Data for 2022

Government Effectiveness, 2022

Name: Government Effectiveness, 2022
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Government Effectiveness, 2022 covers 209 countries on 7 measures. Singapore is highest, at 2.08290; South Sudan is lowest, at -2.28516. The middle country reads -0.03048. Against 2021, 207 values changed (93 up, 114 down), 2 countries joined.

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Government Effectiveness · Data for 2022

HighestSingapore

2.08290

LowestSouth Sudan

-2.28516

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

209countries
7measures per country
2022the year it describes
207distinct values18 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.08290	-0.08851	1.159962	2.0395	1.465436	2.03560	94.9776
2	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.05803	1.80190	0.832055	1.9887	1.982194	2.30241	94.4686
3	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	2.05236	1.06857	1.264578	1.4117	1.510991	1.44264	94.3524
4	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.01155	1.57895	1.025561	1.7291	1.759708	2.09590	93.5170
5	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.92328	1.63583	1.031528	1.8559	1.765158	1.97075	91.7102
6	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.90787	1.78454	1.098278	1.8872	1.978466	2.19376	91.3950
7	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.89294	1.68014	0.941672	1.6031	1.751283	2.03287	91.0893
8	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.81835	1.83527	0.910751	1.5676	1.927458	2.03557	89.5626
9	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.80283	1.65600	0.642807	1.6887	1.730178	1.92473	89.2450
10	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.75893	1.43570	0.508881	1.6182	1.534580	1.65281	88.3464
11	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	1.71704	0.98765	1.375879	1.3307	1.362220	1.17456	87.4889
12	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.71261	1.53557	0.562526	1.5342	1.576423	1.82075	87.3981
13	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.70893	1.68226	1.241445	1.8785	1.745711	2.08288	87.3229
14	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.70575	1.40672	0.902168	1.8354	1.486243	1.73031	87.2579
15	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.66452	1.58064	0.812733	1.7408	1.493950	1.65591	86.4140
16	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.64310	1.46987	0.652086	1.3886	1.663100	1.38391	85.9755
17	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.60268	1.36021	1.256346	1.4271	1.599435	1.64758	85.1482
18	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.54767	1.05236	1.013973	1.2584	1.242504	1.19225	84.0222
19	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.47395	1.35272	1.595126	1.5494	1.746643	1.75229	82.5132
20	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.46951	0.91284	0.836360	1.0498	1.188863	0.82254	82.4224
21	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.43302	0.61049	-0.904921	1.1375	0.775212	0.88514	81.6756
22	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.39244	1.18447	0.024904	1.2567	1.032564	1.37669	80.8448
23	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.38955	1.47068	0.233038	1.3961	1.343866	1.58603	80.7857
24	United States`USA`Northern America	1.38714	0.93318	-0.153311	1.4618	1.094334	1.20174	80.7364
25	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.35007	1.35354	0.870410	1.5413	1.500799	1.60916	79.9775
26	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.34418	-0.34067	0.401760	1.6975	0.894271	1.52795	79.8571
27	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.27343	1.29738	0.376129	1.6605	1.297733	1.63656	78.4090
28	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	1.20481	—	0.964450	0.8551	0.812440	1.17456	77.0044
29	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.19059	1.01360	0.774919	0.7721	0.938938	0.76333	76.7132
30	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.14466	1.10065	0.994285	1.3278	1.121352	0.81586	75.7732
31	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.14102	1.12532	0.146406	0.8629	0.968983	0.79577	75.6987
=32	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.11666	0.93439	1.558903	1.0929	1.422006	1.17456	75.2000
=32	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	1.11666	1.24714	1.375879	0.8551	1.236522	1.17456	75.2000
34	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.09374	—	1.407094	0.8551	0.416513	1.17456	74.7310
35	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	1.05823	0.81212	1.485192	1.0814	0.834490	0.60223	74.0040
36	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	1.05175	-1.10035	0.907516	0.8246	0.606977	0.81919	73.8715
37	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	1.02953	1.31574	0.881874	0.8548	1.132583	0.79228	73.4166
38	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.99026	-0.96126	1.146031	0.9761	0.641134	1.08976	72.6128
