Data for 2011

Government Effectiveness, 2011

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Government Effectiveness, 2011 covers 207 countries on 7 measures. Finland is highest, at 2.2112; Somalia is lowest, at -2.1820. The middle country reads -0.1221. Against 2010, 206 values changed (104 up, 102 down), 1 country joined.

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Government Effectiveness · Data for 2011

HighestFinland

2.2112

LowestSomalia

-2.1820

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

207countries
7measures per country
2011the year it describes
202distinct values18 decimals, as published
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Every country and every column of Government Effectiveness, 2011, 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	2.2112	1.6109	1.39641	1.93401	1.87896	2.13734	97.60
2	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.0223	1.6659	1.16474	2.01545	1.86611	2.33711	93.74
3	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.9877	1.5884	1.37174	1.82305	1.73643	2.23040	93.03
4	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.9640	-0.0295	1.09897	1.95298	1.42261	2.07359	92.54
5	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.9545	1.7960	1.15667	2.01652	1.89802	2.12504	92.35
6	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.9480	1.7524	1.38592	1.94850	1.87023	2.24926	92.22
7	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.8807	1.5646	1.33398	1.74215	1.78222	2.08893	90.84
8	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.8728	1.6591	1.07281	1.78450	1.70202	2.01585	90.68
9	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.8459	1.3848	1.05362	1.59824	1.58068	1.89015	90.13
10	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.8310	1.7442	1.33752	1.78456	1.96344	2.07887	89.82
11	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.7730	1.0348	1.55430	1.45683	1.32867	1.33061	88.63
12	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.7541	1.3888	0.91490	1.10014	1.27692	1.56646	88.25
13	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.7461	1.5639	0.95838	1.82891	1.57425	1.96923	88.08
14	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.6454	1.6081	1.65124	1.69979	1.65456	1.76067	86.02
15	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.5845	1.4276	1.22123	1.22420	1.67001	1.88384	84.78
16	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.5776	1.4589	0.90291	1.48453	1.57399	1.67001	84.63
17	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.5497	1.5088	1.21368	1.55769	1.66780	1.58296	84.06
18	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.4784	1.4155	0.43954	1.59368	1.43069	1.45459	82.61
19	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.4620	0.6986	0.88907	1.83506	1.44888	1.74107	82.27
20	United States`USA`Northern America	1.4445	1.1881	0.61608	1.38845	1.39753	1.27144	81.91
21	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.4091	1.1336	0.77711	1.22663	0.94984	1.01294	81.19
22	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.3834	1.2293	0.58253	1.15761	1.18366	1.50728	80.66
23	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.3664	1.2426	0.97255	1.32553	1.37702	1.54384	80.31
24	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.3416	0.5903	-0.80139	1.20043	0.86588	0.72022	79.80
25	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.3155	0.8763	0.53182	0.93201	0.92750	0.58617	79.27
26	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.3108	1.3608	0.86255	1.45284	1.50270	1.37903	79.17
27	Chile`CHL`South America	1.2732	1.1047	0.60993	1.50574	1.11497	1.54480	78.40
=28	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.2538	1.3845	1.32228	1.81352	1.45975	1.33061	78.01
=28	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	1.2538	1.1221	0.91560	1.27848	0.96272	1.33061	78.01
=28	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	1.2538	0.8173	0.86284	0.92179	0.80813	0.86232	78.01
31	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.2379	0.9386	1.01965	1.20686	1.03779	0.83424	77.68
32	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.1477	1.2113	1.17114	0.69078	1.17448	1.51328	75.84
33	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.1015	1.1277	0.70083	1.44856	1.13240	1.17026	74.89
34	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	1.0830	0.6607	0.30921	1.43838	0.71993	0.33769	74.51
35	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	1.0579	1.2423	0.80274	0.71363	0.86451	1.34469	74.00
36	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.0360	1.1604	0.97954	1.22845	1.24487	0.94489	73.55
37	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.9810	0.9640	0.80274	0.54402	1.05861	1.15275	72.42
38	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.8911	1.1640	0.22112	0.99894	1.02933	1.12727	70.58
39	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.8890	-0.2938	0.07150	0.50738	0.17111	0.06616	70.54
40	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.8778	1.3205	0.77531	0.78759	0.88920	0.79632	70.31
41	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.8717	0.9247	0.95938	0.51720	0.75110	1.48193	70.19
42	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.8700	0.9911	1.10083	0.79251	0.83027	0.71029	70.15
=43	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.8694	1.4157	1.25570	1.49101	1.35544	1.02965	70.14
=43	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.8694	0.6657	1.26390	1.24662	0.84181	1.22804	70.14
45	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.8537	-1.0303	1.07117	0.79858	0.64371	1.14580	69.82
46	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.8440	0.7210	0.43655	0.76779	0.88646	0.26373	69.62
47	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.8276	-0.6383	0.81790	0.81848	0.38765	1.13335	69.28
48	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.8153	0.9131	1.12857	1.04981	0.85592	0.49033	69.03
