Data for 2019

Government Effectiveness, 2019

Name: Government Effectiveness, 2019
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Government Effectiveness, 2019 covers 207 countries on 7 measures. Finland is highest, at 2.0983; South Sudan is lowest, at -2.1509. The middle country reads 0.0150. Against 2018, 207 values changed (107 up, 100 down), the same countries are covered.

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Government Effectiveness · Data for 2019

HighestFinland

2.0983

LowestSouth Sudan

-2.1509

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

207countries
7measures per country
2019the year it describes
200distinct values18 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
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Every country and every column of Government Effectiveness, 2019, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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1	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.0983	1.7435	1.0015	1.9717	2.0974	2.1867	95.292
2	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.0798	-0.0403	1.2483	2.1546	1.5275	2.1195	94.914
3	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.0753	1.5419	1.1856	1.7386	1.8910	2.3022	94.822
4	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.0672	1.6266	0.7082	1.8324	1.8338	1.9415	94.657
5	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.9997	1.5352	1.2980	1.7329	1.8276	2.2602	93.274
6	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.9609	1.6898	0.8927	1.9116	1.9956	2.1656	92.480
7	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.9428	1.8398	1.0744	1.7391	2.0242	2.0631	92.109
8	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.8664	1.6445	0.9436	1.7448	1.8636	2.1342	90.547
9	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.8589	1.5314	0.9022	1.6683	1.6903	1.7964	90.392
10	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.8278	1.0551	1.0993	1.3946	1.5069	1.4344	89.756
11	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.8260	1.5032	0.7399	1.6365	1.6941	1.8793	89.720
=12	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.7953	0.9810	1.5585	1.3471	1.6424	1.1795	89.090
=12	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	1.7953	0.9764	1.5585	1.3471	1.5666	1.8039	89.090
14	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.7456	1.6955	1.4049	1.9667	1.7855	2.1528	88.073
15	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.7277	1.4298	0.7990	1.5391	1.8077	1.6108	87.707
16	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.6575	1.3317	1.6552	1.6581	1.6451	2.0189	86.271
17	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.6526	1.4200	0.8437	1.8646	1.6279	1.7871	86.171
18	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.6488	1.4074	1.5589	1.5564	1.7288	1.8247	86.092
19	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.5848	0.2878	-0.1805	1.9895	1.3189	1.7394	84.781
20	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.5737	0.6020	-0.4400	1.2754	0.9141	0.7996	84.555
21	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.5445	0.8735	0.8279	0.9423	1.1129	0.6152	83.958
22	United States`USA`Northern America	1.5019	1.0154	0.0687	1.3412	1.1332	1.1736	83.086
23	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.4993	1.0339	0.9983	1.2961	1.1941	1.1519	83.033
=24	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	1.4492	—	0.9640	0.8715	0.8916	1.1795	82.006
=24	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	1.4492	1.1818	1.1925	0.8715	1.6424	1.1795	82.006
26	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.4144	1.1309	0.2072	1.4690	1.2005	1.3647	81.295
27	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.3876	1.3035	0.5631	1.7154	1.4233	1.7738	80.746
28	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.2828	1.3923	0.9284	1.5850	1.5151	1.5262	78.601
29	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.2379	1.3796	0.3690	1.3055	1.4423	1.4943	77.681
30	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.2356	1.0482	0.9351	0.9168	0.9359	0.8517	77.634
31	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.2116	1.3379	0.8111	1.5577	1.4685	1.5267	77.143
32	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	1.2098	-1.0172	0.8231	1.0932	0.4118	1.0865	77.106
33	Chile`CHL`South America	1.1067	1.0283	0.1818	1.1180	0.9107	1.1580	74.997
34	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.1052	1.0622	0.2816	0.9867	1.0960	0.8270	74.965
35	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	1.0984	1.2167	0.9915	1.0603	1.1206	0.8024	74.827
36	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.0738	1.1303	0.9176	0.8940	1.0209	0.4148	74.324
37	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.0261	0.9243	1.0258	1.1500	1.1079	0.6150	73.346
38	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.0175	1.0833	0.7360	1.0560	0.8422	0.6807	73.171
39	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.0052	-0.9271	1.0682	0.8544	0.3694	1.1806	72.919
40	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.9897	0.5920	0.9144	0.9793	0.9247	0.3254	72.601
=41	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.9752	0.5135	1.2978	1.0878	0.7878	0.6043	72.305
=41	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.9752	-0.0999	1.1555	1.5203	0.9282	0.5737	72.305
43	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.8789	1.0516	0.9686	1.0180	1.0622	0.7587	70.333
44	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.8644	-0.0097	0.1355	0.7655	0.3505	0.4597	70.036
45	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.8590	-0.0195	0.6842	0.1414	0.1808	0.6821	69.926
46	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.8409	1.2385	1.1553	0.6005	0.8814	1.3900	69.555
47	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.8342	0.8974	0.6847	1.0572	0.8729	0.7001	69.419
