Data for 2010

Government Effectiveness, 2010

Name: Government Effectiveness, 2010
Creator: World Bank Group
License: https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/public-licenses

Figures for 2010, as World Bank Group published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Government Effectiveness, 2010 covers 206 countries on 7 measures. Finland is highest, at 2.12719; Somalia is lowest, at -2.17595. The middle country reads -0.11447. Against 2009, 206 values changed (109 up, 97 down), the same countries are covered.

Download CSV Cite this year

Share this page

Government Effectiveness · Data for 2010

HighestFinland

2.12719

LowestSomalia

-2.17595

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

206countries
7measures per country
2010the year it describes
202distinct values18 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Government Effectiveness, 2010, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

Search this table

Showing 25 of 206 countries · select a heading to sort

Government Effectiveness, 2010: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
derived
1	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.12719	1.5830	1.4517	1.9789	1.92769	2.0776	95.8840
2	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.00723	-0.1503	1.1689	1.9909	1.37329	2.0734	93.4287
3	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.92794	1.6690	1.0941	1.7491	1.85143	2.1327	91.8058
4	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.91093	1.6721	1.1780	1.9766	1.82537	2.2706	91.4576
5	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.90112	1.5774	1.4711	1.7139	1.72036	2.0819	91.2567
6	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.84239	1.5686	1.2981	1.7322	1.77313	2.0651	90.0546
7	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.81745	1.6532	1.4127	1.7453	1.76904	2.2298	89.5442
8	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.80488	1.6958	1.4068	1.6471	1.89528	1.9333	89.2869
9	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.80022	1.3680	0.9926	1.6257	1.58675	1.9434	89.1916
10	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.77407	1.5702	0.9853	1.6590	1.67298	1.9916	88.6563
11	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.77399	1.0296	1.5591	1.4544	1.31694	1.3330	88.6545
12	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.75762	1.5365	0.9988	1.6826	1.57285	1.9952	88.3195
13	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.66807	1.5361	1.2470	1.6229	1.75129	1.6707	86.4866
14	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.64599	1.6522	1.6544	1.6988	1.67816	1.7616	86.0347
15	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.63246	1.4608	0.9044	1.1740	1.22695	1.4980	85.7577
16	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.58183	1.4745	1.0834	1.0741	1.61233	1.8359	84.7213
17	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.49837	1.3599	0.5922	1.5972	1.62770	1.3852	83.0131
18	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.46569	1.4470	0.9412	1.4479	1.58005	1.6578	82.3441
19	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.45068	0.5701	0.9862	1.9862	1.38391	1.6952	82.0370
20	United States`USA`Northern America	1.44256	1.2381	0.6111	1.3524	1.51563	1.1591	81.8708
21	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.39459	1.1402	0.7640	1.4222	1.16966	1.1051	80.8888
22	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.36541	1.1982	0.9837	1.2058	1.31936	1.3895	80.2916
23	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.35298	1.3097	0.7421	1.2908	1.28488	1.3886	80.0372
24	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.30824	0.7117	-0.7431	1.0386	0.78844	0.6759	79.1214
25	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.27081	0.9111	0.5602	0.8301	0.91689	0.4271	78.3553
=26	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.25482	1.3827	1.3279	1.6327	1.29797	1.3330	78.0280
=26	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	1.25482	1.1850	1.0485	1.2760	0.95574	1.3330	78.0280
=26	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	1.25482	0.8122	0.6947	0.9194	0.79640	0.8647	78.0280
29	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.21699	0.9247	1.0393	1.1781	1.00092	0.8018	77.2536
30	Chile`CHL`South America	1.20839	1.1790	0.9120	1.4932	1.21281	1.5102	77.0776
31	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.11767	1.3859	1.0706	1.5732	1.49420	1.4064	75.2208
32	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.10530	1.0588	0.7448	1.4348	1.06374	0.9982	74.9674
33	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.10243	1.2265	1.1789	0.5910	1.15473	1.3390	74.9089
34	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	1.08359	0.6589	0.3128	1.4376	0.71698	0.3387	74.5231
