Data for 2025

Government Effectiveness, 2025

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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.

209countries
7measures per country
2025the year it describes
209distinct values18 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.0921	-0.1726	1.33432	2.11280	1.48922	1.97252	95.167
2	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	2.0412	1.1072	1.25859	1.22132	1.54233	1.45451	94.124
3	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.9772	1.6004	1.19286	1.64312	1.70760	1.92548	92.814
4	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.9686	1.5356	1.11913	1.68354	1.73773	1.98342	92.637
5	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.9589	1.7847	0.79127	1.69591	2.00983	2.25937	92.439
6	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.9412	1.6931	0.95503	1.63392	2.01153	2.13787	92.078
7	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.8728	1.6100	1.18153	1.85370	1.65603	1.88650	90.676
8	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.8398	1.8246	1.07922	1.58554	1.94059	1.93031	90.002
9	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.8174	1.6302	0.85246	1.57055	1.73920	1.95514	89.543
10	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.7571	1.4951	0.80965	1.44064	1.47692	1.59490	88.309
11	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.7512	1.4182	0.78059	1.66899	1.45890	1.83815	88.187
12	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.7402	1.5869	0.53452	1.43729	1.67334	1.87445	87.963
13	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	1.7236	0.9377	1.25333	1.56347	1.64863	1.17983	87.624
14	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.6355	1.3382	1.52598	1.54772	1.71041	1.75452	85.820
15	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.6306	1.6023	0.74795	1.61738	1.54878	1.50974	85.720
16	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.5455	1.3634	1.32132	1.06546	1.61112	1.82360	83.978
17	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.5436	1.4196	0.53116	1.06709	1.65050	1.30164	83.939
18	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.5387	-0.5229	0.77496	1.61675	0.94092	1.63636	83.839
19	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.5112	1.0470	0.99867	1.19550	1.20097	1.18263	83.275
20	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.5029	0.8756	0.91737	1.00282	1.19542	0.92386	83.106
21	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.4997	1.3439	0.88754	1.37048	1.43359	1.63691	83.041
22	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.4897	1.5425	0.20828	1.21601	1.60434	1.67606	82.836
23	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	1.4675	—	1.08058	0.61229	0.80755	1.17983	82.381
24	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.3794	0.7936	1.56343	0.85009	1.57676	1.17983	80.577
25	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	1.3181	1.4204	0.79006	1.07045	1.58681	1.47999	79.324
26	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.3177	1.4270	0.17275	1.21062	1.26602	1.36399	79.315
27	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	1.2418	1.1752	0.93290	1.27050	1.37143	1.01954	77.762
28	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.2414	1.1775	1.02060	1.07294	1.17014	0.78171	77.754
29	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.2331	1.2841	0.28969	1.46063	1.26806	1.53065	77.584
30	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	1.2135	—	1.19124	0.37450	0.97626	1.17983	77.182
31	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.2114	1.1588	-0.09223	0.98867	0.96986	1.24182	77.140
32	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.1918	0.3902	-0.91362	1.12574	0.67654	0.95715	76.739
33	United States`USA`Northern America	1.1910	0.6448	-0.30208	1.00605	0.79140	0.86521	76.721
34	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	1.1625	-0.4200	1.06498	1.38157	0.85534	0.57380	76.137
35	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.1302	1.1172	0.17833	0.41934	0.86946	0.65253	75.476
36	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	1.1286	-1.0702	0.82554	1.17428	0.54343	1.15226	75.445
37	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.1039	1.0959	0.87701	0.66050	0.92196	0.62691	74.938
38	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.1026	—	1.41256	0.85009	0.64116	1.17983	74.913
39	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	1.0623	1.1136	1.48936	0.67267	0.96445	0.60446	74.087
40	Chile`CHL`South America	1.0425	1.0353	0.17060	0.63592	0.68046	1.09929	73.682
41	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	1.0219	1.2716	0.70201	0.56075	1.04647	0.77249	73.261
42	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.9959	-1.2969	1.04136	0.99779	0.56309	0.88091	72.729
