Data for 2021

Government Effectiveness, 2021

Name: Government Effectiveness, 2021
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Government Effectiveness, 2021 covers 207 countries on 7 measures. Finland is highest, at 2.12022; South Sudan is lowest, at -2.31163. The middle country reads -0.01584. Against 2020, 207 values changed (119 up, 88 down), the same countries are covered.

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Government Effectiveness · Data for 2021

HighestFinland

2.12022

LowestSouth Sudan

-2.31163

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

207countries
7measures per country
2021the year it describes
201distinct values20 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
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Every country and every column of Government Effectiveness, 2021, 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	2.12022	1.8248	1.1397	1.9825	2.0568	2.23058	95.7413
2	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.11168	1.7972	0.8337	1.9812	2.0002	2.29625	95.5667
3	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.08406	-0.0772	1.2705	2.1108	1.4590	2.08283	95.0013
4	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.03993	1.5631	1.0258	1.7283	1.7695	2.10795	94.0979
5	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.99071	1.8702	1.0697	1.6253	2.0531	2.07418	93.0905
6	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.94016	1.6182	1.1469	1.8462	1.7460	1.96874	92.0558
7	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.93151	1.6900	0.9491	1.6510	1.7955	2.09623	91.8787
8	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.88204	1.6402	0.7442	1.7969	1.7819	2.03407	90.8662
9	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.79439	1.3810	1.3302	1.6406	1.7019	1.85781	89.0721
=10	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.78612	0.8599	1.5558	1.1002	1.6383	1.18262	88.9029
=10	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	1.78612	0.9896	1.1897	1.3379	1.3955	1.18262	88.9029
12	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.74766	1.5487	0.6950	1.5935	1.6305	1.82354	88.1156
13	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.74328	1.0559	1.1441	1.3996	1.5313	1.45676	88.0261
14	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.69391	1.4811	0.7887	1.4277	1.7318	1.37841	87.0155
15	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.62034	1.3596	0.8496	1.8068	1.5777	1.67927	85.5097
16	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.61932	1.4364	0.7575	1.6248	1.5832	1.61864	85.4888
17	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.61775	1.6654	1.3713	1.8548	1.7430	2.12586	85.4565
18	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.59262	0.9424	0.8779	1.0205	1.1832	0.76406	84.9423
19	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.52617	1.0461	1.0393	1.2991	1.2823	1.23216	83.5821
20	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.51215	1.5243	0.7411	1.6137	1.5395	1.62348	83.2952
21	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.47175	0.6177	-0.7126	1.2010	0.8570	0.92345	82.4682
22	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.46510	1.3507	1.5926	1.5762	1.6460	1.75571	82.3320
=23	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	1.44001	—	0.9607	0.8624	0.6545	1.18262	81.8186
=23	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	1.44001	1.1734	1.1897	0.8624	1.4867	1.18262	81.8186
25	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.41287	1.1732	0.1365	1.2698	1.1013	1.41256	81.2630
26	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.35457	1.3417	0.8814	1.5648	1.4698	1.55188	80.0698
27	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.35456	-0.2275	0.2217	1.7169	1.0476	1.63557	80.0695
28	United States`USA`Northern America	1.34548	0.9126	-0.1135	1.4663	1.0727	1.12642	79.8837
29	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.32625	1.2741	0.4379	1.6322	1.2943	1.67497	79.4900
30	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.30876	1.4718	0.4542	1.3995	1.4191	1.56065	79.1320
31	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.22494	0.9356	0.7366	0.8682	0.9381	0.71473	77.4164
32	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	1.14987	1.3520	0.9530	0.8007	1.1682	0.82491	75.8797
33	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.13688	1.0563	0.9278	0.7621	0.8822	0.48644	75.6140
34	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.09598	1.1168	0.3656	0.9494	0.9214	0.82579	74.7768
35	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.08541	-0.9690	1.1342	0.9780	0.5584	1.09213	74.5604
36	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.06133	1.0540	0.9944	1.2471	1.1578	0.74562	74.0675
