Data for 2018

Government Effectiveness, 2018

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Government Effectiveness, 2018 covers 207 countries on 7 measures. Switzerland is highest, at 2.12631; South Sudan is lowest, at -2.13121. The middle country reads 0.01585. Against 2017, 207 values changed (115 up, 92 down), the same countries are covered.

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Government Effectiveness · Data for 2018

HighestSwitzerland

2.12631

LowestSouth Sudan

-2.13121

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

207countries
7measures per country
2018the year it describes
200distinct values18 decimals, as published
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1	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.12631	1.5618	1.2405	1.77626	1.88915	2.29499	95.8661
2	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.10672	1.7552	1.0478	1.83717	2.03531	2.18539	95.4650
3	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.05704	0.0164	1.2886	2.10953	1.53431	2.12699	94.4483
4	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.03728	1.6386	0.7939	1.90036	1.80891	1.93844	94.0437
5	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.95781	1.5339	1.2980	1.73288	1.84155	2.21178	92.4171
6	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.94014	1.6844	0.9899	1.83738	1.89402	2.16741	92.0554
7	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.93590	1.8458	1.1072	1.78699	2.02106	2.08808	91.9686
8	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.89195	1.6611	0.9310	1.72921	1.83208	2.12129	91.0691
9	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.84789	1.5571	0.9348	1.63452	1.71913	1.80823	90.1671
10	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.81697	1.0932	1.1196	1.37430	1.48023	1.39216	89.5343
=11	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.79254	0.9644	1.3283	1.34242	1.64257	1.17426	89.0343
=11	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	1.79254	0.9228	1.5578	1.34242	1.56677	1.79864	89.0343
13	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.76504	1.6894	1.4554	1.96573	1.80784	2.09533	88.4714
14	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.74379	1.5141	0.8299	1.64742	1.69680	1.91857	88.0365
15	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.72963	0.4899	0.7544	2.17616	1.48996	1.71592	87.7465
16	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.71060	1.4823	0.8832	1.84934	1.62963	1.76959	87.3570
17	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.65604	1.3257	1.5173	1.65658	1.64519	2.01668	86.2404
18	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.64995	1.4148	1.2904	1.48758	1.72157	1.88622	86.1157
19	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.59191	1.4366	0.8569	1.52335	1.79959	1.63748	84.9278
20	United States`USA`Northern America	1.58385	1.0419	0.2995	1.44337	1.16056	1.26302	84.7628
21	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.51665	1.3652	0.2890	1.67667	1.45921	1.80997	83.3873
=22	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	1.44643	—	0.9631	0.86683	0.89182	1.17426	81.9499
=22	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	1.44643	1.1823	1.3283	0.86683	1.64257	1.17426	81.9499
24	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.44139	1.0060	0.9976	1.25830	1.13652	1.11163	81.8468
25	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.43430	1.1609	0.1159	1.29282	1.23511	1.41365	81.7016
26	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.41823	1.3877	0.9744	1.64498	1.50051	1.55918	81.3728
27	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.40009	0.6298	-0.3477	1.20838	0.89580	0.73903	81.0014
28	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.37429	0.9061	0.8472	0.96911	1.11503	0.54319	80.4733
29	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.37229	1.4108	0.4181	1.28809	1.41186	1.45292	80.4325
30	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.29306	1.1723	0.7926	1.47800	1.31795	1.49917	78.8107
31	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.25661	0.8751	0.9710	0.72606	0.77193	0.82097	78.0647
32	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	1.22023	-1.0368	0.8274	1.01883	0.37495	1.09313	77.3200
33	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.13769	1.1662	1.1006	1.25668	1.06818	0.74005	75.6306
34	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	1.12547	1.2425	1.0896	0.99681	1.13318	0.80839	75.3804
35	Chile`CHL`South America	1.09859	1.0784	0.6794	1.21439	0.98092	1.10198	74.8302
36	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.06755	0.7788	1.0344	1.17012	1.02860	0.62445	74.1949
37	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	1.06609	0.7859	0.8848	1.04419	0.94713	0.29519	74.1651
38	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.06392	1.0368	0.3485	0.92928	0.99610	0.75427	74.1205
