Data for 2020

Government Effectiveness, 2020

Name: Government Effectiveness, 2020
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Government Effectiveness, 2020 covers 207 countries on 7 measures. Finland is highest, at 2.0581; South Sudan is lowest, at -2.2230. The middle country reads -0.0171. Against 2019, 207 values changed (41 up, 166 down), the same countries are covered.

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Government Effectiveness · Data for 2020

HighestFinland

2.0581

LowestSouth Sudan

-2.2230

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

207countries
7measures per country
2020the year it describes
201distinct values18 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
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Every country and every column of Government Effectiveness, 2020, 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	2.0581	1.7336	1.1650	1.94928	2.08968	2.21727	94.470
2	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.0500	-0.0759	1.2748	2.09986	1.48922	2.12891	94.304
3	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.9944	1.6106	0.7181	1.74100	1.80380	1.92779	93.165
4	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.9463	1.8432	1.1967	1.67193	2.05760	2.08592	92.181
5	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.9343	1.7000	0.8637	1.96377	1.94383	2.32632	91.935
6	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.8897	1.5340	1.1055	1.62792	1.78603	2.28831	91.023
7	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.8682	1.0517	1.1189	1.37609	1.50299	1.43113	90.582
8	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.8669	1.5173	1.2112	1.79357	1.74713	2.26914	90.557
9	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.8478	1.6511	0.9570	1.68655	1.80392	2.14347	90.165
=10	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.7848	0.9614	1.5579	1.10225	1.64002	1.18071	88.875
=10	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	1.7848	0.9750	1.1918	1.34005	1.39729	1.18071	88.875
12	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.7435	1.4206	0.8299	1.45324	1.73442	1.57796	88.030
13	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.7008	1.6850	1.4724	1.92749	1.77833	2.15433	87.157
14	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.6669	1.5437	0.9329	1.58627	1.58097	1.64411	86.462
15	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.6550	1.4913	0.6997	1.54807	1.60974	1.85022	86.219
16	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.6518	1.3313	1.6547	1.65579	1.64664	2.01942	86.154
17	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.6122	1.3773	1.3195	1.50366	1.68198	1.84146	85.343
18	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.6015	1.0740	1.0541	1.23662	1.27182	1.22259	85.123
19	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.5475	1.3933	0.8780	1.79254	1.55198	1.60791	84.018
20	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.5409	0.8955	0.8409	0.94062	1.16121	0.75854	83.883
=21	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	1.4387	—	0.9632	0.86446	0.65693	1.18071	81.791
=21	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	1.4387	1.1805	1.1918	0.86446	1.48842	1.18071	81.791
23	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.3668	1.1208	0.1380	1.25536	1.15904	1.28694	80.320
24	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.3547	1.3017	0.5090	1.61585	1.35375	1.72901	80.072
25	United States`USA`Northern America	1.3413	0.9441	-0.1281	1.26018	1.02909	1.12537	79.797
26	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.3312	0.1429	0.0137	1.81761	1.18104	1.68851	79.590
27	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.3164	1.3826	0.8730	1.48287	1.43839	1.52557	79.289
28	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.2344	1.3265	0.9083	1.50912	1.44302	1.51969	77.611
29	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.1947	1.3706	0.3606	1.37260	1.40774	1.41428	76.798
30	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.1945	1.0278	0.7477	0.87331	0.91140	0.70896	76.792
31	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.1512	0.6444	-0.5684	1.19874	0.85825	0.69179	75.908
32	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	1.0783	1.2742	0.9811	0.86227	1.15540	0.79334	74.415
33	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.0327	0.9304	0.9053	1.11797	1.08217	0.58614	73.482
34	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.0315	1.0570	0.3116	0.87962	0.97182	0.78117	73.458
35	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.0017	-0.9288	1.1357	0.87494	0.58734	1.18091	72.846
36	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.9695	-0.1010	1.0579	1.43908	0.86016	0.57417	72.188
37	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.9640	1.1179	0.9899	1.12504	0.88764	0.49915	72.076
38	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.9564	0.5366	0.9140	1.00665	0.94873	0.34574	71.920
39	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.9352	-0.1251	0.1128	0.65913	0.37916	0.42046	71.485
40	Chile`CHL`South America	0.9319	1.0427	0.1429	0.93794	0.75240	1.21737	71.418
41	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.9173	1.0634	0.4516	0.93071	0.77037	0.46244	71.120
42	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.8964	1.0310	1.1309	0.93048	1.02957	0.87676	70.692
43	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.8551	1.2510	1.1399	0.65812	0.88661	1.51469	69.846
44	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.8423	-1.0222	0.8203	1.01050	0.37965	1.06060	69.584
45	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.8373	0.9038	0.7246	1.03872	0.90535	0.71572	69.483
46	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.8316	-1.4047	0.8752	0.78648	0.47242	0.87381	69.365
=47	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.7821	1.4326	1.3443	0.98039	1.30041	1.16453	68.351
=47	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.7821	0.5124	1.2972	1.08506	0.78678	0.60484	68.351
