Data for 2015

Government Effectiveness, 2015

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Government Effectiveness, 2015 covers 209 countries on 7 measures. Switzerland is highest, at 2.0608; Somalia is lowest, at -2.1438. The middle country reads 0.0038. Against 2014, 207 values changed (70 up, 137 down), 2 countries joined.

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Government Effectiveness · Data for 2015

HighestSwitzerland

2.0608

LowestSomalia

-2.1438

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

209countries
7measures per country
2015the year it describes
203distinct values19 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
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1	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.0608	1.5359	1.26347	1.81260	1.8617	2.2713	94.525
2	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.0200	0.0804	1.09758	2.19439	1.5432	2.0814	93.689
3	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.9394	1.5387	1.40044	1.65191	1.7930	2.2249	92.041
4	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.9332	1.7216	1.45318	1.99134	1.8629	2.1996	91.913
5	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.9327	1.8171	1.17459	1.75968	1.9620	2.1769	91.903
6	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.9229	1.7058	0.91060	1.76402	1.8708	1.8623	91.702
7	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.8997	1.7421	1.14535	1.90392	2.0506	2.1748	91.229
8	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.8940	1.5275	0.83023	1.61689	1.7190	1.7231	91.111
9	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.8640	1.5255	1.16710	1.65044	1.7273	1.8692	90.496
10	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.8306	1.7080	1.01409	1.79361	1.9685	2.1627	89.812
11	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.8192	1.6972	0.94042	1.77437	1.9467	2.0915	89.579
=12	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.7904	1.3114	1.32691	1.09536	1.6129	1.1695	88.989
=12	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	1.7904	0.8107	1.19076	1.33316	1.6129	1.7939	88.989
14	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.7052	1.1409	1.19489	1.40416	1.4342	1.4521	87.246
15	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.6743	1.4779	0.79907	1.77047	1.7254	1.8541	86.614
16	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.6549	1.4257	1.51628	1.57464	1.6590	2.0147	86.216
17	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.6275	0.5816	0.86530	2.14398	1.5752	1.6388	85.657
18	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.6139	1.4678	0.65909	1.22323	1.4117	1.5173	85.378
19	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.5995	1.5068	1.13915	1.31410	1.7648	1.4923	85.084
20	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.5929	1.4285	0.54592	1.83795	1.6458	1.6572	84.949
21	United States`USA`Northern America	1.5507	1.2300	0.65566	1.27746	1.4049	1.2371	84.085
22	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.5327	1.4364	1.25045	1.35865	1.6141	1.9857	83.716
23	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.4450	1.3885	0.96331	1.69875	1.5756	1.6404	81.921
=24	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.4442	1.0319	1.25090	0.61977	-0.0332	1.1695	81.905
=24	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	1.4442	1.0319	0.80826	0.61977	0.8922	1.1695	81.905
=24	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	1.4442	1.2607	1.32691	0.85757	1.6754	1.1695	81.905
=24	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	1.4442	0.8145	1.25090	0.61977	0.8922	0.5451	81.905
28	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.4439	0.5498	-0.63131	1.12921	1.0158	0.8492	81.898
29	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.3765	1.2300	0.18375	1.15934	1.2441	1.2948	80.520
30	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.3669	0.9500	1.06170	1.30977	1.1343	0.9486	80.322
31	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.2186	0.7163	0.64364	1.00365	1.0114	0.3469	77.286
32	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	1.1947	-0.8732	0.82708	1.11941	0.3142	0.9194	76.798
33	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	1.1857	0.7825	1.00446	1.02900	0.9102	0.2924	76.613
34	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	1.1600	0.2107	1.12174	1.67339	0.9261	0.5694	76.087
35	Chile`CHL`South America	1.1198	1.0814	0.68314	1.24192	1.0157	1.1459	75.265
36	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.1032	1.1729	0.88484	1.63703	1.3321	1.2852	74.924
37	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.0679	1.1880	0.94245	1.01418	1.1038	0.8506	74.203
38	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.0661	1.0846	0.45343	0.87188	0.9709	0.6009	74.165
39	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	1.0550	1.3081	1.01134	0.92531	1.1381	0.7225	73.937
40	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.0515	-0.7369	1.19148	0.90095	0.4642	1.1995	73.866
41	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.0499	1.0420	1.13141	0.55762	1.0875	1.2073	73.834
42	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.0304	1.0231	0.68181	0.97998	0.8374	0.6830	73.434
43	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.0084	0.8874	1.01270	0.64209	0.8252	0.6434	72.983
44	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.0037	0.9813	1.09277	1.00837	1.0324	0.5900	72.887
45	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.9725	0.6647	1.29616	0.98958	0.7880	0.8953	72.250
46	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.8985	0.8865	0.93010	1.24480	0.8671	0.6720	70.735
47	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.8739	-0.4209	0.03313	0.78352	0.1334	0.2416	70.232
48	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.8700	-1.0770	0.95893	0.69890	0.5167	0.8403	70.152
49	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.8533	0.9924	1.05364	0.79988	0.8322	0.8536	69.810
