Data for 2017

Government Effectiveness, 2017

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Government Effectiveness, 2017 covers 207 countries on 7 measures. Switzerland is highest, at 2.112534; South Sudan is lowest, at -2.186455. The middle country reads 0.015782. Against 2016, 207 values changed (87 up, 120 down), the same countries are covered.

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Government Effectiveness · Data for 2017

HighestSwitzerland

2.112534

LowestSouth Sudan

-2.186455

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

207countries
7measures per country
2017the year it describes
201distinct values19 decimals, as published
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1	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.112534	1.5596	1.15494	1.8968	1.8727	2.303869	95.5841
2	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.070897	1.7013	1.15006	1.8415	2.0806	2.181667	94.7318
3	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.060542	0.0427	1.36802	2.1073	1.5008	2.113972	94.5199
4	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.054704	1.8280	1.10826	1.8027	2.0363	2.170094	94.4004
5	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.020179	1.6341	0.78152	1.9402	1.8528	1.820671	93.6937
6	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.969242	1.5549	1.26624	1.6356	1.7791	2.149725	92.6511
7	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.957381	1.5681	1.00718	1.8454	1.7200	1.883468	92.4083
8	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.857331	1.6231	0.90967	1.7872	1.9156	2.195956	90.3605
9	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.857330	1.6577	0.86527	1.7129	1.8796	2.115115	90.3604
10	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.837719	1.7241	1.50049	2.0543	1.8236	2.169384	89.9590
11	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.809800	1.4892	0.71728	1.6590	1.6766	1.825285	89.3876
=12	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.791233	1.2850	1.32430	1.3403	1.6129	1.170415	89.0075
=12	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	1.791233	0.7214	1.55499	1.3403	1.6129	1.794803	89.0075
14	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.718658	0.5371	0.67109	2.1517	1.5115	1.702437	87.5220
15	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.710623	1.1532	1.14766	1.3959	1.4926	1.478186	87.3576
16	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.655336	1.3650	1.51437	1.6559	1.6324	2.015055	86.2259
17	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.646067	1.5364	0.78514	1.8392	1.6279	1.794167	86.0362
18	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.629694	1.4401	0.94101	1.4301	1.7871	1.572273	85.7011
19	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.602085	1.4223	1.24173	1.4765	1.6524	1.868846	85.1360
20	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.550651	1.4143	0.44558	1.6515	1.5967	1.820870	84.0832
21	United States`USA`Northern America	1.548973	1.0757	0.13228	1.4813	1.3334	1.305578	84.0488
22	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.535601	0.5516	-0.44691	1.2401	0.9674	0.807006	83.7751
=23	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	1.445124	1.0268	0.80605	0.8647	0.8921	1.170415	81.9232
=23	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	1.445124	1.1917	1.32430	0.8647	1.6754	1.170415	81.9232
25	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.431493	1.3976	0.92870	1.5740	1.5186	1.563538	81.6442
26	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.338359	1.1643	0.23856	1.2581	1.2640	1.359351	79.7379
27	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.301013	1.0258	1.00003	1.2625	1.0700	1.114182	78.9735
28	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.297555	1.3917	0.36307	1.3038	1.3736	1.441238	78.9027
29	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	1.235180	1.3049	1.05073	0.9894	1.1860	0.824239	77.6260
30	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.201628	0.9129	0.92931	0.6581	0.7500	0.782462	76.9392
31	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.196252	0.8523	0.60073	0.9630	1.0250	0.430172	76.8292
32	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	1.175758	-0.8850	0.73131	1.0541	0.3661	1.073911	76.4097
33	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	1.165477	0.7796	0.99286	1.0744	0.9525	0.278719	76.1992
34	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	1.160492	0.2089	1.31296	1.5969	0.9261	0.569811	76.0972
35	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.134813	1.2018	0.83415	1.5807	1.3799	1.266663	75.5716
36	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.132991	1.1205	1.06795	1.2496	1.1343	0.793207	75.5343
37	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.075110	1.0422	0.66626	0.9381	0.9217	0.817870	74.3496
