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Government Effectiveness, 2025

Figures for 2025, as World Bank Group published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Government Effectiveness, 2025 covers 209 countries on 7 measures. Singapore is highest, at 2.0921; South Sudan is lowest, at -2.2510. The middle country reads 0.1006. Against 2024, 209 values changed (147 up, 62 down), the same countries are covered.

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Government Effectiveness · Data for 2025

HighestSingapore

2.0921

LowestSouth Sudan

-2.2510

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

209countries
7measures per country
2025the year it describes
209distinct values18 decimals, as published
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1	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	2.0921	-0.1726	1.33432	2.11280	1.48922	1.97252	95.167
2	JapanJPNEastern Asia	2.0412	1.1072	1.25859	1.22132	1.54233	1.45451	94.124
3	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	1.9772	1.6004	1.19286	1.64312	1.70760	1.92548	92.814
4	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	1.9686	1.5356	1.11913	1.68354	1.73773	1.98342	92.637
5	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	1.9589	1.7847	0.79127	1.69591	2.00983	2.25937	92.439
6	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	1.9412	1.6931	0.95503	1.63392	2.01153	2.13787	92.078
7	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	1.8728	1.6100	1.18153	1.85370	1.65603	1.88650	90.676
8	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	1.8398	1.8246	1.07922	1.58554	1.94059	1.93031	90.002
9	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	1.8174	1.6302	0.85246	1.57055	1.73920	1.95514	89.543
10	CanadaCANNorthern America	1.7571	1.4951	0.80965	1.44064	1.47692	1.59490	88.309
11	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1.7512	1.4182	0.78059	1.66899	1.45890	1.83815	88.187
12	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	1.7402	1.5869	0.53452	1.43729	1.67334	1.87445	87.963
13	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	1.7236	0.9377	1.25333	1.56347	1.64863	1.17983	87.624
14	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	1.6355	1.3382	1.52598	1.54772	1.71041	1.75452	85.820
15	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	1.6306	1.6023	0.74795	1.61738	1.54878	1.50974	85.720
16	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	1.5455	1.3634	1.32132	1.06546	1.61112	1.82360	83.978
17	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	1.5436	1.4196	0.53116	1.06709	1.65050	1.30164	83.939
18	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	1.5387	-0.5229	0.77496	1.61675	0.94092	1.63636	83.839
19	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	1.5112	1.0470	0.99867	1.19550	1.20097	1.18263	83.275
20	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	1.5029	0.8756	0.91737	1.00282	1.19542	0.92386	83.106
21	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	1.4997	1.3439	0.88754	1.37048	1.43359	1.63691	83.041
22	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	1.4897	1.5425	0.20828	1.21601	1.60434	1.67606	82.836
23	BermudaBMUNorthern America	1.4675	—	1.08058	0.61229	0.80755	1.17983	82.381
24	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	1.3794	0.7936	1.56343	0.85009	1.57676	1.17983	80.577
25	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	1.3181	1.4204	0.79006	1.07045	1.58681	1.47999	79.324
26	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	1.3177	1.4270	0.17275	1.21062	1.26602	1.36399	79.315
27	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	1.2418	1.1752	0.93290	1.27050	1.37143	1.01954	77.762
28	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	1.2414	1.1775	1.02060	1.07294	1.17014	0.78171	77.754
29	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	1.2331	1.2841	0.28969	1.46063	1.26806	1.53065	77.584
30	GuamGUMMicronesia	1.2135	—	1.19124	0.37450	0.97626	1.17983	77.182
31	FranceFRAWestern Europe	1.2114	1.1588	-0.09223	0.98867	0.96986	1.24182	77.140
32	IsraelISRWestern Asia	1.1918	0.3902	-0.91362	1.12574	0.67654	0.95715	76.739
33	United StatesUSANorthern America	1.1910	0.6448	-0.30208	1.00605	0.79140	0.86521	76.721
34	MacauMACEastern Asia	1.1625	-0.4200	1.06498	1.38157	0.85534	0.57380	76.137
35	SpainESPSouthern Europe	1.1302	1.1172	0.17833	0.41934	0.86946	0.65253	75.476
36	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	1.1286	-1.0702	0.82554	1.17428	0.54343	1.15226	75.445
37	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	1.1039	1.0959	0.87701	0.66050	0.92196	0.62691	74.938