37	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.98214	1.1192	0.9993	1.1886	1.2140	0.93146	72.4467
38	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.97828	-1.1235	0.9175	0.7854	0.4994	0.83966	72.3677
=39	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.97025	0.8136	1.4823	1.0842	0.8594	0.60565	72.2033
=39	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.97025	-0.4133	0.9585	1.4384	0.7860	0.57498	72.2033
41	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.91290	-1.0479	0.8312	1.0135	0.3331	1.03535	71.0293
42	Chile`CHL`South America	0.91245	0.9991	0.1502	0.9269	0.7758	1.14841	71.0201
43	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.91203	0.9750	0.8084	1.1339	1.0006	0.85150	71.0115
44	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.89081	1.2091	1.1386	0.6783	0.9458	1.62131	70.5773
45	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.87174	0.4424	0.9125	0.9591	0.7553	0.42051	70.1870
46	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.86399	-0.2305	0.1608	0.7622	0.3373	0.30230	70.0283
47	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.83716	0.9365	0.4777	0.8760	0.7538	0.49851	69.4791
48	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.78278	1.1204	1.3424	0.9796	1.2263	0.87017	68.3661
49	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.74973	0.1337	0.7241	0.4584	0.3686	0.14861	67.6895
=50	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.74779	1.0495	1.2548	0.3868	1.2123	1.18262	67.6499
=50	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	0.74779	—	1.4033	0.8624	0.4232	0.55824	67.6499
=50	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.74779	1.0776	0.9904	0.3868	1.1707	1.18262	67.6499
53	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.71484	1.1194	0.4452	0.6348	0.5726	0.55619	66.9753
54	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.71441	1.0147	0.5868	0.7774	0.7124	0.36024	66.9666
55	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.70897	0.6755	0.6353	0.3530	0.4255	0.09867	66.8551
56	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.67205	0.1835	0.9158	-0.0581	0.7035	1.31786	66.0995
57	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.63025	0.3927	0.5534	0.7388	0.4269	0.69763	65.2439
58	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.62023	0.8779	0.2238	0.4439	0.4483	0.40196	65.0389
59	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.61077	1.0565	1.0797	0.4825	0.6749	1.19558	64.8452
60	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.59925	-0.0494	0.6665	-0.0628	0.2184	0.48397	64.6095
61	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.56288	0.6778	0.7124	0.2855	0.5532	1.14571	63.8649
62	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.54796	-1.7089	-0.2747	-0.0358	-0.5059	0.05196	63.5596
63	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.51847	0.7307	0.7444	-0.0704	0.3410	1.22744	62.9559
64	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.51536	0.5685	0.1466	-0.0385	-0.1364	-0.22777	62.8924
65	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.51319	0.8148	1.1336	-0.1778	1.0891	0.77089	62.8480
66	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.49834	-1.4731	-0.5221	0.7648	0.0014	0.20126	62.5440
67	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.43645	0.2821	1.0422	0.4742	0.3905	0.70178	61.2772
68	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.43570	0.5736	0.1279	0.2129	-0.0754	-0.08289	61.2618
=69	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.40169	0.5580	0.9137	0.4789	0.5889	0.35915	60.5656
=69	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.40169	—	0.5180	1.1002	0.8859	-0.06615	60.5656
71	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.37387	0.8371	0.8173	0.0688	0.4986	0.89037	59.9963
72	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.35876	-0.0424	-0.6160	-0.1879	-0.1609	-0.30318	59.6869
73	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.35596	0.5226	0.3531	0.2472	-0.2065	-0.52324	59.6297
74	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	0.35532	1.4271	1.7580	1.5271	1.6416	1.02621	59.6166
75	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.33939	0.0800	-0.2063	0.8869	0.2191	0.72412	59.2905
76	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.30251	0.0545	-0.6381	0.3149	-0.1558	-0.41943	58.5357
77	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.30158	1.1421	1.0213	0.5983	0.5849	0.59258	58.5166
78	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.28894	0.7235	1.0330	0.1478	0.6728	0.74316	58.2578
79	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.27722	-1.7051	-0.4519	0.3305	-0.1741	0.23116	58.0181
80	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.19301	-0.7080	0.1014	0.1424	0.0079	0.46980	56.2943
