Data for 2012

Government Effectiveness, 2012

Name: Government Effectiveness, 2012
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Government Effectiveness, 2012 covers 207 countries on 7 measures. Finland is highest, at 2.2411; Somalia is lowest, at -2.1530. The middle country reads -0.0839. Against 2011, 207 values changed (134 up, 73 down), the same countries are covered.

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Government Effectiveness · Data for 2012

HighestFinland

2.2411

LowestSomalia

-2.1530

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

207countries
7measures per country
2012the year it describes
202distinct values18 decimals, as published
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1	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.2411	1.727464	1.36796	2.0000	1.9750	2.090017	98.215
2	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.0638	0.076609	1.23787	2.1040	1.5425	2.088656	94.586
3	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.9676	1.819220	1.15110	1.9778	1.9263	2.171658	92.617
4	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.9627	1.561112	1.36748	1.8181	1.8419	2.165342	92.516
5	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.9563	1.751304	1.04032	1.8395	1.9158	2.264251	92.387
6	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.9558	1.736702	1.41341	1.9616	1.8217	2.185193	92.375
7	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.9522	1.795562	1.32158	1.7998	1.9809	2.131087	92.303
8	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.9503	1.582164	1.36178	1.7342	1.7621	2.171591	92.264
9	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.9267	1.711017	1.12141	1.7308	1.7496	2.060880	91.780
10	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.9122	1.390968	1.07558	1.7023	1.6049	1.840661	91.483
11	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.7731	1.030708	1.55216	1.4460	1.3233	1.325648	88.637
12	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.7614	1.398239	0.93624	1.1276	1.3207	1.487497	88.397
13	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.7476	1.608131	0.99537	1.9173	1.6280	1.963758	88.114
14	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.6789	0.684095	0.92908	1.9902	1.4096	1.631860	86.707
15	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.6720	1.468028	0.97071	1.4903	1.5989	1.661582	86.566
16	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.6455	1.500106	1.64983	1.7256	1.5925	1.758593	86.025
17	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.6287	1.433878	1.22266	1.2425	1.6772	1.824901	85.680
18	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.5314	1.510245	1.30135	1.5137	1.7066	1.381299	83.689
19	United States`USA`Northern America	1.5062	1.220210	0.61461	1.4227	1.4126	1.264155	83.173
20	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.4935	1.392881	0.48021	1.6550	1.4803	1.488637	82.913
21	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.4274	1.299457	0.61810	1.1493	1.2855	1.472635	81.560
22	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.4206	1.359920	0.94556	1.5072	1.5141	1.403525	81.422
23	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.3953	1.088450	0.79142	1.0681	0.9507	1.004877	80.904
24	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.3493	1.222297	0.95088	1.3935	1.3353	1.492705	79.961
25	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.3395	0.878424	0.48343	0.9288	1.0216	0.528993	79.761
26	Chile`CHL`South America	1.3079	1.089183	0.60890	1.5696	1.1388	1.479868	79.114
27	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.3052	0.549810	-0.76661	1.1249	0.8517	0.753595	79.060
28	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.2714	0.924204	1.04752	1.2053	1.0539	0.796081	78.367
=29	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.2540	1.444837	1.31975	1.8027	1.4566	1.325648	78.011
=29	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	1.2540	1.106771	0.91383	1.2677	0.9595	1.325648	78.011
=29	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	1.2540	0.813252	0.86070	0.9110	0.8028	0.857358	78.011
32	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.1601	1.190826	1.23826	0.6310	1.1370	1.445251	76.090
33	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.1119	1.157748	1.00171	1.2367	1.2670	0.907568	75.103
34	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.0973	1.094285	0.69241	1.4687	1.1278	1.120942	74.803
35	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	1.0786	0.852026	1.06019	0.9863	1.0035	0.391067	74.420
36	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.9811	0.962751	0.84934	0.5397	1.0570	1.149298	72.426
37	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.9667	-0.764935	0.80901	0.7762	0.3452	1.088655	72.130
38	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.9167	1.232858	0.84419	0.7498	0.9055	0.799846	71.107
39	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.9102	1.164614	0.15862	0.9157	1.0825	1.116119	70.973
40	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.9040	-0.348101	-0.01487	0.7439	0.2604	0.161829	70.846
41	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.8955	0.917996	0.97807	0.6951	0.8387	0.692492	70.673
42	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.8718	0.925994	0.97852	0.5141	0.6104	1.480231	70.188
=43	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.8695	1.414227	1.32405	1.4868	1.3538	1.027550	70.141
=43	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.8695	0.664253	1.26227	1.2424	0.8402	1.225938	70.141
45	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.8684	-0.992014	1.15248	0.8708	0.7232	1.151551	70.119
46	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.8056	1.217953	0.80097	0.5582	0.8106	1.164032	68.833
47	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.8045	0.885150	1.12489	0.9578	0.8398	0.426194	68.810
=48	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.7348	0.667539	0.91383	0.5543	1.0220	1.325648	67.384