=39	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.97373	0.5138	0.9926	1.08599	0.78786	0.60210	72.2745
=39	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.97373	0.2071	1.1545	1.51874	0.98655	0.57144	72.2745
41	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.95002	-0.9361	1.1164	0.90498	0.42240	1.21293	71.7891
42	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.89909	-0.1276	0.1562	0.75819	0.30678	0.49135	70.7468
43	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.89493	1.0512	0.6506	0.93832	0.84171	0.66087	70.6616
44	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.89152	1.0328	0.7820	0.40271	0.81470	1.13597	70.5919
45	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.89137	0.8155	0.9013	1.09364	0.74607	0.45254	70.5887
46	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.83098	0.8585	1.0029	0.07037	0.96778	0.61907	69.3526
47	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.81042	0.6830	0.6717	1.04693	0.65675	0.54433	68.9318
48	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.78626	1.4340	1.3442	0.98132	1.30150	1.16180	68.4373
=49	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.75421	—	1.2554	-0.08434	1.35452	1.79864	67.7813
=49	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	0.75421	—	1.2521	0.86683	-0.03359	1.17426	67.7813
=49	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.75421	1.1289	0.9265	-0.08434	1.43433	1.17426	67.7813
=49	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.75421	0.5748	0.6768	0.47405	0.73254	0.40878	67.7813
=49	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.75421	—	0.8094	0.86683	1.12317	0.54987	67.7813
54	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.71175	1.2328	1.1176	0.58009	0.87510	1.36986	66.9122
55	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.70206	0.5700	0.6189	0.75679	0.54772	0.78353	66.7138
56	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.69254	-1.4027	0.8551	0.61505	0.43382	0.74854	66.5189
57	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.66461	0.6035	0.7166	0.10593	0.33536	1.10232	65.9473
58	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.64244	0.3955	0.7590	0.27118	0.45460	0.81724	65.4935
59	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.63873	0.1707	0.6619	0.50667	0.41870	0.15139	65.4176
60	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.62029	0.2295	1.0959	-0.04967	0.68780	1.44992	65.0401
61	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.60207	0.7480	0.7138	0.76736	0.33874	0.26209	64.6672
62	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.59179	0.4250	0.7726	0.42815	0.29851	0.02494	64.4568
63	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.57486	1.0046	0.3786	0.64514	0.41783	0.25680	64.1102
64	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.56939	0.5399	0.1582	0.17595	-0.13108	-0.16049	63.9982
65	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.55210	0.3505	-0.6652	-0.18807	0.02054	-0.21084	63.6444
66	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.54342	0.6422	0.7962	0.24994	0.61211	0.75471	63.4667
67	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.52407	0.5427	0.1082	-0.05143	-0.11895	-0.27476	63.0707
68	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.51665	0.9560	0.8224	-0.18159	0.72577	0.86739	62.9188
69	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.47434	1.1742	0.6464	0.68996	0.50518	0.65058	62.0528
70	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.45413	-1.5751	-0.2586	-0.09470	-0.47092	-0.07284	61.6391
71	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.44482	0.3311	0.9825	0.57095	0.41126	0.85226	61.4485
72	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.44235	-0.0132	0.7032	-0.21503	-0.13689	0.34035	61.3980
73	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.40652	0.2403	-0.0963	0.91733	0.28462	0.84425	60.6646
74	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.36321	0.1551	-0.5388	0.03591	-0.22255	-0.34188	59.7782
75	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.36251	0.7956	0.3475	0.35009	0.30562	0.24851	59.7638
76	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	0.36154	1.4340	1.7611	1.52961	1.64403	1.10744	59.7439
77	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.35646	0.5705	0.3653	0.35079	-0.20350	-0.54821	59.6399
78	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.31541	0.4944	0.6756	0.08526	0.22418	0.44781	58.7997
79	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.31262	-0.8615	0.1456	0.10925	-0.13404	0.43463	58.7425
80	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.29878	0.6537	0.1167	-0.13484	-0.14614	-0.00947	58.4594
81	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.29630	0.2080	0.1437	0.13382	-0.17177	-0.58907	58.4084