39	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.97656	-1.04065	0.875419	1.0099	0.423966	1.02153	72.3325
40	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.97017	-0.41477	0.962450	1.4360	0.784013	0.57157	72.2016
41	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.96688	1.18462	1.297487	0.6681	0.973984	1.61232	72.1342
42	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.95454	1.16097	0.953060	1.1954	1.223143	0.86285	71.8816
43	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.95183	1.06748	0.928323	0.6214	0.877849	0.46639	71.8262
44	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.94870	1.07415	0.993440	0.3795	1.185687	1.17456	71.7622
45	Chile`CHL`South America	0.92893	1.01913	0.005925	0.8891	0.758736	1.14683	71.3574
46	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.90073	1.11884	1.345237	0.9767	1.227474	0.86675	70.7804
47	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.84888	0.92090	0.377500	0.7600	0.751104	0.57118	69.7191
48	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.83875	0.41568	0.844888	0.9221	0.720376	0.39596	69.5117
49	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.81741	-0.13066	0.219851	0.6794	0.328336	0.37070	69.0749
50	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.79615	1.08658	0.418722	0.6395	0.558842	0.58882	68.6396
51	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.76685	1.04896	0.781304	1.0016	1.024778	0.83393	68.0400
52	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.74764	1.04600	1.259063	0.3795	1.207166	1.17456	67.6467
53	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.74754	0.98420	0.529231	0.7824	0.589329	0.37887	67.6447
54	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.69259	0.55553	0.916611	0.5193	0.550323	0.31495	66.5199
55	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.68054	0.69755	0.731575	0.3258	0.449773	0.10976	66.2733
56	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	0.65128	1.42556	1.249040	1.3731	1.589159	1.02093	65.6745
57	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.64892	0.09468	0.668688	0.3472	0.303986	0.05780	65.6261
58	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.64587	0.68261	0.867671	-0.1247	0.252109	1.23067	65.5636
59	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.64332	0.88974	0.234452	0.4488	0.480312	0.33313	65.5114
60	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.57183	1.06986	1.207896	0.4159	0.696873	1.19261	64.0481
61	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.55598	0.11383	1.328175	-0.1146	0.697643	1.35232	63.7238
62	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.55311	0.40085	0.527868	0.7422	0.368079	0.67747	63.6650
63	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.53812	0.68967	1.035973	0.0976	0.623060	0.72488	63.3582
64	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.45822	0.23145	1.065215	0.4802	0.349369	0.64891	61.7228
65	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.45270	-0.04663	0.795259	-0.0900	0.295143	0.45600	61.6097
66	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.43902	-0.06056	-0.765610	-0.0924	-0.061955	-0.32669	61.3298
67	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.43365	-1.71295	-0.254353	-0.1056	-0.532915	0.03904	61.2198
68	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.43238	-1.69896	-0.325557	0.4841	0.092125	0.30134	61.1939
69	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.42495	-1.47395	-0.499127	0.8294	0.033095	0.13583	61.0418
70	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.42489	0.66069	0.830257	0.3487	0.565204	1.16987	61.0405
71	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.36992	0.84203	0.819269	0.0920	0.492865	0.85015	59.9155
72	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.36003	0.05866	-0.760552	0.2467	-0.148089	-0.37502	59.7130
73	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.34832	—	0.964450	1.0929	0.574756	-0.07422	59.4733
74	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.33025	0.01712	-0.101538	0.8037	0.174364	0.65160	59.1034
75	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.29058	0.54675	0.336505	-0.0578	-0.245623	-0.29716	58.2914
76	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.26591	-1.05418	0.431105	0.5024	0.360824	0.01440	57.7864
77	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.26534	0.57394	0.545038	0.4292	0.428677	0.07365	57.7749
78	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.26500	-0.71002	0.011089	0.1288	-0.014860	0.52730	57.7678
79	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.25294	-0.64887	0.099100	0.2451	0.230680	0.07208	57.5209
80	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.21683	1.11926	1.151292	0.6300	0.641129	0.56767	56.7820
81	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.20966	-0.74711	-0.588298	0.1456	-0.242338	-0.40693	56.6350
82	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.20176	0.56738	0.437060	0.2147	-0.069185	-0.08214	56.4735
