Data for 2016

Government Effectiveness, 2016

Name: Government Effectiveness, 2016
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Government Effectiveness, 2016 covers 207 countries on 7 measures. Switzerland is highest, at 2.1087; South Sudan is lowest, at -2.1024. The middle country reads 0.0225. Against 2015, 207 values changed (131 up, 76 down), 2 left.

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Government Effectiveness · Data for 2016

HighestSwitzerland

2.1087

LowestSouth Sudan

-2.1024

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

207countries
7measures per country
2016the year it describes
200distinct values18 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
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1	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.1087	1.5413	1.1917	1.90499	1.88126	2.2844	95.506
2	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.0860	0.1051	1.2588	2.15065	1.55265	2.1055	95.041
3	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.9651	1.8180	1.1491	1.76597	2.00106	2.1228	92.567
4	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.9512	1.6939	0.8775	1.93441	1.88035	1.9059	92.283
5	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.9185	1.5301	1.3255	1.70423	1.78351	2.1927	91.612
6	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.9063	1.7221	1.0652	1.82397	2.05231	2.1893	91.364
7	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.8752	1.5364	1.1450	1.77195	1.72841	1.9030	90.727
8	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.8668	1.7171	1.4549	2.02879	1.87029	2.2083	90.555
9	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.8622	1.7087	0.9322	1.77242	1.93356	2.1711	90.459
10	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.8416	1.4791	0.7938	1.65807	1.66540	1.7622	90.039
11	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.8075	1.1318	1.0950	1.52586	1.43178	1.4472	89.341
12	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.8010	1.6957	0.9304	1.76266	1.94914	2.1025	89.207
=13	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.7919	1.2730	1.3242	1.09806	1.61403	1.1727	89.021
=13	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	1.7919	0.7496	1.1889	1.33586	1.61403	1.7970	89.021
15	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.6823	0.5399	0.6689	2.19135	1.60460	1.6977	86.778
16	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.6557	1.3802	1.5143	1.57553	1.63286	2.0160	86.233
17	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.6457	1.4722	0.9095	1.40965	1.78593	1.5180	86.028
18	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.6215	1.5096	0.9505	1.84082	1.74205	1.7942	85.533
19	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.6053	1.4351	0.4531	1.67536	1.59493	1.7613	85.201
20	United States`USA`Northern America	1.5478	1.1754	0.3377	1.38244	1.40397	1.2343	84.024
21	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.5175	0.5708	-0.3715	1.26217	0.97889	1.1092	83.404
22	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.5049	1.4504	1.2123	1.34520	1.59543	1.9721	83.147
23	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.4687	1.4498	0.4828	1.34269	1.43088	1.5376	82.405
24	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.4656	1.3766	0.8898	1.66898	1.54278	1.6462	82.342
=25	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.4458	1.0291	1.2486	0.86027	-0.03138	1.1727	81.936
=25	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	1.4458	1.0291	0.8060	0.86027	0.89402	1.1727	81.936
=25	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	1.4458	1.1929	1.3242	0.86027	1.67651	1.1727	81.936
=25	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	1.4458	0.8116	0.8060	0.86027	0.66267	0.5483	81.936
29	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.3723	0.9917	1.0084	1.27035	1.12398	1.0422	80.434
30	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.3415	1.1864	-0.0170	1.15063	1.25949	1.3399	79.803
31	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	1.2191	0.8022	1.0139	1.06712	0.98917	0.3248	77.298
32	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	1.2052	-0.8543	0.7025	1.02413	0.40144	1.1052	77.012
33	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.1822	0.6642	0.4956	0.97383	1.03935	0.3555	76.542
34	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.1808	0.9062	0.9989	0.71165	0.83892	0.7495	76.512
35	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.1592	1.1666	0.9203	1.08643	1.06162	0.7842	76.070
36	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.1293	1.1806	0.8671	1.66786	1.34434	1.2621	75.459
37	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.0739	0.9938	1.0475	0.95370	1.08171	0.6216	74.324
38	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	1.0665	1.3176	0.9560	0.91198	1.12896	0.7132	74.174
39	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.0549	1.0828	0.4340	1.01432	1.02842	0.6344	73.936
40	Chile`CHL`South America	1.0533	1.0883	0.5930	1.29819	0.99333	1.1289	73.903
41	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.0079	1.0284	0.7596	0.96158	0.84621	0.7261	72.973
=42	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.9734	0.6637	0.9890	0.99063	0.78854	0.6014	72.267
=42	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.9734	0.2097	1.3129	1.59542	0.92658	0.8353	72.267
44	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.9119	-0.7799	0.9936	0.77429	0.38203	1.0817	71.009
45	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.8912	1.0307	0.8239	0.51636	1.06032	1.1470	70.586
46	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.8825	-1.1417	0.8296	0.69824	0.57261	0.8602	70.406
47	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.8492	0.8481	0.9466	1.10220	0.92387	0.7263	69.725
48	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.8305	0.5062	1.0618	0.06786	1.02435	0.1915	69.343