=49	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.7465	1.0623	1.2577	0.38887	1.21417	1.18071	67.622
=49	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	0.7465	—	1.4059	0.86446	0.42557	0.55632	67.622
=49	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.7465	1.0904	0.9925	0.38887	1.17259	1.18071	67.622
=49	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.7465	0.5661	0.9157	0.46538	0.63025	0.32988	67.622
53	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.6715	0.5194	0.5487	0.74879	0.46470	0.73369	66.088
54	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.6349	0.1659	0.7860	0.52006	0.37391	0.08714	65.340
55	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.6221	0.9246	0.6065	0.67086	0.51367	0.33703	65.076
56	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.6094	0.9982	0.3360	0.55153	0.51182	0.42169	64.817
57	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.6071	-1.6492	-0.3106	-0.02411	-0.44596	0.07290	64.771
58	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.5793	0.1798	1.0959	-0.03406	0.67208	1.33975	64.200
59	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.5668	1.0321	1.0455	0.42328	0.68861	1.17020	63.946
60	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.5509	0.0471	0.5939	-0.14316	0.21693	0.53963	63.620
61	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.5432	0.5706	0.6465	0.24562	0.36163	0.09370	63.462
62	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.5179	0.6948	0.7167	-0.06307	0.30263	1.21090	62.945
63	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.5123	0.9660	1.1676	-0.08603	1.20646	0.81195	62.829
64	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.5084	0.6090	0.7138	0.28599	0.53417	1.14521	62.750
65	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.5004	0.5615	0.0582	-0.10615	-0.14164	-0.19271	62.586
66	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.4926	0.8200	0.8225	0.01010	0.67395	0.79097	62.427
67	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.4802	0.5809	0.1374	0.13697	-0.10438	-0.07796	62.172
68	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.4801	0.7957	0.2960	0.49280	0.42889	0.22716	62.170
69	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.4546	0.1364	-0.7238	-0.16510	-0.07762	-0.25699	61.650
70	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.4063	0.5839	0.3378	0.29951	-0.21876	-0.51967	60.661
71	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.4003	—	0.9632	1.10225	0.88828	-0.06807	60.538
72	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.3907	0.3506	1.0683	0.41679	0.36143	0.71968	60.342
73	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.3557	0.1381	-0.5413	0.19406	-0.16758	-0.34914	59.625
74	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.3545	0.1571	-0.1294	0.88419	0.26023	0.81561	59.601
75	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	0.3540	1.4326	1.7612	1.52828	1.64260	1.11157	59.590
76	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.2880	0.7322	1.0350	0.17568	0.67701	0.76218	58.238
77	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.2831	1.1845	0.9372	0.57807	0.61342	0.75618	58.139
78	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.2435	-0.8551	0.1456	0.10536	-0.04247	0.51186	57.327
79	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.2236	-1.4275	-0.6216	0.54625	-0.13410	-0.09819	56.921
80	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.1943	0.2166	0.0211	0.27636	0.10779	-0.03824	56.321
81	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.1938	0.5923	-0.2549	0.13027	-0.04277	0.04288	56.311
82	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.1890	0.6301	0.0407	-0.49790	-0.30827	-0.13631	56.212
83	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.1424	0.4758	0.5109	0.10977	0.22588	0.41954	55.259
84	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.1341	-0.1441	-0.9480	0.05920	-0.62300	-0.53969	55.088
85	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.1256	-0.9758	-1.0649	-0.10496	-0.68689	-0.32752	54.915
86	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.1247	0.1366	-0.0475	-0.27695	-0.09837	-0.01542	54.897
87	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.1150	0.6310	0.8533	0.28151	0.63101	0.38198	54.698
88	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0.1057	0.8042	1.1100	-0.86226	0.72170	0.40494	54.508
89	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.0889	-0.8430	-0.7426	0.09725	-0.17315	-0.38468	54.164
90	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.0557	0.3971	0.0569	-0.14951	0.09309	-0.09754	53.483
91	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.0550	0.9659	1.1127	-0.38635	0.77160	-0.27546	53.469
92	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.0521	-0.9158	0.4605	0.49075	0.26368	0.02089	53.411
93	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.0403	-0.1224	-0.0806	0.12355	-0.10878	-0.37078	53.169
94	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.0383	0.3022	0.3986	0.37510	-0.16144	-0.23386	53.128
95	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.0281	-1.7179	-0.5295	0.13580	-0.20649	0.31569	52.919
96	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.0222	-1.2582	0.1021	-0.22771	-0.28405	-0.31337	52.799
97	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.0117	-0.0154	-0.7923	-0.03126	-0.94964	-0.85686	52.583
98	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.0038	0.2970	0.4542	-0.70303	-0.18342	-0.30106	52.422
99	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.0003	0.2070	-0.4327	-0.11421	0.00691	-0.01801	52.338
100	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	-0.0062	-0.7536	-0.3444	0.17029	0.09637	0.14023	52.216
101	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.0093	0.1374	-0.0042	0.05919	-0.24811	-0.66251	52.153
102	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.0126	0.0543	0.0670	0.39295	-0.15784	-0.45911	52.086
