Data for 2024

Government Effectiveness, 2024

Name: Government Effectiveness, 2024
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Government Effectiveness, 2024 covers 209 countries on 7 measures. Singapore is highest, at 2.1108; South Sudan is lowest, at -2.2231. The middle country reads 0.0098. Against 2023, 209 values changed (129 up, 80 down), the same countries are covered.

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Government Effectiveness · Data for 2024

HighestSingapore

2.1108

LowestSouth Sudan

-2.2231

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

209countries
7measures per country
2024the year it describes
208distinct values18 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.1108	-0.1668	1.2564	2.0877	1.47443	1.969999	95.548
2	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	2.0681	1.0726	1.2506	1.2446	1.51836	1.369812	94.675
3	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.9495	1.5970	1.0862	1.7521	1.73739	2.001022	92.247
4	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.8900	1.7731	0.8115	1.8040	1.97734	2.279832	91.029
5	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.8805	1.5410	1.0110	1.6447	1.72905	2.040987	90.835
6	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.8445	1.8225	0.9559	1.6285	1.93694	1.971584	90.098
7	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.8428	1.6369	1.2489	1.8335	1.70408	1.939546	90.063
8	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.8128	1.7105	0.8728	1.8773	1.99910	2.183695	89.449
9	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.7701	1.6431	0.6619	1.6366	1.74154	1.950859	88.574
10	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.7700	1.5817	0.5574	1.5862	1.71779	1.917207	88.572
11	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.7381	1.4667	0.6401	1.2872	1.48201	1.637526	87.920
12	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	1.7173	0.9405	1.2498	1.0917	1.35837	1.803922	87.494
13	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.7151	1.4175	0.8830	1.6941	1.48361	1.817661	87.450
14	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.6316	1.3444	1.5959	1.5490	1.74496	1.754402	85.740
15	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.6105	1.5870	0.7559	1.7240	1.53840	1.555584	85.307
16	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.5739	1.3580	1.2067	1.2250	1.60100	1.849540	84.558
17	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.5167	1.0421	0.9739	1.2539	1.24378	1.228304	83.388
18	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.5062	1.5360	0.1951	1.3539	1.60846	1.764003	83.174
19	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.5036	1.3950	0.5914	1.1805	1.64310	1.304250	83.120
20	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	1.4612	—	0.9656	0.6161	0.80751	1.179535	82.252
21	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.4005	0.7557	0.7357	0.9606	1.11916	0.874828	81.010
22	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.3777	-0.4872	0.6907	1.6679	0.95170	1.586121	80.543
23	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.3246	1.3463	0.8179	1.3450	1.43912	1.650184	79.455
24	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	1.3120	1.4225	1.2505	1.5224	1.58679	1.479797	79.197
25	United States`USA`Northern America	1.3021	0.9093	-0.1134	1.3254	0.99718	1.079361	78.995
26	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	1.2932	1.0670	0.9944	0.3783	1.04266	1.179535	78.814
27	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.2820	0.4475	-1.0401	1.0931	0.63582	0.947193	78.584
28	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.2811	1.4210	0.1634	1.2038	1.27551	1.457322	78.567
29	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.2040	1.1482	-0.1580	1.0535	0.99040	1.257121	76.987
30	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.1999	1.2856	0.3725	1.5276	1.27517	1.480591	76.903
31	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.1631	1.1334	0.1487	0.5648	0.90790	0.724089	76.151
32	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.1360	1.2146	1.0901	1.1325	1.14358	0.910783	75.596
33	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	1.1338	-1.0797	0.7887	1.0889	0.53262	1.174373	75.551
34	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.1169	0.7851	1.5599	1.0917	1.41815	1.179535	75.205
35	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.1133	1.0981	0.8804	0.7244	0.93065	0.667646	75.131
36	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.0941	—	1.4083	0.8539	0.64110	1.179535	74.738
37	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	1.0622	1.1863	0.9948	1.1963	1.32174	0.908355	74.085
38	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	1.0584	0.8090	1.4861	1.0809	0.83263	0.604339	74.007
39	Chile`CHL`South America	1.0140	1.0175	0.2785	0.7294	0.70121	1.142521	73.100
40	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.9829	-1.1910	0.9711	0.9245	0.59824	0.745088	72.462
41	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.9764	1.2706	0.6536	0.6688	1.00191	0.817102	72.329
42	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.9703	-0.4178	1.0605	1.3831	0.85532	0.573675	72.205
43	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.9126	0.5438	0.9007	0.9385	0.69786	0.395568	71.024
44	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.8742	-0.0766	0.3653	0.6346	0.37065	0.467124	70.237
45	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.8632	1.2023	1.3053	0.5170	0.93979	1.537923	70.013
46	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	0.8608	1.2432	1.3768	0.8539	1.15483	1.179535	69.963
47	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.8357	1.1065	0.4131	0.6495	0.56305	0.546029	69.449
48	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.8047	0.9074	0.3990	0.7560	0.67506	0.535259	68.814
49	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.8017	-0.9483	1.3306	0.9169	0.61558	1.202098	68.754