49	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.8207	-0.4345	-0.0286	0.74862	0.12371	0.1013	69.142
50	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.7987	0.3225	0.7563	0.22827	0.33444	0.9095	68.693
51	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.7871	0.9088	0.7336	0.90104	0.32037	0.2650	68.454
52	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.7724	1.2227	1.1292	0.71047	0.90730	1.3818	68.153
=53	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.7536	1.0291	1.2500	0.14688	1.35673	1.1727	67.768
=53	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.7536	0.8116	0.6523	-0.09091	1.12538	1.1727	67.768
=53	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.7536	0.7896	0.6742	0.52654	0.79880	0.4361	67.768
56	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.7377	0.8516	0.5550	0.78354	0.74875	0.8883	67.443
57	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.6990	0.6888	0.6451	1.00847	0.70877	0.5678	66.650
58	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.6643	0.5885	0.7956	0.19916	0.40456	1.0890	65.942
59	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.6285	0.3327	0.9695	0.63214	0.41664	0.8630	65.208
60	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.5984	1.4137	1.2245	1.39741	1.30217	1.1611	64.593
61	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.5767	0.3633	0.5881	0.56692	0.48290	0.1580	64.148
62	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.5585	0.3255	-0.0618	1.01488	0.38586	0.7797	63.774
63	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.5429	0.6808	0.9129	0.26881	0.63121	0.6791	63.457
64	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.5322	0.6440	0.0834	0.16727	-0.13348	-0.1874	63.237
65	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.5042	1.0618	0.3623	0.71580	0.48584	0.1352	62.665
66	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.4823	0.5625	0.0372	0.00426	-0.02082	-0.2517	62.215
67	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.4724	0.4287	-0.7241	-0.27329	-0.08154	-0.2868	62.012
68	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.4704	-1.5510	-0.5160	-0.12520	-0.58192	-0.0947	61.972
69	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.4597	0.8427	0.8097	-0.15803	0.67348	0.8415	61.752
70	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.4590	0.1184	1.0909	-0.35429	0.52720	1.1682	61.739
71	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.4406	0.5339	0.4722	0.41911	-0.08196	-0.4943	61.363
72	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.4187	1.1189	0.7287	0.67696	0.52158	0.8049	60.914
73	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.4074	0.6210	0.7312	0.21184	0.90529	0.6411	60.683
74	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.3629	0.5507	0.6283	0.18767	0.34304	0.0961	59.772
75	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	0.3609	1.4352	1.7567	1.52594	1.64491	1.1064	59.731
76	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.3509	0.4995	0.1846	-0.22949	-0.19251	-0.2198	59.527
77	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.3264	0.6212	-0.3387	0.27802	0.04494	0.0430	59.025
78	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.3153	0.1511	0.2650	0.28170	-0.01443	-0.1938	58.797
79	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.2947	-0.6456	-0.5301	0.12546	0.14945	0.2005	58.376
80	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.2836	-0.7042	-1.7669	0.12040	-0.51032	-0.1119	58.148
81	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.2835	0.1013	-1.4435	0.15482	-0.45256	-0.6123	58.147
82	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.2492	-1.3318	-0.9366	0.51433	-0.03987	-0.0920	57.444
83	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.2468	0.1521	-0.4609	0.00703	-0.32036	-0.4844	57.395
84	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.2394	0.4619	0.6535	0.15791	0.36107	0.4201	57.244
85	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.2112	-0.9290	-0.0343	0.13683	-0.12422	0.5780	56.667
86	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.2044	0.7367	0.4803	1.00168	0.67594	0.2495	56.528
87	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.2038	0.1480	0.1424	0.07093	-0.19800	-0.5309	56.515
88	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.1918	0.9121	0.9129	0.31881	0.79742	0.5748	56.269
89	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.1840	-0.2341	0.7253	-0.21854	-0.29817	0.3151	56.111
90	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.1836	-0.0278	-0.8314	0.22331	-0.64742	-0.8094	56.102
91	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.1630	-1.7381	-0.4924	0.15035	-0.17917	0.1140	55.679
92	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.1376	0.4636	-0.1320	-0.25279	0.18601	-0.2414	55.161
93	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.1305	0.1606	0.1555	0.04153	-0.02894	-0.3788	55.014
94	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.1285	0.2760	0.1848	-0.60098	-0.17690	-0.1780	54.975
95	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.1254	0.7761	-0.1446	0.21194	0.29424	0.0894	54.910
96	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.1166	-0.8407	0.4889	0.68834	0.23910	-0.0231	54.730
97	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.0941	-0.1720	-0.1489	-0.01877	-0.07160	-0.2510	54.269
98	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.0667	-0.8642	-1.1209	0.16689	-0.31062	-0.4108	53.708
99	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.0525	0.2609	-0.8457	-0.50097	-0.06964	-0.0629	53.418
100	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.0432	0.6526	0.9556	0.24766	0.76977	0.6218	53.229
101	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.0411	0.6705	0.9129	0.06857	0.79961	0.5410	53.184
102	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.0252	0.5426	-0.5234	-0.06907	-0.14400	-0.3355	52.859
