Data for 2023

Government Effectiveness, 2023

Name: Government Effectiveness, 2023
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Government Effectiveness, 2023 covers 209 countries on 7 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 2.12331; South Sudan is lowest, at -2.27275. The middle country reads -0.04083. Against 2022, 209 values changed (125 up, 84 down), the same countries are covered.

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Government Effectiveness · Data for 2023

HighestLuxembourg

2.12331

LowestSouth Sudan

-2.27275

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

209countries
7measures per country
2023the year it describes
207distinct values18 decimals, as published
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1	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2.12331	1.61219	1.03583	1.74967	1.73349	1.9741	95.805
2	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.09703	-0.16057	1.21242	2.13494	1.45247	1.9204	95.267
3	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.06106	1.52682	1.01453	1.68967	1.76487	2.1033	94.530
4	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	2.02758	1.07626	1.28355	1.34943	1.51188	1.3674	93.845
5	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.95707	1.81186	0.91588	1.86600	1.98699	2.2911	92.402
6	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.86313	1.72814	0.78506	1.79190	2.01350	2.2026	90.479
7	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.78536	1.82535	0.94395	1.60810	1.96895	2.0768	88.887
8	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.77093	1.64842	0.64254	1.60248	1.73427	1.9347	88.592
9	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.76666	1.65395	1.30877	1.87581	1.74646	2.0240	88.505
10	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.73463	1.43249	0.89642	1.83596	1.49920	1.8112	87.849
11	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	1.71716	0.94184	1.37666	1.33141	1.35854	1.1760	87.491
12	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.71572	1.66392	0.80254	1.64587	1.71954	1.9886	87.462
13	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.68446	1.47612	0.63765	1.58533	1.46676	1.6305	86.822
14	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.63152	1.33289	1.59574	1.54962	1.74504	1.7529	85.738
15	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.62763	1.60442	0.90266	1.71601	1.57701	1.6621	85.659
16	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.61156	1.44951	0.72808	1.27205	1.63139	1.3610	85.330
17	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.58703	1.34368	1.20105	1.33605	1.56603	1.6780	84.828
18	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.57338	1.55423	0.53435	1.37238	1.58630	1.7099	84.548
19	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.57135	1.05303	1.05821	1.25560	1.22143	1.2038	84.507
20	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.48522	0.86051	0.92351	0.95287	1.17638	0.9035	82.744
21	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	1.46105	—	0.96539	0.61803	0.80773	1.1760	82.249
22	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.37209	1.18694	0.00230	1.12998	0.99766	1.2803	80.428
23	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.31685	-0.43675	0.47255	1.68525	0.90195	1.5678	79.298
24	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.29747	1.35281	0.85133	1.40412	1.44352	1.7132	78.901
25	United States`USA`Northern America	1.29112	0.89758	-0.14538	1.41617	1.02096	1.1902	78.771
26	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.28134	1.46273	0.21510	1.25694	1.27328	1.5015	78.571
27	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.25775	0.52565	-1.04626	1.05356	0.63040	0.8698	78.088
28	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.21796	1.14297	1.07198	1.13969	1.10294	0.8745	77.273
29	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.13766	1.04220	0.85194	0.71798	0.93631	0.7478	75.630
30	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	1.13704	-1.11172	0.78850	1.06935	0.48022	0.9865	75.617
31	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.12602	1.10404	0.16444	0.65097	0.90080	0.7450	75.392
32	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.12362	1.24729	0.39324	1.59854	1.26639	1.4806	75.343
33	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.11678	0.76694	1.55968	1.09362	1.41833	1.1760	75.203
34	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.09391	—	1.40803	0.85582	0.64140	1.1760	74.734
35	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	1.05830	0.81012	1.48591	1.08169	0.83272	0.6028	74.006
36	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	1.01046	-1.14886	1.01219	0.88542	0.57660	0.7654	73.026
37	Chile`CHL`South America	1.00565	1.03559	0.11507	0.82605	0.66756	1.0570	72.928
38	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.99031	-0.94678	1.33044	0.92823	0.63985	1.0902	72.614
39	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.97026	-0.41677	0.96344	1.43622	0.78204	0.5722	72.203
40	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.96227	1.17235	0.96067	1.17069	1.31672	0.8741	72.040
41	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.95094	1.34285	0.79384	0.70943	1.04114	0.7341	71.808
42	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.94882	1.06954	0.99419	0.38023	1.04284	1.1760	71.765
43	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.92321	0.38873	0.83425	0.95011	0.72056	0.3524	71.240
44	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.88807	1.08200	0.94467	0.56001	0.82155	0.4717	70.521
45	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.86959	1.19840	1.18992	0.60703	0.95254	1.5490	70.143
46	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	0.86067	1.24459	1.37666	0.85582	1.41833	1.1760	69.960
47	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.85784	1.12872	0.49416	0.69487	0.61083	0.5665	69.902
48	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.82277	0.90861	0.39006	0.77359	0.71384	0.5287	69.185
49	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.76657	-0.13422	0.25857	0.60088	0.34894	0.3896	68.034