38	AnguillaAIACaribbean	1.1026	—	1.41256	0.85009	0.64116	1.17983	74.913
39	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	1.0623	1.1136	1.48936	0.67267	0.96445	0.60446	74.087
40	ChileCHLSouth America	1.0425	1.0353	0.17060	0.63592	0.68046	1.09929	73.682
41	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	1.0219	1.2716	0.70201	0.56075	1.04647	0.77249	73.261
42	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.9959	-1.2969	1.04136	0.99779	0.56309	0.88091	72.729
43	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.9567	-0.1056	0.33973	0.68423	0.40817	0.56405	71.926
44	ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.9246	1.0814	0.45674	0.59799	0.58526	0.58386	71.269
45	ArubaABWCaribbean	0.9048	1.1136	1.26506	0.97479	1.22563	0.86898	70.863
46	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.8926	-0.9538	1.49912	0.96302	0.67366	0.99292	70.614
47	American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.8692	—	1.40023	0.37450	1.34817	1.17983	70.135
48	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	0.8671	1.2405	1.42616	0.85009	1.44510	1.17983	70.092
49	UruguayURYSouth America	0.8625	1.2144	1.30034	0.55215	0.93950	1.55623	69.998
50	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.8599	0.6061	0.93174	0.93213	0.67601	0.39250	69.945
51	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.8327	0.8997	0.44078	0.85250	0.73872	0.53517	69.389
52	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0.8291	1.1190	0.80901	1.02247	1.07274	0.76994	69.314
53	PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.7963	0.8187	0.69377	0.78872	0.56892	0.84844	68.642
54	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	0.7699	0.7384	0.68406	0.43504	0.42064	0.12809	68.103
55	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.7655	0.6780	1.17168	0.31484	0.57794	1.22578	68.013
56	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.7630	0.9796	1.03604	0.40842	0.66619	0.17729	67.961
57	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.7395	-1.7289	0.01707	0.66945	0.27375	0.80557	67.481
58	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.7057	0.2113	1.39326	-0.09340	0.72178	1.47343	66.788
59	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.6992	0.5788	1.12618	0.58318	0.58011	0.31805	66.655
60	BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.6491	0.6321	1.01978	-0.08837	0.22942	1.04428	65.629
61	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.6238	-1.7207	0.02248	-0.11079	-0.42921	0.07095	65.113
62	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.6110	1.0857	1.28059	0.39397	0.71961	1.22759	64.851
63	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	0.5819	0.8480	0.66650	0.37998	0.45048	0.05613	64.254
64	FijiFJIMelanesia	0.5287	0.2157	0.98234	0.03235	0.41948	0.53467	63.165
65	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.5124	0.8806	0.85881	0.00808	0.45477	0.90688	62.831
66	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	0.5021	-0.1522	-0.60788	-0.16957	-0.12866	-0.27917	62.622
67	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	0.4710	0.3985	0.44822	0.20929	0.20816	0.07549	61.985
68	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.4707	0.1263	0.08978	0.30026	-0.03878	-0.30111	61.979
69	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.4699	-0.0357	0.50933	0.26376	0.21563	0.00214	61.962
70	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.4405	0.5498	1.20841	0.61998	0.56903	0.58795	61.360
71	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.4343	0.3959	1.07871	0.35428	0.28114	0.58977	61.233
72	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.4206	-1.4726	-0.33325	1.00265	0.17983	0.28130	60.953
73	Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.4111	1.0375	1.22297	0.53813	0.60280	0.69391	60.759
74	OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.3805	-1.1091	0.59513	0.69267	0.50187	0.50299	60.131
75	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	0.3709	0.4409	0.20678	0.26869	0.29710	-0.00258	59.936
76	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.3615	-0.7616	0.12197	0.25464	0.09808	0.63619	59.743
77	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.3549	—	0.96992	1.08788	0.56986	-0.06895	59.608
78	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0.3513	-0.3588	-0.49514	0.62337	0.09530	-0.14011	59.534
79	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.3218	0.8623	0.27669	0.41601	0.28540	0.25048	58.930
80	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.3200	0.7355	1.13153	0.22097	0.56785	0.48605	58.893
