Countries With the Highest Government Effectiveness
Every country with a figure for government effectiveness, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Singapore (2.28), Japan (2.09) and Luxembourg (2.04). The middle country of the 206 has 0.01.
What this measures
Government Effectiveness (estimate), in index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5). Source: World Bank. For this measure, higher is better.
This measure mostly follows how rich a country is, so this ranking is close to a ranking by national income. Each country’s page also ranks it against countries with similar incomes, which is often the fairer comparison.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2024–2024. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Government effectiveness | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 2.28 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2 | Japan | 2.09 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 2.04 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 4 | Denmark | 1.91 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 5 | New Zealand | 1.85 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 6 | Norway | 1.84 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 7 | Switzerland | 1.84 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 8 | Finland | 1.82 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 9 | Australia | 1.81 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 10 | Sweden | 1.77 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 11 | Canada | 1.76 | 2024 | North America |
| 12 | Netherlands | 1.75 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 13 | Monaco | 1.74 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 14 | Liechtenstein | 1.69 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 15 | Iceland | 1.65 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 16 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.64 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 17 | Ireland | 1.61 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 18 | Germany | 1.55 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 19 | Austria | 1.51 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 20 | Taiwan | 1.5 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 21 | Korea, Rep. | 1.49 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 22 | Bermuda | 1.48 | 2024 | North America |
| 23 | United States | 1.36 | 2024 | North America |
| 24 | Greenland | 1.35 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 25 | Estonia | 1.3 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 26 | Guam | 1.27 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 1.26 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 28 | Lithuania | 1.2 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 29 | France | 1.2 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 30 | Belgium | 1.19 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 1.18 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 32 | Cayman Islands | 1.18 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 33 | Czechia | 1.18 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 34 | Israel | 1.17 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 35 | Andorra | 1.16 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 36 | Qatar | 1.13 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 37 | Macao SAR, China | 1.12 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 38 | Spain | 1.11 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 39 | Slovenia | 1.09 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 40 | Chile | 0.964 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 41 | Portugal | 0.947 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 42 | Malaysia | 0.915 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 43 | San Marino | 0.898 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 44 | China | 0.896 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 45 | Cyprus | 0.87 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 46 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.835 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 47 | Italy | 0.792 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 0.783 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 49 | American Samoa | 0.767 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 50 | Mauritius | 0.765 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 51 | Latvia | 0.743 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 52 | Croatia | 0.71 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 53 | Bahamas, The | 0.709 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 54 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.691 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 55 | Uruguay | 0.69 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 56 | Poland | 0.673 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 57 | Slovak Republic | 0.658 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 58 | Aruba | 0.657 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 59 | Seychelles | 0.627 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 60 | Malta | 0.622 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 61 | Fiji | 0.609 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 62 | Barbados | 0.605 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 63 | Bahrain | 0.6 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 64 | Bhutan | 0.581 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 65 | Oman | 0.568 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 66 | Hungary | 0.502 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 67 | Georgia | 0.456 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 68 | Samoa | 0.434 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 69 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.43 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 70 | Romania | 0.418 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 71 | Botswana | 0.417 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 72 | Cabo Verde | 0.415 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 73 | India | 0.405 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 74 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 0.375 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 75 | Montenegro | 0.366 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 76 | Rwanda | 0.349 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 77 | Kuwait | 0.328 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 78 | Albania | 0.312 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 0.287 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 80 | St. Lucia | 0.268 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 81 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.268 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 82 | Moldova | 0.258 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 83 | Thailand | 0.254 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 84 | Panama | 0.245 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 85 | Senegal | 0.234 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 86 | Jordan | 0.216 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 87 | Greece | 0.191 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 88 | Argentina | 0.184 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 89 | Indonesia | 0.18 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 90 | Morocco | 0.176 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 91 | Jamaica | 0.171 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 0.166 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 93 | Dominica | 0.149 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 94 | Kazakhstan | 0.147 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 95 | Philippines | 0.145 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 96 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.111 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 97 | Serbia | 0.102 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 98 | Namibia | 0.0993 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 0.0746 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 100 | Ghana | 0.0596 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 101 | Bulgaria | 0.0428 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 102 | Grenada | 0.0201 