=48	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	0.7348	1.030708	0.93665	1.4460	1.0630	1.325648	67.384
50	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.7180	0.859306	0.70044	1.0518	0.6091	0.567866	67.040
51	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.6989	-0.668158	0.89119	0.9921	0.6550	0.962014	66.649
52	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.6821	1.140960	0.89096	0.6397	0.7055	1.332999	66.305
53	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.6663	1.089184	1.05762	0.8950	0.8712	0.823792	65.982
54	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.6638	0.188406	0.70996	0.1307	0.1412	0.410900	65.930
55	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.6369	0.917831	1.00386	1.0036	0.3894	0.183619	65.380
56	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.6076	0.648300	0.48590	0.9620	0.6326	0.391041	64.780
57	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.6063	0.985743	1.12295	0.5174	0.8653	0.823578	64.754
58	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.6043	0.597241	1.21206	0.8766	0.6890	1.001180	64.713
59	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.5883	-0.014234	0.30758	1.4348	0.5975	0.040411	64.385
60	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.5696	1.085346	0.65181	0.7012	0.4603	0.670122	64.003
61	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.5546	0.846158	0.34034	0.2343	0.3915	0.515899	63.696
62	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.5121	0.044856	-0.48976	0.7196	0.1816	0.530352	62.825
63	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.5107	-0.144505	-0.89548	0.4778	-0.0970	0.162775	62.796
64	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.5050	-0.014927	0.78333	-0.9050	0.1552	0.813859	62.680
65	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.4959	0.601569	0.65721	0.2536	0.3041	0.099206	62.494
66	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.4955	0.678267	0.13923	0.3856	-0.0891	-0.104300	62.486
67	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.4742	0.694686	0.71297	0.8363	0.5879	0.391503	62.050
68	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.4684	0.935406	0.47800	0.5517	0.5173	0.122506	61.932
69	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.4237	0.632365	-0.10726	0.6292	-0.0061	-0.040107	61.017
70	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.3569	0.398522	0.81278	0.1939	0.2821	0.429830	59.650
71	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	0.3428	1.436009	1.75190	1.5211	1.6431	1.017658	59.359
72	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.3352	0.448739	-0.04224	0.4785	-0.2432	-0.459727	59.204
73	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.3025	0.167390	-0.80831	0.3253	-0.6196	-0.487201	58.535
74	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.2969	1.011803	0.82285	0.0022	0.6011	0.824765	58.420
75	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.2710	0.789115	-0.15422	0.2088	0.3230	-0.077909	57.890
76	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.2531	-0.250863	-1.20843	0.0668	-0.1493	-0.373432	57.525
77	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.2462	0.514654	0.04430	0.0466	-0.3747	-0.238294	57.383
78	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.2298	-0.034000	-1.14620	0.1520	-0.4906	-0.634847	57.047
79	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.2157	1.030708	0.97258	0.5543	1.0630	0.389067	56.758
80	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.1939	0.710812	-0.08770	0.1958	-0.0606	-0.024271	56.312
81	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.1804	-0.663481	-0.58141	0.1546	0.1877	0.111104	56.036
82	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.1650	-0.173207	-0.67945	-0.2049	-0.1569	-0.048123	55.720
83	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.1399	0.442098	0.07160	-0.3672	-0.0563	-0.140483	55.208
84	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.1382	-1.188493	-1.04063	0.7583	-0.0493	0.216413	55.172
85	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.1357	0.755366	0.58920	1.0717	0.7752	0.570931	55.121
86	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.1093	0.540425	0.01655	-0.0158	0.1265	-0.062768	54.581
87	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.0933	0.423714	-1.11361	-0.4048	-0.1173	-0.503361	54.254
88	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.0766	0.514973	1.45799	-0.5684	0.4500	0.410438	53.911
89	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.0738	0.070446	-0.46836	-0.6097	-0.5661	-0.675956	53.854
90	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.0686	0.429110	0.08076	-0.8159	-0.5137	-0.536302	53.747
91	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.0409	0.233825	0.58480	0.0444	-0.0587	-0.327538	53.181
92	Colombia`COL`South America	0.0314	-0.009922	-1.32883	0.2949	-0.4493	-0.407997	52.986
93	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.0188	-0.838809	0.38610	0.7896	0.3353	-0.028475	52.728
94	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.0100	-0.420096	0.04699	0.4461	-0.3369	-0.614529	52.548
95	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.0044	-0.485191	0.09018	0.1434	0.3523	-0.138608	52.433
96	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.0001	0.050947	-0.37634	0.2219	-0.1897	-0.121189	52.346
97	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-0.0134	-0.969899	-0.24042	-0.1628	-0.3397	0.424116	52.069
98	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-0.0238	0.389737	0.05185	0.3734	0.1643	-0.353103	51.856
99	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	-0.0325	0.442960	0.94607	-0.1327	0.8600	0.181113	51.679
100	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.0533	-0.292364	-0.32137	-0.2860	-0.4968	-0.706594	51.253
101	Peru`PER`South America	-0.0773	0.364991	-0.67582	0.2952	-0.5006	-0.361776	50.762
102	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-0.0792	0.207941	-0.58363	-0.1947	-0.3991	-0.778738	50.724
103	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-0.0814	0.436483	0.37357	0.3866	-0.1982	-0.350071	50.677