81	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.17515	0.0910	-0.1224	-0.2722	-0.1516	0.03804	55.9288
82	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.13565	-0.1825	0.4403	-0.2844	-0.1157	-0.15573	55.1202
83	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.13564	-0.8105	-0.7175	0.1256	-0.2272	-0.39228	55.1200
84	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.13467	0.5789	0.0789	-0.5223	-0.3076	-0.32480	55.1002
85	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.13212	0.4644	0.5120	0.1669	0.2934	0.33320	55.0480
86	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.13091	0.6712	-0.7676	0.0564	0.1405	0.07531	55.0232
87	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.11288	-0.2606	-1.0905	0.0487	-0.6664	-0.57450	54.6542
88	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.11147	0.2046	-0.0453	0.2654	0.0312	0.03743	54.6254
89	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.10806	0.0810	0.0206	0.0570	-0.1882	-0.60510	54.5556
90	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0.10665	0.7998	1.2139	-0.7721	0.9293	0.30431	54.5266
91	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.08455	-0.1951	-0.0558	0.1151	-0.1641	-0.47346	54.0743
92	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.07594	0.3132	0.3809	0.3814	-0.0256	-0.21963	53.8982
93	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.06435	-1.0254	-0.9855	-0.0683	-0.7409	-0.40268	53.6609
94	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.05996	0.6015	0.6653	0.3621	0.4586	0.01955	53.5710
95	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.05570	0.9228	1.1096	-0.3200	0.7696	-0.33396	53.4839
96	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.05254	-1.0483	0.3783	0.4364	0.2298	0.02128	53.4191
97	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.02480	0.3064	-0.1594	-0.1856	0.0254	-0.16083	52.8513
98	Peru`PER`South America	0.02145	0.2577	-0.3471	0.1621	-0.5091	-0.50965	52.7827
99	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.02070	-0.6473	0.1528	0.1806	0.1083	-0.06298	52.7674
100	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.00048	0.1224	0.0836	0.3231	-0.0966	-0.38751	52.3536
101	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	-0.00273	-0.7836	-0.4160	0.1827	0.0391	0.01476	52.2879
102	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.01046	0.1630	-0.3921	-0.1226	-0.3792	-0.40384	52.1295
103	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.01439	-1.2375	0.1074	-0.3498	-0.2944	-0.31073	52.0491
104	Guyana`GUY`South America	-0.01584	0.1018	-0.0386	-0.5642	-0.3858	-0.10250	52.0195
105	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.01786	0.0143	-0.6736	-0.1978	0.0030	-0.14227	51.9782
106	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.02436	0.0183	-1.0077	0.3081	-0.4782	-0.26997	51.8451
107	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.02505	-0.1226	-0.7610	-0.1087	-0.9888	-0.87477	51.8310
108	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.03591	-0.6890	-0.4675	-0.0676	-0.4195	-0.46692	51.6087
109	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.04132	-0.9565	-0.2465	0.0240	-0.4616	-0.27435	51.4979
110	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	-0.04534	1.0174	1.1438	0.4145	1.1583	0.45942	51.4157
111	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	-0.07486	0.3353	0.7755	-0.3514	0.2215	0.45942	50.8114
112	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.08942	0.2201	0.3354	0.0347	-0.2844	-0.54555	50.5134
113	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.09121	0.0317	-0.1896	-0.5119	-0.3970	-0.63100	50.4768
114	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	-0.10731	0.3752	1.0330	-0.0627	0.4347	0.32016	50.1473
115	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	-0.13386	0.6358	0.8513	0.1952	0.6610	0.37533	49.6037
116	Suriname`SUR`South America	-0.13912	0.2310	0.3587	-0.6335	-0.1931	-0.30919	49.4962
117	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.15660	-0.1799	-0.5139	-0.1260	-0.2185	-0.33663	49.1383
118	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.16755	-1.0168	-0.5290	-0.3814	-0.9100	-0.78612	48.9141
119	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.17392	-1.4925	-0.4956	-0.1047	-0.6210	-0.78671	48.7837
120	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.17686	0.1024	-0.0491	-0.0621	-0.2482	-0.55108	48.7237
121	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.18542	-0.3076	-0.3972	-0.3987	-0.4167	-0.15686	48.5485
122	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.20293	-0.2286	-0.2677	-0.2206	-0.8089	-0.56124	48.1901
123	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.23414	-1.3572	0.4806	-1.1990	-0.6111	-0.22038	47.5513