43	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.9567	-0.1056	0.33973	0.68423	0.40817	0.56405	71.926
44	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.9246	1.0814	0.45674	0.59799	0.58526	0.58386	71.269
45	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.9048	1.1136	1.26506	0.97479	1.22563	0.86898	70.863
46	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.8926	-0.9538	1.49912	0.96302	0.67366	0.99292	70.614
47	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.8692	—	1.40023	0.37450	1.34817	1.17983	70.135
48	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	0.8671	1.2405	1.42616	0.85009	1.44510	1.17983	70.092
49	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.8625	1.2144	1.30034	0.55215	0.93950	1.55623	69.998
50	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.8599	0.6061	0.93174	0.93213	0.67601	0.39250	69.945
51	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.8327	0.8997	0.44078	0.85250	0.73872	0.53517	69.389
52	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.8291	1.1190	0.80901	1.02247	1.07274	0.76994	69.314
53	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.7963	0.8187	0.69377	0.78872	0.56892	0.84844	68.642
54	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.7699	0.7384	0.68406	0.43504	0.42064	0.12809	68.103
55	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.7655	0.6780	1.17168	0.31484	0.57794	1.22578	68.013
56	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.7630	0.9796	1.03604	0.40842	0.66619	0.17729	67.961
57	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.7395	-1.7289	0.01707	0.66945	0.27375	0.80557	67.481
58	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.7057	0.2113	1.39326	-0.09340	0.72178	1.47343	66.788
59	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.6992	0.5788	1.12618	0.58318	0.58011	0.31805	66.655
60	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.6491	0.6321	1.01978	-0.08837	0.22942	1.04428	65.629
61	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.6238	-1.7207	0.02248	-0.11079	-0.42921	0.07095	65.113
62	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.6110	1.0857	1.28059	0.39397	0.71961	1.22759	64.851
63	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.5819	0.8480	0.66650	0.37998	0.45048	0.05613	64.254
64	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.5287	0.2157	0.98234	0.03235	0.41948	0.53467	63.165
65	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.5124	0.8806	0.85881	0.00808	0.45477	0.90688	62.831
66	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.5021	-0.1522	-0.60788	-0.16957	-0.12866	-0.27917	62.622
67	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.4710	0.3985	0.44822	0.20929	0.20816	0.07549	61.985
68	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.4707	0.1263	0.08978	0.30026	-0.03878	-0.30111	61.979
69	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.4699	-0.0357	0.50933	0.26376	0.21563	0.00214	61.962
70	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.4405	0.5498	1.20841	0.61998	0.56903	0.58795	61.360
71	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.4343	0.3959	1.07871	0.35428	0.28114	0.58977	61.233
72	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.4206	-1.4726	-0.33325	1.00265	0.17983	0.28130	60.953
73	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.4111	1.0375	1.22297	0.53813	0.60280	0.69391	60.759
74	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.3805	-1.1091	0.59513	0.69267	0.50187	0.50299	60.131
75	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.3709	0.4409	0.20678	0.26869	0.29710	-0.00258	59.936
76	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.3615	-0.7616	0.12197	0.25464	0.09808	0.63619	59.743
77	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.3549	—	0.96992	1.08788	0.56986	-0.06895	59.608
78	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.3513	-0.3588	-0.49514	0.62337	0.09530	-0.14011	59.534
79	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.3218	0.8623	0.27669	0.41601	0.28540	0.25048	58.930
80	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.3200	0.7355	1.13153	0.22097	0.56785	0.48605	58.893
81	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.2758	0.4476	0.16206	-0.09336	-0.10240	-0.38606	57.989
82	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.2623	-0.5174	-0.55969	0.12439	-0.12225	-0.49538	57.712
83	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.2561	-0.9191	0.42270	0.35806	0.19675	0.28311	57.586
84	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.2550	-0.1663	-0.73892	0.10629	-0.25459	-0.51390	57.564
85	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.2506	0.1607	-0.16642	-0.26308	-0.19271	0.15011	57.473