50	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.74780	1.04138	1.26013	0.38023	1.20217	1.1760	67.650
51	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.70590	1.08551	0.84811	0.96802	1.04225	0.8023	66.792
52	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.69384	0.03731	0.58365	0.27135	0.24920	0.0978	66.545
53	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.69271	0.55777	0.91734	0.48332	0.54148	0.3580	66.522
54	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.68672	0.74194	0.68748	0.44309	0.40856	0.1572	66.400
55	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	0.65140	1.42357	1.25023	1.37352	1.58690	1.0219	65.677
56	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.64593	0.65321	1.04979	-0.14674	0.27023	1.2190	65.565
57	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.64248	0.44130	0.50418	0.69450	0.31763	0.7436	65.494
58	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.60993	-1.73792	-0.18902	-0.10675	-0.52508	0.1017	64.828
59	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.60561	-1.74390	-0.26423	0.53009	0.16741	0.4697	64.740
60	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.60175	0.99520	0.57803	0.60061	0.54134	0.3531	64.661
61	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.58582	1.11685	1.34595	0.97702	1.22570	0.8673	64.335
62	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.55603	0.11796	1.33828	-0.11445	0.73599	1.3526	63.725
63	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.55417	0.23383	1.00717	0.42836	0.33987	0.5850	63.687
64	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.54554	0.64341	0.93748	0.45350	0.55932	1.1521	63.510
65	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.50845	-0.09484	-0.82084	-0.13034	-0.06659	-0.3355	62.751
66	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.48256	1.06618	1.28068	0.43723	0.71531	1.2109	62.221
67	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.45297	-0.06831	-0.12017	0.85098	0.13975	0.6723	61.615
68	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.45276	0.26162	0.74531	-0.08969	0.33931	0.5326	61.611
69	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.43660	0.55963	1.08926	0.61883	0.63118	0.2743	61.280
70	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.41191	0.31395	0.25217	0.26988	0.12932	-0.0668	60.775
=71	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.40026	0.42019	1.26119	0.16777	0.59627	0.4160	60.536
=71	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.40026	0.65642	1.03670	0.20261	0.53527	0.3815	60.536
73	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.39412	1.10619	1.20496	0.50116	0.60366	0.6865	60.411
74	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.39340	-1.49032	-0.51676	0.90737	0.11684	0.2390	60.396
75	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.39178	0.00155	-0.58260	0.30748	-0.10312	-0.4472	60.363
76	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.38858	0.86382	0.87178	0.09215	0.48009	0.8603	60.297
77	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.38589	1.12446	1.25715	-0.18510	1.08565	0.8258	60.242
78	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.34844	—	0.96539	1.09362	0.57004	-0.0728	59.476
79	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.34549	0.93333	0.39325	0.46731	0.39197	0.3661	59.415
80	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.33892	0.67907	1.03670	0.10592	0.55872	0.7133	59.281
81	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.32836	-0.70472	0.01929	0.23089	0.05155	0.6796	59.065
82	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.29062	0.55973	0.34022	-0.14611	-0.32600	-0.3133	58.292
83	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.27783	-0.61227	-0.50107	0.12335	-0.19247	-0.4304	58.030
84	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.26420	0.04944	0.02166	0.10409	-0.14780	-0.4679	57.751
85	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.24589	-1.02812	0.53760	0.48423	0.37568	0.2238	57.377
86	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.20033	0.05691	-0.16175	-0.30474	-0.18199	0.0457	56.444
87	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.19773	-0.61296	0.28200	0.28030	0.22172	0.1707	56.391
88	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.18209	0.56928	0.50366	0.33066	0.37772	0.0807	56.071
89	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.16132	-0.78520	-0.33181	0.29381	0.12361	0.1043	55.646
90	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.15675	0.56397	0.47076	0.13660	-0.09782	-0.1256	55.552
91	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.14523	-0.29597	0.09250	0.09610	-0.17995	-0.4998	55.316
92	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.12113	0.50918	0.36281	0.02702	-0.29477	-0.5510	54.823
93	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.11521	-0.95951	-0.24738	0.02837	-0.41283	-0.2218	54.702
94	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.11150	0.46327	0.41390	0.10414	0.33487	0.1666	54.626
95	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.10168	0.34265	0.31303	0.40395	-0.06386	-0.1778	54.425
96	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.07644	0.14485	0.22557	0.27949	-0.28131	-0.3458	53.908
97	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.07102	0.40652	1.20863	0.05546	0.58537	0.3970	53.797
98	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.04023	-0.22471	-0.71736	0.08805	-0.60930	-0.5581	53.167
99	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.03471	0.53279	-0.02386	-0.48737	-0.27273	-0.3360	53.054
100	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.03466	0.30013	0.45891	0.04573	-0.23923	-0.4227	53.053
101	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.02400	-0.71519	-0.54430	-0.04806	-0.37533	-0.5637	52.835
102	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	0.02289	1.11620	1.09055	-0.19613	0.74242	0.1252	52.812
103	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.01039	0.05792	0.18984	-0.67829	-0.37493	-0.3080	52.556