50	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.8185	1.2097	1.09211	0.62981	0.8329	1.2588	69.098
51	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.7605	0.7173	0.71728	1.03950	0.7134	0.5774	67.911
=52	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.7520	1.0319	1.25357	0.14418	1.3549	1.1695	67.737
=52	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.7520	0.8145	0.80826	0.14418	1.3549	1.1695	67.737
=52	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.7520	0.7863	0.67592	0.52505	0.7957	0.4348	67.737
55	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.7363	0.9093	0.93086	0.75295	0.2859	0.1748	67.414
56	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.6654	0.3847	1.12214	0.62357	0.4447	0.8000	65.963
57	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.6637	0.6846	0.73757	0.16401	0.4548	1.0882	65.929
58	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.6414	0.2463	0.75746	0.25582	0.2893	0.9221	65.473
59	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.6183	0.4675	1.06369	0.03005	0.9554	0.1811	64.999
60	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.6009	0.4512	0.84009	0.59123	0.4230	0.1736	64.643
61	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.5976	1.4147	1.22619	1.39636	1.3016	1.1598	64.576
62	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.5014	0.6422	0.06786	0.15401	-0.1347	-0.2355	62.607
63	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.4947	0.8853	0.83089	-0.18926	0.6683	0.8754	62.470
64	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.4809	1.1381	0.75367	0.63724	0.5251	0.7720	62.188
65	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.4806	0.5576	0.06717	0.04288	0.0114	-0.2875	62.180
66	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.4804	0.4431	-0.75456	-0.35234	-0.1374	-0.3457	62.177
67	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.4604	-1.5541	-0.55197	-0.15388	-0.6205	-0.1759	61.767
68	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.4518	1.0473	0.39928	0.68573	0.4883	0.0793	61.592
69	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.4404	0.2822	-0.07299	0.87304	0.3488	0.7554	61.358
70	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.4246	0.1309	-0.93467	0.13075	-0.4050	-0.5898	61.035
71	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.4059	0.6040	0.91464	0.21036	0.9072	0.6398	60.652
72	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.3933	-0.4968	-1.08784	0.20345	-0.4436	-0.1336	60.393
73	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.3927	0.2406	0.20805	0.27082	0.0065	-0.1861	60.382
74	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.3922	0.1218	0.97767	-0.39417	0.5212	1.0783	60.371
75	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.3841	0.6523	-0.31136	0.32420	0.0243	0.0235	60.206
76	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.3715	0.5495	0.49217	0.42820	-0.1031	-0.4237	59.948
77	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	0.3594	1.4366	1.75958	1.52443	1.6442	1.0176	59.701
78	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.3550	0.6050	0.60523	0.11074	0.3667	0.1592	59.610
79	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.3009	0.4865	0.70486	0.25127	0.3184	0.4672	58.503
80	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.2945	-0.6634	-0.64130	0.16918	0.1157	0.2643	58.372
81	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.2920	0.6905	0.91464	0.22364	0.6235	0.6780	58.320
82	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.2763	-1.2397	-0.97594	0.69586	-0.0074	0.0337	57.998
83	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.2175	-0.5604	-0.13590	-0.00643	-0.0049	-0.2465	56.796
84	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.2133	0.7934	-0.11525	0.29212	0.3719	0.0234	56.709
85	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.2038	0.7373	0.62543	1.00076	0.7318	0.2485	56.515
86	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.1919	-0.3577	-0.08511	0.06367	-0.0842	-0.3411	56.271
87	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.1870	0.1305	0.10937	0.04198	-0.2164	-0.6100	56.170
88	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.1833	-0.2904	0.30425	-0.25941	-0.2245	0.3147	56.097
89	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.1615	-0.0081	-0.89484	0.23492	-0.6621	-0.8427	55.649
90	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.1440	0.4313	-0.03442	-0.79429	-0.4434	-0.6423	55.290
91	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.1292	0.9208	0.73291	0.31809	0.8020	0.5738	54.988
92	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.1190	0.6521	1.13913	0.24685	0.7743	0.6207	54.780
93	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.1162	0.5507	0.34572	0.45371	0.3942	-0.1046	54.723
94	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.0970	-1.1630	0.04643	-0.31791	-0.3240	-0.3765	54.330
95	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.0944	0.2167	-0.68797	-0.44721	-0.0549	-0.0265	54.277
96	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.0883	0.1435	-0.53874	-0.15092	-0.3849	-0.5247	54.152
97	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.0837	0.2732	0.30821	-0.57937	-0.1629	-0.2007	54.057
98	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.0522	-0.8564	0.60169	0.64521	0.2390	-0.0031	53.412
99	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.0472	-0.8535	-1.15461	0.21378	-0.3743	-0.5490	53.311
100	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.0436	0.1808	0.26826	0.14575	0.0060	-0.3509	53.237
101	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.0402	0.6763	0.57079	0.06775	0.6016	0.5400	53.166
102	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.0397	0.5837	-0.49376	-0.06186	-0.2094	-0.3492	53.157
103	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.0389	-0.9110	0.11646	0.16279	-0.1637	0.4973	53.140
