Data for 2009

Government Effectiveness, 2009

Name: Government Effectiveness, 2009
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Government Effectiveness, 2009 covers 206 countries on 7 measures. Finland is highest, at 2.15753; Somalia is lowest, at -1.97932. The middle country reads -0.16090. Against 2008, 204 values changed (143 up, 61 down), 2 countries joined.

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Government Effectiveness · Data for 2009

HighestFinland

2.15753

LowestSomalia

-1.97932

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

206countries
7measures per country
2009the year it describes
205distinct values18 decimals, as published
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Every country and every column of Government Effectiveness, 2009, 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	2.15753	1.59860	1.49188	1.9548	1.9063	2.17806	96.505
2	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.14827	1.71440	1.20481	2.0504	1.8577	2.31055	96.316
3	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	2.07525	1.69751	1.17177	1.7570	1.8525	2.14452	94.821
4	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.99537	-0.13317	1.20819	1.9440	1.3645	2.14302	93.186
5	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.94889	1.60104	1.47334	1.7070	1.6777	2.05228	92.235
6	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.93187	1.64556	1.18598	1.8089	1.8009	2.27934	91.886
7	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.86744	1.57501	1.30246	1.7370	1.7640	2.05016	90.567
8	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.81255	1.61025	1.04696	1.6768	1.6590	2.04028	89.444
9	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.81223	1.69062	1.40588	1.6120	1.8681	1.90080	89.437
10	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.80778	1.45863	1.36442	1.6338	1.6231	1.96954	89.346
11	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.77331	1.03296	1.22074	1.4531	1.3196	1.33198	88.641
12	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.75938	1.50423	1.34166	1.4529	1.6686	2.14667	88.356
13	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.73595	1.52133	1.03482	1.4338	1.5783	1.68417	87.876
14	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.70010	1.50471	0.97904	1.7634	1.6849	1.97246	87.142
15	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.69744	1.48516	0.94614	1.2044	1.2269	1.56147	87.088
16	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.64563	1.65296	1.65924	1.6983	1.6788	1.76124	86.027
17	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.62465	1.53738	1.27811	1.5828	1.7771	1.80620	85.598
18	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.52913	1.36242	0.49513	1.5905	1.4760	1.36754	83.643
19	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.49728	0.59015	0.99020	1.9630	1.3525	1.63969	82.991
20	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.46058	1.37183	0.49626	1.2354	1.2391	1.43618	82.240
21	United States`USA`Northern America	1.44150	1.23378	0.62975	1.3159	1.4941	1.15093	81.849
22	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	1.36442	1.41502	1.33496	1.4895	1.4261	1.03023	80.271
23	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.36051	1.18313	1.09034	1.2284	1.2971	1.16554	80.191
24	Chile`CHL`South America	1.33400	1.20779	0.86459	1.5618	1.2424	1.42324	79.649
25	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.29954	1.19476	0.79252	1.3900	1.1594	1.07791	78.943
26	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.27829	1.44350	1.09714	1.6361	1.5310	1.44117	78.508
=27	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.25415	1.38389	1.33666	1.6314	1.2996	1.33198	78.014
=27	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	1.25415	0.81550	0.70215	0.9180	0.7991	0.86369	78.014
29	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.24864	0.73607	-1.04573	0.9600	0.7731	0.68454	77.901
30	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.20925	1.24633	1.27961	0.7241	1.1393	1.25212	77.095
31	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.16847	0.89700	0.83987	1.1107	0.9231	0.59037	76.261
32	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	1.11261	1.39808	0.88274	1.1734	1.0619	0.88932	75.117
33	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	1.08322	0.66003	0.31849	1.4127	0.7177	0.33827	74.516
34	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.04646	0.98957	1.14555	1.0096	0.8989	0.91672	73.763
35	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.04406	1.25121	1.17681	1.3134	1.4197	0.96388	73.714
36	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.03980	0.93509	0.61943	0.7699	0.9365	0.43945	73.627
37	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.01002	1.02867	0.64643	1.4241	0.9919	0.99951	73.017
38	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.98382	1.28508	-0.00389	1.1565	1.0086	1.02385	72.481
39	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.95975	0.89484	0.54430	0.8497	0.9391	0.52923	71.988
40	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.95710	1.12971	1.34921	0.9716	0.9170	1.04588	71.934
41	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.92077	1.00000	1.06866	1.1559	0.7704	0.40220	71.191
42	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.87186	0.95724	0.84034	0.6712	0.8818	1.48239	70.189
43	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.86958	0.66504	1.34315	1.2451	0.8390	1.03023	70.143
44	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.86610	1.30306	0.93917	0.5949	0.9213	1.12934	70.071
45	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.85576	-0.93487	1.32670	0.8462	0.7650	1.36946	69.860
46	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.80439	1.07782	0.98754	0.4546	1.0314	0.97036	68.808
47	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.79146	1.20888	1.03937	0.3771	0.7914	1.19554	68.544
48	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.75797	0.93089	0.90579	1.0125	0.4136	0.18795	67.858