124	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.23526	-1.6904	-1.0718	-0.5443	-0.7799	-0.78806	47.5282
125	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.23972	-0.4181	-1.1328	-0.4285	-0.4300	-0.70878	47.4371
126	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	-0.24999	0.7887	1.0154	-0.8923	0.8281	-0.02019	47.2267
127	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.25896	-1.1779	-0.2380	-0.6751	-0.6663	-0.64985	47.0432
128	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	-0.27714	1.0496	1.1735	-0.5689	1.1014	0.34147	46.6711
129	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.28009	0.2355	0.7214	-0.0816	-0.1820	-0.66316	46.6107
130	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.30054	0.1043	0.0090	-0.3887	-0.1586	-0.38467	46.1920
131	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.34629	0.2125	-0.4974	0.2009	-0.1313	0.05244	45.2556
132	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	-0.38372	0.4407	1.2575	0.1644	0.5983	0.40231	44.4896
133	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.40688	-0.1939	0.0251	-0.7556	-0.3631	-0.32023	44.0155
134	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.42000	-0.8468	-1.6623	-0.6607	-0.8009	-0.90703	43.7469
135	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.42144	-0.9294	-1.0859	-0.8510	-0.9456	-1.09013	43.7174
136	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.42372	-0.0911	-0.0587	-0.1340	-0.5012	-0.90517	43.6709
137	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.42819	-0.1557	-0.2943	-1.0802	-1.0964	-0.94794	43.5792
138	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.42934	0.1700	-0.9862	-0.3288	-0.5757	-0.80858	43.5557
139	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.43004	-0.7663	-0.5861	-0.6895	-0.5598	-0.35741	43.5414
140	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.44016	0.4038	0.1856	-0.8590	-0.6361	-0.29795	43.3343
141	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	-0.44288	0.6065	0.4113	0.7855	0.5362	0.50223	43.2786
142	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.44298	1.0464	1.2923	-0.5889	1.0268	0.20806	43.2765
143	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.45084	-1.0659	-0.9043	-1.0318	-0.7755	-0.65134	43.1156
144	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.48394	0.2287	0.3409	-0.6070	-0.5187	-0.08871	42.4382
145	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.48748	-0.6025	-0.9070	-0.2894	-0.6348	-0.43985	42.3657
146	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.58127	-0.0086	-0.1038	-0.6848	-0.2509	-0.43366	40.4460
147	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.59743	-0.9170	-0.9531	-0.4757	-0.6830	-0.94578	40.1153
148	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.59746	-1.4822	-0.1931	-0.6390	-1.1156	-1.09290	40.1145
149	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.60718	-0.1076	-0.1145	-0.6175	-0.4310	-0.16883	39.9157
150	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.63195	0.2622	0.6083	-0.8319	-0.4031	0.14796	39.4086
151	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.63222	-1.0574	-1.9894	-0.7836	-0.9098	-0.39850	39.4032
152	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	-0.63664	0.5703	0.9137	0.5491	0.5714	0.18782	39.3127
153	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.63853	-0.6401	-0.8412	-0.5262	-1.1004	-1.11820	39.2740
154	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.64968	-0.3950	-0.5896	-0.3295	-0.9737	-1.21681	39.0457
155	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.66668	-0.9735	-0.3018	-0.8240	-0.8936	-0.87010	38.6979
156	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.67370	-1.5445	-1.1650	-1.4005	-1.0669	-1.12560	38.5541
157	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.70142	-0.1295	-1.5740	-0.4660	-0.4079	-0.19795	37.9866
158	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.70781	-0.5429	-1.4733	-0.7194	-0.5769	-0.56640	37.8558
159	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.71897	-1.2950	-0.5477	-0.7805	-1.0365	-0.90691	37.6274
160	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.72964	-1.6128	-0.6521	-0.8364	-1.1084	-0.20810	37.4090
161	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.74146	-0.5156	-0.1632	-0.5039	-0.5834	-0.69561	37.1671
162	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.74798	-1.3620	-0.4365	-0.4581	-0.6964	-0.60844	37.0337
163	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.75087	0.0003	-0.8065	-0.7368	-0.6450	-0.65322	36.9746
164	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.78186	-1.3711	-0.4156	-0.8225	-1.4655	-1.23481	36.3402
165	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.80498	-1.6046	0.5382	-0.7416	-0.7500	-1.07724	35.8670