86	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.2342	0.5461	0.46761	-0.17755	-0.34889	-0.33858	57.137
87	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.2222	0.6134	1.22321	0.12446	0.57792	0.72268	56.891
88	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.2168	0.4784	0.24342	-0.12131	-0.30306	-0.55746	56.780
89	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.2142	0.2627	-0.11227	-0.05293	-0.15271	-0.25395	56.728
90	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.2026	0.9158	1.33514	-0.07556	1.06101	0.65818	56.491
91	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.1967	0.1937	0.37520	0.45427	-0.14175	-0.29780	56.370
92	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.1947	-0.2556	-0.83513	0.17202	-0.47093	-0.57353	56.328
93	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.1890	0.5947	0.54333	0.01555	-0.03013	-0.08985	56.212
94	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	0.1861	0.9004	1.44271	-0.07662	1.24516	0.14489	56.153
95	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.1765	-0.6920	-0.54277	-0.01791	-0.34096	-0.50279	55.957
96	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.1762	-1.2666	0.11709	-0.14022	-0.17488	-0.10632	55.951
97	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.1599	0.5003	0.98300	0.06752	0.42467	0.53594	55.617
98	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.1475	0.0628	0.20409	-0.40664	-0.31241	-0.37715	55.362
99	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.1345	0.3603	0.08774	-0.18425	-0.00121	-0.11143	55.096
100	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.1256	0.2687	0.24505	0.33919	-0.04579	-0.28856	54.914
101	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0.1253	-1.5253	-0.09359	0.05122	-0.45719	-0.77807	54.908
102	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.1113	-0.7457	-0.31652	0.33137	0.19172	0.30326	54.622
103	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	0.1036	1.0149	1.29909	0.44503	1.17099	0.51345	54.465
104	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.1029	-0.9629	-0.20490	0.02224	-0.40871	-0.26210	54.450
105	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.1006	0.3735	0.74075	0.07230	0.37634	0.14792	54.403
106	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.0795	0.5405	1.21778	-0.57612	0.27126	0.45670	53.970
107	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.0430	0.3427	0.60728	0.18361	-0.12346	0.00940	53.224
108	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.0328	-0.4145	-0.32333	0.05719	-0.32127	-0.60195	53.016
109	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.0289	-1.1138	-0.88123	-0.17186	-0.81211	-0.52808	52.936
110	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.0054	0.4831	1.23824	-0.02625	0.58104	0.50437	52.454
111	Suriname`SUR`South America	-0.0116	0.2378	0.60134	-0.79546	-0.21740	-0.38188	52.106
112	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	-0.0230	0.6809	-0.38168	-0.06822	0.04077	-0.13344	51.872
113	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.0311	-0.0803	-0.64170	-0.71384	-1.03356	-0.73636	51.706
114	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.0356	0.4224	-0.38460	-0.44189	-0.48551	-0.38105	51.615
115	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	-0.0590	0.8058	1.31427	-0.25531	0.77433	-0.41712	51.135
116	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	-0.0732	0.9049	1.51767	-0.77681	0.97076	0.67085	50.845
117	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.0894	-0.3342	-1.11887	-0.37326	-0.47436	-0.85513	50.515
118	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.0935	0.0426	-0.95288	-0.19735	-0.62825	-0.30854	50.431
119	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.1058	-1.6351	-0.88810	-0.45919	-0.68842	-0.70077	50.177
120	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.1213	0.0778	-0.17975	-0.20002	0.10952	-0.26013	49.860
121	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.1286	0.0078	-0.04282	-0.30368	-0.20734	-0.28311	49.712
122	Peru`PER`South America	-0.1436	-0.0542	-0.49666	0.11930	-0.65853	-0.75531	49.404
123	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.1673	-0.3406	-0.39859	-0.29630	-0.45606	-0.21128	48.920
124	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.1807	-0.2821	-0.60816	-0.23372	-1.16815	-0.94245	48.646
125	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.1849	0.2090	0.80955	-0.54705	-0.37120	-0.14183	48.559
126	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.1932	-1.0852	-0.66274	-0.78909	-0.65236	-0.53087	48.390
127	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.1960	-1.2488	0.10237	-0.52011	-0.64143	-0.69337	48.331