81	ArgentinaARGSouth America	0.2758	0.4476	0.16206	-0.09336	-0.10240	-0.38606	57.989
82	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	0.2623	-0.5174	-0.55969	0.12439	-0.12225	-0.49538	57.712
83	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.2561	-0.9191	0.42270	0.35806	0.19675	0.28311	57.586
84	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.2550	-0.1663	-0.73892	0.10629	-0.25459	-0.51390	57.564
85	SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.2506	0.1607	-0.16642	-0.26308	-0.19271	0.15011	57.473
86	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.2342	0.5461	0.46761	-0.17755	-0.34889	-0.33858	57.137
87	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.2222	0.6134	1.22321	0.12446	0.57792	0.72268	56.891
88	PanamaPANCentral America	0.2168	0.4784	0.24342	-0.12131	-0.30306	-0.55746	56.780
89	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0.2142	0.2627	-0.11227	-0.05293	-0.15271	-0.25395	56.728
90	SamoaWSMPolynesia	0.2026	0.9158	1.33514	-0.07556	1.06101	0.65818	56.491
91	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	0.1967	0.1937	0.37520	0.45427	-0.14175	-0.29780	56.370
92	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.1947	-0.2556	-0.83513	0.17202	-0.47093	-0.57353	56.328
93	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.1890	0.5947	0.54333	0.01555	-0.03013	-0.08985	56.212
94	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.1861	0.9004	1.44271	-0.07662	1.24516	0.14489	56.153
95	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	0.1765	-0.6920	-0.54277	-0.01791	-0.34096	-0.50279	55.957
96	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.1762	-1.2666	0.11709	-0.14022	-0.17488	-0.10632	55.951
97	DominicaDMACaribbean	0.1599	0.5003	0.98300	0.06752	0.42467	0.53594	55.617
98	GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.1475	0.0628	0.20409	-0.40664	-0.31241	-0.37715	55.362
99	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.1345	0.3603	0.08774	-0.18425	-0.00121	-0.11143	55.096
100	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	0.1256	0.2687	0.24505	0.33919	-0.04579	-0.28856	54.914
101	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.1253	-1.5253	-0.09359	0.05122	-0.45719	-0.77807	54.908
102	JordanJORWestern Asia	0.1113	-0.7457	-0.31652	0.33137	0.19172	0.30326	54.622
103	PalauPLWMicronesia	0.1036	1.0149	1.29909	0.44503	1.17099	0.51345	54.465
104	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	0.1029	-0.9629	-0.20490	0.02224	-0.40871	-0.26210	54.450
105	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.1006	0.3735	0.74075	0.07230	0.37634	0.14792	54.403
106	NauruNRUMicronesia	0.0795	0.5405	1.21778	-0.57612	0.27126	0.45670	53.970
107	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.0430	0.3427	0.60728	0.18361	-0.12346	0.00940	53.224
108	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	0.0328	-0.4145	-0.32333	0.05719	-0.32127	-0.60195	53.016
109	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	0.0289	-1.1138	-0.88123	-0.17186	-0.81211	-0.52808	52.936
110	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.0054	0.4831	1.23824	-0.02625	0.58104	0.50437	52.454
111	SurinameSURSouth America	-0.0116	0.2378	0.60134	-0.79546	-0.21740	-0.38188	52.106
112	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	-0.0230	0.6809	-0.38168	-0.06822	0.04077	-0.13344	51.872
113	EcuadorECUSouth America	-0.0311	-0.0803	-0.64170	-0.71384	-1.03356	-0.73636	51.706
114	BrazilBRASouth America	-0.0356	0.4224	-0.38460	-0.44189	-0.48551	-0.38105	51.615
115	TongaTONPolynesia	-0.0590	0.8058	1.31427	-0.25531	0.77433	-0.41712	51.135
116	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	-0.0732	0.9049	1.51767	-0.77681	0.97076	0.67085	50.845
117	KenyaKENEastern Africa	-0.0894	-0.3342	-1.11887	-0.37326	-0.47436	-0.85513	50.515
118	ColombiaCOLSouth America	-0.0935	0.0426	-0.95288	-0.19735	-0.62825	-0.30854	50.431
119	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	-0.1058	-1.6351	-0.88810	-0.45919	-0.68842	-0.70077	50.177
120	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	-0.1213	0.0778	-0.17975	-0.20002	0.10952	-0.26013	49.860
121	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	-0.1286	0.0078	-0.04282	-0.30368	-0.20734	-0.28311	49.712
122	PeruPERSouth America	-0.1436	-0.0542	-0.49666	0.11930	-0.65853	-0.75531	49.404
123	BeninBENWestern Africa	-0.1673	-0.3406	-0.39859	-0.29630	-0.45606	-0.21128	48.920
124	MexicoMEXCentral America	-0.1807	-0.2821	-0.60816	-0.23372	-1.16815	-0.94245	48.646
125	BelizeBLZCentral America	-0.1849	0.2090	0.80955	-0.54705	-0.37120	-0.14183	48.559