82	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.27842	0.1676	0.1249	0.32331	0.08133	-0.08462	58.0424
83	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.25793	0.3538	0.8388	-0.34733	0.21286	0.45127	57.6230
84	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.25150	0.5992	-0.3016	0.09539	-0.08575	-0.04084	57.4916
85	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.24359	-1.4384	-0.8958	0.47889	-0.07816	-0.14591	57.3297
86	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.24175	-0.0436	-1.0716	0.03233	-0.61802	-0.63891	57.2920
87	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.21381	-0.1417	0.1017	0.15019	-0.07480	-0.38862	56.7201
88	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.19614	0.6841	0.8620	-0.27810	0.25300	-0.08139	56.3584
89	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.19218	0.6939	0.8532	0.28907	0.67293	0.45696	56.2773
90	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.15156	-1.7769	-0.5636	0.06410	-0.24216	0.14943	55.4458
91	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.14951	-0.9430	-0.9851	0.15322	-0.27907	-0.37539	55.4040
92	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.14603	0.0131	-0.1352	0.41419	-0.21321	-0.34217	55.3328
93	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.14174	0.1435	-0.5621	-0.15802	-0.02956	-0.02445	55.2450
94	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.12372	-0.5622	0.2353	0.03421	-0.02612	-0.28017	54.8760
95	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.11322	0.1899	0.5717	0.51439	-0.11718	-0.18072	54.6611
96	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.09471	0.4703	-0.0338	-0.16359	0.17640	-0.13882	54.2823
97	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.07249	-0.9180	0.5228	0.53144	0.20208	-0.02278	53.8274
98	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.07242	-0.9689	-1.1423	0.01839	-0.67382	-0.23493	53.8260
99	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.05161	0.2546	0.1606	-0.69832	-0.23232	-0.28612	53.4001
100	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.03752	0.0181	-0.9247	0.06923	-0.80668	-0.96114	53.1116
101	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0.03734	0.9192	1.1917	-0.78361	0.13767	0.77747	53.1080
102	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.03178	0.2047	-0.0488	-0.44582	-0.39998	-0.36394	52.9942
103	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.02140	-0.6977	-0.3414	0.11111	0.12170	0.07159	52.7818
104	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.01585	0.4343	0.1448	0.38333	0.31022	-0.16700	52.6682
105	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.00536	0.1163	-0.6874	0.17653	-0.40040	-0.31771	52.2340
106	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.00947	0.1758	-0.1538	-0.24277	-0.13971	0.01629	52.1499
107	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	-0.00976	1.0263	1.1467	0.20480	1.32417	0.45127	52.1440
108	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.01008	-0.0822	-0.2822	-0.15070	-0.02958	-0.20512	52.1375
109	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.01618	-1.2375	-0.0665	-0.28215	-0.22089	-0.39430	52.0125
110	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.11046	-0.0298	-0.0595	-0.82728	-0.71963	-0.62580	50.0827
111	Peru`PER`South America	-0.12135	0.3924	-0.1685	0.37954	-0.42585	-0.59409	49.8598
112	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.12734	0.2745	-0.0086	0.29148	-0.18597	-0.16412	49.7372
113	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.14123	0.3952	-0.6459	-0.21134	-0.39771	-0.42991	49.4530
114	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.15058	-0.0943	-0.2355	-0.19245	-0.39631	-0.87052	49.2615
115	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	-0.16530	0.5176	0.9155	-0.17152	0.44420	0.42069	48.9602
116	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.17853	0.2668	0.7300	0.02274	-0.16594	-0.57269	48.6895
117	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.19456	-0.8848	-0.1198	0.10756	-0.36352	-0.50772	48.3614
118	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.22128	-0.4893	-1.1422	-0.30518	-0.49305	-0.83895	47.8145
119	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.22992	0.2791	0.1649	-0.45967	-0.43958	-0.27890	47.6376
120	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.24105	0.0991	0.0108	-0.08055	-0.47676	-0.84871	47.4097
121	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.26215	-0.6872	-0.4295	-0.09478	-0.31064	-0.48364	46.9778
122	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.26541	-1.2798	-0.3629	-0.21835	-0.64152	-0.90966	46.9112
123	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.27505	-0.1264	-0.1858	-0.85801	-1.22943	-0.83187	46.7139
124	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.27743	0.0330	-0.4610	0.04289	-0.81075	-0.57905	46.6651
