Data for 2007

Government Effectiveness, 2007

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Government Effectiveness, 2007 covers 203 countries on 7 measures. Singapore is highest, at 2.21003; Somalia is lowest, at -2.06182. The middle country reads -0.32598. Against 2006, 202 values changed (131 up, 71 down), 1 country joined.

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Government Effectiveness · Data for 2007

HighestSingapore

2.21003

LowestSomalia

-2.06182

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

203countries
7measures per country
2007the year it describes
196distinct values19 decimals, as published
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Every country and every column of Government Effectiveness, 2007, 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	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.21003	-0.15257	1.1289	2.0263	1.4008	2.1716	97.5797
2	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.19346	1.66205	1.2626	2.1782	1.9887	2.3195	97.2405
3	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.99065	1.67373	1.2863	1.7793	1.8876	2.1584	93.0892
4	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.94260	1.67583	1.2290	1.5378	1.8649	1.9153	92.1058
5	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.85309	1.55011	1.3395	1.7776	1.7861	2.2646	90.2737
6	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.84994	1.52306	1.0231	1.6380	1.7158	1.9276	90.2091
7	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.84099	1.61262	1.4939	1.7639	1.9173	2.3340	90.0259
8	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.80859	1.58411	1.1975	1.8809	1.7919	2.1807	89.3627
9	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.79196	1.51029	1.0613	1.5424	1.6941	1.6569	89.0224
10	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.76668	1.53854	1.4800	1.7430	1.7083	2.0692	88.5050
=11	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.74717	1.02871	1.2141	1.4589	1.5863	1.3304	88.1056
=11	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.74717	1.44624	1.3289	1.6372	1.5207	1.2579	88.1056
13	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.72095	1.54410	1.3060	1.7867	1.9278	1.9653	87.5689
14	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.71397	1.67738	0.9282	1.8410	1.7691	2.0989	87.4260
15	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.71383	1.38502	0.6877	1.9586	1.5685	1.6280	87.4231
16	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.70432	1.50311	1.0828	1.8216	1.7017	1.8653	87.2285
17	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.62645	0.61572	1.1763	2.0963	1.4079	1.6775	85.6347
18	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.56024	1.37723	0.6601	1.3966	1.3127	1.4851	84.2795
19	United States`USA`Northern America	1.52133	1.20999	0.4556	1.4967	1.5558	1.2362	83.4831
20	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.49522	1.52966	0.8620	1.4829	1.3462	1.3864	82.9487
21	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.38607	1.52312	1.4716	1.7039	1.7976	1.9937	80.7144
22	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.36235	1.50246	1.3442	1.8928	1.6394	1.4604	80.2290
23	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.33080	1.07468	1.0841	1.1772	1.3920	1.3388	79.5833
24	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.28823	1.09507	1.1399	1.2523	1.2461	0.8591	78.7118
25	Chile`CHL`South America	1.28087	1.29192	0.7789	1.5928	1.2732	1.3960	78.5611
=26	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.22801	1.38239	1.3289	1.6372	1.3034	1.3304	77.4791
=26	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	1.22801	1.02871	1.3870	1.1022	0.8055	1.3304	77.4791
=26	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	1.22801	0.81126	1.2141	1.4589	1.0658	1.3304	77.4791
=26	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	1.22801	0.81126	0.6956	0.9238	0.8055	0.8621	77.4791
30	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.19017	0.77068	-0.8207	0.9850	0.7467	0.6735	76.7047
31	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.15135	1.16408	0.6926	1.5005	1.2527	1.0861	75.9101
32	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.13383	1.24785	0.0451	1.2606	1.1955	1.0482	75.5514
33	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.13299	0.90768	0.7418	0.9536	1.0025	0.5109	75.5344
34	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.10198	1.14033	0.6689	1.1454	1.3385	1.3230	74.8995
35	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.06599	0.85900	0.7081	1.1877	0.9674	0.5761	74.1629
36	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.02567	1.23253	1.1069	1.3390	1.5550	1.0031	73.3376
37	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.94490	0.96508	0.7261	1.5416	1.0791	1.0026	71.6843
38	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.93760	1.19540	0.7773	0.9757	0.9206	1.0447	71.5350
39	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.80312	-0.82277	1.0072	0.7072	0.0505	0.7740	68.7823
40	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.79519	-0.41924	0.1543	0.6650	0.3101	0.0555	68.6200
=41	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.78924	1.29831	0.5677	0.6646	0.8974	1.1285	68.4983
=41	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.78924	1.14328	0.7611	0.5810	0.7648	0.9695	68.4983
43	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.76078	1.44536	0.8432	1.1547	1.1736	0.9146	67.9157
44	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.73272	1.01125	1.1739	0.9351	0.9224	0.9951	67.3415
=45	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	0.70884	1.02871	0.7715	1.4589	0.8055	1.3304	66.8526
=45	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.70884	0.15889	0.3289	1.1022	0.2849	-0.0744	66.8526
47	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.64095	-0.89271	1.1256	1.1737	0.4106	0.1781	65.4630