104	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.00949	0.29773	-0.05556	-0.15391	-0.00411	-0.1264	52.538
105	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.04083	0.11881	-0.77904	0.19540	-0.57135	-0.2953	51.508
106	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.05686	-1.56688	-0.42228	-0.01023	-0.52649	-0.8953	51.180
107	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.06287	-1.63626	-0.91490	-0.54158	-0.73968	-0.8115	51.057
=108	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	-0.07485	0.33212	1.06100	-0.57097	0.36296	0.4529	50.812
=108	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	-0.07485	1.01294	1.24959	0.40864	1.17113	0.4529	50.812
110	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	-0.08566	-1.08835	-0.89713	-0.16663	-0.78339	-0.4274	50.590
111	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.08767	0.30783	-0.26148	-0.02570	-0.19149	-0.2679	50.549
112	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	-0.10462	0.60639	-0.63080	-0.06877	0.06218	-0.1842	50.202
113	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.11195	-0.16327	-0.62661	-0.14716	-1.07330	-0.9210	50.052
114	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	-0.13474	0.79707	1.52140	-0.77462	1.01657	0.2999	49.586
115	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.14043	-1.37173	0.40900	-1.26593	-0.52507	-0.1633	49.469
116	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	-0.14690	0.85923	1.24493	-0.25945	0.82028	-0.4892	49.337
117	Peru`PER`South America	-0.15145	0.12098	-0.72487	0.19844	-0.49116	-0.6485	49.244
118	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.17182	0.17152	-0.50848	0.14336	-0.27011	0.1214	48.827
119	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.17638	-0.01755	-0.34158	-0.58767	-0.92029	-0.7052	48.734
120	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.18602	-1.28095	0.10095	-0.31753	-0.32131	-0.3147	48.536
121	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.19407	-0.25807	-0.97780	-0.40701	-0.43374	-0.7463	48.371
122	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	-0.19738	0.78594	1.32291	-0.91673	0.87759	-0.0247	48.304
123	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.19909	0.25603	0.78202	-0.49517	-0.39950	-0.1152	48.269
124	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.20271	-0.45772	-0.78697	-0.49184	-0.32902	-0.2036	48.195
125	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.21532	-0.29681	-0.29921	-0.28632	-0.45978	-0.0862	47.936
126	Suriname`SUR`South America	-0.22163	0.25519	0.28725	-0.74501	-0.18421	-0.3271	47.807
127	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.23965	0.13581	-0.14182	-0.38262	-0.04472	-0.1487	47.438
128	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.24481	-0.18775	0.04140	-0.37780	0.12003	-0.2618	47.333
129	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.25004	0.28486	-0.50626	-0.31723	-0.50513	-0.4395	47.226
130	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.25052	0.24159	0.63557	-0.03530	-0.20328	-0.6071	47.216
131	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.25783	-1.37522	-0.83602	-0.90826	-1.08958	-0.8960	47.066
132	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.25806	-1.09834	-0.24245	-0.67278	-0.66569	-0.6402	47.062
133	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.26567	-0.31892	-0.67516	-0.42646	-0.32767	-0.3838	46.906
134	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.27714	-0.52613	0.06912	-0.25187	-0.69624	-0.5905	46.671
135	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.29248	-0.05285	0.00213	-0.12109	-0.60532	-1.0038	46.357
136	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.33554	-1.07679	-0.75877	-0.85273	-0.77177	-0.6366	45.476
137	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.34711	-0.65635	-0.25373	-0.56869	-0.48798	-0.3526	45.239
138	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.35585	-0.53896	-0.78807	-0.17391	-0.57973	-0.3537	45.060
139	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.36780	-0.25769	-0.28811	-1.14026	-1.25728	-0.9420	44.815
140	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.38159	-0.14459	0.12693	-0.62962	-0.31765	-0.2889	44.533
141	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	-0.41043	0.38453	0.28376	0.65503	0.52531	0.3522	43.943
142	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	-0.44343	1.04684	1.25405	-0.61644	0.77653	0.3370	43.267
143	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.45050	-1.04803	-1.07696	-0.91250	-0.89718	-1.1951	43.123
144	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.46084	-0.92036	-1.04569	-0.49730	-0.70242	-1.0005	42.911
145	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.46829	-1.50648	0.09533	-0.62835	-1.06637	-1.1221	42.758
146	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.56376	-0.04955	-0.57648	-0.32261	-0.79311	-0.7264	40.804
147	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.56500	-0.36550	-0.20359	-0.35789	-0.41422	-0.5828	40.779
148	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.57357	-0.27950	-0.01410	-0.45957	-0.59901	-0.4051	40.604
149	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.58691	-1.32217	-0.48254	-0.80657	-1.04782	-0.9038	40.331
150	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.60776	0.40834	0.43842	-0.81581	-0.66758	-0.4217	39.904
151	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-0.61269	-2.14148	0.19635	-1.78481	-1.42354	-1.3601	39.803
152	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.61751	-0.98064	-1.94661	-0.84943	-1.00823	-1.0488	39.704
153	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.61874	1.04741	1.49529	-0.66456	1.23351	0.2433	39.679
154	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.67230	0.00662	-0.24367	-0.69322	-0.11787	-0.6297	38.583
155	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.67466	-1.17332	-1.86761	-0.84990	-0.99858	-0.4595	38.534
156	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.67842	-0.74516	-1.65477	-0.74588	-0.81120	-0.5210	38.457
157	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.68148	-0.50495	-0.35781	-0.64323	-1.18057	-1.0847	38.395