103	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.0150	-0.9802	-0.2932	0.05633	-0.41800	-0.29525	52.037
104	Peru`PER`South America	-0.0171	0.3878	-0.3104	0.32652	-0.40472	-0.49769	51.994
105	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.0183	0.1149	-0.6852	0.23298	-0.45047	-0.25651	51.969
106	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.0212	0.2863	-0.4218	-0.12249	-0.35751	-0.33715	51.909
107	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.0305	-0.7019	-0.4141	0.05006	-0.29695	-0.44932	51.719
108	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	-0.0466	1.0245	1.1468	0.41640	1.16003	0.45755	51.390
109	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.0523	-0.0398	-0.1288	-0.07606	-0.17882	-0.27706	51.274
110	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.0667	0.0342	-0.2043	-0.00862	-0.65068	-0.51066	50.978
111	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	-0.0761	0.3403	0.7778	-0.34946	0.22286	0.45755	50.785
112	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.0973	-0.9165	-0.5281	-0.45696	-0.83040	-0.78216	50.352
113	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	-0.1030	-0.5957	0.1542	0.14910	0.13004	-0.15820	50.236
114	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.1049	-0.1345	0.2072	-0.37450	-0.30314	-0.16584	50.197
115	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	-0.1081	0.4796	1.0350	-0.14039	0.46033	0.38233	50.131
116	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.1369	-0.0451	-0.2667	-0.46160	-0.41506	-0.02490	49.542
117	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.1486	-1.4994	-0.5178	-0.14665	-0.64137	-0.77133	49.303
118	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-0.1508	0.5291	0.6138	0.35493	0.44941	-0.13115	49.258
119	Guyana`GUY`South America	-0.1679	0.1377	-0.0189	-0.58198	-0.39244	-0.11465	48.907
120	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.1996	0.0006	-0.1561	-0.12024	-0.37086	-0.73285	48.259
121	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.2269	-1.3232	0.6450	-1.24575	-0.53892	-0.14334	47.699
122	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.2309	-1.6114	-1.1208	-0.60882	-0.76712	-0.79229	47.618
123	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.2385	0.1912	0.2194	-0.04263	-0.33381	-0.70587	47.461
124	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.2399	0.2780	0.7285	-0.08239	-0.17821	-0.61952	47.434
125	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	-0.2509	0.7930	1.0649	-0.89135	0.82903	-0.02150	47.208
126	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.2550	-0.4135	-1.0744	-0.46559	-0.56866	-0.74258	47.124
127	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	-0.2781	0.9873	1.1815	-0.56805	1.19575	0.35543	46.652
128	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.2887	-0.0366	-0.1455	-0.71190	-0.55065	-0.51743	46.435
129	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.3187	-1.0747	-0.8853	-1.12212	-0.79040	-0.63235	45.820
130	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.3546	0.2991	-0.2853	0.20917	-0.10791	0.10146	45.086
131	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	-0.3847	0.4497	1.2595	0.16887	0.66489	0.40320	44.470
132	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.3866	0.1991	-0.9568	-0.30690	-0.57369	-0.83582	44.431
133	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.4122	-0.0420	-0.0030	-0.14767	-0.37362	-0.81171	43.906
134	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.4373	-0.6863	-0.6745	-0.73738	-0.57118	-0.27443	43.393
135	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	-0.4434	0.6117	0.3564	0.78622	0.53683	0.28124	43.267
136	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.4499	0.3631	0.2460	-0.86858	-0.75659	-0.42114	43.134
137	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.4605	-0.2737	0.1331	-0.71150	-0.32168	-0.17792	42.919
138	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.4676	-0.1949	-0.3899	-1.02014	-1.19198	-0.80528	42.772
139	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.4686	-0.5518	-1.1862	-0.32407	-0.60183	-0.48450	42.752
140	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.4846	0.2361	0.5849	-0.58242	-0.50416	-0.07513	42.426
141	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.5185	0.2450	0.4719	-0.84086	-0.36742	0.07452	41.731
142	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.5195	-0.7839	-1.6007	-0.69849	-0.78683	-0.93747	41.710
143	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.5237	-1.0323	-1.5887	-0.83328	-0.76737	-0.36680	41.625
144	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.5242	-1.4299	-0.2884	-0.64722	-1.12010	-1.11792	41.613
145	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.5299	0.1201	-0.0798	-0.41164	-0.26942	-0.42513	41.498
146	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.5681	-0.8640	-1.0370	-0.88872	-0.86374	-1.07356	40.715
147	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.5722	-0.6720	-0.7016	-0.55639	-1.13950	-1.02593	40.632
148	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.5767	-0.3655	-0.5367	-0.43900	-0.75599	-1.05066	40.539
149	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.5914	1.0082	1.2391	-0.68194	0.99365	0.20675	40.238
150	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.6048	-0.7873	-0.8605	-0.49015	-0.64417	-0.95034	39.965
151	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.6267	-0.1532	-1.4170	-0.51122	-0.43194	-0.19791	39.515
152	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.6302	-1.3325	-0.2003	-0.46567	-0.62104	-0.33271	39.445
153	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	-0.6380	0.5529	0.9157	0.57708	0.59309	0.22456	39.285
154	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.6413	-0.0509	-0.1263	-0.67980	-0.38962	-0.02533	39.216
155	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.6482	-0.0078	-0.0797	-0.72242	-0.26967	-0.48170	39.076