48	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.59027	0.91164	1.1108	1.0243	0.4348	0.3901	64.4257
49	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.58925	0.88769	1.0915	1.1350	0.7507	0.4341	64.4048
50	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.58694	0.98589	1.0188	0.6774	0.9089	0.3574	64.3574
51	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.57897	-0.92013	1.0029	0.3187	0.5600	0.9021	64.1943
52	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.55049	1.11353	1.0753	0.3985	0.7721	1.0486	63.6113
53	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.55047	0.57212	0.7773	0.3269	0.9206	1.0447	63.6110
54	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.54226	0.62473	1.2597	0.6706	0.7115	0.9534	63.4430
55	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.50820	0.87213	0.5002	1.0986	0.8025	0.4900	62.7458
56	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.50734	-1.29531	0.0117	0.1749	-0.1375	-0.1187	62.7282
57	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	0.50201	0.09641	—	0.3749	0.3080	0.7133	62.6191
58	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.48850	1.03225	0.8714	0.5810	0.9184	0.6997	62.3426
59	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.48443	1.02187	0.7798	1.3205	0.9071	0.5414	62.2592
60	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.47919	1.20138	0.5323	0.8510	0.8566	0.2819	62.1519
61	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.47045	0.86211	0.3005	0.2094	0.3677	0.4521	61.9730
62	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.45171	0.79771	0.7993	1.1089	0.6450	0.1865	61.5896
63	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.38785	1.01324	0.9162	-0.1795	0.7607	0.8255	60.2825
64	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.33251	0.64108	0.7690	0.3788	0.2174	0.1075	59.1498
65	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.31934	0.68665	0.1798	0.6238	0.1381	0.3373	58.8801
66	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.31032	0.71590	0.7555	1.0512	0.6954	0.3148	58.6955
67	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.29526	-0.71170	-0.1780	0.8748	0.2758	0.1017	58.3873
68	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.27666	0.48975	0.9125	0.1413	0.3459	0.3058	58.0065
69	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.25708	1.03221	0.8231	0.6190	0.5426	0.4559	57.6058
70	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.25384	0.29147	0.7442	-0.1377	0.3948	0.1119	57.5395
71	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.23488	0.84924	0.7608	0.8297	0.5325	0.3267	57.1513
72	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.20316	1.23444	0.5061	0.9721	0.5441	0.3855	56.5021
73	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.18968	1.02871	0.9847	0.5671	1.0658	0.3939	56.2262
74	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.18160	-0.58645	0.4639	-0.4912	0.2212	0.8495	56.0609
75	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.15220	-0.02494	-0.5709	0.3080	0.1374	0.0813	55.4590
76	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.10201	0.69339	-0.2048	0.3322	-0.1780	-0.2884	54.4318
77	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.09535	-0.56747	-0.2856	0.0935	0.2715	0.1022	54.2954
78	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.08790	-0.86929	0.8506	0.7186	0.3213	0.3252	54.1430
79	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.06707	-0.50836	-1.0429	0.0624	-0.2514	-0.2433	53.7164
80	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.06150	0.62724	-0.0798	0.5442	-0.0035	-0.0413	53.6025
81	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.04665	-0.04896	-1.4467	0.1662	-0.4301	-0.6880	53.2985
82	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.04638	0.53402	0.2191	-0.6333	-0.4450	-0.4152	53.2930
83	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.04459	0.59418	-0.1007	-0.0873	0.1835	-0.0807	53.2564
84	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.03852	0.10789	-0.4397	-0.5245	-0.3966	-0.4958	53.1322
85	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.00629	0.61239	0.1154	0.3841	0.0306	-0.4842	52.4725
86	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	-0.00176	0.65061	0.9524	0.0708	1.0086	0.2723	52.3077
87	India`IND`Southern Asia	-0.03423	0.57945	-0.7904	-0.2698	0.1870	-0.3273	51.6430
88	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.03671	-0.69743	-0.0156	0.0176	-0.1559	-0.7541	51.5922
89	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	-0.08891	0.36880	1.1432	-0.4648	0.4896	0.4124	50.5238
90	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	-0.16056	0.24509	0.1666	-0.1208	0.0200	-0.0961	49.0572
91	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	-0.16994	-0.44578	0.6585	0.2585	0.4250	0.0673	48.8653
92	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.17372	0.22608	-0.6250	0.4041	-0.2869	-0.4056	48.7879
93	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	-0.17766	0.00199	-0.4766	0.4298	-0.1936	0.0727	48.7073
94	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-0.17977	0.71438	0.3447	0.6236	0.0150	-0.0553	48.6641
95	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-0.22530	-1.67413	-0.5787	0.0038	-0.1451	-0.3253	47.7321
96	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.22982	-0.18000	-1.6043	0.1446	-0.4666	-0.2645	47.6397
97	Suriname`SUR`South America	-0.23445	0.50251	0.0608	-0.4852	-0.2224	0.0923	47.5448
98	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.25036	-0.34920	-1.6916	-0.0897	0.0468	-0.1361	47.2192
99	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.27579	-0.23579	-1.8347	-0.2593	-0.5695	-1.0183	46.6987
100	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.29907	-1.59735	-0.5073	-0.1813	-0.6776	-0.6150	46.2222