48	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.8135	-1.4043	0.8668	0.7278	0.4676	0.8767	68.995
49	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.7877	1.4337	1.3449	0.9832	1.3014	1.1640	68.468
=50	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.7570	1.3289	1.2586	-0.0796	1.3956	1.8039	67.837
=50	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	0.7570	—	1.2530	0.8715	0.4289	1.1795	67.837
=50	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.7570	1.1828	0.9342	-0.0796	1.4439	1.1795	67.837
=50	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.7570	0.5520	0.6775	0.4693	0.6310	0.3294	67.837
=50	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.7570	—	0.9640	1.1093	1.1229	0.5552	67.837
55	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.7207	1.0114	0.9615	0.3926	0.7586	1.1463	67.094
56	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.6762	0.5881	0.6623	0.8540	0.5261	0.7242	66.185
57	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.6657	0.6952	0.6976	-0.0614	0.3363	1.2106	65.971
58	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.5933	0.9296	1.1406	-0.0056	1.2202	0.6227	64.487
59	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.5903	0.9976	0.3267	0.7677	0.5338	0.2909	64.427
60	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.5835	0.5556	0.1669	0.1697	-0.1772	-0.0614	64.288
61	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.5745	0.2451	1.1467	-0.0685	0.6819	1.4626	64.104
62	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.5655	0.4063	0.6790	0.2877	0.4470	1.0729	63.919
63	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.5551	0.2341	-0.5876	-0.1325	-0.0157	-0.2210	63.706
64	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.5508	0.1860	0.7321	0.5441	0.3841	0.0963	63.618
65	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.5488	-1.6072	-0.1573	-0.0734	-0.5021	-0.0532	63.577
66	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.5454	0.7328	0.9163	0.2390	0.6789	0.7618	63.507
67	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.5389	0.9122	0.6642	0.8264	0.4087	0.2486	63.375
68	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.5238	0.4940	0.7504	0.4598	0.3563	0.0256	63.066
69	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.5197	0.9071	0.8229	-0.0377	0.7485	0.8820	62.982
70	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.5022	0.5905	0.4008	0.3586	-0.2338	-0.5440	62.624
71	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.5016	0.3610	1.1380	0.4551	0.4579	0.8202	62.610
72	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.4706	0.5394	0.0986	-0.0812	-0.1288	-0.1990	61.975
73	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.4385	0.8304	0.2748	0.4593	0.4168	0.3094	61.319
74	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.4336	1.1704	0.6386	0.7006	0.5799	0.7249	61.219
75	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.4259	0.1549	-0.5852	0.0912	-0.1939	-0.4310	61.062
76	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.3954	0.2139	-0.1368	0.9257	0.2326	0.8451	60.436
77	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	0.3642	1.4337	1.7622	1.5322	1.6439	1.1108	59.798
78	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.3063	0.6284	0.0577	-0.4040	-0.3169	-0.0825	58.613
79	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.2955	0.7137	0.8539	0.3448	0.6791	0.4779	58.393
80	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.2893	0.5701	-0.3394	0.1445	-0.0793	0.0523	58.266
81	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.2877	0.1915	0.1896	0.3204	0.0964	-0.0652	58.233
82	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.2847	0.4459	0.5657	0.1506	0.2268	0.4601	58.172
83	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.2446	-0.8431	0.1069	0.0960	-0.1309	0.4505	57.350
84	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.2330	-1.4238	-0.6236	0.5051	-0.0353	-0.0893	57.113
85	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.2160	-0.9384	-1.2030	0.0262	-0.5677	-0.1848	56.766
86	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.2063	0.1422	0.0457	-0.2299	-0.1039	0.0149	56.565
87	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.1977	0.7104	1.0130	-0.2652	0.3498	-0.4327	56.390
88	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.1942	-0.0640	-1.0179	0.0958	-0.6248	-0.6121	56.319
89	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.1589	0.2764	0.5578	0.5189	-0.1197	-0.1190	55.596
90	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.1568	-0.7792	-0.5943	0.1017	-0.1710	-0.3883	55.552
91	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.1509	-0.9323	0.5004	0.5171	0.2558	0.1581	55.432
92	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.1505	-0.1123	0.0559	0.1232	-0.0394	-0.3661	55.424
93	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.1406	-1.7086	-0.5240	0.1427	-0.1864	0.2066	55.221
94	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.1158	0.1905	0.0045	0.1637	-0.2774	-0.5424	54.714
95	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.1063	0.1908	-0.5590	-0.1444	0.0108	-0.0637	54.519
96	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.0854	0.3209	-0.7214	-0.0738	-0.3608	-0.3724	54.091
97	Peru`PER`South America	0.0643	0.3791	-0.0935	0.4327	-0.4368	-0.4900	53.659
98	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.0602	0.4319	0.0131	-0.1859	0.0924	-0.1049	53.576
99	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.0549	0.0146	-0.9020	0.0463	-0.8661	-0.8924	53.467
100	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.0354	0.2778	0.1344	-0.6157	-0.2276	-0.2801	53.069
101	Colombia`COL`South America	0.0282	0.1263	-0.9073	0.3029	-0.4397	-0.2722	52.921
102	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.0277	-0.0685	-0.1897	-0.1428	-0.0480	-0.1647	52.911