49	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.73787	-0.70678	1.09700	0.7687	0.1202	0.84360	67.447
50	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	0.73498	1.03296	0.77810	1.4531	0.7991	1.33198	67.388
51	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.72698	-0.76822	1.28816	1.0021	0.6778	0.92206	67.224
52	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.67505	-0.40308	0.01280	0.4765	0.2319	-0.14753	66.161
53	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.66120	0.63220	1.22272	0.8014	0.6946	0.95949	65.878
54	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.61939	1.17150	0.00357	0.7024	0.6600	0.09521	65.022
55	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.58352	0.94747	0.74093	1.1764	0.6372	0.39179	64.288
56	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.56996	0.70607	0.78271	0.3228	0.9170	1.04588	64.010
57	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.56912	0.91199	0.61286	1.0070	0.5677	0.22395	63.993
58	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.54548	1.05071	0.72091	0.7496	0.6523	0.61753	63.509
59	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.53148	1.03137	0.97655	0.9015	0.5776	0.58364	63.222
60	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.53042	0.85779	0.30595	0.2179	0.3871	0.48121	63.201
61	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.52030	0.62649	0.73411	0.3913	0.1579	0.05507	62.994
62	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.51841	0.26846	0.64422	0.0286	0.1899	0.41225	62.955
63	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.50365	1.02146	1.00580	0.4546	0.8915	0.70056	62.653
64	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.48601	0.66230	-0.05191	0.6585	0.0142	0.12496	62.292
65	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.45923	0.80781	0.62902	1.0267	0.6237	0.26472	61.743
66	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.45639	0.43070	0.90084	0.3221	0.4330	0.49886	61.685
67	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.42629	1.14402	0.48183	0.8540	0.4102	0.28824	61.069
68	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.40147	0.70299	0.03583	0.4715	-0.0635	-0.02609	60.561
69	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.37894	1.00549	1.00995	-0.0510	0.6692	0.90535	60.100
70	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.37716	-1.33456	-0.11343	0.1918	-0.1236	-0.29240	60.064
71	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.36871	-0.20966	0.82809	-0.9087	0.1585	0.77591	59.891
72	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.34404	0.06995	-0.55544	0.3679	0.0826	0.03807	59.386
73	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.34371	-0.37602	-1.10390	0.2158	-0.3099	-0.16972	59.379
74	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	0.34291	1.43709	1.49463	1.5250	1.6416	1.02180	59.363
75	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.28214	0.66042	-0.34469	0.2920	-0.3287	-0.27773	58.119
76	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.25815	0.71218	0.11554	0.3896	-0.0910	-0.30153	57.628
77	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.22886	0.34786	-0.79260	0.3881	-0.4964	-0.31615	57.028
78	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.22874	-0.73669	-0.20389	0.7671	0.2395	0.07618	57.026
79	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.21582	1.03296	0.99505	0.5613	1.0594	0.39540	56.761
80	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.19101	0.68404	0.12987	0.1723	-0.2275	-0.03668	56.253
81	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.15589	0.56743	0.15866	-0.0061	0.0333	-0.00417	55.534
82	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.15195	-0.67964	-0.41661	0.1730	0.1080	0.08752	55.454
83	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.14459	-0.86995	0.83005	0.8032	0.4283	0.30513	55.303
84	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.12172	0.57720	-0.88843	-0.2939	0.1414	-0.34560	54.835
85	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.10593	0.75531	0.42613	0.9679	0.8069	0.56680	54.512
86	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.09413	-0.42617	0.53059	0.3495	0.3380	0.09072	54.270
87	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.06421	0.51516	0.25907	-0.4450	-0.1109	-0.11029	53.658
88	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.06387	0.24903	0.70548	0.0489	-0.0175	-0.24849	53.651
89	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.05312	0.65060	0.36532	0.5316	-0.0893	-0.24318	53.431
90	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.03176	0.18329	-0.38808	-0.5957	-0.4666	-0.45055	52.994
91	Argentina`ARG`South America	-0.00541	0.45019	-0.15989	-0.7460	-0.5946	-0.39435	52.233
92	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	-0.00591	0.56623	0.95790	-0.0548	0.7988	0.20855	52.223
93	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-0.01421	-0.04954	-1.60845	0.0332	-0.6172	-0.82784	52.053
94	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	-0.01871	0.47037	1.30763	-0.6045	0.5028	0.41313	51.961
95	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.04602	-0.78611	0.12957	0.4426	-0.4011	-0.73054	51.402
96	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.05373	-0.40505	-1.15485	-0.1128	-0.1173	-0.18943	51.244
97	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	-0.07012	-0.00215	-0.72450	0.5871	-0.1491	0.14979	50.909
98	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.10164	-1.61722	-0.30746	-0.1691	-0.6524	-0.58042	50.263
99	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-0.12091	-1.80434	-0.72519	0.2041	-0.2529	-0.26385	49.869
100	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-0.12785	0.34980	-0.21402	-0.3133	-0.3987	-0.33019	49.727
101	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.13249	0.06986	-0.16626	0.5396	-0.7509	-0.25319	49.632
102	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.14191	0.27200	-0.08307	0.2122	-0.2768	-0.24300	49.439