35	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	1.05862	1.2981	0.8067	0.6537	0.94163	1.3463	74.0121
36	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.03786	1.2273	1.1990	1.3392	1.44495	0.9648	73.5871
37	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.98172	1.0772	0.8067	0.5430	1.05497	1.1544	72.4379
38	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.94915	-0.2591	0.1685	0.6159	0.24906	-0.0516	71.7713
39	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.87304	0.7294	0.4726	0.8071	0.86045	0.3242	70.2134
40	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.87214	0.9566	0.9041	0.5682	0.83542	1.4827	70.1951
=41	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.86995	1.4138	1.2593	1.4901	1.42523	1.0306	70.1502
=41	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.86995	0.6639	1.2675	1.2457	0.83822	1.0306	70.1502
43	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.85751	1.2367	0.0439	1.1528	0.97278	1.0488	69.8957
44	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.82254	0.9989	1.0602	0.8676	0.88453	0.7387	69.1799
45	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.81549	1.3505	0.7743	0.9716	0.90251	0.7464	69.0355
46	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.81190	1.2366	0.8960	0.5310	0.83998	1.3459	68.9620
47	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.79290	0.9316	1.0947	1.1161	0.76344	0.4124	68.5731
48	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.78443	-0.9792	1.1539	0.8232	0.71448	1.3412	68.3998
=49	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.73566	0.6225	0.9195	0.5627	1.01822	1.3330	67.4016
=49	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	0.73566	1.0296	0.9435	1.4544	1.05667	1.3330	67.4016
51	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.69521	-0.7508	1.2282	0.9936	0.66044	0.9239	66.5735
52	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.68384	1.0109	1.1286	0.5725	0.91097	0.8287	66.3409
53	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.67620	-0.7626	0.8070	0.7036	0.08581	0.9109	66.1844
54	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.61013	0.6104	1.2561	0.8110	0.70799	1.0365	64.8322
55	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.60513	0.9249	0.7004	0.9973	0.62298	0.4933	64.7298
56	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.60446	1.1014	1.0901	0.9534	0.66962	0.6528	64.7161
57	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.58515	0.8756	1.1109	1.0052	0.31985	0.2328	64.3209
58	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.55939	0.7981	0.5740	1.0350	0.70454	0.3498	63.7935
59	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.55510	0.8352	0.4105	0.3125	0.38902	0.5201	63.7058
60	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.54528	1.0936	0.7929	0.6358	0.66730	0.6989	63.5048
61	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.51872	0.2855	0.8673	0.1638	0.10135	0.4415	62.9612
62	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.50313	0.8949	0.7709	0.9824	0.59722	0.2575	62.6421
63	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.43726	0.7126	0.0422	0.4781	-0.09088	-0.1177	61.2938
64	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.43364	1.0624	0.5686	0.8145	0.48133	0.2208	61.2196
65	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.41493	-0.0130	-0.5541	0.3689	0.05396	0.0560	60.8367
66	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.41253	0.6739	-0.0389	0.6817	0.04299	0.1133	60.7875
67	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.41058	-0.1949	0.7571	-0.9325	0.13158	0.7761	60.7477
68	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.39097	0.5950	0.6878	0.3514	0.26073	0.1198	60.3464
69	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.37134	1.0794	-0.0024	0.4841	0.50662	-0.0294	59.9445
70	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	0.34356	1.4355	1.4772	1.5257	1.64054	1.0224	59.3759
71	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.30759	0.9685	0.9991	-0.1016	0.57481	0.8637	58.6396
72	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.26695	0.5675	-0.4026	0.2976	-0.41404	-0.2205	57.8077
73	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.26573	0.6139	-0.0723	0.4562	-0.10694	-0.3416	57.7828
74	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.25081	-0.9558	-0.7319	0.8187	0.14060	0.1504	57.4773
75	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.21650	1.0296	0.9834	0.5627	1.05667	0.3964	56.7751
76	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.20951	-0.5000	-1.2241	0.1399	-0.28237	-0.2174	56.6321
77	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.20455	-1.3931	-0.2383	-0.0278	-0.22352	-0.1971	56.5305
78	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.20146	0.2583	0.7528	0.1714	0.35708	0.3587	56.4672
79	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.19388	0.7252	-0.1462	0.2164	-0.05345	-0.0114	56.3121