38	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.071188	0.8516	1.01959	1.1452	1.1304	0.746395	74.2693
39	Chile`CHL`South America	1.036327	1.0821	0.59109	1.2610	0.9801	1.113771	73.5558
40	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.017799	1.0530	0.30559	0.9354	1.0498	0.605832	73.1765
41	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.973023	0.6629	0.98903	0.9923	0.7880	0.600476	72.2600
42	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.944256	-0.8859	1.04980	0.8454	0.4063	1.213627	71.6712
43	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.890972	0.9896	0.82391	0.4178	0.9651	1.110425	70.5806
44	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.837592	-1.2113	0.83200	0.5175	0.4469	0.744251	69.4879
45	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.830074	0.5036	1.06187	0.0695	1.0238	0.616450	69.3341
46	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.807009	-0.3985	-0.02545	0.7917	0.1597	0.070772	68.8620
47	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.779194	0.8731	0.88107	1.1156	0.8782	0.666825	68.2926
=48	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.752908	1.0268	1.25011	-0.0865	1.3548	1.794803	67.7546
=48	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	0.752908	1.0268	1.24870	0.8647	-0.0333	1.170415	67.7546
=48	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.752908	0.8093	0.80605	-0.0865	1.3548	1.170415	67.7546
=48	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.752908	0.7766	0.67421	0.4770	0.8419	0.471912	67.7546
=48	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.752908	0.8093	0.80605	0.8647	0.6608	0.546028	67.7546
53	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.683115	0.6957	0.67874	1.0240	0.6934	0.616447	66.3260
54	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.682565	1.2160	1.11216	0.6811	0.8765	1.347770	66.3148
55	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.664069	0.6043	0.81513	0.0445	0.3381	1.076285	65.9362
56	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.640470	0.6837	0.58569	0.7019	0.6296	0.844740	65.4532
57	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.638481	0.8343	0.84645	0.8124	0.3064	0.207931	65.4125
58	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.621828	0.3321	0.79181	0.1618	0.2803	0.724452	65.0716
59	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.617256	0.3363	0.73601	0.5680	0.4907	0.165369	64.9780
60	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.598085	1.4128	1.22451	1.2945	1.3016	1.160175	64.5856
61	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.592882	0.2576	-0.11621	1.0379	0.2531	0.842595	64.4791
62	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.542480	0.6718	0.79357	0.2081	0.6212	0.703346	63.4474
63	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.535470	0.6481	0.12287	0.1366	-0.0828	-0.160581	63.3040
64	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.529282	0.1182	1.09851	-0.1298	0.6449	1.449175	63.1773
65	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.516352	0.3146	1.00439	0.5530	0.4228	0.780217	62.9126
66	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.514629	-1.5225	-0.22466	-0.0648	-0.4891	-0.050858	62.8774
67	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.496531	0.4820	0.63330	0.3056	0.3950	0.029246	62.5069
68	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.494364	0.5656	0.06925	0.0019	0.0024	-0.256705	62.4626
69	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.489944	0.8438	0.70380	-0.1189	0.6973	0.802260	62.3721
70	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.462072	1.0126	0.26491	0.7121	0.4578	0.205389	61.8016
71	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.434836	1.1491	0.74825	0.5819	0.5331	0.587167	61.2441
72	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.424410	0.3721	-0.56309	-0.2319	-0.0319	-0.225380	61.0307
73	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.412936	0.5110	0.46483	0.3545	-0.0869	-0.558372	60.7959
74	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	0.360277	1.4341	1.75678	1.5284	1.6441	1.104986	59.7180
75	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.358460	-0.9070	0.09320	0.1622	-0.1338	0.504096	59.6808
76	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.357876	-0.7680	-1.70590	0.1111	-0.5761	-0.093792	59.6689
77	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.344400	0.6061	-0.38810	0.2504	0.0158	-0.063436	59.3931
78	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.343692	0.2066	0.05179	0.3612	-0.0694	-0.140359	59.3786
79	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.310481	0.6015	0.23269	-0.0842	-0.1239	-0.176864	58.6988
80	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.298240	0.7528	0.00543	0.2171	0.3124	0.155847	58.4482
81	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.275375	0.1040	-0.57371	0.0703	-0.3158	-0.379666	57.9802