126	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	-0.1932	-1.0852	-0.66274	-0.78909	-0.65236	-0.53087	48.390
127	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	-0.1960	-1.2488	0.10237	-0.52011	-0.64143	-0.69337	48.331
128	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	-0.2056	0.2353	0.56657	-0.04925	-0.11592	-0.44877	48.136
129	ParaguayPRYSouth America	-0.2278	-0.1354	0.13858	-0.02949	-0.63110	-1.00708	47.681
130	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	-0.2354	-0.7479	0.11127	-0.14153	-0.70615	-0.54740	47.525
131	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	-0.2372	0.1208	-0.43178	0.21770	-0.26533	0.11247	47.488
132	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	-0.2410	-0.4582	0.07795	-0.39707	-0.01095	-0.33385	47.411
133	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	-0.2542	-0.5427	-0.71544	-0.16702	-0.52157	-0.27376	47.141
134	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	-0.2555	-0.7857	-0.47621	-0.49374	-0.57115	-0.33394	47.114
135	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	-0.2846	-0.6502	-0.69793	-0.52497	-0.39112	-0.20388	46.518
136	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	-0.3112	-1.0095	-0.86694	-0.59345	-0.67046	-1.10508	45.974
137	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	-0.3531	0.9226	1.51767	-0.73134	0.95291	0.35483	45.117
138	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	-0.3649	1.0348	1.24817	-0.41862	0.87058	0.29676	44.874
139	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	-0.3897	-0.3062	-0.05975	-0.45364	-0.49246	-0.45543	44.367
140	CubaCUBCaribbean	-0.3992	-1.6167	0.30950	-1.57754	-1.08053	-0.72779	44.172
141	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	-0.4006	-1.6463	0.33467	-0.58657	-1.04906	-1.26350	44.145
142	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	-0.4244	0.3905	0.36521	0.28071	0.56583	0.54228	43.657
143	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	-0.4322	-0.2084	0.03533	-0.64446	-0.39533	-0.51075	43.496
144	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	-0.4447	-0.7209	-0.94143	-0.93785	-0.90971	-0.98364	43.242
145	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	-0.4761	-0.2558	-0.34012	-0.40366	-0.33966	-0.48042	42.599
146	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	-0.5007	-1.4402	-0.94496	-1.19541	-1.27249	-0.98302	42.095
147	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	-0.5285	-1.3259	-0.48726	-0.87116	-1.02178	-0.93116	41.527
148	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	-0.5414	0.4327	0.64586	-0.73241	-0.64120	-0.39086	41.262
149	GabonGABMiddle Africa	-0.5514	-0.8263	0.11656	-0.72982	-1.02326	-0.77569	41.058
150	HondurasHNDCentral America	-0.5852	-0.5948	-0.43664	-0.63476	-1.15353	-1.24683	40.365
151	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	-0.5930	-1.6443	0.55169	-0.65956	-0.64019	-0.99224	40.205
152	UkraineUKREastern Europe	-0.5959	-0.0835	-0.33380	-0.28169	-0.78844	-0.69094	40.147
153	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	-0.6029	-0.0087	-0.16359	-0.58903	-0.13584	-0.66185	40.003
154	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	-0.6030	1.2582	1.42233	-0.44183	1.35337	0.58309	40.001
155	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	-0.6060	-1.1281	-1.95073	-0.91791	-1.06658	-1.06857	39.940
156	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	-0.6158	-1.2758	-1.85415	-0.72989	-0.93790	-0.37439	39.740
157	BoliviaBOLSouth America	-0.6166	-0.1735	-0.16357	-1.22209	-1.34792	-1.18563	39.723
158	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	-0.6398	0.1012	-0.01092	-0.48847	-0.46516	-0.27414	39.249
159	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	-0.6865	-1.7501	-0.29508	-0.80380	-1.22286	-1.25387	38.293
160	NiueNIUPolynesia	-0.7072	-0.1971	1.01171	-0.62236	-0.05712	-0.45166	37.867
161	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	-0.7086	-1.0004	-0.43773	-0.74388	-1.12454	-0.68214	37.839
162	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	-0.7104	-0.2356	-0.54613	-0.61373	-0.57264	-0.77872	37.803
163	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	-0.7485	0.5471	0.95236	-0.33992	0.52867	-0.18155	37.022
164	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	-0.7567	-0.9018	-0.65442	-0.72270	-0.80838	-0.94536	36.855
165	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	-0.7661	0.1950	0.54576	-0.93903	-0.45360	0.12839	36.663
166	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	-0.7696	-0.1682	-0.44313	-0.65338	-0.30630	-0.77300	36.590
167	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	-0.7759	-0.3367	-0.21294	-0.33652	-1.03162	-0.92370	36.462