104	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-0.0839	-1.714366	-0.56837	0.1800	-0.0401	-0.120494	50.626
105	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.0975	0.046091	0.17754	0.2878	-0.8364	-0.416755	50.347
106	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.1001	-1.572430	-0.62646	-0.2417	-0.6588	-0.506239	50.295
107	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.1113	-0.549791	-0.56532	0.0212	-0.3217	-0.516949	50.067
108	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.1115	-0.602067	-0.93763	0.0415	-0.1247	-0.309636	50.061
109	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.1199	0.095450	-0.15949	-0.2707	-0.2083	-0.264680	49.890
110	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.1587	0.014810	-0.41867	-0.8631	-1.0839	-0.699161	49.095
111	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-0.1973	0.191954	-0.10601	-0.2243	-0.2071	-0.388874	48.306
112	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.2161	-0.231561	-0.68513	-1.0294	-1.0700	-0.610807	47.920
113	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.2653	0.018994	-0.37313	-0.0253	-0.4084	-0.809182	46.913
114	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.2760	-1.328130	-0.54211	-0.3584	-0.6408	-0.118814	46.694
=115	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	-0.2853	1.023893	1.56380	-0.7545	1.2001	0.092279	46.504
=115	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	-0.2853	1.070700	1.56380	-0.4816	1.2805	-0.205996	46.504
117	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.2911	-1.341598	0.08540	-0.6203	-0.5079	-0.442055	46.385
118	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	-0.3035	0.813252	0.76379	0.5543	1.0630	0.857358	46.132
119	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.3107	0.073415	0.24328	-0.4802	-0.2006	0.059873	45.985
120	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.3121	0.160110	0.31597	-0.5252	-0.4290	-0.592721	45.956
121	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	-0.3209	0.353560	0.89985	-0.4625	0.1528	-0.221197	45.775
122	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.3259	0.721240	0.07063	-0.3335	-0.2966	-0.074755	45.672
123	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.3562	-0.347124	-1.48891	-0.5231	-0.8170	-0.975247	45.054
124	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.3642	0.120822	0.02313	-0.1496	-0.5963	-0.782441	44.889
125	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.3868	-1.289673	-1.57641	-0.9343	-0.7447	-0.609711	44.426
126	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.3869	-0.720175	-1.61870	-0.4337	-0.5339	-0.485492	44.424
127	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.3879	0.127225	0.13194	-0.2353	-0.3357	-0.712257	44.404
128	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.3924	-0.242167	-1.56575	-0.2992	-0.5445	-0.942689	44.312
129	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.3992	0.141742	0.61198	-0.3636	-0.2164	-0.599642	44.172
130	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.4140	-0.106043	-0.08259	-0.7050	-0.3169	-0.530375	43.871
131	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.4174	-0.146902	0.42786	-0.5036	-0.4632	-0.301382	43.800
132	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.4396	-0.573661	-0.86690	-0.4153	-0.4729	-0.906719	43.345
133	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.4444	-0.205031	-0.73089	-0.4472	-1.0007	-0.798343	43.248
134	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.4597	-0.217332	-0.00028	-0.4708	-0.6537	-0.558302	42.934
135	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.4713	-1.568130	0.24571	-1.3836	-0.7994	0.453296	42.697
136	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.4735	-1.236211	-0.22457	-0.4280	-0.7498	-0.774694	42.652
137	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.4766	-0.297726	-0.55278	-0.3634	-1.2349	-1.108719	42.588
138	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.4841	-1.015702	-0.39979	-0.4742	-1.0821	-1.134844	42.434
139	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.4964	-0.117011	-0.14772	-0.4763	-0.4173	-0.609366	42.182
140	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.5091	-0.126599	-0.90977	-0.4850	-0.7078	-1.001064	41.924
141	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.5178	-0.077546	-0.57659	-0.1893	-0.1220	-0.401086	41.744
142	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.5421	-0.859752	-2.67360	-0.7817	-1.0465	-1.243788	41.248
143	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.5619	-0.235982	-0.24108	-0.6460	-0.6655	-1.215318	40.842
144	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.5730	-0.814685	-1.09748	-0.6566	-0.9937	-0.736057	40.616
145	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	-0.5739	-1.018648	-0.13688	-0.7894	-0.8260	0.088029	40.597
146	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.5741	-1.551519	-1.25057	-1.2910	-0.9657	-0.983243	40.592
147	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.5784	-0.232284	-0.64778	-0.2363	-0.3590	-0.340524	40.505
148	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.5991	-0.043332	-0.53690	-0.4265	-0.7467	-0.759848	40.081
149	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.5995	0.537931	1.55180	-1.0728	0.8519	-0.227306	40.074
150	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.6094	-0.905046	-0.37201	-0.3756	-0.6683	-0.912028	39.870
151	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.6126	-0.560248	-0.48634	-0.3845	-0.8214	-0.856899	39.804
152	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	-0.6192	-0.154272	1.56983	-0.8820	-0.5709	-0.345653	39.669
153	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.6357	-0.813889	-1.28258	-1.0833	-0.8030	-0.546935	39.333
154	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.6466	-0.679660	-1.95336	-0.2903	-0.7284	-0.431566	39.109
155	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.6585	0.017762	-0.78466	-0.2481	-0.3244	-0.443508	38.864