101	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.32453	0.28444	-0.2735	0.1465	-0.3475	-0.2698	45.7011
102	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.32598	-0.59041	-0.4076	-0.1007	-0.3563	-0.3088	45.6715
=103	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	-0.32948	-0.63967	-0.0281	-0.4659	-0.6464	0.0419	45.5997
=103	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	-0.32948	1.02871	0.4417	0.7455	1.0658	0.8621	45.5997
105	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.36574	-0.48944	0.1482	0.2848	-0.3665	-0.7002	44.8576
106	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-0.37350	0.32404	-0.3950	-0.3682	-0.2654	-0.3065	44.6988
107	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.37690	0.65434	-0.2320	-0.0191	-0.3322	-0.2877	44.6292
108	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-0.40063	-1.08488	-0.3507	-0.5803	-0.6530	-0.1269	44.1434
109	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.40612	-0.03681	-0.3413	-0.4090	-0.3525	-0.2944	44.0311
110	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.43312	-1.29094	0.1199	-0.4352	-0.4687	-0.4241	43.4784
111	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.43421	-0.43521	-0.7434	-0.3252	-0.2710	-0.7040	43.4561
112	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.44150	-0.05622	-0.2111	-0.4399	-0.1814	-0.3511	43.3070
113	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.44751	0.05670	0.0714	-0.3726	-0.3091	-0.1385	43.1838
114	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.44873	-1.57664	0.4099	-1.4581	-0.6911	0.4484	43.1589
115	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.45623	0.15624	-0.6065	-0.7599	-0.8597	-0.4796	43.0053
116	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.46788	0.65172	1.3289	-0.6464	1.1656	-0.1002	42.7669
117	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-0.47508	0.10159	-0.8314	-0.2631	-0.6384	-0.7029	42.6195
118	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.47771	0.00117	-0.0216	0.2529	-0.7308	-0.4164	42.5657
119	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.49491	-0.09128	0.1102	—	0.0584	-0.3869	42.2137
120	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	-0.49740	0.99792	1.0632	-0.1596	1.2733	-0.1002	42.1626
121	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.49954	0.14831	-0.1948	0.0370	-0.5032	-0.6654	42.1189
122	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	-0.50920	-0.14586	0.3484	-0.7139	0.5307	-1.0522	41.9211
123	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.51820	0.09996	-0.3007	-0.6630	-0.1352	0.0289	41.7369
124	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	-0.51897	1.01818	0.9920	-0.7166	1.0460	-0.1815	41.7212
125	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-0.53694	0.49297	0.1919	0.4250	0.1026	-0.3308	41.3533
126	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.53883	-0.97431	-2.2850	-0.5375	-0.7978	-0.8458	41.3147
127	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	-0.54370	0.37024	1.3289	-1.0156	0.8963	0.2843	41.2150
128	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.57471	-0.20733	-1.4157	-0.3400	-0.8877	-0.9416	40.5802
129	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.58115	0.41208	0.4237	-0.4679	-0.2401	-0.3158	40.4485
130	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.58749	-0.03735	0.0770	-0.4744	-0.5182	-0.5066	40.3186
131	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.58886	-1.10672	-0.4594	-0.1460	-0.2497	-0.5387	40.2907
132	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.59271	0.32255	0.6754	-0.1542	-0.1573	-0.6420	40.2119
133	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.61905	0.55986	0.1339	-0.3050	0.0707	-0.2774	39.6728
134	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.62983	-1.08959	-1.6486	-0.7632	-0.7216	-0.5334	39.4521
135	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.66533	-0.21126	-0.4670	-0.2665	-0.8962	-0.9283	38.7255
136	Peru`PER`South America	-0.68662	0.21155	-0.5319	0.2367	-0.5529	-0.3554	38.2896
137	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.69089	-0.45131	-0.1480	-0.4803	-0.5690	-0.5407	38.2023
138	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.69548	-0.20247	0.3496	-0.4082	-0.3292	-0.3633	38.1082
139	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.69803	-1.19965	-0.1237	-0.5324	-0.6944	0.0823	38.0562
140	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.72653	-0.09665	-0.8448	-0.4032	-0.9438	-0.6147	37.4728
141	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.74676	-0.57635	-0.6136	-0.1845	-0.9182	-1.0787	37.0586
142	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.74986	0.11622	-0.0818	-0.1539	-0.4582	-0.7524	36.9952
143	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.77025	-0.04655	-0.9640	-0.3459	-0.6588	-1.0465	36.5779
144	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.78296	-0.49777	-1.7138	-0.8611	-1.0361	-0.2127	36.3177
145	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.79021	-1.38914	-0.7396	-1.3733	-1.0482	-0.7764	36.1692
146	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.80014	0.23405	-0.4626	-0.2543	-0.3243	-0.4247	35.9661
147	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.80490	-0.10730	0.0439	-0.3434	-0.2764	-0.8250	35.8686
148	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.80697	-0.24145	-0.3502	-0.5981	-0.6401	-0.6801	35.8262
149	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.80754	-0.54678	-0.8797	-0.4818	-1.1192	-1.3254	35.8146
150	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.81604	0.25058	0.3552	-0.3315	-0.0962	-0.4789	35.6406
151	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.82201	-0.07810	-0.0771	-0.5034	-0.1586	-0.6551	35.5183
152	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.82512	-0.75962	-1.0443	-0.4591	-0.7219	-0.4814	35.4548