168	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	-0.7911	-1.2037	-1.79861	-0.63133	-0.91974	-0.22483	36.152
169	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	-0.7950	-1.2558	-1.69196	-0.78692	-1.19339	-1.20445	36.072
170	BelarusBLREastern Europe	-0.7986	-1.7388	-0.17358	-1.25913	-1.22744	-0.57228	35.998
171	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	-0.8084	-0.9014	-1.65586	-0.76043	-1.17765	-1.09530	35.798
172	TogoTGOWestern Africa	-0.8366	-1.0355	-0.85035	-0.47562	-0.62749	-0.70515	35.220
173	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	-0.8396	-1.4537	-0.57062	-0.67610	-0.77938	-0.79983	35.158
174	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	-0.8450	0.6224	0.74742	-0.95119	0.17926	-0.15503	35.047
175	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	-0.8504	-0.8446	-0.01601	-0.39681	-0.93137	-1.10468	34.937
176	IranIRNSouthern Asia	-0.8570	-1.6273	-1.69059	-1.52546	-1.21737	-1.14153	34.803
177	NigerNERWestern Africa	-0.8645	-1.1426	-1.76763	-0.76585	-1.12710	-0.73706	34.649
178	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	-0.8734	-0.6481	-0.52452	-0.83327	-0.94550	-1.03798	34.466
179	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	-0.8862	-1.2978	-0.87180	-1.27514	-1.21764	-1.29211	34.205
180	NicaraguaNICCentral America	-0.8939	-1.7618	-0.01022	-0.94304	-1.58621	-1.38000	34.046
181	GuineaGINWestern Africa	-0.8988	-1.1764	-0.73188	-0.95128	-1.20798	-1.06516	33.947
182	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	-0.9134	-0.6608	-1.73862	-0.64554	-0.95146	-1.06793	33.648
183	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	-0.9305	-0.4665	-0.38933	-1.10355	-0.84275	-0.78398	33.298
184	IraqIRQWestern Asia	-1.0161	-0.8217	-1.86621	-1.01394	-1.39017	-1.25183	31.545
185	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	-1.0549	-1.4547	-1.57399	-1.10489	-1.41029	-1.34171	30.752
186	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	-1.0963	-0.5935	-1.26764	-0.85322	-1.05547	-1.22455	29.904
187	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	-1.1434	-1.0788	-0.23027	-1.14420	-0.95507	-0.87820	28.940
188	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	-1.1548	-2.0105	0.23579	-1.88027	-1.41731	-1.30622	28.707
189	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	-1.1714	-1.2763	-0.48857	-1.19677	-1.24677	-1.42370	28.368
190	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	-1.1716	0.0171	-0.13681	-0.86532	-0.84936	-0.96433	28.363
191	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	-1.2247	-1.7931	-0.15225	-1.43346	-1.54081	-1.48079	27.276
192	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	-1.2530	-1.5385	-1.23395	-0.86805	-1.43316	-1.53904	26.697
193	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	-1.3173	-1.1893	-1.91058	-0.40654	-0.96133	-0.58391	25.380
194	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	-1.3241	-2.1252	0.08365	-1.98845	-1.48629	-1.55255	25.242
195	MaliMLIWestern Africa	-1.3685	-1.2523	-2.49891	-0.80826	-1.18634	-0.93929	24.332
196	VenezuelaVENSouth America	-1.3932	-1.7472	-1.50836	-1.98513	-2.19904	-1.54558	23.827
197	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	-1.4703	-1.0753	-0.53078	-1.23284	-1.26842	-1.39985	22.249
198	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	-1.4894	-1.4399	-1.83664	-1.66365	-1.64909	-1.53046	21.858
199	EritreaERIEastern Africa	-1.5257	-2.3479	-0.59983	-2.10585	-1.76916	-1.60976	21.115
200	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	-1.5862	-1.6187	-2.31951	-1.81050	-1.81439	-1.61792	19.877
201	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	-1.6142	-1.2671	-1.69426	-1.30803	-1.69712	-1.32491	19.303
202	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	-1.6176	-2.0902	-2.11608	-1.45558	-1.76843	-1.30524	19.233
203	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	-1.6747	-1.2041	-2.13181	-1.30991	-1.66398	-1.49038	18.066
204	YemenYEMWestern Asia	-1.8719	-1.7464	-2.50634	-1.47073	-1.94298	-1.67914	14.029
205	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	-1.9067	-1.5872	-2.16788	-1.70476	-2.16700	-1.69186	13.316
206	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	-1.9536	-1.9910	-2.06928	-1.74381	-1.85702	-1.57134	12.357
207	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	-1.9694	-2.1830	-2.04271	-1.43688	-1.85099	-1.30580	12.033
208	HaitiHTICaribbean	-2.0409	-1.2347	-1.37987	-1.51034	-1.61719	-1.54046	10.570
209	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	-2.2510	-1.8684	-1.51513	-1.91704	-2.02544	-2.09597	6.270