125	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.28178	-0.7788	-0.3806	-0.42521	-0.83618	-0.89066	46.5762
126	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	-0.28411	0.5161	0.7962	0.49120	0.58661	0.23098	46.5284
127	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.30865	-0.6379	-0.1541	-0.25345	-0.57950	-0.88775	46.0262
128	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.31736	-1.4213	-0.9875	-1.32036	-0.94418	-0.94214	45.8478
129	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.32123	-1.4047	0.5509	-1.24528	-0.75241	-0.01195	45.7687
130	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.32605	-1.0708	0.2336	-0.78799	-0.76259	-0.12373	45.6700
131	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.33561	-0.0244	-0.0353	-0.10170	-0.41308	-0.89365	45.4742
132	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.34916	-1.5073	-0.1593	-0.54883	-1.20081	-1.42843	45.1970
133	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.34945	-0.9121	-0.6228	-1.06819	-0.85880	-0.54544	45.1910
134	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.35531	0.0000	-1.4311	-0.35486	-0.51405	-0.99267	45.0711
135	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	-0.37140	0.9369	1.1467	-0.79624	0.60731	0.35103	44.7418
136	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	-0.38487	0.7907	0.2845	0.86844	0.55088	0.23910	44.4661
137	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.39980	-0.5042	-0.6649	-0.65222	-0.53450	-0.34769	44.1603
138	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.40001	-0.3056	-0.1179	-0.71818	-0.44507	-0.43052	44.1561
139	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.40017	-1.4852	-1.2553	-0.72403	-0.68080	-0.48295	44.1528
140	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.40479	0.2417	0.4535	-0.83858	-0.48374	0.14292	44.0583
141	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.41718	-0.0198	-0.9622	-0.42623	-0.39838	-0.15516	43.8047
142	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.41727	-0.7460	-2.0031	-0.66390	-0.81137	-0.96459	43.8028
143	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	-0.43239	0.9262	0.9650	-0.69784	0.41704	0.25650	43.4933
144	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.43861	-0.4439	-0.2986	-0.43161	-0.45193	-0.61841	43.3660
145	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	-0.44432	0.6619	1.0336	-0.44199	0.41164	-0.18297	43.2491
146	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.45551	-0.6542	-0.8866	-0.42127	-1.07371	-0.96879	43.0201
147	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	-0.45599	0.5452	1.1400	0.16913	0.65524	0.51083	43.0103
148	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.46240	-0.7752	-0.7536	-0.39925	-0.64427	-1.03279	42.8790
149	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.46589	-0.1443	-0.3425	-0.38107	-0.69491	-1.04280	42.8077
150	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.48687	0.0955	-0.4237	-0.48066	-0.21738	-0.38507	42.3782
151	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.48688	-1.4105	-0.5387	-0.45023	-0.46253	-0.30694	42.3781
152	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.49155	-0.3766	-0.9249	-0.30303	-0.61040	-0.48991	42.2824
153	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.49474	0.2098	0.0198	-0.65935	-0.58891	-0.10699	42.2170
154	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.50406	-1.1739	-1.2097	-0.86235	-0.74656	-0.45655	42.0264
155	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.51951	-0.1326	-0.3964	-0.66154	-0.30396	-0.81684	41.7100
156	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.52384	-0.8202	-1.0539	-0.79215	-0.87787	-1.09391	41.6216
157	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.53951	-0.0611	-0.1105	-0.49866	-0.33504	0.01429	41.3007
158	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.54741	-0.4636	-1.2351	-0.42156	-0.76443	-1.22117	41.1390
159	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.55773	0.0600	-0.8497	-0.45057	-0.63268	-0.93643	40.9279
160	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.57614	-0.2528	-0.6947	-0.33924	-0.96256	-0.99181	40.5510
161	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.58604	0.9832	1.3283	-0.58682	0.91203	-0.03562	40.3484
162	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.59164	-1.3742	-0.2221	-1.12926	-0.90577	-1.20487	40.2336
163	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.59448	-0.3428	-0.2908	-0.31276	-0.29606	-0.63996	40.1756
164	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.60853	-0.7150	-1.5032	-0.08687	-0.86217	-0.30570	39.8879
165	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.64519	-1.6115	0.2220	-0.84149	-0.82936	-1.11205	39.1375
166	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.66167	0.2798	0.2183	-0.91731	-0.90780	-0.58751	38.8003