103	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.14972	-0.12141	-1.57296	0.1059	-0.4931	-0.28798	49.279
104	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.17209	0.21465	-0.02607	0.1515	-0.4149	-0.57358	48.821
105	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-0.17474	0.09532	-0.62904	-0.1517	-0.5650	-0.62007	48.767
106	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.17984	0.04313	-0.11369	-0.3088	-0.0987	-0.53657	48.663
107	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.19721	-0.03244	0.51469	-0.5199	-0.1474	0.20546	48.307
108	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-0.21194	-1.06960	-0.20735	-0.4095	-0.5981	0.03455	48.006
109	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.24056	0.20986	-0.26384	-0.8843	-1.1514	-0.54751	47.420
110	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.25849	-1.30529	0.15712	-0.5079	-0.5488	-0.31469	47.053
111	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.26421	-0.67635	-0.41786	0.0242	-0.3944	-0.38518	46.936
112	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.27641	0.12426	0.40640	-0.1969	-0.2588	-0.39925	46.686
113	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.28186	0.41944	0.38805	-0.4145	-0.4141	-0.42495	46.575
114	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	-0.28467	1.02022	1.58467	-0.7338	1.0392	-0.17359	46.517
115	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-0.28973	0.51993	0.39153	0.3864	0.1589	-0.32148	46.413
116	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.29096	-0.12725	-0.00799	-0.3906	-0.3019	-0.43237	46.388
117	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	-0.29561	0.16814	0.48283	-0.5307	0.1324	-0.61196	46.293
118	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	-0.30334	1.03296	0.45209	0.5613	1.0594	0.86369	46.135
119	Peru`PER`South America	-0.31882	0.27284	-0.89755	0.3116	-0.5121	-0.38542	45.818
120	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.32028	-0.06869	-0.80803	-0.3987	-0.9407	-0.51250	45.788
121	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.32661	-1.07965	-0.59436	0.0360	-0.1614	-0.49716	45.659
122	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.33911	-0.09142	0.23642	-0.3863	-0.5513	-0.53904	45.403
123	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	-0.35204	-0.05800	1.59988	-0.5444	-0.3684	-0.01756	45.138
124	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.40006	-0.03792	-0.52169	-1.3080	-1.1359	-0.70095	44.155
125	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.40166	-0.07872	0.00949	-0.4226	-0.3491	-0.36910	44.122
126	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.40368	-0.47774	-0.68982	-0.3407	-0.3047	-0.74966	44.081
127	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.40889	-0.05482	0.00154	-0.5658	-0.1262	-0.52157	43.974
128	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	-0.41229	1.08264	1.58467	-0.7338	1.1975	-0.17359	43.905
129	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.41368	0.65322	1.56363	-0.8476	1.1619	-0.09868	43.876
130	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.42104	-0.23377	-1.29818	-0.1335	-0.6371	-0.98039	43.726
131	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.42438	-1.59347	0.44856	-1.4531	-0.7740	0.52614	43.657
132	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.42443	-0.68995	-0.78016	-0.5677	-0.7235	-0.20652	43.656
133	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.43746	-0.41786	-0.54751	-0.3707	-0.9995	-1.00049	43.389
134	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.45255	0.26073	0.67795	-0.2839	-0.2004	-0.57038	43.081
135	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.47121	-1.22167	0.03473	-0.3763	-0.5722	0.13947	42.699
136	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.47378	-1.25474	-1.27718	-0.7830	-0.8749	-0.72213	42.646
137	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.49309	0.15544	-0.07273	-0.1321	-0.5918	-0.72214	42.251
138	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.49707	-0.32366	-1.55231	-0.4287	-0.9717	-1.09163	42.169
139	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	-0.50225	0.99942	1.43466	-0.6049	0.6903	-0.09868	42.063
140	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.51577	-0.02241	-0.95898	-0.4235	-0.6768	-1.09703	41.787
141	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.51807	-1.03183	0.15715	-0.4796	-0.6335	-0.71174	41.739
142	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.52859	-0.61785	-1.74850	-0.0988	-0.6542	-0.01980	41.524
143	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.56023	0.10803	-0.57378	-0.1970	-0.2916	-0.41862	40.877
144	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.56762	-0.10520	0.34034	-0.4341	-0.3297	-0.29995	40.725
145	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.57503	-0.89615	-0.61890	-0.4111	-1.2488	-1.19447	40.574
146	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.57726	0.06233	-0.43197	-0.5155	-0.7287	-0.85804	40.528
147	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.58631	-0.13086	-0.27897	-0.2375	-0.3360	-0.76641	40.343
148	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.61460	0.71046	-0.03040	-0.2971	-0.1210	0.24777	39.764
149	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.61729	-0.23400	-0.00093	-0.1592	-0.2088	-0.37805	39.709
150	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.62493	0.14322	0.18249	-0.4125	-0.2983	-0.49958	39.552
151	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.63627	0.15963	-0.22376	-0.6333	-0.6812	-1.09061	39.320
152	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.63950	-0.84261	-2.19080	-0.6766	-0.8795	-1.17782	39.254
153	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	-0.64181	0.31522	1.56363	-1.1294	0.4687	-0.00438	39.207
154	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	-0.66994	-0.14681	1.59988	-0.8167	-0.6861	-0.33209	38.631