104	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.0326	0.4790	-0.01680	-0.13378	0.1815	-0.2704	53.011
105	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.0038	-1.7244	-0.45058	0.19997	-0.2630	-0.1441	52.422
106	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.0012	0.0451	-0.97443	0.35496	-0.3699	-0.3168	52.319
107	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.0036	-0.1769	-0.21987	0.24041	-0.2662	-0.3405	52.271
108	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-0.0099	0.3244	0.16608	0.42941	-0.1873	-0.4497	52.141
109	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	-0.0118	0.7954	1.00701	-0.56940	0.3410	0.5034	52.102
110	Guyana`GUY`South America	-0.0147	0.0403	-0.16747	-0.52976	-0.5363	-0.5066	52.042
111	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.0532	-1.4799	0.56676	-1.04102	-0.8042	0.2877	51.256
112	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.1092	0.2013	-0.06911	-0.17935	-0.1511	0.0762	50.108
113	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.1302	-0.8700	0.03003	-0.05574	-0.4847	-0.8562	49.679
114	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.1305	-0.3134	-0.17810	-1.02925	-1.0396	-0.7222	49.672
115	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.1362	0.0773	-0.17675	0.15982	-0.7536	-0.5226	49.557
116	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	-0.1374	0.3834	0.93662	-0.30027	0.0794	-0.5875	49.532
117	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.1695	0.0899	0.10490	-0.05470	-0.4721	-0.7903	48.874
118	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.1857	-0.6544	-0.45306	0.11041	-0.3501	-0.3392	48.543
119	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.1886	-0.3523	-0.14075	0.21779	-0.3490	-0.6645	48.484
120	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	-0.2038	0.8812	1.06369	-0.79766	0.2585	0.8538	48.173
121	Peru`PER`South America	-0.2060	0.3064	-0.32609	0.35480	-0.4391	-0.5929	48.126
122	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.2398	0.2686	0.74878	-0.35417	-0.2113	-0.5981	47.435
123	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.2424	-0.5484	0.04910	-0.33546	-0.6017	-0.5852	47.383
124	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.2454	-0.2270	-1.25843	-0.28694	-0.6310	-0.9754	47.321
125	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.2538	-0.5998	-0.81218	-0.37295	-0.5513	-1.0214	47.149
126	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.2569	-1.3930	-0.81374	-1.14229	-0.9458	-0.7597	47.085
127	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.2968	0.0127	-0.16549	-0.83585	-1.2073	-0.7540	46.269
128	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.3064	-0.2066	-0.47596	-0.42754	-0.3657	-0.5858	46.073
129	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.3174	-1.3464	-0.44412	-0.33547	-0.5208	-0.2898	45.848
130	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	-0.3385	1.0767	0.96365	0.41021	1.3498	0.5034	45.414
131	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.3500	-0.7608	-1.04516	-0.93772	-0.8675	-0.6339	45.180
132	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	-0.3513	0.9726	1.14528	-0.81648	0.7068	0.8140	45.154
133	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.3604	-0.4464	-0.66937	-0.51094	-1.1554	-0.8106	44.966
134	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.3637	-1.6065	0.36034	-0.74848	-0.7294	-1.0003	44.900
135	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.3740	-0.8182	-0.77697	-0.60804	-0.9220	-0.9350	44.688
136	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.3981	-1.1576	-0.19970	-0.58478	-1.2444	-1.2800	44.196
137	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.3998	-0.4347	-1.41059	-0.32333	-0.7965	-1.0021	44.160
138	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.4025	-1.2185	0.08956	-1.04270	-0.7711	-0.2665	44.104
139	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.4065	-1.2051	-0.47523	-0.28814	-0.6905	-0.9872	44.023
140	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.4103	0.1613	0.11606	-0.53671	-0.4120	-0.4948	43.946
141	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.4210	-0.1473	-0.25536	-0.27439	-0.2098	-0.5175	43.726
142	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.4249	-0.2095	-0.70888	-0.37033	-0.9187	-0.9065	43.646
143	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.4333	0.3529	0.01788	-0.47692	-0.5939	-0.2644	43.475
144	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	-0.4336	0.7160	0.96365	-0.68566	0.4411	0.2869	43.468
145	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.4367	-0.1280	0.09101	-0.37652	-0.3305	-0.3943	43.405
146	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.4662	-0.0649	-0.06419	-0.73585	-0.3202	-0.8336	42.802
147	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.4679	-0.0027	-0.18349	-0.42526	-0.1094	0.0336	42.767
148	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.4750	0.0774	-0.23074	-0.41296	-0.2573	-0.3826	42.622
149	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.4846	-0.7533	-2.43885	-0.66935	-0.8831	-0.9807	42.424
150	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.4939	0.0054	-0.17438	-0.19659	-0.4167	-1.0528	42.234
151	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.4944	-1.3451	-1.26516	-0.92668	-0.7554	-0.5190	42.223
152	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.5044	-1.2394	-1.51437	-0.68743	-0.7820	-0.5318	42.019
153	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.5059	-0.7816	-1.75721	-0.10235	-0.8595	-0.4574	41.989
154	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.5321	-0.1152	-1.81772	-0.66403	-0.7039	-1.0499	41.453
155	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.5374	-0.3514	-0.69897	-0.61050	-0.8503	-0.9163	41.345
156	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.5434	-1.3263	-0.22459	-0.69289	-0.9176	-0.9269	41.221
157	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.5451	-0.7016	-1.34548	-0.78895	-0.8118	-1.0765	41.186