49	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.7785	1.2114	0.93350	0.51807	0.76867	1.34570	68.28
=50	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.7346	0.6243	0.91560	0.56509	1.02520	1.33061	67.38
=50	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	0.7346	1.0348	0.93879	1.45683	1.06840	1.33061	67.38
52	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.6943	-0.6868	0.95937	1.00757	0.68133	0.94052	66.55
53	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.6474	1.0631	1.04432	0.87894	0.85240	0.77243	65.59
54	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.6186	0.5746	1.21928	0.80417	0.72144	1.01803	65.01
55	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.6143	0.8747	0.66529	0.97934	0.57279	0.43948	64.92
56	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.6062	1.0126	1.12472	0.46278	0.86692	0.82703	64.75
57	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.5955	0.9179	0.93905	0.98990	0.38032	0.23269	64.53
58	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.5732	0.7228	0.36582	1.05353	0.60842	0.39507	64.08
59	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.5545	0.8368	0.29374	0.23863	0.39349	0.51876	63.69
60	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.5183	0.1971	0.78350	0.08638	0.10542	0.44081	62.95
61	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.5118	1.0889	0.61360	0.58916	0.47409	0.65760	62.82
62	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.5112	0.8312	0.71024	0.93403	0.64637	0.30699	62.81
63	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.4766	0.6993	0.13439	0.46798	-0.11950	-0.09027	62.10
64	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.4579	-0.1318	-0.69292	0.38331	-0.07279	0.05214	61.72
65	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.4461	-0.2060	0.75438	-0.92993	0.17232	0.71790	61.48
66	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.4259	0.6177	-0.03162	0.64680	0.01090	0.12139	61.06
67	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.3913	0.0067	-0.61581	0.72229	0.00473	0.32695	60.35
68	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.3618	0.9278	0.44657	0.55654	0.54513	0.26740	59.75
69	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	0.3426	1.4380	1.75461	1.52709	1.64526	1.02090	59.36
70	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.3347	0.5566	0.66773	0.31179	0.27561	0.11407	59.19
71	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.3122	1.0422	0.99866	0.01708	0.58493	0.89335	58.73
72	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.2927	1.0229	-0.07325	0.34023	0.51594	-0.07224	58.34
73	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.2494	0.5851	-0.03314	0.54156	-0.02650	-0.34918	57.45
74	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.2383	0.4772	-0.14309	0.24889	-0.30528	-0.04654	57.22
75	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.2260	-1.2071	-1.17879	0.83074	-0.00629	0.19423	56.97
76	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.2155	1.0348	0.97594	0.56509	1.06840	0.39403	56.75
77	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.2123	0.2279	-0.74158	0.20681	-0.61265	-0.42464	56.69
78	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.1904	-0.4108	-1.13213	0.15555	-0.15336	-0.14469	56.24
79	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.1727	-0.2220	-0.39339	-0.27088	-0.38074	0.00246	55.88
80	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.1700	0.6314	-0.16721	0.19313	-0.06658	0.21525	55.82
81	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.1324	0.2652	0.68138	0.02535	0.23100	0.29846	55.05
82	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.1311	0.4384	0.10864	-0.68465	-0.43077	-0.33618	55.03
83	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.1263	-0.7083	-0.62734	0.13918	0.15742	0.15256	54.93
84	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.1204	0.5494	0.08523	-0.03259	0.15825	0.07759	54.81
85	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.1075	0.4874	-1.12773	-0.38281	-0.00060	-0.48981	54.54
86	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.0985	0.7274	0.50059	0.94650	0.70674	0.50768	54.36
87	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.0981	0.3936	1.34262	-0.54664	0.43894	0.40269	54.35
88	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.0903	-0.0637	-1.37353	0.02536	-0.51789	-0.56273	54.19
89	Colombia`COL`South America	0.0677	-0.0019	-1.16143	0.26390	-0.39411	-0.20294	53.73
90	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.0582	-0.7912	0.30557	0.71385	0.27179	-0.03824	53.53
91	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.0511	0.4569	0.09042	-0.41250	-0.05729	-0.14966	53.39
92	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.0501	0.1021	-0.45721	-0.63508	-0.58277	-0.56787	53.37
93	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.0354	-0.4243	0.31829	0.27366	0.33452	-0.08139	53.07
94	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-0.0042	0.3824	0.11058	0.42643	0.18610	-0.17362	52.26
95	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.0258	-0.5481	-0.15089	0.40621	-0.36219	-0.67334	51.82
96	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	-0.0326	0.4830	0.94784	-0.12913	0.86158	0.18393	51.68
97	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-0.0398	-1.1298	-0.28250	-0.20081	-0.42179	0.29282	51.53
98	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.0654	-1.5240	-0.63768	-0.12246	-0.57956	-0.43766	51.01
99	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.0692	-0.5897	-0.74838	0.04515	-0.26665	-0.24681	50.93
100	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-0.0708	-1.8108	-0.49043	0.32031	-0.12870	-0.21565	50.89
101	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.0794	-0.4922	-0.49962	-0.07618	-0.36243	-0.51273	50.72
102	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.1131	-0.0299	-0.27557	-0.27336	-0.44584	-0.53824	50.03