166	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.80566	-0.3667	-0.3126	-0.3246	-0.3056	-0.67021	35.8531
167	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	-0.81124	0.7763	0.9755	-0.4259	0.6563	-0.03062	35.7388
168	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-0.82606	-1.0413	-1.0536	-0.9356	-1.0191	-1.01201	35.4356
169	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.82832	-0.8641	-0.5270	-0.9218	-0.8632	-0.86961	35.3893
170	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.82941	-1.2440	-1.5791	-0.8487	-1.2049	-1.11916	35.3669
171	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.84644	-0.6583	-1.2809	-0.7819	-1.0473	-0.81863	35.0185
172	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.85223	-0.1035	-0.2989	-0.6641	-0.3597	-0.62201	34.8999
173	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.87506	-0.8687	-0.6926	-0.5024	-0.6199	-0.65233	34.4325
174	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-0.87675	-1.5917	-0.4266	-0.8592	-1.2841	-1.09295	34.3979
175	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.87688	-0.9080	-0.7820	-0.8385	-1.0759	-0.66840	34.3954
176	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.90842	-0.4337	-0.4836	-0.8506	-0.8765	-0.95251	33.7497
177	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.91162	-0.4135	-0.4132	-0.4609	-0.9148	-1.16058	33.6842
178	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.93138	-0.8842	-1.6555	-0.0886	-0.8751	-0.59186	33.2798
179	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-0.96039	-0.7014	-2.0060	-0.8760	-0.9284	-1.19689	32.6860
180	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-0.98670	-0.2493	-0.2567	-0.8983	-0.7571	-0.48823	32.1474
181	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-1.06410	-0.6436	-1.3430	-0.7767	-1.0305	-1.25909	30.5632
182	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.06879	-1.1927	-1.0139	-1.3483	-1.2969	-1.21194	30.4671
183	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.10958	-1.9881	-0.2340	-1.7833	-1.5718	-1.36967	29.6324
184	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-1.14311	0.3118	0.4135	-1.0901	0.0480	-0.17283	28.9459
185	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.14729	-1.7851	-0.3508	-1.5292	-1.5053	-1.51915	28.8604
186	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-1.22408	-0.7624	-2.3312	-0.6726	-0.8667	-0.89662	27.2886
187	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.23166	-1.2679	-0.5367	-1.2148	-1.2241	-1.33897	27.1335
188	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.24223	-1.4997	-1.3951	-1.0075	-1.3229	-1.39176	26.9172
189	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.29036	-0.1127	-0.2310	-0.9491	-0.8396	-0.97043	25.9320
190	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.29985	-1.4656	-1.6996	-1.0740	-1.3412	-1.49130	25.7378
191	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.31060	-0.8908	-2.1808	-1.1949	-1.4713	-1.37420	25.5177
192	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-1.43789	-1.1464	-0.3998	-1.3516	-1.0919	-1.40617	22.9122
193	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.46294	-0.4444	-0.2969	-1.3432	-1.1997	-1.21384	22.3996
194	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.46399	-2.2411	-1.0526	-2.0345	-1.6490	-1.36695	22.3780
195	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.51267	-2.0767	-0.2647	-1.9971	-1.6578	-1.65011	21.3817
196	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.51519	-1.4734	-1.7963	-1.5287	-1.3457	-1.29757	21.3301
197	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.52132	-1.7459	-1.3225	-2.0288	-2.2919	-1.58675	21.2047
198	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.55080	-1.3172	-2.2130	-1.9470	-1.5686	-1.54975	20.6011
199	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.60749	-1.4786	-2.1012	-1.1470	-1.5646	-0.93471	19.4407
200	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.61191	-1.9368	-2.4007	-1.7663	-1.8781	-1.79038	19.3503
201	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.64576	-1.1571	-2.1718	-1.3961	-1.5602	-1.31349	18.6575
202	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.73477	-1.4467	-2.4629	-1.4472	-1.7414	-1.21634	16.8356
203	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.76415	-1.1870	-1.6613	-1.3460	-1.5514	-1.50264	16.2343
204	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.98769	-1.7148	-2.6778	-1.5090	-1.8588	-1.58985	11.6588
205	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-2.02498	-1.0347	-1.2043	-1.3440	-1.3620	-1.48168	10.8954
206	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-2.04608	-1.6762	-2.6135	-1.8092	-2.1783	-1.60385	10.4636
207	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-2.31163	-1.8652	-2.2518	-1.9767	-1.9926	-1.81798	5.0282