82	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.273244	0.1736	0.15811	0.1152	-0.2066	-0.591377	57.9366
83	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.272728	0.4607	0.60827	0.1124	0.2661	0.371751	57.9260
84	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.248994	-1.3497	-1.02533	0.4785	-0.0426	-0.148199	57.4402
85	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.219288	-0.6580	-0.46270	0.1555	0.1727	0.177435	56.8322
86	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.214649	0.0041	-1.27609	0.1598	-0.5647	-0.636086	56.7372
87	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.191421	0.8416	0.85056	0.2849	0.7411	0.505213	56.2618
88	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.178071	0.0259	0.11014	0.0636	-0.0679	-0.436554	55.9886
89	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.145934	0.5263	0.07010	-0.1547	0.2521	-0.275102	55.3307
90	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.133881	-0.9032	-0.98408	0.2032	-0.2973	-0.372978	55.0840
91	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.125277	-0.2376	0.38113	-0.2162	-0.2481	0.344698	54.9079
92	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.098945	0.1659	-0.74920	-0.1549	-0.0546	-0.047751	54.3690
93	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.092770	-0.0828	-1.03734	0.2289	-0.7121	-0.949482	54.2426
94	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.080751	-0.1580	-0.19027	-0.0894	-0.0782	-0.307208	53.9965
95	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.077324	-1.7603	-0.63232	0.0892	-0.3246	0.104183	53.9264
96	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.072109	-0.8473	0.52967	0.7002	0.1983	-0.023565	53.8197
97	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.067870	0.2324	0.39059	0.5761	-0.2048	-0.313909	53.7329
98	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.056942	0.3478	0.80773	-0.2979	0.1794	-0.232631	53.5092
99	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.051165	0.1856	0.17615	-0.6323	-0.2047	-0.192039	53.3910
100	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.043624	0.1553	-0.15626	-0.2081	-0.1263	-0.029002	53.2366
101	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.040680	0.5548	0.91293	-0.0520	0.5792	0.454627	53.1764
102	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0.036438	0.8734	1.06187	-0.6935	0.2585	0.774846	53.0895
103	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.035890	-1.2992	0.13464	-0.2697	-0.2484	-0.423018	53.0783
104	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.015782	0.5233	0.13460	0.4076	0.4176	-0.053477	52.6667
105	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.001757	-0.5527	-0.00813	-0.0154	-0.0474	-0.398003	52.3797
106	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.018663	-0.1832	-0.25872	0.3410	-0.3059	-0.294641	51.9617
107	Peru`PER`South America	-0.023943	0.3417	-0.22311	0.3234	-0.3596	-0.592236	51.8536
108	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.026350	0.0695	-0.80172	0.2276	-0.3351	-0.409640	51.8044
109	Guyana`GUY`South America	-0.032245	0.0902	-0.01603	-0.3523	-0.3993	-0.475628	51.6837
110	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.041830	0.5214	-0.59497	-0.0769	-0.2648	-0.466816	51.4875
111	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	-0.070035	0.7158	0.82278	-0.5630	0.3804	0.447528	50.9102
112	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.070577	-0.3313	-0.29599	0.2681	-0.2729	-0.604312	50.8991
113	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.076586	-0.2342	-0.11946	-0.9715	-0.8456	-0.773288	50.7761
114	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.111474	-1.0014	-0.06453	0.1323	-0.4517	-0.763559	50.0620
115	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.135638	-1.4993	0.55641	-1.1643	-0.7941	0.039870	49.5674
116	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.175659	-0.3631	-1.15734	-0.2051	-0.5270	-0.903209	48.7482
117	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.194810	0.0886	0.09110	-0.0486	-0.4919	-0.800392	48.3563
118	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.195894	-0.6076	-0.50551	0.0317	-0.3603	-0.380418	48.3340
119	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.208470	0.0701	-0.37722	0.0053	-0.8360	-0.526756	48.0766
120	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.221506	-0.0663	-0.20888	-0.8410	-1.2118	-0.812928	47.8098
121	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.240270	-1.3480	-0.71656	-1.1204	-0.9017	-0.700846	47.4257
122	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.263282	-1.2480	-0.45787	-0.2078	-0.7065	-0.907690	46.9547
123	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.269582	-1.5999	0.23798	-0.7427	-0.7807	-1.010877	46.8258
124	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.282172	-0.3441	-0.67367	-0.5551	-0.4645	-0.358273	46.5681