167	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.67378	-0.5558	-1.2050	-0.69033	-0.57080	-0.45285	38.5525
168	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.68006	-1.2026	-1.4660	-0.80925	-1.13510	-1.12266	38.4239
169	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.68711	-0.1033	-0.5369	-0.62549	-0.36628	-0.73584	38.2796
170	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.69038	-0.5072	-0.8007	-0.69830	-0.97611	-0.89370	38.2127
171	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-0.73339	-0.4358	-1.8726	-0.84995	-0.82413	-1.13752	37.3323
172	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-0.73930	-1.3925	-0.6778	-0.83387	-1.12999	-1.34934	37.2113
173	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.78161	-0.9001	-0.7475	-0.72537	-0.81794	-0.89539	36.3454
174	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.78320	-0.9085	-0.3976	-0.76213	-0.78630	-0.80437	36.3128
175	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.80561	-1.1634	-1.0991	-0.52198	-1.26226	-1.22495	35.8540
176	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.82226	-1.3148	-0.3380	-0.76083	-0.98658	-0.82157	35.5132
177	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.84178	-0.4719	-0.7652	-0.87896	-0.78250	-0.92503	35.1137
178	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-0.84201	-0.7398	-0.9243	-0.82533	-1.10822	-1.11562	35.1090
179	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.88041	-0.4174	-1.8816	-0.61661	-0.73205	-0.73759	34.3230
180	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-0.94774	-0.2537	-0.2290	-0.90674	-0.70871	-0.53552	32.9450
181	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.96082	-0.8709	-0.4218	-1.02966	-1.06449	-1.18238	32.6773
182	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.97353	-0.7194	-0.8856	-0.70489	-0.68134	-0.75982	32.4171
183	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.01846	-1.1490	-0.7113	-1.21443	-1.18135	-1.36745	31.4974
184	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.02588	-1.1740	-0.8245	-1.39493	-1.29539	-1.32409	31.3454
185	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.05048	-1.8103	-0.1605	-1.78218	-1.45609	-1.45241	30.8421
186	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.08843	-1.7864	-0.4116	-1.52820	-1.60678	-1.52127	30.0653
187	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.09300	-1.6157	-1.6212	-0.97333	-1.38466	-1.47978	29.9717
188	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-1.11945	0.2079	0.3596	-0.94773	-0.10685	-0.14768	29.4302
189	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.14244	-0.0335	-0.0359	-0.87147	-0.82999	-0.98121	28.9597
190	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.16436	-0.8137	-2.1809	-1.19389	-1.45640	-1.47744	28.5111
191	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.17921	-0.9610	-1.3033	-0.84526	-1.14290	-0.76356	28.2071
192	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.21677	-1.3043	-1.3832	-1.10898	-1.35230	-1.45989	27.4383
193	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-1.22628	-0.7081	-0.4109	-1.25588	-0.91773	-1.02491	27.2435
194	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.32359	-0.7272	-0.6538	-1.28288	-1.13010	-1.59492	25.2518
195	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.48525	-2.2186	-0.9567	-1.96091	-1.67694	-1.43314	21.9429
196	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.51070	-2.0497	-0.3358	-2.06890	-1.68056	-1.58686	21.4219
197	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.53012	-1.4165	-1.9213	-1.32344	-1.67655	-1.53269	21.0245
198	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.53949	-1.5605	-1.4809	-2.09773	-2.29612	-1.59681	20.8326
199	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.54178	-2.0071	-2.4479	-1.55911	-1.77013	-1.59134	20.7859
200	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.55616	-1.8833	-1.7214	-1.54638	-1.34712	-1.53002	20.4915
201	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.56550	-1.2561	-2.3096	-2.04716	-1.54096	-1.51628	20.3002
202	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.59854	-0.9150	-1.8982	-1.36686	-1.55654	-1.21897	19.6241
203	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.60783	-1.0745	-2.5907	-1.33746	-1.69198	-1.53456	19.4340
204	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.61725	-0.7380	-0.7643	-1.18122	-1.11849	-1.43641	19.2411
205	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.92320	-1.7380	-2.7187	-1.38820	-1.72380	-1.75085	12.9788
206	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-2.11998	-1.5928	-2.0688	-1.99065	-2.31106	-1.80759	8.9510
207	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-2.13121	-1.9442	-2.3555	-1.93008	-1.88276	-1.82655	8.7211