128	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.2056	0.2353	0.56657	-0.04925	-0.11592	-0.44877	48.136
129	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.2278	-0.1354	0.13858	-0.02949	-0.63110	-1.00708	47.681
130	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.2354	-0.7479	0.11127	-0.14153	-0.70615	-0.54740	47.525
131	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.2372	0.1208	-0.43178	0.21770	-0.26533	0.11247	47.488
132	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.2410	-0.4582	0.07795	-0.39707	-0.01095	-0.33385	47.411
133	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.2542	-0.5427	-0.71544	-0.16702	-0.52157	-0.27376	47.141
134	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.2555	-0.7857	-0.47621	-0.49374	-0.57115	-0.33394	47.114
135	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.2846	-0.6502	-0.69793	-0.52497	-0.39112	-0.20388	46.518
136	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.3112	-1.0095	-0.86694	-0.59345	-0.67046	-1.10508	45.974
137	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	-0.3531	0.9226	1.51767	-0.73134	0.95291	0.35483	45.117
138	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	-0.3649	1.0348	1.24817	-0.41862	0.87058	0.29676	44.874
139	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.3897	-0.3062	-0.05975	-0.45364	-0.49246	-0.45543	44.367
140	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.3992	-1.6167	0.30950	-1.57754	-1.08053	-0.72779	44.172
141	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.4006	-1.6463	0.33467	-0.58657	-1.04906	-1.26350	44.145
142	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	-0.4244	0.3905	0.36521	0.28071	0.56583	0.54228	43.657
143	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.4322	-0.2084	0.03533	-0.64446	-0.39533	-0.51075	43.496
144	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.4447	-0.7209	-0.94143	-0.93785	-0.90971	-0.98364	43.242
145	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.4761	-0.2558	-0.34012	-0.40366	-0.33966	-0.48042	42.599
146	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.5007	-1.4402	-0.94496	-1.19541	-1.27249	-0.98302	42.095
147	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.5285	-1.3259	-0.48726	-0.87116	-1.02178	-0.93116	41.527
148	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.5414	0.4327	0.64586	-0.73241	-0.64120	-0.39086	41.262
149	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.5514	-0.8263	0.11656	-0.72982	-1.02326	-0.77569	41.058
150	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.5852	-0.5948	-0.43664	-0.63476	-1.15353	-1.24683	40.365
151	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.5930	-1.6443	0.55169	-0.65956	-0.64019	-0.99224	40.205
152	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.5959	-0.0835	-0.33380	-0.28169	-0.78844	-0.69094	40.147
153	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.6029	-0.0087	-0.16359	-0.58903	-0.13584	-0.66185	40.003
154	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.6030	1.2582	1.42233	-0.44183	1.35337	0.58309	40.001
155	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.6060	-1.1281	-1.95073	-0.91791	-1.06658	-1.06857	39.940
156	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.6158	-1.2758	-1.85415	-0.72989	-0.93790	-0.37439	39.740
157	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.6166	-0.1735	-0.16357	-1.22209	-1.34792	-1.18563	39.723
158	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.6398	0.1012	-0.01092	-0.48847	-0.46516	-0.27414	39.249
159	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-0.6865	-1.7501	-0.29508	-0.80380	-1.22286	-1.25387	38.293
160	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	-0.7072	-0.1971	1.01171	-0.62236	-0.05712	-0.45166	37.867
161	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.7086	-1.0004	-0.43773	-0.74388	-1.12454	-0.68214	37.839
162	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.7104	-0.2356	-0.54613	-0.61373	-0.57264	-0.77872	37.803
163	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	-0.7485	0.5471	0.95236	-0.33992	0.52867	-0.18155	37.022
164	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.7567	-0.9018	-0.65442	-0.72270	-0.80838	-0.94536	36.855
165	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.7661	0.1950	0.54576	-0.93903	-0.45360	0.12839	36.663
166	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.7696	-0.1682	-0.44313	-0.65338	-0.30630	-0.77300	36.590
167	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.7759	-0.3367	-0.21294	-0.33652	-1.03162	-0.92370	36.462
168	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.7911	-1.2037	-1.79861	-0.63133	-0.91974	-0.22483	36.152