103	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.0159	0.0335	0.0152	0.2824	-0.2692	-0.4619	52.668
104	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.0150	0.1624	-0.0656	-0.5213	-0.4332	-0.2389	52.652
105	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.0066	-0.2627	-0.0971	-0.2516	-0.4335	-0.5141	52.479
106	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.0032	-1.2032	0.0786	-0.2646	-0.2291	-0.3615	52.409
107	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	-0.0072	1.0259	1.1477	0.4228	1.1623	0.4564	52.197
108	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-0.0214	0.5235	0.6431	0.4113	0.3811	-0.1187	51.906
109	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.0332	-1.0348	-0.2282	0.1100	-0.4296	-0.2142	51.664
110	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	-0.0345	1.1055	1.0023	-0.8596	0.3401	0.7811	51.637
111	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	-0.0508	-0.6961	-0.2977	0.1570	0.1105	0.0865	51.304
112	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	-0.0662	0.3413	0.7785	-0.3431	0.2248	0.4564	50.988
113	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.0852	-0.9310	-0.4107	-0.3742	-0.8616	-0.7769	50.601
114	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	-0.0926	-0.5548	0.2444	0.1275	0.0615	-0.1379	50.449
115	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.0952	-0.0305	-0.2068	-0.7172	-0.6084	-0.5262	50.395
116	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	-0.1020	0.4847	0.9163	-0.1487	0.4156	0.3820	50.256
117	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.1082	-0.6801	-0.3930	0.0149	-0.3057	-0.4713	50.129
118	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.1293	-1.5069	-0.3452	-0.1453	-0.6646	-0.7665	49.696
119	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.1447	-1.5544	-1.2012	-0.6822	-0.6898	-0.6610	49.382
120	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.1577	-0.4648	-1.0969	-0.3454	-0.5449	-0.8025	49.116
121	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.1606	0.2927	0.0678	0.2609	-0.2220	-0.0554	49.057
122	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.1923	0.0340	-0.1891	-0.5089	-0.4061	-0.2317	48.408
123	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.1962	0.1300	0.0552	-0.0456	-0.4172	-0.8023	48.329
124	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.1991	-0.0576	-0.1534	-0.0865	-0.3706	-0.7756	48.269
125	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.2175	0.2637	0.7172	-0.0123	-0.1917	-0.6143	47.893
126	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.2237	-1.3231	0.6363	-1.2443	-0.6700	-0.1436	47.765
127	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.2436	0.0956	-0.2550	0.0099	-0.7296	-0.5204	47.357
128	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	-0.2814	0.5535	0.9163	0.5810	0.5939	0.2241	46.585
129	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	-0.2924	0.9947	1.1008	-0.5230	0.7209	0.3546	46.358
130	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	-0.2927	0.6127	0.0849	0.7887	0.5377	0.2808	46.353
131	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.3065	-0.0242	0.0281	-0.1305	-0.3974	-0.8773	46.069
132	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.3483	-1.0394	-1.0482	-1.1655	-0.8528	-0.6285	45.215
133	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	-0.3695	0.9714	1.1728	-0.7941	0.8962	0.3546	44.781
134	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.3855	-1.2523	0.3944	-0.5743	-0.8181	0.0155	44.453
135	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.3873	0.1418	-1.0342	-0.2523	-0.5849	-0.7875	44.416
136	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.3884	-0.3070	-0.7502	-0.9564	-1.2082	-0.8224	44.394
137	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.3918	-1.4827	-0.2397	-0.6016	-1.1014	-1.3392	44.324
138	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.3933	-0.8144	-1.9534	-0.6255	-0.7889	-0.9721	44.293
139	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.4079	-0.3374	0.0605	-0.7029	-0.4096	-0.2985	43.995
140	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.4228	0.3729	0.2464	-0.7912	-0.7614	-0.4356	43.690
141	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	-0.4540	0.5234	1.0214	0.1266	0.6549	0.4991	43.051
142	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.4573	-0.6905	-0.8565	-0.4557	-1.0583	-1.0580	42.982
143	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.4575	-0.5705	-0.5623	-0.7043	-0.5669	-0.3033	42.979
144	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.4600	-1.4524	-1.2559	-1.3736	-1.0238	-0.9917	42.929
145	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.4643	-0.8430	-1.0201	-0.8833	-0.9056	-1.0981	42.839
146	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.4740	-0.3733	-1.0217	-0.3180	-0.5834	-0.5285	42.642
147	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.4798	0.2299	0.1164	-0.5808	-0.5532	-0.0754	42.524
148	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.4807	-0.7965	-0.7893	-0.4702	-0.6809	-1.1167	42.505
149	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.4862	0.0677	-0.1020	-0.4343	-0.3241	-0.3471	42.392
150	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.4869	0.2827	0.5233	-0.8616	-0.4725	0.1627	42.378
151	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.4973	-1.0076	-1.1842	-0.8438	-0.7266	-0.4224	42.165
152	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.5119	-1.3232	-0.3162	-0.4642	-0.5350	-0.3281	41.866
153	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.5551	-1.5425	-0.2271	-1.0172	-0.9570	-1.1223	40.981
154	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.5630	-0.0489	-0.2618	-0.5284	-0.3058	-0.0048	40.821
155	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.5725	-0.1923	-0.2856	-0.6516	-0.3161	-0.8074	40.625