50	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.7934	1.1182	0.8245	1.0658	1.03890	0.810978	68.582
51	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.7480	1.0389	1.2594	0.3783	1.10380	1.179535	67.654
52	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.7393	0.7503	0.7125	0.3764	0.40764	0.116375	67.476
53	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.7177	0.7730	0.6737	0.6826	0.54324	0.794477	67.034
54	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.7041	-1.7408	-0.0668	-0.0976	-0.52861	0.080073	66.756
55	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.6990	0.9769	0.9128	0.5134	0.70130	0.266514	66.652
56	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.6928	0.5815	0.9175	0.4667	0.56640	0.354341	66.525
57	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.6488	0.6648	0.9376	0.3866	0.57589	1.231495	65.625
58	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.6467	-1.7055	-0.0169	0.6286	0.28111	0.747580	65.581
59	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.6460	0.6399	1.0499	-0.1581	0.24637	1.231174	65.566
60	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.6351	0.9112	0.6430	0.3501	0.49038	0.096824	65.344
61	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.5859	1.1158	1.3461	0.9763	1.22562	0.868856	64.336
62	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.5756	0.2112	1.3656	-0.1136	0.80252	1.469759	64.126
63	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.5177	0.8961	0.8567	0.0277	0.48490	0.935649	62.940
64	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.5149	0.3835	1.1183	0.3628	0.28952	0.623252	62.882
65	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.5081	-0.0572	-0.7059	-0.0898	-0.01252	-0.298038	62.743
66	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.5050	0.2190	0.8150	0.0359	0.41917	0.534290	62.680
67	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.4998	0.4485	0.3301	0.1956	0.18442	-0.057956	62.574
68	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.4834	0.0168	0.6033	0.3274	0.20239	0.044795	62.239
69	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.4826	1.0706	1.2808	0.4456	0.70957	1.227849	62.222
70	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.4486	-1.1143	0.6371	0.6539	0.47631	0.506413	61.526
71	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.4367	0.5525	1.0894	0.6291	0.61197	0.290336	61.283
72	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.4163	-1.4726	-0.3247	0.9515	0.16698	0.271399	60.864
73	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.4004	0.4288	0.2999	0.3464	0.31200	-0.000757	60.540
74	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.3919	1.0069	1.2633	0.5214	0.58449	0.683713	60.365
75	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.3860	0.9556	1.2573	-0.1646	1.06099	0.658002	60.244
76	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.3611	0.0736	0.0218	0.2527	-0.10722	-0.349190	59.735
77	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.3486	—	0.9656	1.0917	0.56982	-0.069240	59.478
78	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.3351	-0.7476	-0.0640	0.2613	0.09044	0.617267	59.204
79	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.3124	-0.2806	-0.5916	0.6914	0.13314	0.404899	58.738
=80	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.2777	0.7347	1.0369	0.1610	0.52402	0.453363	58.027
=80	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.2777	0.6277	1.0369	0.1145	0.51466	0.707262	58.027
82	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.2652	-0.1300	-0.6118	0.0910	-0.21257	-0.555450	57.773
83	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.2623	0.8862	0.2572	0.4489	0.22326	0.291414	57.714
84	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.2505	0.5063	0.3557	-0.0893	-0.32932	-0.540927	57.471
85	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.2381	0.1048	-0.2635	-0.2875	-0.21903	0.126367	57.218
86	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.2133	0.5202	0.3541	-0.2017	-0.36795	-0.339738	56.709
87	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.2067	-0.5507	-0.5776	0.1100	-0.18829	-0.528011	56.575
88	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.1942	0.4274	0.0127	-0.2400	-0.25691	-0.325071	56.318
89	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.1933	0.3190	-0.3337	-0.0192	-0.15921	-0.291892	56.300
90	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.1881	0.5428	0.4741	0.0708	-0.08977	-0.089279	56.194
91	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.1776	-0.6865	-0.4612	-0.0428	-0.33310	-0.514140	55.979
92	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.1763	0.3686	0.6121	0.1539	0.38670	0.167733	55.952
93	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.1633	-0.7765	0.3546	0.3093	0.25510	0.220408	55.686
94	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.1550	0.4981	1.2614	0.0641	0.44875	0.534834	55.516
95	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	0.1512	0.9602	1.1161	-0.0653	0.76533	0.143397	55.439
96	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.1239	0.1911	0.2886	0.3474	-0.22388	-0.330231	54.879
97	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.1209	0.2947	0.1614	0.3459	-0.05349	-0.287029	54.818
98	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.0958	-0.7503	-0.3020	0.2534	0.19539	0.272871	54.304
99	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.0862	0.3374	0.1192	-0.1030	0.06030	-0.199900	54.109
100	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.0828	-0.4081	-0.1526	0.0672	-0.20991	-0.555499	54.039
101	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.0798	-0.2065	-0.7767	0.1123	-0.56306	-0.577357	53.978
102	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.0765	0.3381	0.6228	0.2329	-0.16639	-0.262821	53.909
103	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.0726	-0.9143	-0.2114	0.0443	-0.40534	-0.072109	53.830
104	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.0104	0.0131	0.2083	-0.4371	-0.32856	-0.344824	52.557