156	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.6556	-1.3711	-0.8434	-0.74042	-0.91157	-0.10285	38.924
157	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.6640	-0.2891	-0.5800	-0.32236	-0.96152	-1.09956	38.753
158	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.7000	-1.3562	-0.3757	-1.11091	-0.94767	-0.83577	38.016
159	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.7159	-0.3352	-0.2703	-0.31989	-0.30660	-0.62654	37.690
160	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.7217	-0.4970	-1.5001	-0.77255	-0.52165	-0.53571	37.571
161	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.7305	0.0253	-0.8232	-0.55000	-0.65468	-0.54637	37.391
162	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.7342	-1.5062	-1.2280	-1.39932	-1.01963	-1.10346	37.315
163	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.7486	-1.2947	-0.4948	-0.84598	-1.05096	-0.81307	37.021
164	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.7538	-1.2013	-0.5230	-0.68574	-1.37878	-1.15181	36.915
165	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.7557	-0.4483	-0.3696	-0.60869	-0.65143	-0.60729	36.875
166	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	-0.7618	0.7684	0.9572	-0.41615	0.56946	-0.02340	36.750
167	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.7689	-0.7368	-1.7548	-0.08779	-0.86862	-0.53748	36.606
168	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.8029	-1.6909	0.4988	-0.78183	-0.88442	-1.06166	35.910
169	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-0.8207	-0.8421	-1.1135	-0.84384	-1.11383	-0.86744	35.545
170	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.8275	-0.9185	-0.2326	-0.88267	-0.91155	-0.79835	35.406
171	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-0.8413	-1.5716	-0.3483	-0.83487	-1.28512	-1.09108	35.124
172	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.8469	-0.5149	-1.3560	-0.73622	-1.02329	-0.78238	35.008
173	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.8518	-0.1043	-0.2833	-0.69043	-0.38525	-0.69937	34.908
174	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.8587	-1.1934	-1.6216	-0.78213	-1.19847	-1.06643	34.768
175	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.8627	-0.3665	-0.6007	-0.84666	-0.84334	-0.85201	34.686
176	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.8806	-0.7842	-0.6427	-0.83573	-0.74307	-0.78125	34.319
177	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.8810	-0.7400	-0.8385	-0.50793	-0.61837	-0.64768	34.312
178	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-0.9159	-0.5593	-2.0005	-0.90116	-0.84746	-1.12322	33.597
179	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.9315	-0.5578	-1.3666	-0.67517	-0.94162	-1.23225	33.277
180	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-0.9474	-0.2490	-0.3807	-0.90744	-0.69673	-0.48292	32.952
181	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.9533	-0.8324	-0.6392	-1.00889	-0.93787	-0.93159	32.831
182	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-1.0002	0.1751	0.5024	-0.93965	0.23027	-0.02733	31.872
183	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.0815	-1.1517	-1.0400	-1.35455	-1.24986	-1.18476	30.208
184	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.1101	-1.9981	-0.1430	-1.78275	-1.51816	-1.37016	29.621
185	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.1664	-1.7773	-0.4115	-1.52872	-1.50559	-1.51963	28.470
186	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-1.1669	-0.5924	-2.0591	-0.72542	-0.82791	-0.77606	28.459
187	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.2099	-1.5269	-1.5032	-1.02536	-1.33180	-1.35524	27.579
188	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.2128	-0.8667	-1.5453	-0.74459	-1.15772	-0.62374	27.519
189	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.2145	-1.1904	-0.6050	-1.35200	-1.24000	-1.36822	27.485
190	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-1.2798	-1.1111	-0.4607	-1.29277	-1.05729	-1.32168	26.148
191	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.2867	-1.3272	-1.4769	-1.13022	-1.32940	-1.48209	26.007
192	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.2983	-0.8683	-2.1899	-1.27425	-1.54530	-1.37093	25.770
193	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.3399	-0.1123	-0.2258	-0.96545	-0.85977	-0.89734	24.918
194	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.3659	-0.4213	-0.2798	-1.32136	-1.13472	-1.29735	24.387
195	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.3735	-2.0602	-0.2542	-1.99671	-1.65712	-1.57306	24.231
196	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.4667	-2.2199	-1.0861	-2.00352	-1.61940	-1.36037	22.323
197	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.4834	-1.5332	-1.4072	-1.54234	-1.30060	-1.41019	21.982
198	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.5609	-1.6628	-1.4603	-2.10391	-2.32723	-1.58034	20.395
199	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.5752	-1.9427	-2.3810	-1.66726	-1.83882	-1.68995	20.102
200	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.6827	-1.1380	-2.3354	-1.36562	-1.57557	-1.25075	17.901
201	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.7148	-1.1887	-2.2327	-2.02588	-1.63803	-1.51746	17.244
202	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.7151	-0.9903	-2.5982	-1.33995	-1.68209	-1.39530	17.239
203	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.7369	-1.1718	-1.8306	-1.39223	-1.63451	-1.45735	16.793
204	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.8183	-0.8577	-1.0317	-1.23210	-1.17303	-1.44481	15.126
205	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.9811	-1.6799	-2.6672	-1.51014	-1.83614	-1.59796	11.793
206	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-2.0295	-1.6843	-2.3577	-1.88633	-2.19059	-1.55080	10.803
207	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-2.2230	-1.8365	-2.1447	-1.99572	-1.92126	-1.80334	6.843