83	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.20087	0.63283	1.035973	0.1951	0.554306	0.37407	56.4552
84	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.19287	0.51126	0.421352	0.0861	-0.205377	-0.56348	56.2915
85	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.19228	0.10822	0.010600	0.0598	-0.129498	-0.50551	56.2794
86	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.19217	1.14446	1.246401	-0.2087	1.077883	0.76550	56.2772
87	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.19120	-0.21863	-0.062351	0.1474	-0.127244	-0.48845	56.2573
88	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.17182	0.07720	-0.224383	-0.2849	-0.138652	0.01667	55.8606
89	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.15033	0.29542	0.014023	0.3156	-0.033573	-0.01479	55.4207
90	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.11949	0.44444	0.368217	0.0967	0.330743	0.32256	54.7895
91	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.11929	0.54183	0.052813	-0.5187	-0.294815	-0.33927	54.7854
92	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.09434	-0.97480	-0.606154	-0.0627	-0.442422	-0.19757	54.2748
93	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.07554	0.60830	-0.676764	-0.0247	0.034019	-0.14936	53.8899
94	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.06567	0.13760	0.325351	0.3066	-0.163629	-0.33603	53.6879
95	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.03095	0.31503	0.301601	0.3065	-0.094402	-0.13171	52.9771
96	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	0.02221	0.84068	1.174939	-0.1983	0.836037	0.11791	52.7983
97	Colombia`COL`South America	0.01856	0.11825	-0.818458	0.2482	-0.514873	-0.25821	52.7237
98	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.01731	0.02691	-0.223573	-0.4426	-0.568150	-0.65493	52.6980
99	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.00244	-1.10820	-0.949667	-0.1775	-0.738387	-0.43642	52.3936
100	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.00157	0.43373	1.260459	0.1617	0.630912	0.39940	52.3758
101	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-0.00758	-0.21737	-0.905361	0.0398	-0.629843	-0.57872	52.1887
102	Peru`PER`South America	-0.01484	0.15184	-0.666982	0.1463	-0.475494	-0.64290	52.0399
103	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-0.01688	0.28258	-0.181348	-0.1618	-0.021027	-0.09401	51.9981
104	Guyana`GUY`South America	-0.02860	0.08780	0.198461	-0.6372	-0.362955	-0.22760	51.7583
105	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	-0.03048	-0.80896	-0.342167	0.1900	0.076867	0.01725	51.7199
106	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.04520	-0.69102	-0.496809	-0.0668	-0.424188	-0.48117	51.4185
107	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.05313	0.26993	0.484024	-0.0257	-0.246534	-0.42392	51.2562
108	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	-0.05593	0.36220	1.207897	-0.0556	0.507440	0.29214	51.1988
=109	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	-0.07501	0.33393	0.954719	-0.3579	0.366045	0.45156	50.8084
=109	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	-0.07501	1.01549	1.248811	0.4080	1.174714	0.45156	50.8084
111	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	-0.07575	0.55150	1.088535	0.4537	0.633791	0.24056	50.7932
112	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.09363	-0.14042	-0.596750	-0.0750	-1.060214	-0.87851	50.4272
113	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.11458	-1.35443	0.477524	-1.2064	-0.458400	-0.22469	49.9984
114	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.11757	0.18222	-0.232084	-0.0187	-0.198089	-0.42266	49.9372
115	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.11764	-1.25593	0.098421	-0.3473	-0.325763	-0.24822	49.9357
116	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	-0.13483	0.79863	1.520753	-0.7749	1.018765	0.29893	49.5840
117	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.14688	-1.49479	-0.550207	-0.1060	-0.560006	-0.84327	49.3373
118	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.16288	-0.38709	-0.756666	-0.3299	-0.222972	-0.19112	49.0098
119	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.16637	-1.66926	-0.954357	-0.6362	-0.736092	-0.77962	48.9384
120	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	-0.19747	0.78751	1.322268	-0.9171	0.879783	-0.02570	48.3018
121	Suriname`SUR`South America	-0.19789	0.25099	0.238262	-0.7222	-0.222642	-0.30796	48.2933
122	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.19791	0.11584	-0.415112	-0.1677	-0.425689	-0.45657	48.2929
123	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.21500	-0.42453	-0.424321	-0.3073	-0.519532	-0.10577	47.9430
124	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.23447	-0.24136	-0.989219	-0.3963	-0.418319	-0.75062	47.5444
125	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.24490	-0.24595	0.240566	-0.3781	0.139724	-0.26243	47.3310