105	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.0098	0.4907	1.2088	0.0510	0.57702	0.482328	52.544
106	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.0351	-1.5614	-0.2164	-0.0106	-0.55587	-0.857851	51.625
107	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.0381	0.1244	-0.8363	0.0745	-0.56668	-0.282194	51.564
108	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	-0.0452	1.0176	1.2498	0.4485	1.17096	0.513166	51.419
109	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	-0.0527	-1.0989	-0.8864	-0.1650	-0.83103	-0.555781	51.265
110	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	-0.0630	0.8331	1.2739	-0.2540	0.72967	-0.417270	51.055
111	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	-0.0747	0.5432	1.1227	-0.5727	0.27123	0.456413	50.815
112	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.0904	0.1248	-0.2417	-0.1770	0.08615	-0.180648	50.494
113	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.1254	-1.2955	0.0190	-0.3137	-0.29589	-0.262726	49.776
114	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.1475	-0.0111	-0.5868	-0.6234	-1.01024	-0.773868	49.324
115	Peru`PER`South America	-0.1503	0.0143	-0.5424	0.1588	-0.51745	-0.710741	49.267
116	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	-0.1559	0.6675	-0.4827	-0.0679	0.03573	-0.163297	49.152
117	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.1712	-1.6225	-0.9431	-0.4343	-0.71497	-0.809091	48.839
118	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.1853	-0.3347	-1.2555	-0.3592	-0.45737	-0.791891	48.552
119	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.1854	-0.2411	-0.5801	-0.1577	-1.11474	-0.925122	48.549
120	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.1860	0.4019	-0.3864	-0.3826	-0.49004	-0.395814	48.537
121	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.2034	-1.1534	-0.0206	-0.5493	-0.65908	-0.703229	48.181
122	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.2094	-0.3218	-0.3451	-0.3307	-0.48512	-0.235745	48.057
123	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.2142	-1.0724	-0.6735	-0.8029	-0.69873	-0.569867	47.960
124	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.2317	-0.0460	0.0019	-0.0525	-0.60488	-1.017850	47.602
125	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.2370	0.2346	0.7822	-0.4558	-0.39459	-0.159322	47.492
126	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.2398	-0.1111	-0.2355	-0.3683	-0.28446	-0.393065	47.435
127	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.2447	-0.3728	0.0185	-0.3008	0.11606	-0.358213	47.335
128	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.2575	-0.5935	-0.7699	-0.4557	-0.36931	-0.215661	47.072
129	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.2662	-0.6932	0.1385	-0.1192	-0.68329	-0.559460	46.895
130	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	-0.2707	1.0133	1.5216	-0.7753	1.01647	0.670660	46.803
131	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.2751	-0.6953	-0.3695	-0.5250	-0.52432	-0.311530	46.713
132	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.2760	0.2083	0.5804	-0.0550	-0.13338	-0.474347	46.693
133	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.3092	0.2215	-0.6211	0.2017	-0.18409	0.180025	46.014
134	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.3518	-0.5200	-0.8737	-0.1500	-0.55500	-0.264824	45.144
135	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	-0.3578	1.0022	1.3231	-0.7296	0.87748	0.354635	45.020
136	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.3593	-0.9826	-1.0326	-0.5232	-0.67018	-1.120401	44.989
137	Suriname`SUR`South America	-0.3630	0.2076	0.4768	-0.9315	-0.20259	-0.373973	44.913
138	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.3647	-1.4604	-0.9333	-1.0971	-1.18207	-0.899324	44.878
139	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	-0.3660	0.4037	0.4419	0.6796	0.53368	0.396738	44.851
140	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.3964	-1.6260	0.1043	-0.5908	-1.02167	-1.233433	44.229
141	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.4018	-1.4128	0.3060	-1.4606	-0.58057	-0.227366	44.119
142	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.4324	-0.2751	-0.0506	-0.3463	-0.50485	-0.424216	43.494
143	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.4365	-0.1670	0.0832	-0.6802	-0.33459	-0.300716	43.409
144	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.5050	-0.2707	-0.3154	-0.3603	-0.37756	-0.492696	42.007
145	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.5084	-1.3233	-0.5144	-0.8549	-1.02432	-0.885068	41.938
146	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	-0.5201	1.0364	1.2542	-0.5394	0.80168	0.378298	41.699
147	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.5370	-1.1290	-2.0007	-0.8341	-1.05083	-1.088488	41.353
148	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.5531	-0.2665	-0.3416	-1.2536	-1.32310	-0.989427	41.023
149	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.5711	-0.0570	-0.3543	-0.2516	-0.75873	-0.683997	40.653
150	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.5747	-0.9967	-1.4175	-0.9563	-0.94999	-1.097492	40.580
151	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.5761	-0.5457	-0.4026	-0.6009	-1.21540	-1.231834	40.552
152	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.5862	0.0677	-0.0713	-0.4337	-0.43868	-0.310654	40.344
153	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.6305	-0.0155	-0.3033	-0.5671	-0.12612	-0.646437	39.438
154	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.6375	-0.9396	-0.3213	-0.7029	-1.06719	-0.915990	39.294
155	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.6422	-1.6423	0.5479	-0.6610	-0.70812	-0.995939	39.200
156	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.6520	0.4071	0.5269	-0.7696	-0.66403	-0.371690	38.998
157	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-0.6765	-1.7174	-0.2841	-0.8032	-1.21968	-1.232535	38.497