80	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.19044	-0.8589	0.5941	0.8192	0.43076	0.2720	56.2417
81	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.12301	0.5702	-0.0476	-0.0190	0.00381	0.0806	54.8616
82	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.11715	-0.4098	0.5801	0.4169	0.35529	0.1101	54.7416
83	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.11295	0.5118	-0.9126	-0.3273	0.05932	-0.3619	54.6556
84	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.09880	0.4272	1.3462	-0.6253	0.43590	0.4037	54.3660
85	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.09764	0.7303	0.4230	0.9599	0.77448	0.5546	54.3422
86	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.09684	0.0188	-0.5612	0.6611	-0.09382	0.2617	54.3258
87	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.09020	-0.7247	-0.3920	0.0710	0.05705	0.0264	54.1901
88	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.08451	0.4449	0.1443	-0.4622	-0.06330	-0.1637	54.0736
89	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.07394	0.5112	-0.0825	-0.7210	-0.47907	-0.3648	53.8571
90	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.07003	0.3689	-0.8258	0.1739	-0.52424	-0.3824	53.7771
91	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.05210	0.1321	-0.3466	-0.5622	-0.41993	-0.4757	53.4102
92	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.02217	-0.0859	-1.5694	-0.0161	-0.64228	-0.7824	52.7975
93	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-0.00518	-1.7793	-0.2855	0.2659	-0.14703	-0.1240	52.2377
94	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.02205	0.0199	-0.1414	-0.2037	-0.14099	-0.5515	51.8923
95	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-0.03230	0.4816	0.1866	0.4741	0.14831	-0.2885	51.6826
96	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.03400	-0.1192	-1.3448	0.1053	-0.38774	-0.3741	51.6478
97	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.05162	0.1356	0.0169	0.4970	-0.83229	-0.2560	51.2871
98	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	-0.05249	0.4963	0.7825	-0.0608	0.84863	0.1853	51.2694
99	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-0.05268	-1.1391	-0.1866	-0.3063	-0.46369	0.2770	51.2654
100	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.06988	-0.4959	-0.4319	0.0076	-0.36619	-0.3011	50.9134
101	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-0.08003	0.0324	-0.7701	-0.1737	-0.66386	-0.6638	50.7056
102	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.08256	-1.6198	-0.6236	-0.1486	-0.65619	-0.5913	50.6538
103	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.08858	-0.5756	-0.7831	-0.0436	-0.20541	-0.2601	50.5305
104	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.14036	-0.7250	-0.0083	0.4230	-0.41110	-0.6663	49.4708
105	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-0.14314	0.3284	-0.2196	-0.2392	-0.40905	-0.3623	49.4138
106	Peru`PER`South America	-0.15014	0.3020	-0.7508	0.3417	-0.49249	-0.2603	49.2706
107	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-0.15781	0.5891	0.3604	0.5230	-0.26258	-0.3135	49.1136
108	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.18995	0.1812	-0.1641	0.1261	-0.33558	-0.5017	48.4556
109	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.21032	0.1637	-0.2311	-0.8416	-1.06637	-0.4099	48.0389
110	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.21183	-0.0324	0.5739	-0.5667	-0.24322	0.1870	48.0079
111	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	-0.25070	-0.0026	0.4841	-0.0377	-0.09871	-0.5517	47.2123
112	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.26425	-0.1703	-0.4277	-0.4041	-0.34629	-0.5476	46.9348
113	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	-0.26802	0.3827	0.7626	-0.3790	0.32898	-0.2290	46.8577
114	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.27867	-0.2278	-1.4301	0.0078	-0.62853	-0.9606	46.6398
115	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	-0.28191	1.0234	1.5739	-0.7298	1.03631	0.1297	46.5735
116	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.29068	-1.2839	0.0018	-0.3628	-0.60440	-0.0914	46.3938
117	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.29533	-1.3537	0.0817	-0.5559	-0.57646	-0.4108	46.2987
118	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	-0.30266	0.8122	0.4404	0.5627	1.05667	0.8647	46.1486
119	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.30636	0.3917	0.2797	-0.4288	-0.39131	-0.4758	46.0731
120	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.36891	-0.1665	-0.8195	-0.3863	-0.92831	-0.6211	44.7928
121	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.37549	-0.1972	-0.0296	-0.3684	-0.13737	-0.4250	44.6579
122	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.38312	0.2840	0.6693	-0.2688	-0.28755	-0.6221	44.5018