02In 2021

At either end

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

Highest

1Finland2.12022
2Denmark2.11168
3Singapore2.08406
4Switzerland2.03993
5Norway1.99071

Lowest

207South Sudan-2.31163
206Somalia-2.04608
205Haiti-2.02498
204Yemen-1.98769
203DR Congo-1.76415

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.01584. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Voice and Accountability
HighestNorway1.8702
LowestEritrea-2.2411
Middle country: 0.0250
Political Stability and Absence of Violence
HighestGreenland1.7580
LowestYemen-2.6778
Middle country: 0.0251
Regulatory Quality
HighestSingapore2.1108
LowestEritrea-2.0345
Middle country: -0.0683
Rule of Law
HighestFinland2.0568
LowestVenezuela-2.2919
Middle country: -0.1558
Control of Corruption
HighestDenmark2.29625
LowestSouth Sudan-1.81798
Middle country: -0.16083
Governance Score, Government Effectiveness (0–100)
HighestFinland95.7413
LowestSouth Sudan5.0282
Middle country: 52.0195

032020 → 2021

Since 2020

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
207values changed, of 207 in both
119 · 88rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Uzbekistan-0.69998 → -0.25896+0.44102
Israel1.15123 → 1.47175+0.32052
Bahrain0.22364 → 0.49834+0.27470
Saudi Arabia0.02808 → 0.27722+0.24914
Maldives-0.10488 → 0.13565+0.24052

Fell most

Myanmar-1.21281 → -1.60749−0.39469
Saint Kitts and Nevis0.74645 → 0.40169−0.34477
Kyrgyzstan-0.57672 → -0.91162−0.33490
Saint Lucia0.11502 → -0.13386−0.24888
Haiti-1.81827 → -2.02498−0.20671

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 20 decimals. 3 countries share 0.74779. 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 (2021). Government Effectiveness, 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/government-effectiveness/2021

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