156	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.5744	-0.2639	-0.2288	-0.3873	-0.7468	-0.9852	40.587
157	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.5841	1.1994	1.1477	-0.5846	0.9119	0.3944	40.387
158	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.5857	0.0398	-0.8508	-0.4882	-0.6804	-0.9836	40.356
159	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.5902	-0.4535	-0.3692	-0.4995	-0.5562	-0.6489	40.263
160	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.6099	-0.0602	-1.1990	-0.4795	-0.4082	-0.1969	39.860
161	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.6203	-0.2818	-0.7074	-0.3643	-0.9950	-1.0043	39.647
162	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.6606	-0.5784	-0.8286	-0.6887	-0.9562	-0.8967	38.822
163	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.6844	-0.5034	-1.3579	-0.5012	-0.8567	-1.2294	38.335
164	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-0.6940	-0.7955	-0.8580	-0.8137	-1.1041	-0.9260	38.139
165	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	-0.6963	0.6598	1.0390	-0.3620	0.4417	-0.1818	38.092
166	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.7008	-0.3441	-0.3109	-0.3214	-0.3630	-0.6409	37.999
167	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.7269	-1.3362	-0.4190	-0.7852	-1.0108	-0.9278	37.466
168	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.7326	-0.5719	-1.2046	-0.6720	-0.5234	-0.4638	37.349
169	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.7341	-1.2358	-1.6151	-0.8078	-1.1650	-1.1431	37.317
170	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.7406	-1.1999	-0.9377	-0.6190	-1.3162	-1.2032	37.185
171	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.7443	-1.6687	0.3068	-0.7323	-0.9298	-1.1070	37.110
172	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.7639	-0.7304	-1.5523	-0.0850	-0.8387	-0.3200	36.707
173	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.7751	-0.8424	-0.6619	-0.7248	-0.7720	-0.9809	36.478
174	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.7871	-0.9252	-0.2929	-0.8639	-0.8381	-0.8577	36.233
175	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-0.8127	-1.6628	-0.4445	-0.8258	-1.2842	-1.2810	35.710
176	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.8216	-0.4123	-0.5538	-0.8249	-0.8438	-0.9321	35.527
177	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.8421	-0.7178	-0.8710	-0.6456	-0.6810	-0.7332	35.107
178	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-0.8570	-0.5410	-1.9641	-0.8802	-0.8261	-1.1468	34.803
179	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.8590	-0.1330	-0.4509	-0.6047	-0.4161	-0.7349	34.761
180	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.8918	-0.8095	-0.4342	-0.9655	-1.0299	-1.0041	34.091
181	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-0.9643	-2.1094	-0.2508	-1.7811	-1.5605	-1.3730	32.606
182	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-0.9743	-0.2888	-0.1822	-0.8793	-0.7410	-0.5001	32.400
183	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-0.9929	0.3555	0.3949	-0.7814	-0.0197	-0.0010	32.021
184	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.9933	-0.4393	-2.0477	-0.6541	-0.7683	-0.7642	32.012
185	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-0.9953	-1.2303	-0.6249	-1.2522	-1.1901	-1.4929	31.972
186	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.0613	-1.2153	-0.9839	-1.3261	-1.2816	-1.2962	30.621
187	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.0616	-1.6581	-1.6587	-0.9329	-1.3524	-1.4737	30.615
188	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.1127	-1.7685	-0.3697	-1.4679	-1.5630	-1.5199	29.568
189	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.1766	-0.9181	-1.3698	-0.8772	-1.1548	-0.7615	28.259
190	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.1890	-0.1321	-0.2625	-0.9409	-0.8597	-0.9776	28.007
191	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.1983	-0.8140	-2.2326	-1.1929	-1.4021	-1.4456	27.817
192	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-1.2514	-1.0833	-0.4610	-1.2272	-0.9870	-1.2688	26.729
193	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.2987	-1.2924	-1.4765	-1.1337	-1.3191	-1.4778	25.761
194	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.3591	-0.5136	-0.4705	-1.2822	-1.1403	-1.5264	24.525
195	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.3702	-2.0620	-0.2537	-2.0680	-1.6802	-1.5769	24.297
196	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.4721	-1.6827	-1.6827	-1.5691	-1.3761	-1.4992	22.211
197	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.5246	-2.2245	-0.9989	-2.0093	-1.6838	-1.4231	21.137
198	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.5411	-1.5933	-1.5417	-2.1184	-2.3183	-1.5969	20.800
199	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.6109	-1.2329	-1.6765	-1.3876	-1.6651	-1.5579	19.372
200	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.6427	-1.1899	-2.2657	-2.0724	-1.6148	-1.5495	18.720
201	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.6481	-0.9773	-1.8563	-1.3663	-1.5900	-1.1994	18.610
202	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.6556	-1.0370	-2.5978	-1.3150	-1.6829	-1.4958	18.457
203	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.6749	-1.9723	-2.4747	-1.6077	-1.8253	-1.6582	18.061
204	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.7753	-0.8062	-0.9511	-1.1995	-1.1159	-1.4607	16.005
205	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.9477	-1.7089	-2.6208	-1.4592	-1.7066	-1.7395	12.478
206	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-2.0979	-1.5743	-2.0771	-1.9857	-2.2808	-1.6361	9.403
207	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-2.1509	-1.9234	-2.4067	-1.9238	-1.8847	-1.8825	8.319