02In 2018

At either end

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

Highest

1Switzerland2.12631
2Finland2.10672
3Singapore2.05704
4Netherlands2.03728
5Luxembourg1.95781

Lowest

207South Sudan-2.13121
206Somalia-2.11998
205Yemen-1.92320
204Haiti-1.61725
203Afghanistan-1.60783

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.01585. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Voice and Accountability
HighestNorway1.8458
LowestEritrea-2.2186
Middle country: 0.0991
Political Stability and Absence of Violence
HighestGreenland1.7611
LowestYemen-2.7187
Middle country: 0.1017
Regulatory Quality
HighestHong Kong2.17616
LowestVenezuela-2.09773
Middle country: -0.08687
Rule of Law
HighestFinland2.03531
LowestSomalia-2.31106
Middle country: -0.14614
Control of Corruption
HighestSwitzerland2.29499
LowestSouth Sudan-1.82655
Middle country: -0.16049
Governance Score, Government Effectiveness (0–100)
HighestSwitzerland95.8661
LowestSouth Sudan8.7211
Middle country: 52.6682

032017 → 2018

Since 2017

What changed between 2017 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
207values changed, of 207 in both
115 · 92rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Nauru-0.07003 → 0.25793+0.32796
Palau-0.33772 → -0.00976+0.32796
Fiji0.12528 → 0.44235+0.31707
Guinea-Bissau-1.62034 → -1.32359+0.29674
Vanuatu-0.71753 → -0.44432+0.27321

Fell most

Venezuela-1.14256 → -1.53949−0.39693
Laos-0.26958 → -0.64519−0.37561
Nicaragua-0.48085 → -0.80561−0.32476
Türkiye0.35788 → 0.07242−0.28546
Sudan-1.28564 → -1.55616−0.27052

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. 5 countries share 0.75421. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
4 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.

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