103	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.0236	0.3192	0.1950	0.58580	-0.18157	-0.3560	52.828
104	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.0225	-1.1938	0.1417	-0.29970	-0.19221	-0.3559	52.804
105	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.0188	0.5525	0.3193	0.44027	0.38733	-0.0762	52.729
106	Colombia`COL`South America	0.0162	0.0837	-0.8939	0.31962	-0.31322	-0.3686	52.676
107	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.0058	-0.5529	-0.0304	-0.02723	-0.06559	-0.3431	52.463
108	Guyana`GUY`South America	-0.0143	0.0577	-0.0161	-0.38192	-0.47628	-0.4063	52.051
109	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	-0.0694	0.7169	1.0043	-0.56697	0.22324	0.4497	50.923
110	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.0695	-0.6035	0.0474	-0.25596	-0.57050	-0.7610	50.921
111	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.0853	-0.2898	-0.1610	-0.91329	-0.92274	-0.7644	50.599
112	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.0892	-1.4934	0.5995	-1.16520	-0.76701	0.0045	50.518
113	Peru`PER`South America	-0.1113	0.3155	-0.1769	0.36281	-0.32655	-0.5072	50.065
114	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.1153	0.0880	0.1586	-0.01738	-0.46776	-0.7938	49.983
115	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.1169	0.2506	-0.2212	-0.18348	-0.07439	0.0269	49.952
116	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.1236	-0.5811	-0.4742	0.04375	-0.27791	-0.3027	49.814
117	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	-0.1365	0.3532	0.9348	-0.29938	0.07998	-0.5857	49.549
118	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.1421	-0.2238	-0.3553	0.24116	-0.31486	-0.3294	49.435
119	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.1522	0.0864	-0.3020	0.04650	-0.72865	-0.5615	49.229
120	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.1554	-0.3843	-0.3778	0.23799	-0.26471	-0.6217	49.163
121	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.1973	-0.2362	-1.1945	-0.23379	-0.60175	-0.9100	48.306
122	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	-0.2027	0.8742	1.0618	-0.78612	0.25905	0.7764	48.195
123	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.2082	-0.0431	-0.2480	-0.85391	-1.22942	-0.7587	48.082
124	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.2086	-0.9060	-0.0901	-0.11680	-0.50024	-0.8071	48.075
125	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.2449	-1.3805	-0.6701	-1.10896	-0.94573	-0.6568	47.331
126	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.2552	-1.2383	-0.4894	-0.23630	-0.65689	-0.7996	47.120
127	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.2640	0.3057	0.6935	-0.04991	-0.13135	-0.6211	46.939
128	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.2709	-0.2949	-0.5352	-0.40919	-0.41282	-0.4380	46.799
129	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.2748	-1.4056	-0.4453	-0.36302	-0.52049	-0.2848	46.720
130	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.2978	-1.5628	0.2917	-0.72859	-0.70733	-0.9490	46.248
131	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.3059	-0.5121	-0.7243	-0.56746	-1.16199	-0.9219	46.082
132	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.3347	-0.7491	-0.8221	-0.38778	-0.57878	-1.0032	45.493
133	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	-0.3371	1.0706	0.9610	0.41264	1.35086	0.4497	45.444
134	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	-0.3502	0.9674	0.8661	-0.79386	0.70754	0.7764	45.176
135	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.3701	-0.5115	-1.3409	-0.36985	-0.83317	-1.0703	44.768
136	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.3737	0.3053	0.2230	-0.46582	-0.38213	-0.4010	44.694
137	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.3825	-1.1699	-0.1242	-0.52708	-1.20765	-1.3319	44.514
138	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.3830	-0.1839	-0.3792	-0.27160	-0.18542	-0.4935	44.505
139	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.3837	-1.2974	-1.5350	-0.74632	-0.79161	-0.4541	44.491
140	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.3902	-1.1121	0.1829	-0.93217	-0.75146	-0.1708	44.358
141	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.3949	-0.7890	-0.7669	-0.49913	-0.86914	-0.8477	44.261
142	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.4229	-0.7428	-2.3372	-0.65150	-0.88335	-0.9727	43.687
143	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	-0.4328	0.7208	0.9610	-0.70001	0.44165	0.2556	43.486
144	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.4342	-0.2793	-0.2165	-0.45583	-0.36805	-0.4224	43.455
145	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.4396	-0.7757	-1.3506	-0.77709	-0.86759	-1.0634	43.345
146	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.4475	-1.3796	-1.4445	-0.98809	-0.74761	-0.4359	43.183
147	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.4485	-0.1846	-0.6594	-0.31804	-0.95738	-0.8562	43.163
148	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.4542	-0.0547	-0.9084	-0.41725	-0.46951	-0.2163	43.047
149	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.4665	-0.8117	-1.1073	-0.93224	-0.85519	-0.6488	42.795
150	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.4701	-0.0425	-0.1852	-0.23067	-0.41832	-1.1144	42.721
151	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.4821	0.0637	-0.3002	-0.33476	-0.21308	-0.3086	42.475
152	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.4895	-0.0649	-1.6304	-0.56117	-0.64076	-1.0005	42.324
153	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.4972	-0.1364	-0.2615	-0.72816	-0.34418	-0.8587	42.167
154	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.5000	-0.0685	0.0838	-0.14344	-0.45258	-0.8076	42.110
155	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.5118	0.3522	0.0176	-0.47167	-0.56918	-0.1218	41.868