125	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	-0.285417	0.5552	0.61184	0.2400	0.6602	0.200364	46.5017
126	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.289662	-1.2269	-0.20946	-0.5609	-1.1575	-1.329871	46.4148
127	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.309551	-0.7065	-0.06864	-0.2543	-0.6391	-0.863949	46.0077
128	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.311204	-0.5755	-0.92981	-0.3886	-1.0660	-0.945633	45.9738
129	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.319375	-0.7393	-0.70895	-0.3682	-0.6053	-1.020038	45.8066
130	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.320241	-1.1608	0.01015	-0.8905	-0.7928	-0.136022	45.7888
131	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.322829	-1.4106	-0.37060	-0.3422	-0.4447	-0.132997	45.7359
132	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.324197	-0.0517	-0.19405	-0.1204	-0.4242	-0.950430	45.7079
133	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.327193	-0.7632	-0.53323	-0.4751	-0.8382	-0.934941	45.6466
134	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.329949	-0.7427	-2.22212	-0.6574	-0.8419	-0.935137	45.5902
135	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.330283	-0.5250	-1.35969	-0.3255	-0.8036	-1.073192	45.5833
136	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	-0.337717	1.0695	1.14267	0.4166	1.3498	0.447528	45.4312
137	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.340053	0.2898	0.69635	-0.0461	-0.1568	-0.541472	45.3833
138	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.344779	0.2845	0.31347	-0.4650	-0.3827	-0.389310	45.2866
139	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	-0.350653	0.9664	1.14267	-0.7918	0.7068	0.774846	45.1664
140	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.377550	-0.8058	-1.40285	0.0051	-0.7915	-0.309812	44.6158
141	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.383868	-0.3291	-0.22127	-0.4550	-0.4072	-0.464389	44.4865
142	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.385591	-1.3040	-1.44845	-0.6825	-0.7229	-0.413623	44.4513
143	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.431869	-0.3070	-0.31441	-0.1664	-0.2940	-0.602803	43.5040
144	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	-0.433124	0.7287	0.96105	-0.6986	0.5099	0.254318	43.4783
145	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.435605	-0.6729	-0.19084	-0.5677	-0.5534	-0.560506	43.4275
146	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.444625	0.0004	-0.85146	-0.4093	-0.4324	-0.150175	43.2429
147	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.453501	-0.0450	-0.04197	-0.1443	-0.4552	-0.829584	43.0612
148	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	-0.456933	0.6209	1.13742	0.1878	0.7401	0.622552	42.9910
149	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.459245	-0.1366	-0.31944	-0.6741	-0.2614	-0.714635	42.9437
150	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.476629	-0.8069	-1.33712	-0.7648	-0.8902	-1.059741	42.5878
151	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.478757	0.0933	-0.19359	-0.2885	-0.2535	-0.421074	42.5443
152	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.480853	-0.7923	-0.17661	-0.4788	-0.8525	-1.093962	42.5014
153	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.485248	-0.1633	-0.70806	-0.3972	-0.9308	-0.883105	42.4114
154	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.494963	-0.0674	-1.57753	-0.3733	-0.5682	-0.938194	42.2126
155	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.496356	-1.4196	-1.51441	-0.9112	-0.7266	-0.563787	42.1841
156	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.512081	0.3586	0.01767	-0.5269	-0.5405	-0.198035	41.8622
157	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	-0.526890	0.7896	0.37688	0.9491	0.6072	0.237780	41.5591
158	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.537956	-0.0922	-0.17397	-0.4057	-0.2327	0.041315	41.3326
159	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.569075	-0.8312	-0.90967	-0.9664	-0.8686	-0.547276	40.6956
160	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.571061	0.2151	0.19951	-0.7761	-0.4881	0.065542	40.6549
161	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.571797	-0.0106	-0.89493	-0.5058	-0.5799	-0.991723	40.6399
162	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.604842	-1.5377	-0.22403	-1.2997	-1.0162	-1.289146	39.9635
163	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.606474	-0.5013	-1.04379	-0.4107	-0.6877	-0.471466	39.9301
164	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.624399	-1.0749	-1.20277	-0.8254	-1.1049	-1.147353	39.5632
165	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.624625	-0.2027	-0.31949	-0.3248	-0.7145	-1.140931	39.5586
166	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.659653	0.2356	0.05596	-0.9185	-1.0305	-0.678749	38.8416