126	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	-0.24507	0.87012	1.396436	-0.3071	0.812940	-0.49210	47.3275
127	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.25329	0.22028	0.617865	-0.1442	-0.150483	-0.66208	47.1592
128	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.25343	0.25287	0.724031	-0.6162	-0.431962	-0.04616	47.1564
129	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.25769	-1.23705	-0.759128	-0.9108	-1.073631	-0.78123	47.0691
130	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.26979	0.12329	-0.047743	-0.4573	-0.152858	-0.29640	46.8215
131	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	-0.27725	1.04841	1.253402	-0.5540	0.814429	0.33609	46.6688
132	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.31584	0.16083	-0.343023	0.1002	-0.247350	0.05354	45.8789
133	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.33161	-1.09493	-0.820303	-0.9149	-0.811230	-0.69154	45.5561
134	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.33386	-1.17276	-0.248526	-0.6294	-0.642429	-0.61057	45.5101
135	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.36193	-0.55305	-0.727770	-0.2131	-0.590224	-0.36867	44.9355
136	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.37394	-0.71676	-0.489641	-0.6150	-0.545988	-0.36588	44.6898
137	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.37526	-0.09023	-0.069835	-0.1473	-0.512559	-0.95477	44.6626
138	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.39893	-0.21399	-0.165107	-1.0908	-1.163084	-0.98259	44.1782
139	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.40972	-0.17702	0.128348	-0.6700	-0.358974	-0.30424	43.9573
140	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.41562	-0.31569	-0.780547	-0.4469	-0.321921	-0.35384	43.8366
141	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.42145	1.04898	1.494642	-0.5709	1.053451	0.24234	43.7174
142	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.45602	-0.48431	-0.150436	-0.3116	-0.941417	-0.68100	43.0097
143	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.46859	-0.96766	-1.085106	-0.8980	-0.918245	-1.17292	42.7524
144	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.49984	0.45081	0.347721	-0.8159	-0.668580	-0.44396	42.1128
145	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.51150	-1.48716	-0.115745	-0.6441	-1.081082	-1.11520	41.8740
146	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.53312	-0.95450	-1.107470	-0.4728	-0.683952	-0.99595	41.4316
147	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.59548	-0.89242	-1.777591	-0.7766	-0.899047	-0.95414	40.1551
148	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.60189	-0.29454	0.046873	-0.4522	-0.623535	-0.42491	40.0240
149	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-0.61275	-2.11396	0.199673	-1.7850	-1.423203	-1.37175	39.8016
150	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.62297	-1.29552	-0.496165	-0.7814	-1.029925	-0.90849	39.5925
151	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	-0.63017	0.43720	0.299076	0.7793	0.421659	0.47345	39.4451
152	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.65671	-0.52393	-0.501651	-0.5415	-1.067755	-1.03016	38.9019
153	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.65722	0.01500	-1.053484	-0.3731	-0.786935	-0.68894	38.8915
154	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.67003	-1.38710	-0.408512	-0.5820	-0.731619	-0.63634	38.6291
155	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.67168	-1.02037	-0.154613	-0.7667	-1.043974	-1.00083	38.5954
156	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.67318	0.25332	0.492326	-0.8371	-0.301214	0.12114	38.5648
157	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.67864	0.04751	-0.119565	-0.5406	-0.495630	-0.15424	38.4530
158	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.68113	-0.39178	-0.247493	-0.3245	-0.293509	-0.68276	38.4020
159	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.69286	-0.00167	-0.167419	-0.6617	-0.221479	-0.66173	38.1619
160	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.69484	-1.09479	-1.855890	-0.7963	-0.878272	-0.40577	38.1215
161	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.69930	-0.52246	-1.292590	-0.6928	-0.658859	-0.56792	38.0300
162	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.71074	-1.69257	-0.652566	-1.1133	-1.199988	-0.41778	37.7960
163	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.72776	-1.58743	-1.146405	-1.4041	-1.127969	-1.13188	37.4475
164	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.75500	-1.60604	0.661648	-0.8191	-0.835429	-0.99870	36.8900
165	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.77879	-0.97017	-0.522218	-0.8408	-1.156708	-0.62513	36.4030
166	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.78453	-0.43131	-0.310040	-0.3267	-1.052879	-1.21684	36.2855
167	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.80152	-0.65876	-1.334560	-0.7488	-1.066375	-0.88715	35.9379