158	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	-0.5866	-0.1502	—	-0.87267	-0.5622	-0.3458	40.337
159	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.5898	-0.5518	-0.76071	-0.45449	-0.6936	-0.4290	40.271
160	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.5919	-0.1455	-0.69418	-0.40873	-0.5141	-0.3242	40.228
161	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.5991	-0.1045	-0.72439	-0.38716	-0.5738	-0.9711	40.082
162	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.5996	-0.0471	0.06767	-0.18693	-0.5177	-0.9519	40.070
163	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.6102	-0.9637	-1.08841	-0.78687	-1.0796	-1.1022	39.853
164	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.6396	0.1691	-0.45322	-0.94182	-1.0320	-0.6443	39.251
165	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.6540	-0.2664	-0.81736	-0.73091	-0.5733	-0.4324	38.958
166	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.6552	-0.6130	-0.16734	-0.29538	-0.9419	-1.0148	38.933
167	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.6757	0.2749	0.38697	-0.75045	-0.5692	-0.0568	38.513
168	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.6993	-1.6562	-0.33134	-1.44631	-1.0904	-1.3031	38.030
169	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	-0.7180	0.4460	0.70628	-0.28214	0.4659	-0.0907	37.647
170	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.7480	-0.8604	-0.10838	-0.66699	-0.6416	-0.8047	37.032
171	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	-0.7519	-0.1502	—	-0.87267	-0.6903	-0.1582	36.954
172	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.7652	-0.1585	-0.74674	-0.65002	-0.8663	-1.1911	36.682
173	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-0.7822	-1.8216	-0.15429	-1.76279	-1.4115	-1.4629	36.334
174	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.7883	-1.3545	-0.51314	-0.74706	-0.9956	-0.7300	36.209
175	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-0.8060	-0.4365	-1.65842	-0.77486	-0.9989	-1.1542	35.847
176	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-0.8196	-1.2295	-0.75168	-1.02680	-1.1148	-1.2231	35.569
177	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.8416	-0.2615	-1.55329	-0.51426	-0.7460	-0.6207	35.117
178	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.8543	-0.8830	-0.80542	-0.78652	-0.9515	-0.9527	34.858
179	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-0.8557	-0.9818	-0.78408	-1.02752	-1.0485	-1.2797	34.829
180	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.9037	-1.1148	-0.56384	-1.04689	-1.2611	-1.4856	33.847
181	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-0.9093	0.1208	0.60524	-0.95078	-0.1822	-0.3986	33.731
182	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-0.9215	-1.2675	-0.84928	-1.43798	-1.4119	-1.3118	33.483
183	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-0.9455	-1.1606	-1.20474	-1.65446	-2.2806	-1.4269	32.991
184	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-0.9590	-0.8075	-0.75835	-0.89209	-1.1982	-1.1023	32.715
185	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.9661	-0.2910	-1.01124	-0.74688	-0.6236	-0.8289	32.570
186	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.9714	-0.5798	-0.52740	-0.87227	-0.7876	-0.7813	32.461
187	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-0.9857	-1.2298	-2.00615	-0.88240	-1.3061	-1.2702	32.167
188	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.9930	0.6248	1.32691	-0.61249	0.9766	-0.0389	32.019
189	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.0870	-1.8414	-0.53941	-1.54567	-1.4870	-1.5873	30.095
190	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-1.1111	-0.3348	-0.02410	-0.91157	-0.7594	-0.8064	29.601
191	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-1.1188	-0.7523	-0.42477	-0.82165	-0.8062	-0.6442	29.444
192	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.1309	-1.1416	-1.13473	-1.13785	-1.1921	-0.9529	29.196
193	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.1639	-0.9670	-2.26236	-1.03033	-1.5103	-1.3897	28.520
194	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.1936	-0.0983	-0.58704	-0.79485	-0.7993	-0.7185	27.914
195	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.2713	-1.1560	-1.15897	-1.13734	-1.3610	-1.5176	26.323
196	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.2892	-1.9756	-2.38296	-1.52590	-1.6630	-1.5345	25.957
197	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-1.3109	-0.5557	-0.08599	-1.25053	-0.7534	-0.8481	25.511
198	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.3227	-2.3579	-0.82654	-1.92653	-1.6458	-1.3513	25.270
199	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.3539	-1.8048	-2.05482	-1.49878	-1.4698	-1.4921	24.632
200	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.4529	-1.1155	-2.48870	-1.09089	-1.6614	-1.5146	22.605
201	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.4900	-2.1087	-1.05093	-2.14068	-1.7094	-1.2714	21.845
202	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.4966	-0.7937	-0.61061	-1.32655	-1.3029	-1.5479	21.711
203	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.5261	-1.2936	-2.03346	-1.30997	-1.5732	-1.3917	21.106
204	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.5328	-1.3704	-2.54540	-1.04831	-1.5442	-1.4824	20.969
205	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.6687	-1.1903	-2.23533	-2.00056	-1.7363	-1.5965	18.188
206	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.6907	-1.0622	-1.91576	-1.51569	-1.7056	-1.3642	17.738
207	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.7615	-0.8162	-0.91758	-1.26677	-1.1733	-1.4474	16.288
208	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-2.0196	-1.5506	-2.30297	-1.69683	-1.6968	-1.7671	11.006
209	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-2.1438	-1.7338	-2.29727	-2.03876	-2.2030	-1.7336	8.463