156	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.6621	-0.423077	-1.44416	-0.9738	-0.9708	-1.118791	38.792
157	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.6631	-0.188674	-0.88010	-0.7284	-0.7294	-0.478833	38.771
158	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	-0.7046	0.726027	1.55180	-1.1978	0.4793	0.148620	37.922
159	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	-0.7165	0.877765	1.05678	-0.8109	0.3816	-0.038837	37.678
160	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.7574	-1.063488	-0.78553	-0.9132	-1.1090	-1.215234	36.841
161	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	-0.7845	-0.154272	1.56983	-0.8820	-0.6990	-0.158104	36.286
162	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.7948	-1.008518	-0.65633	-0.4903	-0.7492	-1.169086	36.076
163	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.7966	-0.750487	-0.89923	-0.4332	-0.9486	-1.033277	36.038
164	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.8098	-0.416717	-0.87457	-0.4999	-0.9523	-1.155293	35.767
165	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.8232	0.358039	0.29251	-0.7522	-0.5530	-0.157862	35.494
166	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-0.8286	0.078872	0.36932	-1.0903	-0.3770	-0.398590	35.384
167	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.8291	-0.521489	-1.95346	-0.5320	-0.7239	-0.660333	35.373
168	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.8372	-1.601445	-0.08250	-0.8893	-0.8563	-1.141928	35.208
169	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-0.8390	-0.894319	-1.19710	-1.4386	-1.8178	-1.265202	35.172
170	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.8453	-1.317395	0.10228	-0.7073	-0.8569	-0.548770	35.042
171	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-0.8834	-0.621846	-2.10150	-0.7708	-1.1230	-1.155820	34.262
172	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.9032	-0.827562	-0.71551	-0.7414	-0.8397	-0.629353	33.856
173	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.9058	0.191918	-0.41302	-0.9956	-1.1195	-0.805524	33.803
174	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-0.9064	-0.069259	-0.37783	-1.0521	-0.8631	-0.466455	33.791
175	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.9314	-0.463628	-1.47104	-0.8107	-0.6254	-0.995551	33.279
176	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.9639	-0.996547	-0.42839	-0.9727	-1.3180	-1.439064	32.614
177	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.9667	-0.812125	0.07275	-0.5200	-0.4865	-0.690160	32.557
178	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-0.9999	-1.001196	-1.03352	-0.9788	-1.2633	-1.305326	31.877
179	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.0443	-1.960015	-2.39692	-1.4321	-1.3308	-1.193409	30.968
180	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-1.0592	-0.302616	-0.25467	-0.9231	-0.7504	-0.764021	30.664
181	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.0658	-1.081928	-0.67576	-1.1716	-1.1777	-1.222304	30.529
182	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-1.0748	-0.746801	-1.50321	-0.8007	-1.0574	-0.865466	30.345
183	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-1.0775	-1.220838	-0.02114	-1.1096	-0.7618	-0.299817	30.288
184	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.1150	-0.740256	-1.53833	-1.3593	-0.9905	-1.119190	29.521
185	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.1342	-1.033200	-1.89325	-0.9066	-1.1540	-1.410967	29.128
186	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.1595	-1.226173	-2.36514	-0.7964	-1.3549	-1.245183	28.611
187	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.1605	-0.860099	-1.97411	-1.0569	-1.4750	-1.267730	28.589
188	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	-1.1932	0.914300	1.56380	-1.0643	0.6564	-0.162974	27.921
189	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.2008	-0.880972	-1.46639	-1.0636	-1.4454	-1.141934	27.765
190	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-1.2021	-1.723958	-0.57106	-1.5187	-1.2188	-1.357270	27.739
191	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-1.2636	-0.890882	-0.66576	-0.8844	-0.9096	-0.813634	26.480
192	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.3318	-2.418807	-0.93981	-1.9365	-1.4915	-0.875790	25.083
193	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.3480	-1.130272	-1.05519	-1.3565	-1.5873	-1.342045	24.753
194	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.3585	-1.178799	-1.18422	-1.1924	-1.5701	-1.377308	24.538
195	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.3615	-1.489394	-1.26541	-1.7203	-1.6501	-1.302557	24.476
196	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.3719	-1.819567	-2.31958	-1.4183	-1.4190	-1.571830	24.262
197	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.3808	-1.842876	-0.12354	-1.6532	-1.2387	-1.262644	24.080
198	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.4002	-1.859804	0.17356	-1.8448	-1.3667	-1.499425	23.684
199	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-1.4223	-0.481559	-0.37784	-1.4564	-1.0478	-0.781635	23.231
200	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.4476	-1.011338	-1.88294	-1.1291	-1.4337	-0.950750	22.714
201	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-1.4902	-1.224790	-1.51875	-1.4353	-1.1402	-1.338842	21.842
202	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.5004	-0.746420	-1.13219	-1.1592	-1.3569	-1.351567	21.632
203	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.5138	-1.144924	-2.49311	-1.2742	-1.8922	-1.632706	21.359
204	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.5319	-1.356723	-1.07545	-1.7808	-1.3341	-1.259155	20.988
205	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.6244	-1.396399	-2.25215	-1.4511	-1.6419	-1.324873	19.095
206	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.7878	-2.117235	-0.33880	-2.4202	-1.4569	-1.271351	15.751
207	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-2.1530	-1.800323	-2.89150	-2.1079	-2.3746	-1.653421	8.274