153	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.83647	-0.92742	-0.0197	-0.4350	-0.3412	-0.6426	35.2224
154	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.85422	-0.09385	-0.3922	-0.5628	-0.7716	-1.0574	34.8592
155	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.85831	-0.45534	-1.5459	-0.8957	-0.8685	-1.1441	34.7754
156	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-0.85972	-0.98089	-1.6063	-0.5277	-0.9567	-0.8362	34.7466
157	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.86080	-0.96278	-0.6052	-0.4531	-0.7111	-1.1599	34.7245
158	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.86541	-0.84891	0.1371	-0.5436	-0.6543	-0.9688	34.6301
159	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.87153	0.10086	0.0201	-0.3072	-0.6381	-0.9516	34.5048
160	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.87597	-1.07592	0.0228	-0.6618	-0.8876	-0.4901	34.4139
161	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.88626	0.00633	-0.6565	-0.9306	-0.9562	-0.7851	34.2032
162	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.89364	-0.09968	-0.1005	-0.3271	-0.6367	-0.8192	34.0523
163	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.90942	-1.55919	-0.1659	-1.1951	-0.9954	-1.2742	33.7293
164	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.91744	-0.09125	0.2629	-0.4975	-0.4180	-0.3230	33.5650
165	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-0.94719	-1.77561	-0.5468	-1.1350	-0.8728	-1.0786	32.9563
166	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.95157	-0.89480	-0.3438	-0.7099	-1.0997	-0.8268	32.8666
167	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.95496	0.24378	0.4780	-0.8004	-0.3533	-0.3750	32.7971
168	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-0.96059	-0.74140	-1.2170	-1.3960	-1.6330	-1.2865	32.6819
169	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-0.97512	0.04125	0.1360	-1.2089	-0.5978	-0.4778	32.3846
170	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.97562	-0.83458	0.4554	-0.4420	-0.8288	-1.2103	32.3742
171	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-0.98235	-0.63773	-1.6780	-0.8760	-1.0752	-1.1456	32.2365
172	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.98410	-0.35330	-1.8452	-0.5174	-0.6849	-0.7813	32.2007
173	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.99834	-0.86672	-0.6312	-0.4145	-1.2497	-1.0512	31.9092
174	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	-1.02946	1.05955	0.9920	-0.8530	1.2043	-0.4798	31.2723
175	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-1.05076	-1.38558	0.2914	-1.5525	-1.0635	-0.4867	30.8362
176	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.06938	-0.72030	-0.3633	-1.1124	-1.2117	-1.1328	30.4552
177	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-1.10576	0.23175	-1.1024	-1.3793	-1.1202	-0.4881	29.7104
178	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.14663	-2.17563	-0.9870	-1.7694	-1.3275	-0.5432	28.8738
179	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-1.15210	-0.22609	-0.1625	-1.1390	-0.8316	-0.9553	28.7620
180	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.19976	-1.63541	-2.3686	-1.2176	-1.3789	-1.3126	27.7865
181	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.24451	-0.97614	-0.6081	-1.0579	-1.2035	-1.0546	26.8704
182	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-1.29165	-1.71701	-1.1417	-1.4864	-1.1770	-1.2049	25.9056
183	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.30572	-1.30664	-2.2335	-1.1691	-1.4441	-1.3681	25.6175
184	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.34764	-1.58415	-1.4161	-1.9483	-1.8932	-1.4061	24.7595
185	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.35849	-0.04805	-1.1798	-1.3808	-0.9859	-0.7206	24.5375
186	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.36958	-0.59507	-1.1142	-1.0858	-1.0507	-1.1390	24.3104
187	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.38713	-1.12677	-0.8507	-1.1307	-1.1662	-1.1018	23.9513
188	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-1.43125	-1.09750	-0.7656	-1.0394	-1.3293	-1.2813	23.0481
189	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.43479	-1.88490	0.4698	-1.1677	-1.0210	-1.1616	22.9758
190	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.46222	-1.30051	-1.7112	-1.1934	-1.5165	-1.3754	22.4143
191	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-1.49935	-1.08303	-1.9659	-0.9751	-1.4297	-1.0549	21.6544
192	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.53243	-1.89293	0.0611	-1.6058	-1.1519	-1.3614	20.9771
193	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.59641	-1.81519	0.0971	-1.9954	-1.4294	-1.4856	19.6677
194	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-1.62681	-0.49174	-0.9851	-1.3948	-0.9666	-0.6358	19.0455
195	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.63462	-0.68052	-1.3338	-0.8900	-1.3687	-1.2880	18.8855
196	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-1.63779	-0.99213	-0.5923	-1.0448	-0.9907	-1.0362	18.8206
197	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.64826	-0.97887	-2.3587	-1.5339	-1.8558	-1.5672	18.6063
198	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.65719	-0.95009	-1.7152	-1.3216	-1.5069	-1.0483	18.4236
199	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.67810	-2.16482	-1.0705	-2.1142	-1.6258	-1.5322	17.9955
200	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.70142	-1.10469	-2.0456	-1.3741	-1.6000	-1.3979	17.5181
201	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.72426	-1.08517	-2.6011	-1.3658	-1.7328	-1.5425	17.0506
202	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.95044	-2.08115	-0.1357	-2.0395	-1.4029	-1.2917	12.4211
203	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-2.06182	-1.83339	-3.0482	-2.0686	-2.5215	-1.6579	10.1414