02In 2025

At either end

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

Highest

1Singapore2.0921
2Japan2.0412
3Luxembourg1.9772
4Switzerland1.9686
5Denmark1.9589

Lowest

209South Sudan-2.2510
208Haiti-2.0409
207Afghanistan-1.9694
206Sudan-1.9536
205Somalia-1.9067

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.1006. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Voice and Accountability
HighestNorway1.8246
LowestEritrea-2.3479
Middle country: -0.0449
Political Stability and Absence of Violence
HighestAndorra1.56343
LowestYemen-2.50634
Middle country: 0.16206
Regulatory Quality
HighestSingapore2.11280
LowestEritrea-2.10585
Middle country: -0.09336
Rule of Law
HighestFinland2.01153
LowestVenezuela-2.19904
Middle country: -0.11592
Control of Corruption
HighestDenmark2.25937
LowestSouth Sudan-2.09597
Middle country: -0.20388
Governance Score, Government Effectiveness (0–100)
HighestSingapore95.167
LowestSouth Sudan6.270
Middle country: 54.403

032024 → 2025

Since 2024

What changed between 2024 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
209values changed, of 209 in both
147 · 62rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Suriname-0.3630 → -0.0116+0.3514
Aruba0.5859 → 0.9048+0.3189
Vietnam-0.1254 → 0.1762+0.3017
Andorra1.1169 → 1.3794+0.2624
Micronesia-0.2707 → -0.0732+0.1975

Fell most

Samoa0.3860 → 0.2026−0.1834
Russia-0.3647 → -0.5007−0.1360
Iran-0.7273 → -0.8570−0.1296
Burundi-1.1403 → -1.2530−0.1127
United States1.3021 → 1.1910−0.1111

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.

The site’s method

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Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
5 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.

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0627 held

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