02In 2019

At either end

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

Highest

1Finland2.0983
2Singapore2.0798
3Switzerland2.0753
4Netherlands2.0672
5Luxembourg1.9997

Lowest

207South Sudan-2.1509
206Somalia-2.0979
205Yemen-1.9477
204Haiti-1.7753
203Syria-1.6749

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.0150. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Voice and Accountability
HighestNorway1.8398
LowestEritrea-2.2245
Middle country: 0.1110
Political Stability and Absence of Violence
HighestGreenland1.7622
LowestYemen-2.6208
Middle country: 0.0577
Regulatory Quality
HighestSingapore2.1546
LowestVenezuela-2.1184
Middle country: -0.0734
Rule of Law
HighestFinland2.0974
LowestVenezuela-2.3183
Middle country: -0.1772
Control of Corruption
HighestSwitzerland2.3022
LowestSouth Sudan-1.8825
Middle country: -0.1190
Governance Score, Government Effectiveness (0–100)
HighestFinland95.292
LowestSouth Sudan8.319
Middle country: 52.652

032018 → 2019

Since 2018

What changed between 2018 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
207values changed, of 207 in both
107 · 100rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Fiji0.4424 → 0.8590+0.4167
Maldives-0.3086 → 0.0066+0.3152
Egypt-0.4002 → -0.1447+0.2555
Timor-Leste-0.6617 → -0.4228+0.2389
Brazil-0.1412 → 0.0854+0.2266

Fell most

Nauru0.2579 → -0.0662−0.3241
Vanuatu-0.4443 → -0.6963−0.2520
Samoa0.8310 → 0.5933−0.2377
Kuwait0.1237 → -0.0926−0.2163
Burkina Faso-0.4172 → -0.6099−0.1927

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 0.7570. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
3 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.

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World Bank Group (2019). Government Effectiveness, 2019 [data set], describing 2019. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/government-effectiveness/2019

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