103	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.1181	0.0844	-0.00340	0.47545	-0.70758	-0.16565	49.93
104	Peru`PER`South America	-0.1221	0.3309	-0.64398	0.35290	-0.46166	-0.24663	49.84
105	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-0.1423	0.4289	0.28543	0.38162	-0.30616	-0.34862	49.43
106	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-0.1427	0.0912	-0.74426	-0.18153	-0.32427	-0.64271	49.42
107	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.1677	0.0652	-0.33983	0.07951	-0.30679	-0.68624	48.91
108	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.1766	0.0531	-0.32613	-0.80857	-1.01081	-0.57719	48.73
109	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-0.1921	0.3221	-0.19614	-0.23762	-0.21404	-0.32822	48.41
110	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.2123	-0.0398	0.63695	-0.58104	-0.23548	0.20073	48.00
111	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.2252	-0.1069	-0.76609	-1.14836	-1.09289	-0.66786	47.74
112	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.2374	-0.1991	-0.33147	-0.35545	-0.34434	-0.41434	47.48
113	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	-0.2423	0.0033	0.47766	-0.04607	-0.14977	-0.55099	47.38
114	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.2804	-0.1549	-0.65157	-0.05915	-0.36799	-0.33360	46.60
115	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.2813	-1.2827	0.09711	-0.51446	-0.50166	-0.35614	46.59
116	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.2837	0.1733	0.31027	-0.46186	-0.45715	-0.49209	46.54
=117	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	-0.2861	1.0259	1.56692	-0.72264	1.04881	0.11768	46.49
=117	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	-0.2861	1.0727	1.56692	-0.44977	1.28622	-0.18059	46.49
119	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	-0.3037	0.8173	0.76593	0.56509	1.06840	0.86232	46.13
120	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	-0.3210	0.4145	0.90162	-0.45895	0.20005	-0.21838	45.77
121	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.3260	0.7219	0.07194	-0.29175	-0.26815	-0.06752	45.67
122	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.3759	-0.2568	-1.44790	-0.24416	-0.48279	-0.86172	44.65
123	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.3820	-0.5628	-1.00369	-0.44427	-0.95638	-0.54312	44.52
124	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.3845	0.6539	1.55357	-0.88572	1.16711	-0.10001	44.47
125	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.3903	0.2598	0.56514	-0.29597	-0.20332	-0.57601	44.35
126	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.3992	-0.0706	-0.19019	-0.43225	-0.36023	-0.51012	44.17
127	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.4003	-0.3936	-0.56903	-0.27864	-1.05946	-0.97026	44.15
128	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.4038	-0.2602	-0.19299	-0.44944	-0.19606	-0.37878	44.08
129	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.4078	0.2509	0.13772	-0.16777	-0.26217	-0.64449	44.00
130	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.4164	-1.0283	-1.70678	-0.14175	-0.50317	-0.57276	43.82
131	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.4257	-0.3386	-1.48717	-0.53762	-0.90033	-0.93250	43.63
132	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.4278	-1.2916	-0.56234	-0.38479	-0.70347	-0.13695	43.59
133	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.4342	-0.2346	-0.78228	-0.40643	-1.04309	-0.54984	43.46
134	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.4361	-0.5714	-0.89630	-0.34617	-0.42806	-0.81836	43.42
135	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.4415	-0.0576	0.35530	-0.49224	-0.31427	-0.31164	43.31
136	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	-0.4553	-0.0519	1.57433	-0.58572	-0.36448	0.15715	43.02
137	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.4734	-1.3057	-1.49804	-0.86493	-0.82701	-0.60371	42.65
138	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.4779	0.0820	-0.07797	-0.16081	-0.60165	-0.70617	42.56
139	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.5080	-1.2025	-0.01438	-0.49390	-0.70869	-0.65977	41.95
140	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.5222	-0.2090	-0.68827	-0.18075	-0.39415	-0.30760	41.65
141	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.5272	-0.9815	-0.35286	-0.60520	-1.17093	-1.30265	41.55
142	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	-0.5381	-1.1460	-0.13511	-0.79463	-0.84464	0.09240	41.33
143	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.5391	-0.0674	-0.92846	-0.41206	-0.64598	-0.97428	41.31
144	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.5490	0.0837	-0.52942	-0.44481	-0.70276	-0.67330	41.11
145	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.5736	-1.5772	-1.34268	-1.25506	-0.99404	-0.94226	40.60
146	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.5970	-1.5562	0.24170	-1.61679	-0.82862	0.48448	40.13
147	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	-0.6196	-0.1407	1.57433	-0.86526	-0.55349	-0.33502	39.66
148	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.6199	-0.0892	-0.66140	-0.24565	-0.35780	-0.49605	39.65
149	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.6276	-0.7677	-1.88323	0.02791	-0.72704	-0.46509	39.50
150	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.6326	-0.3426	-0.13989	-0.54138	-0.76838	-0.65654	39.40
151	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.6438	0.1096	-0.74269	-0.49675	-0.42861	-0.54049	39.17
152	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.6469	-0.4027	-0.46954	-0.44882	-0.73825	-0.84749	39.10
153	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	-0.6505	0.7130	1.55357	-1.19207	0.48123	0.23888	39.03
154	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.6692	-0.2620	-0.17133	-0.72699	-0.74742	-1.12602	38.65
155	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.6814	-0.3901	-1.52646	-0.83085	-0.88999	-0.82976	38.40