168	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	-0.81133	0.56579	0.975434	-0.4130	0.498011	-0.13316	35.7370
169	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.81456	-1.24494	-1.699868	-0.7883	-1.205245	-1.11061	35.6708
170	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.83236	-0.54892	-1.824178	-0.5027	-0.654709	-0.22846	35.3065
171	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.83473	-0.06631	-0.420650	-0.6267	-0.338868	-0.65091	35.2580
172	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-0.84946	-1.65374	-0.445484	-0.8604	-1.221901	-1.13030	34.9565
173	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.86036	-0.84222	-0.298799	-0.9206	-0.840634	-0.83839	34.7335
174	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.89021	-0.42597	-0.557859	-0.8137	-0.970365	-0.99584	34.1225
175	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-0.92285	0.26050	0.741098	-1.0925	0.159315	-0.17618	33.4544
176	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.94556	-0.04023	-0.726556	-0.7429	-0.552803	-0.58691	32.9896
177	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-0.94596	-1.06174	-0.843288	-0.9865	-1.078842	-0.98112	32.9812
178	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.96009	-1.47597	-0.167028	-0.9355	-1.480726	-1.24306	32.6921
179	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-0.96108	-0.28212	-0.285841	-1.0090	-0.786235	-0.54859	32.6719
180	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.96303	-0.84401	-0.776833	-0.4456	-0.674802	-0.63077	32.6320
181	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-0.96806	-0.68896	-1.944621	-0.9939	-1.016070	-1.21976	32.5290
182	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.97708	-0.90288	-1.550494	-0.0914	-0.833770	-0.57259	32.3445
183	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.06400	-1.20055	-0.815070	-1.3231	-1.312396	-1.19430	30.5653
184	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-1.06698	-0.65095	-1.361869	-0.9053	-1.053856	-1.21918	30.5043
185	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-1.06886	-0.59205	-0.448273	-0.4732	-0.958527	-1.20582	30.4659
186	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.17524	-1.25884	-0.167498	-1.2665	-1.187826	-1.36083	28.2884
187	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.18944	-1.48991	-1.658718	-1.0264	-1.387847	-1.46748	27.9976
188	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.26129	-1.79740	-0.377459	-1.3201	-1.465710	-1.52120	26.5269
189	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-1.26941	-0.91017	-2.462095	-0.7118	-1.013352	-0.85172	26.3609
190	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.27151	-0.08973	-0.306028	-0.9553	-0.873981	-1.04714	26.3178
191	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-1.29300	-1.18702	-0.374095	-1.2676	-1.167551	-1.33725	25.8779
192	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.29627	-1.47184	-1.295071	-0.9260	-1.339847	-1.32558	25.8110
193	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.36340	-0.87051	-2.279559	-1.2896	-1.506427	-1.49642	24.4370
194	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.37978	-2.05165	0.226483	-1.9986	-1.460128	-1.65183	24.1017
195	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	-1.38164	1.21170	1.395340	-0.8805	1.043462	-0.47864	24.0637
196	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.40067	-2.21956	-1.085445	-2.0353	-1.758608	-1.36424	23.6741
197	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.54642	-1.69298	-1.158355	-1.8754	-2.225329	-1.60633	20.6908
198	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.58857	-0.52012	-0.345427	-1.3442	-1.245802	-1.15936	19.8281
199	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.61279	-1.65999	-1.934220	-1.5905	-1.413335	-1.45016	19.3323
200	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.65156	-1.34524	-2.000497	-1.9485	-1.756588	-1.53703	18.5388
201	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.65719	-1.18867	-1.893893	-1.3682	-1.697074	-1.31575	18.4236
202	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.69335	-1.93919	-2.446128	-1.8987	-1.873488	-1.79365	17.6835
203	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.70711	-1.90398	-2.231998	-1.2664	-1.641267	-1.13330	17.4017
204	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.78199	-1.17667	-1.858133	-1.3330	-1.613775	-1.50996	15.8691
205	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.81585	-1.70366	-2.608079	-1.4816	-1.933839	-1.66512	15.1760
206	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.98750	-1.22888	-0.925852	-1.3452	-1.550677	-1.50616	11.6625
207	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.98969	-1.88993	-2.460827	-1.4190	-1.864267	-1.16689	11.6177
208	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-2.02410	-1.53710	-2.096507	-1.8101	-2.226964	-1.60083	10.9134
209	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-2.28516	-1.87222	-1.642300	-1.9779	-1.949709	-1.85732	5.5699