158	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.6946	-1.2455	-1.8382	-0.8469	-1.00576	-0.433612	38.126
159	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.6969	-0.0110	-0.3176	-0.6330	-0.32054	-0.628966	38.080
160	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.7273	-1.6016	-1.4410	-1.5001	-1.20309	-1.128936	37.456
161	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.7347	0.2856	0.4930	-0.9162	-0.36537	0.108025	37.306
162	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.7373	1.2599	1.4954	-0.4401	1.25866	0.582891	37.253
163	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.7406	-0.9018	-1.6924	-0.6942	-1.12123	-1.043222	37.186
164	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	-0.7422	1.2046	1.4544	-0.6110	1.30081	-0.453154	37.153
165	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.7490	-0.3576	-0.1067	-0.2685	-1.00677	-0.926353	37.012
166	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.7734	-0.2278	-0.6414	-0.6131	-0.55479	-0.796137	36.514
167	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.7873	-0.9778	-0.4461	-0.7250	-1.18084	-0.643853	36.229
168	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.8012	-1.7457	-0.4195	-1.2577	-1.26980	-0.579952	35.944
169	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.8136	-0.9553	-0.8131	-0.4317	-0.61772	-0.664471	35.690
170	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.8220	-1.2308	-1.5636	-0.8080	-1.24276	-1.215202	35.518
171	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.8395	-0.5995	-0.4949	-0.7674	-0.88169	-1.028001	35.161
172	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	-0.8591	0.6406	0.9851	-0.3387	0.44754	-0.145239	34.760
173	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.8682	-1.0207	-1.7603	-0.7958	-1.00378	-0.645673	34.573
174	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.8764	-0.8859	-0.6284	-0.7587	-0.84666	-0.976369	34.406
175	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.8808	-0.9866	-1.7494	-0.5590	-0.91291	-0.240145	34.315
176	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-0.9141	-1.2224	-1.0429	-0.9156	-1.16593	-1.181377	33.634
177	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.9174	-0.7820	-0.3961	-0.4585	-0.96985	-1.147962	33.565
178	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.9209	-1.4282	-0.6443	-0.6359	-0.82495	-0.807153	33.495
179	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-0.9227	0.6038	0.8058	-0.9588	0.19071	-0.138817	33.458
180	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-0.9572	-1.2485	-0.9294	-1.2325	-1.22988	-1.269215	32.751
181	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-0.9609	-0.6717	-1.8469	-0.6583	-0.99894	-1.114273	32.675
182	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-0.9827	-0.4828	-0.5067	-1.0418	-0.86295	-0.692341	32.230
183	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-1.0445	-1.7347	-0.0708	-0.9351	-1.64599	-1.425127	30.964
184	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-1.1144	-1.1880	-0.2020	-1.2661	-1.10603	-1.141423	29.534
185	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.1227	-1.4489	-1.6061	-1.0820	-1.39640	-1.393099	29.363
186	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.1301	-0.8768	-2.0266	-1.0291	-1.45207	-1.220464	29.212
187	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.1403	-1.5713	-1.3894	-0.8336	-1.33241	-1.459789	29.004
188	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.1527	0.0164	-0.1909	-0.8409	-0.88174	-1.027531	28.751
189	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-1.1546	-0.6658	-1.4014	-0.9266	-1.11422	-1.306756	28.712
190	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.1549	-1.2536	-0.4338	-1.1975	-1.17747	-1.420143	28.704
191	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.1579	-2.1192	0.2344	-1.7661	-1.41782	-1.301420	28.643
192	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.2271	-1.7964	-0.1561	-1.4326	-1.51398	-1.468873	27.226
193	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.3267	-2.1248	0.0805	-1.9361	-1.51154	-1.558147	25.189
194	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-1.3392	-1.2757	-1.8775	-0.4050	-0.98399	-0.569869	24.932
195	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-1.3597	-1.1809	-2.4673	-0.7465	-1.07551	-0.965289	24.513
196	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.4721	-0.8135	-0.5867	-1.2274	-1.19799	-1.348073	22.212
197	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.4742	-1.7454	-1.6299	-1.9031	-2.22002	-1.579374	22.170
198	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.4985	-1.3751	-1.8830	-1.8208	-1.71398	-1.539016	21.672
199	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.5064	-2.3626	-0.7273	-2.0782	-1.78844	-1.632289	21.509
200	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.6159	-1.2600	-1.8158	-1.2843	-1.73892	-1.308644	19.269
201	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.6409	-2.1409	-2.0814	-1.4552	-1.78686	-1.248669	18.756
202	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.7226	-1.1839	-2.0580	-1.3580	-1.67935	-1.518005	17.085
203	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.7325	-1.8606	-2.3736	-1.9934	-1.81908	-1.700982	16.881
204	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.8916	-1.7029	-2.6394	-1.5265	-1.94764	-1.642523	13.626
205	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.8961	-1.9283	-2.0345	-1.6925	-1.78469	-1.561497	13.533
206	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-1.9714	-1.6040	-2.2605	-1.7586	-2.23032	-1.785851	11.992
207	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.9736	-2.1549	-2.2158	-1.5542	-1.93069	-1.303085	11.947
208	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-2.0299	-1.2625	-1.1765	-1.4259	-1.59840	-1.536759	10.794
209	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-2.2231	-1.7533	-1.4890	-1.9440	-1.99476	-2.055927	6.841