156	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.6866	-0.8558	-2.70142	-0.74537	-1.11739	-1.21959	38.29
157	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.6987	-0.2569	-1.42835	-0.84275	-0.71127	-1.04939	38.04
158	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.7012	-0.8906	-1.44377	-1.15108	-0.81881	-0.50271	37.99
159	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	-0.7166	0.7891	1.05855	-0.80673	0.38319	-0.22392	37.68
160	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.7206	-0.8102	-0.41455	-0.36270	-0.61797	-0.88613	37.59
161	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.7236	-0.6812	-0.83786	-0.73914	-0.85674	-0.44516	37.53
162	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-0.7340	-1.7958	-2.08966	-0.81188	-0.96165	-1.10864	37.32
163	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.7624	0.0132	-0.83189	-0.42796	-0.25960	-0.43853	36.74
164	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.7635	-0.5785	-0.93516	-0.38871	-0.69328	-0.90645	36.72
165	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.7673	-1.0058	-0.73720	-0.83946	-1.06678	-1.02791	36.64
166	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.7784	-1.0133	-0.63483	-0.44634	-0.75024	-1.15893	36.41
167	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.7817	-0.2828	-0.74604	-0.49835	-0.52960	-0.55750	36.34
168	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.7845	0.3486	0.29378	-0.72774	-0.48169	-0.15667	36.29
169	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.8008	-1.2803	0.10354	-0.77140	-0.85616	-0.52695	35.95
170	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.8075	-0.4704	-0.98227	-0.43865	-1.00801	-1.20517	35.81
171	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.8434	-1.5643	-0.08126	-0.96365	-0.90984	-1.14708	35.08
172	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.8830	-0.8557	-0.02126	-0.54952	-0.53359	-0.73269	34.27
173	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-0.8889	0.0314	0.37094	-1.09316	-0.40196	-0.42494	34.15
174	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.9156	0.1948	-0.60044	-0.98958	-1.11764	-0.81583	33.60
175	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.9587	-1.0083	-0.48074	-1.04493	-1.28974	-1.36761	32.72
176	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-0.9668	-0.8703	-1.24596	-1.34860	-1.77738	-1.12651	32.56
177	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.0477	-0.1250	-0.46986	-1.17806	-0.89921	-0.55302	30.90
178	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.0573	-0.7398	-1.93500	-0.91512	-1.09910	-1.13200	30.70
179	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.0618	-1.0116	-0.98216	-1.02077	-1.26130	-1.23630	30.61
180	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-1.0716	-1.2568	-0.10622	-1.36074	-0.97715	-0.44666	30.41
181	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.0910	-0.9171	-1.82495	-0.95054	-1.27114	-1.29824	30.01
182	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.1196	-1.0437	-0.63019	-1.19906	-1.19783	-1.12069	29.43
183	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-1.1345	-0.1808	-0.27011	-0.93272	-0.76299	-0.62607	29.12
184	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.1718	-1.5305	-1.60464	-1.43305	-1.13839	-1.25370	28.36
185	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-1.1799	-1.7018	-0.62189	-1.62990	-1.36065	-1.43032	28.19
186	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.1812	-1.3333	-2.45604	-0.66893	-1.31793	-1.12355	28.17
187	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.1855	-0.7487	-0.62918	-1.16328	-1.34310	-1.12223	28.08
188	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	-1.1934	0.9159	1.56692	-1.05836	0.65920	-0.15764	27.92
189	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.1950	-0.8475	-1.54611	-1.09714	-1.47067	-1.18332	27.88
190	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.2433	-0.9136	-1.91297	-0.95609	-1.45083	-1.23807	26.89
191	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-1.2476	-0.9872	-1.63719	-0.93981	-1.34043	-0.95752	26.81
192	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.2606	-1.5199	-1.09959	-1.61029	-1.35400	-1.18508	26.54
193	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.2836	-1.1985	-1.15623	-1.18764	-1.55227	-1.36703	26.07
194	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.2917	-2.3516	-0.92085	-1.91688	-1.48558	-0.75297	25.90
195	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.3701	-1.7719	-2.34502	-1.32032	-1.42214	-1.46539	24.30
196	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.3809	-1.8297	-0.10496	-1.60715	-1.20683	-1.26113	24.08
197	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.3876	-1.4370	-1.24667	-1.75990	-1.80471	-1.46558	23.94
198	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-1.3893	-0.8051	-0.39924	-1.01001	-0.77720	-0.84519	23.91
199	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.3954	-1.6753	-0.09299	-1.85047	-1.25894	-0.96773	23.78
200	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.4251	-0.9620	-1.56519	-1.09711	-1.33707	-0.98022	23.17
201	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-1.5063	-0.4514	-0.50180	-1.50074	-1.05405	-0.79645	21.51
202	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.5325	-0.6816	-1.28605	-1.14853	-1.38309	-1.29807	20.98
203	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.6094	-1.1924	-2.54103	-1.46989	-1.93215	-1.58976	19.40
204	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-1.6622	-1.2192	-1.53375	-1.60635	-1.33535	-1.23609	18.32
205	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.6710	-1.4247	-2.19491	-1.47096	-1.63746	-1.39442	18.14
206	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.7354	-1.8671	0.17503	-1.89109	-1.38137	-1.49814	16.82
207	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-2.1820	-1.8147	-3.00438	-2.19831	-2.39841	-1.66606	7.68