156	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.5148	-0.1153	-0.2485	-0.42685	-0.15923	0.0052	41.807
157	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.5514	-1.2412	-0.4441	-0.64377	-0.96042	-0.9173	41.057
158	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.5611	-0.7954	-1.7059	-0.08943	-0.77878	-0.2844	40.859
159	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.6000	-0.5446	-0.8720	-0.44698	-0.67230	-0.4694	40.062
160	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.6026	-1.0429	-1.1540	-0.74368	-1.07925	-1.1380	40.009
161	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.6089	0.2162	0.2512	-0.72886	-0.49428	-0.0930	39.879
162	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.6272	-0.4421	-0.9597	-0.66787	-0.56059	-0.4218	39.506
163	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.6392	0.1560	-0.1332	-0.92639	-1.03135	-0.6378	39.261
164	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.6648	-0.0130	-0.7832	-0.44746	-0.57838	-0.9817	38.737
165	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.6745	-1.6238	-0.2164	-1.40978	-1.06360	-1.2718	38.537
166	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.6853	-0.4952	-1.2684	-0.66977	-0.99721	-0.9770	38.317
167	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.6910	-0.7943	-0.1589	-0.38577	-0.90226	-1.0921	38.201
168	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.7116	-0.9217	-0.5458	-0.62801	-0.56200	-0.7552	37.779
169	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	-0.7172	0.4840	0.7100	-0.33537	0.49559	-0.1135	37.664
170	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.7621	-1.2975	-0.7369	-0.73151	-0.99533	-0.7114	36.745
171	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.7841	-0.1779	-0.5549	-0.43139	-0.82334	-1.1730	36.295
172	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.7876	-0.5594	-0.4799	-0.78815	-0.73984	-0.7909	36.223
173	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.8070	-0.2475	-0.9279	-0.69198	-0.58645	-0.8441	35.825
174	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.8094	-0.8809	-0.9514	-0.66100	-0.88883	-0.8326	35.777
175	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-0.8144	-0.4911	-1.7029	-0.85499	-0.90153	-1.0835	35.674
176	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.8281	-0.2728	-1.5453	-0.56751	-0.74523	-0.6355	35.393
177	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-0.8383	-1.0883	-0.7834	-1.10548	-1.11987	-1.2675	35.185
178	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-0.8610	-1.3667	-0.7425	-1.05997	-1.12811	-1.2035	34.721
179	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-0.8924	-0.8121	-0.5839	-0.85570	-1.14390	-1.0136	34.078
180	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-0.8927	-1.3598	-0.9062	-1.50426	-1.43241	-1.3090	34.072
181	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-0.9085	0.1370	0.3428	-0.94989	-0.15385	-0.4084	33.749
182	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.9132	-1.1460	-0.4459	-1.14281	-1.28100	-1.4881	33.653
183	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-0.9420	-1.8280	-0.2986	-1.81898	-1.44394	-1.4654	33.061
184	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.9867	-0.6943	-0.2963	-0.80448	-0.78484	-0.6672	32.147
185	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.9919	0.6239	1.3242	-0.58986	0.97726	-0.0367	32.040
186	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-1.0092	-0.3420	-0.2798	-0.90337	-0.76836	-0.8346	31.687
187	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.0361	-0.9153	-1.0413	-0.90478	-1.00897	-0.8496	31.137
188	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.0522	-1.1766	-1.2216	-1.72604	-2.25727	-1.4174	30.808
189	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.0980	-0.1092	-0.4665	-0.87201	-0.80703	-0.8323	29.869
190	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.1060	-1.8006	-0.4284	-1.45075	-1.53444	-1.6345	29.706
191	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.1141	-1.4299	-2.0985	-0.89349	-1.38855	-1.3024	29.540
192	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.1748	-0.9550	-2.2441	-0.98983	-1.55504	-1.3974	28.298
193	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.2167	-1.2264	-1.3638	-1.12896	-1.39757	-1.5028	27.439
194	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-1.2598	-0.5988	-0.2564	-1.22983	-0.72565	-0.8651	26.558
195	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.3151	-2.3008	-0.7838	-1.96469	-1.64575	-1.3521	25.426
196	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.3336	-1.8263	-2.1649	-1.44953	-1.46077	-1.4924	25.047
197	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.3981	-1.4081	-2.2034	-1.24027	-1.53135	-1.4194	23.727
198	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.4009	-1.1312	-2.4900	-1.40910	-1.59739	-1.5598	23.669
199	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.4896	-2.1134	-0.5022	-2.14014	-1.70909	-1.4188	21.854
200	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.5362	-0.8231	-0.5278	-1.29165	-1.36872	-1.5752	20.900
201	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.5420	-2.0081	-2.6077	-1.63264	-1.83961	-1.5917	20.782
202	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.6178	-1.0072	-1.7245	-1.42524	-1.68860	-1.3057	19.230
203	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.6419	-1.6891	-2.6486	-1.21868	-1.59279	-1.6070	18.737
204	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.6878	-1.2621	-2.2818	-2.08491	-1.67365	-1.5983	17.797
205	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.7737	-0.7753	-0.8878	-1.27642	-1.16235	-1.4498	16.039
206	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-2.0737	-1.7483	-2.2846	-2.08956	-2.24649	-1.7389	9.898
207	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-2.1024	-1.7747	-2.3578	-1.79142	-1.75940	-1.7883	9.311