169	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.7950	-1.2558	-1.69196	-0.78692	-1.19339	-1.20445	36.072
170	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.7986	-1.7388	-0.17358	-1.25913	-1.22744	-0.57228	35.998
171	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.8084	-0.9014	-1.65586	-0.76043	-1.17765	-1.09530	35.798
172	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.8366	-1.0355	-0.85035	-0.47562	-0.62749	-0.70515	35.220
173	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.8396	-1.4537	-0.57062	-0.67610	-0.77938	-0.79983	35.158
174	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-0.8450	0.6224	0.74742	-0.95119	0.17926	-0.15503	35.047
175	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.8504	-0.8446	-0.01601	-0.39681	-0.93137	-1.10468	34.937
176	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.8570	-1.6273	-1.69059	-1.52546	-1.21737	-1.14153	34.803
177	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.8645	-1.1426	-1.76763	-0.76585	-1.12710	-0.73706	34.649
178	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.8734	-0.6481	-0.52452	-0.83327	-0.94550	-1.03798	34.466
179	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-0.8862	-1.2978	-0.87180	-1.27514	-1.21764	-1.29211	34.205
180	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.8939	-1.7618	-0.01022	-0.94304	-1.58621	-1.38000	34.046
181	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-0.8988	-1.1764	-0.73188	-0.95128	-1.20798	-1.06516	33.947
182	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-0.9134	-0.6608	-1.73862	-0.64554	-0.95146	-1.06793	33.648
183	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-0.9305	-0.4665	-0.38933	-1.10355	-0.84275	-0.78398	33.298
184	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.0161	-0.8217	-1.86621	-1.01394	-1.39017	-1.25183	31.545
185	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.0549	-1.4547	-1.57399	-1.10489	-1.41029	-1.34171	30.752
186	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-1.0963	-0.5935	-1.26764	-0.85322	-1.05547	-1.22455	29.904
187	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-1.1434	-1.0788	-0.23027	-1.14420	-0.95507	-0.87820	28.940
188	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.1548	-2.0105	0.23579	-1.88027	-1.41731	-1.30622	28.707
189	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.1714	-1.2763	-0.48857	-1.19677	-1.24677	-1.42370	28.368
190	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.1716	0.0171	-0.13681	-0.86532	-0.84936	-0.96433	28.363
191	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.2247	-1.7931	-0.15225	-1.43346	-1.54081	-1.48079	27.276
192	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.2530	-1.5385	-1.23395	-0.86805	-1.43316	-1.53904	26.697
193	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-1.3173	-1.1893	-1.91058	-0.40654	-0.96133	-0.58391	25.380
194	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.3241	-2.1252	0.08365	-1.98845	-1.48629	-1.55255	25.242
195	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-1.3685	-1.2523	-2.49891	-0.80826	-1.18634	-0.93929	24.332
196	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.3932	-1.7472	-1.50836	-1.98513	-2.19904	-1.54558	23.827
197	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.4703	-1.0753	-0.53078	-1.23284	-1.26842	-1.39985	22.249
198	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.4894	-1.4399	-1.83664	-1.66365	-1.64909	-1.53046	21.858
199	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.5257	-2.3479	-0.59983	-2.10585	-1.76916	-1.60976	21.115
200	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.5862	-1.6187	-2.31951	-1.81050	-1.81439	-1.61792	19.877
201	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.6142	-1.2671	-1.69426	-1.30803	-1.69712	-1.32491	19.303
202	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.6176	-2.0902	-2.11608	-1.45558	-1.76843	-1.30524	19.233
203	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.6747	-1.2041	-2.13181	-1.30991	-1.66398	-1.49038	18.066
204	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.8719	-1.7464	-2.50634	-1.47073	-1.94298	-1.67914	14.029
205	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-1.9067	-1.5872	-2.16788	-1.70476	-2.16700	-1.69186	13.316
206	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.9536	-1.9910	-2.06928	-1.74381	-1.85702	-1.57134	12.357
207	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.9694	-2.1830	-2.04271	-1.43688	-1.85099	-1.30580	12.033
208	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-2.0409	-1.2347	-1.37987	-1.51034	-1.61719	-1.54046	10.570
209	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern 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.

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