02In 2011

At either end

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

Highest

1Finland2.2112
2Denmark2.0223
3Luxembourg1.9877
4Singapore1.9640
5Sweden1.9545

Lowest

207Somalia-2.1820
206Turkmenistan-1.7354
205DR Congo-1.6710
204South Sudan-1.6622
203Afghanistan-1.6094

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.1221. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Voice and Accountability
HighestSweden1.7960
LowestEritrea-2.3516
Middle country: 0.0314
Political Stability and Absence of Violence
HighestGreenland1.75461
LowestSomalia-3.00438
Middle country: -0.01438
Regulatory Quality
HighestSweden2.01652
LowestSomalia-2.19831
Middle country: -0.16777
Rule of Law
HighestNorway1.96344
LowestSomalia-2.39841
Middle country: -0.26217
Control of Corruption
HighestDenmark2.33711
LowestSomalia-1.66606
Middle country: -0.20294
Governance Score, Government Effectiveness (0–100)
HighestFinland97.60
LowestSomalia7.68
Middle country: 49.84

032010 → 2011

Since 2010

What changed between 2010 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
206values changed, of 206 in both
104 · 102rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Georgia0.0968 → 0.3913+0.2945
Palau-0.5372 → -0.2861+0.2511
Ireland1.1177 → 1.3108+0.1931
Ecuador-0.3892 → -0.2252+0.1641
North Macedonia-0.4333 → -0.2804+0.1530

Fell most

Marshall Islands-0.7546 → -1.1934−0.4388
Micronesia-0.4721 → -0.7166−0.2445
Gabon-0.6897 → -0.8830−0.1932
Palestine-0.4375 → -0.6276−0.1901
Yemen-1.0433 → -1.1812−0.1378

+ South Sudan

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

202 distinct values among 207
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 3 countries share 1.2538. 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 207 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2011). Government Effectiveness, 2011 [data set], describing 2011. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/government-effectiveness/2011

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