02In 2016

At either end

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

Highest

1Switzerland2.1087
2Singapore2.0860
3Norway1.9651
4Netherlands1.9512
5Luxembourg1.9185

Lowest

207South Sudan-2.1024
206Somalia-2.0737
205Haiti-1.7737
204Libya-1.6878
203Yemen-1.6419

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.0225. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Voice and Accountability
HighestNorway1.8180
LowestEritrea-2.3008
Middle country: 0.1051
Political Stability and Absence of Violence
HighestGreenland1.7567
LowestYemen-2.6486
Middle country: -0.0161
Regulatory Quality
HighestHong Kong2.19135
LowestNorth Korea-2.14014
Middle country: -0.06907
Rule of Law
HighestFinland2.05231
LowestVenezuela-2.25727
Middle country: -0.15385
Control of Corruption
HighestSwitzerland2.2844
LowestSouth Sudan-1.7883
Middle country: -0.2163
Governance Score, Government Effectiveness (0–100)
HighestSwitzerland95.506
LowestSouth Sudan9.311
Middle country: 52.804

032015 → 2016

Since 2015

What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −2countries joined / left
207values changed, of 207 in both
131 · 76rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.2920 → 0.5429+0.2510
Samoa0.6183 → 0.8305+0.2122
Argentina0.1440 → 0.3509+0.2070
Madagascar-0.9714 → -0.7876+0.1838
Maldives-0.2424 → -0.0695+0.1729

Fell most

Syria-1.2892 → -1.5420−0.2528
Kuwait0.2175 → 0.0058−0.2117
Macau1.1600 → 0.9734−0.1866
Turkmenistan-0.7822 → -0.9420−0.1599
Barbados1.0499 → 0.8912−0.1587

− Cook Islands

− 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

200 distinct values among 207
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 4 countries share 1.4458. 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 (2016). Government Effectiveness, 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/government-effectiveness/2016

0627 held

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How it has moved, charted by country

07Questions