155	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.67372	-0.87114	-1.18591	-0.8063	-0.7819	-0.61645	38.554
156	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	-0.67703	-0.88074	-0.17382	-1.0709	-0.9064	-0.03295	38.486
157	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.67953	-0.42773	-1.65077	-0.7488	-0.8158	-0.75597	38.435
158	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.68466	-0.18830	-1.50371	-0.8181	-0.8016	-0.90861	38.330
159	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.68761	-0.86152	-0.55706	-0.6459	-0.9188	-0.71091	38.269
160	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.69021	-0.29961	-0.28282	-0.4592	-0.7774	-0.81643	38.216
161	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.72121	-0.92722	-0.12216	-0.5020	-0.6574	-0.94182	37.582
162	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-0.72232	-0.76976	-1.25071	-1.4285	-1.7021	-1.26889	37.559
163	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.73297	-0.74813	0.65745	-0.4269	-0.7378	-0.98943	37.341
164	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-0.73535	-1.68866	-0.50498	-0.8173	-0.7418	-1.04721	37.292
165	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.75375	-0.93511	-0.36093	-0.3308	-0.7525	-1.13760	36.916
166	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.76054	-0.73945	-0.91984	-0.4965	-0.6399	-0.63366	36.777
167	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.76325	-0.99369	-0.46121	-0.7516	-1.0599	-0.78648	36.721
168	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.78786	-0.54547	-0.68071	-0.3532	-0.9588	-1.16029	36.217
169	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.79686	-1.52140	-1.26576	-1.5127	-1.0931	-1.04728	36.033
170	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.81091	0.22006	0.49179	-0.7878	-0.5522	-0.23978	35.746
171	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.82819	-1.09476	0.53300	-0.7303	-0.7466	-0.48935	35.392
172	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.83244	0.21589	-0.66776	-1.0769	-1.0905	-0.73346	35.305
173	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.88513	-1.62762	-0.07493	-1.0476	-0.9890	-1.24172	34.226
174	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-0.89305	0.09261	0.34343	-1.2907	-0.5727	-0.31532	34.064
175	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.93062	-0.79590	-0.60463	-0.5791	-1.2406	-1.33746	33.295
176	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	-0.94649	0.99606	1.58467	-1.0947	0.8907	-0.31244	32.970
177	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-0.97617	-0.57115	-1.06056	-1.0077	-1.2058	-1.18270	32.363
178	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-0.97991	-1.16989	-2.07908	-0.4528	-1.0968	-0.94079	32.286
179	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.02815	-0.76344	-1.45465	-0.7802	-1.0392	-1.04931	31.299
180	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-1.03060	-1.70006	-0.87593	-1.5383	-1.2144	-1.36281	31.249
181	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-1.04046	-1.01097	-0.54203	-1.0299	-1.2152	-1.27360	31.047
182	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-1.05136	-1.17946	0.31059	-1.2351	-0.9350	-0.45979	30.824
183	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.13416	-0.69162	-0.50684	-1.1455	-1.3325	-1.12111	29.129
184	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.13989	-1.08455	-0.38272	-1.1941	-1.1954	-1.20679	29.012
185	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-1.14802	-1.03429	-0.93088	-0.9068	-1.2294	-0.91503	28.845
186	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.15253	-0.02233	-1.04347	-1.1488	-0.9664	-0.41703	28.753
187	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.16809	-0.86780	-2.12474	-1.1433	-1.5694	-1.40373	28.435
188	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.18106	-2.32454	-0.68546	-1.8333	-1.4051	-0.68771	28.169
189	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.18397	-1.03266	-0.77298	-1.0907	-1.2543	-1.26417	28.110
190	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-1.18831	-0.19711	-0.28625	-0.9882	-0.8195	-0.75479	28.021
191	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.21222	-1.88797	0.48755	-1.1706	-1.1266	-1.20900	27.531
192	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.24308	-1.79309	0.18643	-1.5753	-1.2138	-1.27050	26.900
193	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.25063	-1.56475	-2.44663	-1.2430	-1.3685	-1.42872	26.745
194	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.25270	-1.37157	-1.79710	-1.1872	-1.6437	-1.28568	26.703
195	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.31139	-0.59452	-1.30742	-0.8186	-1.1965	-1.09184	25.502
196	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.38059	-1.31802	-1.05612	-1.1735	-1.5444	-1.49775	24.085
197	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-1.46200	-0.53017	-0.47804	-1.5689	-1.1759	-0.80716	22.419
198	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-1.50293	-0.92239	-0.44162	-0.9273	-0.8778	-1.03341	21.581
199	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.50707	-1.77275	0.26729	-1.9535	-1.3828	-1.49779	21.496
200	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.55004	-0.93407	-1.32988	-1.1580	-1.3540	-1.09609	20.617
201	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.56716	-1.21544	-2.43713	-1.5429	-1.8512	-1.55952	20.266
202	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.57032	-1.57908	-1.55721	-1.9000	-1.8540	-1.56136	20.202
203	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.65884	-2.17979	-1.17880	-2.1446	-1.6568	-1.55053	18.390
204	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.69308	-1.29512	-1.53745	-1.4647	-1.6151	-1.39275	17.689
205	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.72853	-2.16226	-0.27143	-2.2698	-1.4340	-1.21841	16.963
206	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-1.97932	-1.88860	-2.86719	-2.0812	-2.3927	-1.58874	11.830