158	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.68383	-1.13404	-0.29663	-0.74513	-1.01760	-0.9926	38.347
159	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.69745	0.24566	0.62252	-0.90394	-0.36176	0.0983	38.068
160	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.71069	-1.77942	-0.43926	-1.20511	-1.25593	-0.5360	37.797
161	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.71737	0.00158	-0.32725	-0.65089	-0.34504	-0.6152	37.660
162	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.73498	0.01045	-0.14757	-0.51480	-0.52071	-0.3326	37.300
163	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.75037	-1.63889	0.71858	-0.74399	-0.82129	-0.9602	36.985
164	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.76539	-1.60283	-1.27840	-1.45890	-1.20144	-1.1726	36.677
165	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.78298	-1.36439	-0.80093	-0.58184	-0.76565	-0.6568	36.317
166	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.80258	-0.94598	-0.35581	-0.88009	-1.22883	-0.6231	35.916
167	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-0.80665	-0.64144	-1.90211	-0.86115	-0.98049	-1.0867	35.833
168	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.80890	-1.22239	-1.60996	-0.78522	-1.22130	-1.1181	35.787
169	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.81678	-0.69679	-1.44932	-0.71428	-1.09716	-0.9098	35.626
170	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.81871	-0.45158	-0.20690	-0.36970	-1.05900	-1.0699	35.586
171	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-0.82217	-1.62158	-0.31001	-0.86032	-1.23190	-1.1300	35.515
172	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.82581	-0.65570	-2.03903	-0.48729	-0.74737	-0.2419	35.441
173	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	-0.85915	0.60768	0.98495	-0.40478	0.44582	-0.1802	34.758
174	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.88555	-0.78935	-0.51018	-0.85244	-0.84196	-0.8548	34.218
175	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-0.89759	-1.10715	-0.90148	-0.98618	-1.12255	-0.9816	33.971
176	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.91459	-0.85777	-0.93086	-0.42707	-0.62867	-0.5851	33.623
177	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.92086	-0.49980	-0.84082	-0.82862	-0.95048	-1.0017	33.495
178	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-0.92277	0.25381	0.74170	-1.09225	0.16217	-0.1756	33.456
179	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.94552	-0.09192	-0.57917	-0.69950	-0.52228	-0.5997	32.990
180	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-0.97752	-0.43175	-0.57366	-0.98572	-0.85903	-0.5590	32.335
181	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.98141	-1.53516	-0.07088	-0.94323	-1.57649	-1.2587	32.256
182	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.00336	-1.20260	-0.99355	-1.26813	-1.29255	-1.1986	31.807
183	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-1.01220	-0.66810	-0.46946	-0.45604	-0.99716	-1.1900	31.625
184	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-1.17887	-1.20036	-0.37347	-1.30220	-1.12286	-1.1537	28.214
185	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-1.18791	-0.63783	-1.28804	-0.87563	-1.09399	-1.2580	28.029
186	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.20213	-1.26407	-0.22392	-1.23429	-1.14342	-1.3775	27.738
187	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.21494	-1.44905	-1.67820	-1.07126	-1.42383	-1.4569	27.476
188	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.22620	-1.40851	-1.30798	-0.90027	-1.32652	-1.2928	27.245
189	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.23352	-0.02369	-0.17347	-0.92504	-0.90252	-1.0074	27.096
190	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.23862	-1.78463	-0.31491	-1.31996	-1.46388	-1.5264	26.991
191	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-1.27945	-1.11043	-1.62655	-0.31203	-0.87643	-0.5984	26.155
192	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-1.27967	-1.01906	-2.55697	-0.73423	-1.02493	-0.8493	26.151
193	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.32671	-2.05563	0.28685	-1.93573	-1.49909	-1.5590	25.188
194	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	-1.38096	1.20709	1.39796	-0.87831	1.03173	-0.4714	24.078
195	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.43085	-0.88423	-2.21846	-1.29389	-1.53830	-1.4225	23.056
196	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.43796	-2.28430	-0.81547	-2.07051	-1.78571	-1.4121	22.911
197	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.49671	-1.67547	-1.12314	-1.87398	-2.21678	-1.5537	21.708
198	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.52834	-0.57559	-0.30621	-1.28370	-1.20417	-1.1523	21.061
199	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.54067	-1.39164	-2.03944	-1.86292	-1.68484	-1.5455	20.808
200	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.63824	-1.24743	-1.86410	-1.32860	-1.74915	-1.3801	18.811
201	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.65700	-2.04912	-2.20749	-1.47918	-1.69824	-1.1086	18.427
202	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.69330	-1.95599	-2.44561	-1.89856	-1.86259	-1.7820	17.684
203	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.70100	-1.15998	-1.97492	-1.29726	-1.64683	-1.4833	17.527
204	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.84928	-1.80109	-2.06822	-1.64320	-1.66141	-1.4546	14.492
205	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.90069	-1.66041	-2.63139	-1.43890	-1.93975	-1.5996	13.440
206	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-1.94789	-1.52722	-2.16958	-1.72802	-2.15711	-1.6183	12.473
207	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.98412	-1.22158	-0.96523	-1.46004	-1.62870	-1.4983	11.732
208	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-2.10470	-2.06800	-2.40072	-1.42529	-1.89732	-1.1931	9.264
209	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-2.27275	-1.74735	-1.53632	-2.04233	-2.02071	-1.8725	5.824