02In 2012

At either end

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

Highest

1Finland2.2411
2Singapore2.0638
3Sweden1.9676
4Switzerland1.9627
5Denmark1.9563

Lowest

207Somalia-2.1530
206North Korea-1.7878
205DR Congo-1.6244
204Myanmar-1.5319
203Afghanistan-1.5138

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.0839. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Voice and Accountability
HighestSweden1.819220
LowestEritrea-2.418807
Middle country: 0.046091
Political Stability and Absence of Violence
HighestGreenland1.75190
LowestSomalia-2.89150
Middle country: 0.04430
Regulatory Quality
HighestSingapore2.1040
LowestNorth Korea-2.4202
Middle country: -0.2049
Rule of Law
HighestNorway1.9809
LowestSomalia-2.3746
Middle country: -0.2071
Control of Corruption
HighestDenmark2.264251
LowestSomalia-1.653421
Middle country: -0.238294
Governance Score, Government Effectiveness (0–100)
HighestFinland98.215
LowestSomalia8.274
Middle country: 50.626

032011 → 2012

Since 2011

What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
207values changed, of 207 in both
134 · 73rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Turkmenistan-1.7354 → -1.4002+0.3352
Montenegro-0.2423 → 0.0409+0.2832
North Macedonia-0.2804 → 0.0001+0.2805
Mauritius0.8440 → 1.0786+0.2345
Namibia0.1324 → 0.3569+0.2245

Fell most

Macau1.0830 → 0.5883−0.4947
North Korea-1.3954 → -1.7878−0.3924
Cook Islands-0.4553 → -0.7845−0.3292
Syria-0.7340 → -1.0443−0.3104
Myanmar-1.2606 → -1.5319−0.2713

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 1.2540. 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.

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World Bank Group (2012). Government Effectiveness, 2012 [data set], describing 2012. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/government-effectiveness/2012

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