123	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.38313	-0.1020	-0.0854	-0.4099	-0.36487	-0.4896	44.5016
124	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.38352	0.6520	1.5575	-0.8879	1.16032	-0.0977	44.4936
125	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.38924	-0.0793	-0.6757	-1.2491	-1.07538	-0.7103	44.3765
126	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.39147	-0.5928	-0.8192	-0.4709	-0.88370	-0.6174	44.3310
127	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.39866	0.1433	-0.0680	-0.1734	-0.32485	-0.6792	44.1838
128	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.39899	-0.2361	-1.3776	-0.3860	-0.89964	-0.8337	44.1771
129	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.40008	0.7056	0.0032	-0.2561	-0.09553	0.1812	44.1547
130	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.40550	-0.5175	-0.7583	-0.3072	-0.32597	-0.7511	44.0438
131	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.42263	-0.4393	-0.6599	-0.3565	-1.02699	-1.0017	43.6931
132	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.43335	-0.0221	-0.4302	-0.0860	-0.39961	-0.3069	43.4738
133	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.43750	-0.5740	-1.7681	0.1316	-0.51720	-0.0195	43.3888
134	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.44067	-1.3045	-1.5518	-0.7289	-0.83166	-0.7004	43.3238
135	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.45822	-1.1679	-1.0056	-0.0122	-0.25305	-0.6105	42.9647
136	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	-0.47209	0.9982	1.1915	-0.6041	0.65848	-0.0977	42.6808
137	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	-0.48111	-0.0690	1.5843	-0.5889	-0.41934	0.1619	42.4962
138	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.50889	0.1409	-0.0803	-0.0632	-0.64919	-0.7625	41.9274
139	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.52164	-1.0941	0.0757	-0.5287	-0.68488	-0.7013	41.6665
140	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.52323	-0.2229	-0.3205	-0.1386	-0.17931	-0.3708	41.6340
141	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	-0.53715	1.0810	1.5739	-0.7298	1.19459	-0.1686	41.3490
142	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.54174	-0.0682	-0.9722	-0.4166	-0.68147	-0.9688	41.2552
143	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	-0.55091	-1.1656	-0.1794	-0.8660	-0.96220	-0.1681	41.0673
144	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.56121	0.0866	-0.4998	-0.4974	-0.70402	-0.7011	40.8567
145	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.56274	-0.0954	0.3358	-0.5053	-0.36622	-0.3603	40.8253
146	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.58470	-0.9495	-0.4164	-0.3978	-1.25685	-1.1952	40.3758
147	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.58792	-0.4394	-1.6113	-0.8593	-0.95692	-0.7261	40.3098
148	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.59661	-1.5725	0.4445	-1.6173	-0.87227	0.4850	40.1320
149	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.59730	0.0090	-0.6245	-0.2177	-0.30683	-0.4578	40.1178
150	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.60020	-0.3053	-0.0672	-0.5202	-0.60683	-0.6417	40.0586
151	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.60157	-0.8968	-1.3154	-1.0124	-0.76114	-0.3946	40.0305
152	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	-0.61764	-0.1579	1.5843	-0.8690	-0.59160	-0.3300	39.7016
153	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.63990	-0.0460	-0.0696	-0.5494	-0.78136	-1.1220	39.2459
154	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.64043	-0.7967	-2.4570	-0.6767	-0.79967	-1.2022	39.2350
155	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.64194	-1.5782	-1.5130	-1.4252	-1.06374	-1.1599	39.2041
156	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.65783	-0.2943	-0.5422	-0.4562	-0.81155	-0.8470	38.8788
157	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.66169	-0.7091	-1.1982	-0.7291	-0.85403	-0.3867	38.7998
158	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.67004	-0.1730	-1.4197	-0.8473	-0.83405	-1.0202	38.6290
159	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	-0.68604	0.3562	1.5575	-1.1942	0.47774	0.0717	38.3016
160	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.68973	-0.8201	0.0002	-0.4555	-0.61705	-0.7912	38.2260
161	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-0.69933	-1.7326	-1.1089	-0.7183	-0.70969	-1.0921	38.0295
162	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.73645	0.0814	-0.1432	-0.5465	-0.38264	-0.5671	37.2697
163	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	-0.75459	0.9945	1.3463	-1.0493	1.01107	-0.3956	36.8984
164	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.75699	-1.0331	-0.6482	-0.7725	-1.02756	-0.9250	36.8493