02In 2022

At either end

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

Highest

1Singapore2.08290
2Denmark2.05803
3Japan2.05236
4Switzerland2.01155
5Luxembourg1.92328

Lowest

209South Sudan-2.28516
208Somalia-2.02410
207Afghanistan-1.98969
206Haiti-1.98750
205Yemen-1.81585

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.03048. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Voice and Accountability
HighestNorway1.83527
LowestEritrea-2.21956
Middle country: 0.03721
Political Stability and Absence of Violence
HighestLiechtenstein1.595126
LowestYemen-2.608079
Middle country: 0.098421
Regulatory Quality
HighestSingapore2.0395
LowestEritrea-2.0353
Middle country: -0.1056
Rule of Law
HighestDenmark1.982194
LowestSomalia-2.226964
Middle country: -0.138652
Control of Corruption
HighestDenmark2.30241
LowestSouth Sudan-1.85732
Middle country: -0.17618
Governance Score, Government Effectiveness (0–100)
HighestSingapore94.9776
LowestSouth Sudan5.5699
Middle country: 51.7199

032021 → 2022

Since 2021

What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
207values changed, of 207 in both
93 · 114rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Antigua and Barbuda-0.63664 → -0.07575+0.56089
Turkmenistan-1.10958 → -0.61275+0.49683
Dominica-0.38372 → 0.00157+0.38529
Anguilla0.74779 → 1.09374+0.34595
Saint Lucia-0.13386 → 0.20087+0.33473

Fell most

Andorra1.78612 → 1.11666−0.66946
Maldives0.13565 → -0.24490−0.38055
San Marino1.44001 → 1.11666−0.32335
Samoa0.51319 → 0.19217−0.32102
Tonga0.05570 → -0.24507−0.30078

+ Cook Islands

+ Niue

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

207 distinct values among 209
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 2 countries share 1.11666. 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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