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 103 | Naoero | 0.01 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 104 | Palau | 0.01 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 105 | North Macedonia | -0.0323 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 106 | Tonga | -0.0373 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 107 | Kosovo | -0.0613 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 108 | Turkiye | -0.0707 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 109 | Viet Nam | -0.0923 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 110 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | -0.0971 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 111 | Guyana | -0.0982 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 112 | Colombia | -0.111 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 113 | Belize | -0.129 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 114 | Uzbekistan | -0.144 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 115 | El Salvador | -0.183 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 116 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | -0.185 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 117 | Benin | -0.185 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 118 | Peru | -0.2 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 119 | Ecuador | -0.22 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 120 | Mexico | -0.22 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 121 | Maldives | -0.221 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 122 | Brazil | -0.224 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 123 | South Africa | -0.226 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 124 | Tunisia | -0.239 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 125 | Algeria | -0.251 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 126 | Puerto Rico (US) | -0.255 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 127 | Cuba | -0.27 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 128 | Sri Lanka | -0.275 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 129 | Marshall Islands | -0.291 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 130 | Tanzania | -0.292 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 131 | Cambodia | -0.294 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 132 | Kenya | -0.298 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 133 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.316 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 134 | Russian Federation | -0.322 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 135 | Uganda | -0.35 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 136 | Paraguay | -0.355 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 137 | Armenia | -0.364 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 138 | Mongolia | -0.389 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 139 | Kiribati | -0.434 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 140 | Suriname | -0.454 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 141 | Djibouti | -0.493 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 142 | Zambia | -0.533 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 143 | Gambia, The | -0.536 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 144 | Gabon | -0.567 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 145 | Lao PDR | -0.582 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 146 | Ukraine | -0.599 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 147 | Pakistan | -0.6 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 148 | Tajikistan | -0.601 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 149 | Bolivia | -0.61 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 150 | Bangladesh | -0.619 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 151 | Honduras | -0.62 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 152 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.635 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 153 | Ethiopia | -0.646 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 154 | Lesotho | -0.647 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 155 | Tuvalu | -0.691 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 156 | Belarus | -0.702 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 157 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | -0.706 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 158 | Mozambique | -0.716 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 159 | Sao Tome and Principe | -0.719 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 160 | Malawi | -0.726 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 161 | Mauritania | -0.741 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 162 | Niger | -0.77 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 163 | Eswatini | -0.781 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 164 | Angola | -0.785 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 165 | Cameroon | -0.801 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 166 | Togo | -0.801 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 167 | Vanuatu | -0.817 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 168 | Madagascar | -0.863 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 169 | Solomon Islands | -0.869 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 170 | Burkina Faso | -0.875 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 171 | Nepal | -0.885 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 172 | Guinea | -0.888 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 173 | Kyrgyz Republic | -0.889 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 174 | Timor-Leste | -0.899 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 175 | Papua New Guinea | -0.9 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 176 | Guatemala | -0.909 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 177 | Sierra Leone | -0.967 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 178 | Zimbabwe | -0.988 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 179 | Burundi | -1.01 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 180 | Nigeria | -1.01 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 181 | Nicaragua | -1.05 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 182 | Turkmenistan | -1.06 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 183 | West Bank and Gaza | -1.1 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 184 | Chad | -1.1 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 185 | Iraq | -1.1 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 186 | Congo, Rep. | -1.11 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 187 | Lebanon | -1.13 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 188 | Equatorial Guinea | -1.18 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 189 | Comoros | -1.21 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 190 | Liberia | -1.25 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 191 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | -1.27 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 192 | Mali | -1.29 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 193 | Guinea-Bissau | -1.37 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 194 | Libya | -1.42 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 195 | Eritrea | -1.46 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 196 | Venezuela, RB | -1.47 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 197 | Myanmar | -1.56 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 198 | Central African Republic | -1.58 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 199 | Syrian Arab Republic | -1.67 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 200 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | -1.69 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 201 | Sudan | -1.79 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 202 | Yemen, Rep. | -1.87 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 203 | Afghanistan | -1.93 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 204 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -1.95 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 205 | Haiti | -2.02 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 206 | South Sudan | -2.17 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
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