165	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.75881	-0.6045	-0.9358	-0.4832	-1.19719	-1.1375	36.8121
166	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.76114	-0.8000	0.3805	-0.4027	-0.78661	-0.9882	36.7643
167	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.76540	-0.5472	-0.7061	-0.3751	-0.91610	-1.0738	36.6772
168	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.82430	-1.1171	0.3546	-0.7826	-0.77284	-0.5275	35.4716
169	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.83296	-1.0128	-0.3138	-0.4674	-0.76155	-1.2288	35.2943
170	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.83960	0.0513	-0.7789	-0.3778	-0.29637	-0.4441	35.1583
171	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.84588	-0.5363	-1.0856	-0.4745	-0.61162	-0.6031	35.0298
172	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.85400	0.2378	0.3787	-0.8092	-0.48063	-0.2241	34.8636
173	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.86412	-1.5678	-0.2125	-0.9811	-0.90912	-1.1872	34.6564
174	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.90716	-1.0138	-0.2618	-1.0190	-1.22429	-1.3266	33.7755
175	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-0.92160	-0.7867	-1.3456	-1.5030	-1.75721	-1.2649	33.4800
176	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-0.94077	0.0672	0.3745	-1.2287	-0.47322	-0.4088	33.0876
177	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.95986	0.1890	-0.6025	-1.0320	-1.05968	-0.7180	32.6968
178	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.03331	-1.1019	-0.8278	-1.0177	-1.25966	-1.3727	31.1935
179	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.04334	-1.3141	-2.4210	-0.4001	-1.10947	-1.0512	30.9882
180	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-1.06103	-1.2158	-0.1233	-1.2126	-0.93427	-0.5479	30.6261
181	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.06494	-0.0491	-0.3907	-1.0768	-0.91302	-0.3909	30.5461
182	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.06992	-0.8384	-2.0200	-0.9450	-1.15073	-1.1109	30.4441
183	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.08158	-0.8847	-1.6674	-1.0016	-1.25485	-1.2420	30.2054
184	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-1.13006	-0.1329	-0.2478	-0.9550	-0.81355	-0.6302	29.2130
185	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.13306	-1.0445	-0.5383	-1.1763	-1.19920	-1.1711	29.1518
186	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.14304	-0.7244	-0.5551	-1.1111	-1.33230	-1.1208	28.9474
187	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.15566	-0.8796	-1.6945	-1.1427	-1.51213	-1.2027	28.6891
188	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.20876	-1.9396	-0.5097	-1.2516	-1.14158	-1.2296	27.6022
189	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-1.21644	-1.7241	-0.6517	-1.5626	-1.31772	-1.3615	27.4451
190	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.22187	-0.8520	-2.2031	-0.9955	-1.59326	-1.3058	27.3338
191	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.22636	-2.3402	-0.9180	-1.9172	-1.48709	-0.7212	27.2420
192	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-1.24781	-0.9940	-1.8229	-0.9543	-1.26558	-1.0060	26.8029
193	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.26642	-1.6378	-1.1040	-1.6816	-1.44130	-1.1873	26.4221
194	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.34226	-1.2622	-1.0797	-1.1925	-1.55687	-1.3967	24.8696
195	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.37751	-1.8380	0.0955	-1.6263	-1.20842	-1.2604	24.1482
196	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.38367	-1.6459	-2.4264	-1.3359	-1.37476	-1.4767	24.0220
197	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.38851	-1.6844	-0.1071	-1.8477	-1.25836	-0.9672	23.9230
198	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-1.38999	-0.8586	-0.3994	-0.8709	-0.83045	-0.7869	23.8926
199	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.43147	-1.0149	-1.7202	-1.0843	-1.32097	-0.9798	23.0436
200	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-1.45503	-0.5343	-0.4559	-1.5153	-1.05704	-0.7970	22.5614
201	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.46414	-1.4890	-1.4520	-1.8033	-1.80747	-1.4828	22.3750
202	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.53188	-0.6699	-1.3345	-1.0890	-1.32124	-1.2629	20.9884
203	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.59382	-1.2924	-2.5212	-1.4604	-1.85346	-1.6514	19.7206
204	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.70693	-1.3231	-2.0570	-1.4961	-1.61460	-1.4181	17.4055
205	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.73496	-1.7410	0.2459	-1.8547	-1.38378	-1.4975	16.8316
206	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-2.17595	-1.8679	-2.9159	-2.1688	-2.40251	-1.6893	7.8054