02In 2024

At either end

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

Highest

1Singapore2.1108
2Japan2.0681
3Luxembourg1.9495
4Denmark1.8900
5Switzerland1.8805

Lowest

209South Sudan-2.2231
208Haiti-2.0299
207Afghanistan-1.9736
206Somalia-1.9714
205Sudan-1.8961

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.0098. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Voice and Accountability
HighestNorway1.8225
LowestEritrea-2.3626
Middle country: 0.0137
Political Stability and Absence of Violence
HighestLiechtenstein1.5959
LowestYemen-2.6394
Middle country: 0.1192
Regulatory Quality
HighestSingapore2.0877
LowestEritrea-2.0782
Middle country: -0.0898
Rule of Law
HighestFinland1.99910
LowestSomalia-2.23032
Middle country: -0.12612
Control of Corruption
HighestDenmark2.279832
LowestSouth Sudan-2.055927
Middle country: -0.215661
Governance Score, Government Effectiveness (0–100)
HighestSingapore95.548
LowestSouth Sudan6.841
Middle country: 52.544

032023 → 2024

Since 2023

What changed between 2023 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
209values changed, of 209 in both
129 · 80rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Greenland0.6514 → 1.3120+0.6605
Niue-1.3810 → -0.7422+0.6388
Guam0.9488 → 1.2932+0.3444
Iraq-1.4309 → -1.1301+0.3007
Moldova-0.0877 → 0.1933+0.2810

Fell most

Turkmenistan-0.6127 → -1.1579−0.5452
Cuba-0.1404 → -0.4018−0.2614
Dominica0.4003 → 0.1550−0.2453
Hungary0.6938 → 0.4834−0.2104
Niger-0.6784 → -0.8682−0.1898

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

208 distinct values among 209
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 2 countries share 0.2777. 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.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2024). Government Effectiveness, 2024 [data set], describing 2024. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/government-effectiveness/2024

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