167	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.690413	-0.4484	-1.04965	-0.6540	-0.5435	-0.420926	38.2120
168	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.695922	-0.4990	-1.07446	-0.6562	-0.9950	-0.987377	38.0992
169	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.710101	-0.1684	-0.59480	-0.7115	-0.4514	-0.778973	37.8090
170	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	-0.717529	0.5047	0.87007	-0.3339	0.5600	-0.061908	37.6570
171	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-0.745683	-0.4658	-1.89833	-0.8045	-0.7994	-1.136783	37.0807
172	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-0.752697	-1.3408	-0.65822	-0.8614	-1.2007	-1.231153	36.9371
173	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.752787	0.6231	1.14267	-0.6978	0.9765	-0.038247	36.9353
174	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.768830	-0.9227	-0.75814	-0.6785	-0.7809	-0.870865	36.6069
175	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.777903	-0.2963	-1.71622	-0.5694	-0.7372	-0.699118	36.4212
176	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.784981	-0.5737	-0.54423	-0.7817	-0.7828	-0.924197	36.2763
177	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.838716	-0.9572	-0.46617	-0.6364	-0.6452	-0.852307	35.1765
178	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.844079	-1.3207	-0.78780	-0.6976	-1.0002	-0.764565	35.0667
179	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-0.899047	-0.8009	-0.80022	-0.8205	-1.1385	-1.088997	33.9416
180	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-0.905472	-1.0760	-0.79245	-1.2245	-1.1611	-1.302492	33.8101
181	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-0.934941	-1.3415	-0.82281	-1.4208	-1.3760	-1.304805	33.2069
182	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.944831	-1.0956	-0.54442	-1.1422	-1.2897	-1.419851	33.0045
183	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-0.986762	-1.4547	-2.07869	-0.8541	-1.3217	-1.325669	32.1462
184	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-1.001180	-0.3518	-0.16350	-0.9082	-0.7286	-0.721110	31.8511
185	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.019762	-1.8068	-0.25093	-1.8179	-1.4508	-1.453405	31.4707
186	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-1.021545	-0.7118	-0.85591	-0.7956	-0.7929	-0.735444	31.4342
187	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.094407	0.0595	-0.28077	-0.8680	-0.7890	-0.890265	29.9428
188	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-1.102668	0.1537	0.11068	-0.9484	-0.1496	-0.149298	29.7738
189	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.109679	-1.0116	-1.25487	-0.8668	-1.0513	-0.757490	29.6303
190	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.138071	-1.7906	-0.41861	-1.4494	-1.5350	-1.635221	29.0491
191	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.138982	-1.2291	-1.38900	-1.0807	-1.3048	-1.456851	29.0305
192	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.142561	-1.3517	-1.39729	-1.7837	-2.1935	-1.453391	28.9572
193	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.174936	-0.9708	-2.18273	-1.1059	-1.5660	-1.402711	28.2946
194	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-1.205983	-0.5926	-0.19383	-1.2290	-0.8153	-0.945896	27.6591
195	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.285636	-1.8278	-1.96176	-1.4659	-1.3603	-1.488035	26.0287
196	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.322491	-2.3052	-0.87182	-1.9501	-1.6227	-1.319745	25.2743
197	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.422414	-1.1481	-2.61551	-1.4516	-1.6165	-1.538104	23.2290
198	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.468176	-1.4923	-2.25331	-1.3131	-1.6075	-1.434456	22.2924
199	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.489775	-2.1238	-0.40818	-2.1393	-1.7364	-1.419317	21.8503
200	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.542167	-2.0122	-2.46797	-1.6431	-1.7993	-1.592139	20.7779
201	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.543211	-1.2891	-2.31913	-1.9705	-1.5775	-1.610239	20.7565
202	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.620336	-0.8645	-0.59494	-1.2605	-1.3251	-1.661126	19.1779
203	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.636200	-0.9900	-1.84731	-1.4197	-1.6060	-1.178945	18.8532
204	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.727978	-1.6929	-2.72585	-1.2000	-1.6862	-1.588532	16.9746
205	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.780003	-0.7343	-0.82815	-1.2410	-1.1540	-1.421380	15.9097
206	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-2.088566	-1.6177	-2.02872	-2.0928	-2.3211	-1.724027	9.5939
207	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-2.186455	-1.7855	-2.46313	-1.8285	-1.7569	-1.752416	7.5903

