.5501	-0.2235	-0.6457	34.393
154	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.8853	-0.1055	-0.22506	-0.4580	-0.3241	-0.8407	34.223
155	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.9052	-0.0746	-0.28255	-0.2561	-0.5889	-0.7288	33.815
156	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	-0.9082	1.0615	0.98818	-0.8572	1.1207	-0.4501	33.754
157	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.9120	-0.9890	-0.99409	-0.4927	-0.7568	-1.1367	33.676
158	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.9202	-0.4685	-1.65748	-0.8887	-1.0069	-1.4295	33.508
159	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.9214	-0.4688	-1.26515	-0.5675	-1.2041	-1.3570	33.484
160	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.9362	0.0700	-0.18269	-0.3128	-0.6964	-0.9075	33.181
161	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.9417	-0.0739	-0.75451	-0.8979	-1.0135	-0.8143	33.069
162	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.9551	-1.5562	-0.09846	-1.2034	-1.0496	-1.2970	32.795
163	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.9635	-0.9362	-0.14900	-0.4768	-0.3905	-0.6198	32.623
164	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.9661	-0.9062	0.06368	-0.4451	-0.9326	-1.1996	32.569
165	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.9822	-0.0833	0.24634	-0.6268	-0.4661	-0.3682	32.239
166	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-1.0452	-0.9939	-0.10364	-0.6766	-0.9480	-0.6552	30.950
167	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.0515	-0.6677	-1.26560	-1.1903	-1.4527	-1.0907	30.821
168	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-1.0521	-1.4333	0.15372	-1.6204	-1.1505	-0.4841	30.809
169	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.0553	-1.6695	-0.54943	-1.3173	-0.9117	-0.9615	30.744
170	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-1.0573	-0.6393	-1.89375	-0.5217	-0.7004	-0.7336	30.702
171	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.0648	-0.5964	-1.81481	-0.9194	-1.1434	-1.1775	30.548
172	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-1.0702	-0.9308	-0.27439	-0.7888	-1.1836	-0.8534	30.439
173	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.0971	-0.6105	-0.41727	-1.0501	-1.1650	-1.0729	29.888
174	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-1.1043	0.0882	-1.16095	-1.3177	-1.1813	-0.4118	29.740
175	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-1.1235	0.3572	0.39633	-0.7608	-0.4116	-0.4574	29.348
176	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.1470	-2.1024	-0.88333	-1.7439	-1.2415	-0.4756	28.866
177	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.1880	-1.6414	-2.27458	-1.1454	-1.3464	-1.2028	28.027
178	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-1.2155	-0.2440	-0.23917	-1.1619	-0.8475	-1.0104	27.465
179	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-1.2174	-0.8568	-0.57905	-0.4905	-1.3396	-1.1365	27.426
180	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.3111	-1.0542	-1.21664	-1.0804	-1.1846	-1.0617	25.508
181	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.3383	0.0065	-1.25599	-1.3811	-0.8584	-0.7846	24.951
182	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.3502	-1.1401	-1.81309	-1.1451	-1.3865	-1.1781	24.708
183	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.3523	-0.6035	-1.26530	-1.0816	-0.9911	-1.0688	24.664
184	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.3635	-1.1081	-0.89099	-1.1539	-1.2263	-1.1386	24.436
185	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.4218	-1.5431	-1.30029	-1.9191	-1.9019	-1.3757	23.242
186	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.4254	-1.8800	0.17061	-1.3368	-1.0786	-1.1960	23.167
187	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.4706	-1.2626	-1.75797	-1.1809	-1.5448	-1.2973	22.244
188	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-1.4757	-1.1196	-1.95433	-0.9577	-1.4568	-1.1431	22.139
189	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-1.4765	-1.7145	-1.57052	-1.6174	-1.4280	-1.2036	22.122
190	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-1.5085	-1.1175	-0.68974	-1.0668	-1.3236	-1.2978	21.466
191	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.5331	-1.7937	0.06019	-1.6024	-1.2248	-1.3596	20.963
192	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.5971	-1.7412	-0.32125	-2.1062	-1.4903	-1.4841	19.654
193	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-1.6274	-0.3897	-0.35438	-1.4376	-0.9680	-0.6337	19.033
194	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.6350	-0.7633	-1.39483	-0.8673	-1.4724	-1.2690	18.878
195	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-1.6628	-1.1121	-0.97064	-0.9492	-0.9775	-1.0725	18.308
196	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.6712	-1.1446	-2.06607	-1.3724	-1.6223	-1.5087	18.137
197	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.6786	-2.1698	-0.82298	-2.1145	-1.6263	-1.5917	17.986
198	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.6799	-1.0213	-2.15805	-1.5192	-1.8558	-1.5195	17.958
199	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.6936	-0.9538	-1.71602	-1.3592	-1.5247	-1.1199	17.678
200	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.9020	-1.2118	-2.66994	-1.4306	-1.6577	-1.5197	13.414
201	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.9509	-2.1872	-0.13652	-2.0043	-1.4036	-1.2894	12.411
202	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-2.0623	-1.7172	-2.62271	-2.0688	-2.5241	-1.6563	10.131

02In 2006

At either end

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

Highest

1Denmark2.1569
2Singapore2.1421
3Norway1.9632
4Finland1.9631
5New Zealand1.8823

Lowest

202Somalia-2.0623
201North Korea-1.9509
200Iraq-1.9020
199Central African Republic-1.6936
198Afghanistan-1.6799

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.3310. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Voice and Accountability
HighestDenmark1.7209
LowestNorth Korea-2.1872
Middle country: 0.0815
Political Stability and Absence of Violence
HighestFinland1.45683
LowestIraq-2.66994
Middle country: 0.06019
Regulatory Quality
HighestDenmark2.1866
LowestMyanmar-2.1145
Middle country: -0.1565
Rule of Law
HighestDenmark1.9629
LowestSomalia-2.5241
Middle country: -0.1708
Control of Corruption
HighestFinland2.3985
LowestSomalia-1.6563
Middle country: -0.2281
Governance Score, Government Effectiveness (0–100)
HighestDenmark96.493
LowestSomalia10.131
Middle country: 45.568

032005 → 2006

Since 2005

What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
200values changed, of 200 in both
102 · 98rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Cuba-0.9998 → -0.4492+0.5506
Liechtenstein1.2275 → 1.7456+0.5181
Andorra0.7083 → 1.2264+0.5181
Jamaica-0.3694 → 0.1291+0.4985
Eswatini-1.1235 → -0.6668+0.4567

Fell most

Puerto Rico1.2275 → 0.5091−0.7184
Iceland2.0051 → 1.4551−0.5500
Macau1.2275 → 0.7073−0.5202
Guinea-0.8587 → -1.3502−0.4914
Spain1.3709 → 1.0362−0.3348

+ Montenegro

+ Kosovo

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

195 distinct values among 202
Values are stored exactly as published, to 17 decimals. 4 countries share 1.2264. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
2 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.

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World Bank Group (2006). Government Effectiveness, 2006 [data set], describing 2006. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/government-effectiveness/2006

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