02In 2010

At either end

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

Highest

1Finland2.12719
2Singapore2.00723
3Sweden1.92794
4Denmark1.91093
5Luxembourg1.90112

Lowest

206Somalia-2.17595
205Turkmenistan-1.73496
204DR Congo-1.70693
203Afghanistan-1.59382
202Haiti-1.53188

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.11447. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Voice and Accountability
HighestNorway1.6958
LowestEritrea-2.3402
Middle country: 0.0593
Political Stability and Absence of Violence
HighestLiechtenstein1.6544
LowestSomalia-2.9159
Middle country: 0.0025
Regulatory Quality
HighestSingapore1.9909
LowestSomalia-2.1688
Middle country: -0.0938
Rule of Law
HighestFinland1.92769
LowestSomalia-2.40251
Middle country: -0.23337
Control of Corruption
HighestDenmark2.2706
LowestSomalia-1.6893
Middle country: -0.2265
Governance Score, Government Effectiveness (0–100)
HighestFinland95.8840
LowestSomalia7.8054
Middle country: 50.0007

032009 → 2010

Since 2009

What changed between 2009 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
206values changed, of 206 in both
109 · 97rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Myanmar-1.65884 → -1.26642+0.39242
North Korea-1.72853 → -1.38851+0.34002
Saint Kitts and Nevis0.95710 → 1.25482+0.29773
Mauritania-0.68761 → -0.39147+0.29615
Malaysia0.67505 → 0.94915+0.27409

Fell most

Kosovo-0.27641 → -0.83960−0.56319
Aruba1.36442 → 0.86995−0.49448
Montenegro0.06387 → -0.25070−0.31457
Portugal1.11261 → 0.81549−0.29712
North Macedonia-0.14191 → -0.43335−0.29144

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

202 distinct values among 206
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 3 countries share 1.25482. 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

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

.csv
For a spreadsheet or code
206 rows · 23 KB · UTF-8, opens in Excel
Opens with 11 lines of source notes; the table starts on row 13.
Download government-effectiveness-2010-nations-inquiry.csv
↗
The publisher’s original
World Bank Group’s own file, on its own site.
WB_WGI_WIDEF.csv

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 4.0 · what it allows, in plain words

Cite this edition

World Bank Group (2010). Government Effectiveness, 2010 [data set], describing 2010. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/government-effectiveness/2010

0627 held

Other years

‹ The year before
Government Effectiveness, 2009
206 countries
The year after ›
Government Effectiveness, 2011
207 countries
All of them
Government Effectiveness: every year
27 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country

07Questions