02In 2015

At either end

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

Highest

1Switzerland2.0608
2Singapore2.0200
3Luxembourg1.9394
4New Zealand1.9332
5Norway1.9327

Lowest

209Somalia-2.1438
208South Sudan-2.0196
207Haiti-1.7615
206Central African Republic-1.6907
205Libya-1.6687

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.0038. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Voice and Accountability
HighestNorway1.8171
LowestEritrea-2.3579
Middle country: 0.0899
Political Stability and Absence of Violence
HighestGreenland1.75958
LowestYemen-2.54540
Middle country: 0.04643
Regulatory Quality
HighestSingapore2.19439
LowestNorth Korea-2.14068
Middle country: -0.10235
Rule of Law
HighestFinland2.0506
LowestVenezuela-2.2806
Middle country: -0.1873
Control of Corruption
HighestSwitzerland2.2713
LowestSouth Sudan-1.7671
Middle country: -0.2665
Governance Score, Government Effectiveness (0–100)
HighestSwitzerland94.525
LowestSomalia8.463
Middle country: 52.422

032014 → 2015

Since 2014

What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
207values changed, of 207 in both
70 · 137rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Marshall Islands-1.1420 → -0.3513+0.7907
Antigua and Barbuda0.0611 → 0.4059+0.3448
Saint Kitts and Nevis0.4072 → 0.7520+0.3448
India0.1523 → 0.4804+0.3281
Zimbabwe-1.2079 → -0.9215+0.2864

Fell most

Indonesia0.3796 → 0.0883−0.2912
North Macedonia0.2273 → -0.0036−0.2308
Vanuatu-0.4880 → -0.7180−0.2300
Nepal-0.7389 → -0.9661−0.2271
Syria-1.0691 → -1.2892−0.2201

+ Monaco

+ San Marino

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

203 distinct values among 209
Values are stored exactly as published, to 19 decimals. 4 countries share 1.4442. 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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