02In 2023

At either end

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

Highest

1Luxembourg2.12331
2Singapore2.09703
3Switzerland2.06106
4Japan2.02758
5Denmark1.95707

Lowest

209South Sudan-2.27275
208Afghanistan-2.10470
207Haiti-1.98412
206Somalia-1.94789
205Yemen-1.90069

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.04083. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Voice and Accountability
HighestNorway1.82535
LowestEritrea-2.28430
Middle country: 0.00854
Political Stability and Absence of Violence
HighestLiechtenstein1.59574
LowestYemen-2.63139
Middle country: 0.11507
Regulatory Quality
HighestSingapore2.13494
LowestEritrea-2.07051
Middle country: -0.12109
Rule of Law
HighestFinland2.01350
LowestVenezuela-2.21678
Middle country: -0.11787
Control of Corruption
HighestDenmark2.2911
LowestSouth Sudan-1.8725
Middle country: -0.1802
Governance Score, Government Effectiveness (0–100)
HighestLuxembourg95.805
LowestSouth Sudan5.824
Middle country: 51.508

032022 → 2023

Since 2022

What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
209values changed, of 209 in both
125 · 84rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Antigua and Barbuda-0.07575 → 0.43660+0.51235
Dominica0.00157 → 0.40026+0.39869
Montenegro0.15033 → 0.41191+0.26158
Bermuda1.20481 → 1.46105+0.25624
Puerto Rico-0.63017 → -0.41043+0.21974

Fell most

Aruba0.90073 → 0.58582−0.31491
Palestine-0.97708 → -1.27945−0.30238
Greece0.64332 → 0.34549−0.29783
San Marino1.11666 → 0.86067−0.25599
Sudan-1.61279 → -1.84928−0.23648

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 0.40026. 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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