02In 2009

At either end

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

Highest

1Finland2.15753
2Denmark2.14827
3Sweden2.07525
4Singapore1.99537
5Luxembourg1.94889

Lowest

206Somalia-1.97932
205North Korea-1.72853
204DR Congo-1.69308
203Myanmar-1.65884
202Zimbabwe-1.57032

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.16090. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Voice and Accountability
HighestDenmark1.71440
LowestEritrea-2.32454
Middle country: 0.11615
Political Stability and Absence of Violence
HighestLiechtenstein1.65924
LowestSomalia-2.86719
Middle country: 0.15713
Regulatory Quality
HighestDenmark2.0504
LowestNorth Korea-2.2698
Middle country: -0.1328
Rule of Law
HighestFinland1.9063
LowestSomalia-2.3927
Middle country: -0.1809
Control of Corruption
HighestDenmark2.31055
LowestSomalia-1.58874
Middle country: -0.24309
Governance Score, Government Effectiveness (0–100)
HighestFinland96.505
LowestSomalia11.830
Middle country: 49.050

032008 → 2009

Since 2008

What changed between 2008 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
204values changed, of 204 in both
143 · 61rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Macau0.73263 → 1.08322+0.35059
Qatar0.57867 → 0.85576+0.27709
Seychelles0.26472 → 0.51841+0.25369
Armenia-0.27305 → -0.04602+0.22703
Lithuania0.35780 → 0.56912+0.21133

Fell most

Cook Islands0.59910 → -0.35204−0.95113
Puerto Rico0.53446 → 0.10593−0.42853
Cayman Islands1.25180 → 0.86958−0.38222
Timor-Leste-0.45704 → -0.83244−0.37540
Barbados1.52615 → 1.20925−0.31690

+ Greenland

+ Niue

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

205 distinct values among 206
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 2 countries share 1.25415. 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 206 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2009). Government Effectiveness, 2009 [data set], describing 2009. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/government-effectiveness/2009

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07Questions