02In 2017

At either end

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

Highest

1Switzerland2.112534
2Finland2.070897
3Singapore2.060542
4Norway2.054704
5Netherlands2.020179

Lowest

207South Sudan-2.186455
206Somalia-2.088566
205Haiti-1.780003
204Yemen-1.727978
203Central African Republic-1.636200

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.015782. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Voice and Accountability
HighestNorway1.8280
LowestEritrea-2.3052
Middle country: 0.0902
Political Stability and Absence of Violence
HighestGreenland1.75678
LowestYemen-2.72585
Middle country: 0.01767
Regulatory Quality
HighestHong Kong2.1517
LowestNorth Korea-2.1393
Middle country: -0.0648
Rule of Law
HighestFinland2.0806
LowestSomalia-2.3211
Middle country: -0.1568
Control of Corruption
HighestSwitzerland2.303869
LowestSouth Sudan-1.752416
Middle country: -0.160581
Governance Score, Government Effectiveness (0–100)
HighestSwitzerland95.5841
LowestSouth Sudan7.5903
Middle country: 52.6667

032016 → 2017

Since 2016

What changed between 2016 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
207values changed, of 207 in both
87 · 120rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Tuvalu-0.991934 → -0.752787+0.239147
Micronesia-0.202708 → 0.036438+0.239146
Nicaragua-0.690962 → -0.480853+0.210109
Tonga-0.136529 → 0.056942+0.193471
Macau0.973373 → 1.160492+0.187120

Fell most

Puerto Rico0.204428 → -0.526890−0.731318
Antigua and Barbuda0.407445 → -0.285417−0.692862
Anguilla1.445770 → 0.752908−0.692862
United States Virgin Islands1.445770 → 0.752908−0.692862
Dominica0.043239 → -0.456933−0.500172

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

201 distinct values among 207
Values are stored exactly as published, to 19 decimals. 5 countries share 0.752908. 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 (2017). Government Effectiveness, 2017 [data set], describing 2017. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/government-effectiveness/2017

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