02In 2007

At either end

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

Highest

1Singapore2.21003
2Denmark2.19346
3Sweden1.99065
4Norway1.94260
5New Zealand1.85309

Lowest

203Somalia-2.06182
202North Korea-1.95044
201Iraq-1.72426
200DR Congo-1.70142
199Myanmar-1.67810

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.32598. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Voice and Accountability
HighestNetherlands1.67738
LowestEritrea-2.17563
Middle country: 0.09996
Political Stability and Absence of Violence
HighestFinland1.4939
LowestSomalia-3.0482
Middle country: 0.1037
Regulatory Quality
HighestDenmark2.1782
LowestMyanmar-2.1142
Middle country: -0.1500
Rule of Law
HighestDenmark1.9887
LowestSomalia-2.5215
Middle country: -0.1573
Control of Corruption
HighestFinland2.3340
LowestSomalia-1.6579
Middle country: -0.2698
Governance Score, Government Effectiveness (0–100)
HighestSingapore97.5797
LowestSomalia10.1414
Middle country: 45.6715

032006 → 2007

Since 2006

What changed between 2006 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
202values changed, of 202 in both
131 · 71rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

American Samoa-0.33104 → 0.18968+0.52072
Qatar0.34972 → 0.57897+0.22925
Cambodia-1.21738 → -0.99834+0.21904
South Korea0.94562 → 1.13299+0.18738
Uzbekistan-1.47652 → -1.29165+0.18487

Fell most

Fiji0.18812 → -0.32948−0.51760
Vanuatu0.24775 → -0.08891−0.33666
Montenegro0.16814 → -0.16056−0.32871
Hungary0.69398 → 0.48443−0.20955
Czechia0.75849 → 0.58925−0.16924

+ Nauru

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

196 distinct values among 203
Values are stored exactly as published, to 19 decimals. 4 countries share 1.22801. 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 (2007). Government Effectiveness, 2007 [data set], describing 2007. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/government-effectiveness/2007

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