02In 2020

At either end

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

Highest

1Finland2.0581
2Singapore2.0500
3Netherlands1.9944
4Norway1.9463
5Denmark1.9343

Lowest

207South Sudan-2.2230
206Somalia-2.0295
205Yemen-1.9811
204Haiti-1.8183
203DR Congo-1.7369

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.0171. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Voice and Accountability
HighestNorway1.8432
LowestEritrea-2.2199
Middle country: 0.1175
Political Stability and Absence of Violence
HighestGreenland1.7612
LowestYemen-2.6672
Middle country: 0.0407
Regulatory Quality
HighestSingapore2.09986
LowestVenezuela-2.10391
Middle country: -0.08239
Rule of Law
HighestFinland2.08968
LowestVenezuela-2.32723
Middle country: -0.16144
Control of Corruption
HighestDenmark2.32632
LowestSouth Sudan-1.80334
Middle country: -0.11465
Governance Score, Government Effectiveness (0–100)
HighestFinland94.470
LowestSouth Sudan6.843
Middle country: 51.994

032019 → 2020

Since 2019

What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
207values changed, of 207 in both
41 · 166rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

El Salvador-0.2436 → -0.0667+0.1769
Micronesia-0.0345 → 0.1057+0.1402
Marshall Islands-0.3695 → -0.2509+0.1186
Taiwan1.4993 → 1.6015+0.1021
Syria-1.6749 → -1.5752+0.0997

Fell most

Israel1.5737 → 1.1512−0.4225
United Arab Emirates1.2098 → 0.8423−0.3675
Antigua and Barbuda-0.2814 → -0.6380−0.3566
United States Virgin Islands0.7570 → 0.4003−0.3566
Fiji0.8590 → 0.5509−0.3081

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 18 decimals. 4 countries share 0.7465. 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 (2020). Government Effectiveness, 2020 [data set], describing 2020. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/government-effectiveness/2020

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