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Government Effectiveness by Country

The Government Effectiveness by Country ranking compares nations by year-over-year changes in governance indicators, ranking higher those showing significant improvements in public service quality, policy implementation, and institutional development.

Antigua and Barbuda ranks #1 in 2023, showing a positive change from -0.16 to 0.38. El Salvador takes #2 with a positive change from -0.32 to 0.05, and Dominica is #3, showing a positive change from -0.10 to 0.26.

Meanwhile, Greece, Malta, and San Marino are at the bottom of the ranking. Greece shows a negative change from 0.45 to 0.15, Malta sees a negative change from 0.80 to 0.40, and San Marino has a negative change from 1.77 to 1.20.

RankCountryMost Recent YearPrevious YearChange
1Antigua and Barbuda0.38 (2023)-0.16 (2022)+0.54 pts
2El Salvador0.05 (2023)-0.32 (2022)+0.37 pts
3Dominica0.26 (2023)-0.10 (2022)+0.36 pts
4Bulgaria0.05 (2023)-0.27 (2022)+0.32 pts
5United Arab Emirates1.60 (2023)1.30 (2022)+0.31 pts
6Montenegro0.25 (2023)-0.03 (2022)+0.27 pts
7Oman0.27 (2023)0.02 (2022)+0.25 pts
8Saudi Arabia0.80 (2023)0.58 (2022)+0.21 pts
9Egypt-0.24 (2023)-0.45 (2022)+0.21 pts
10Costa Rica0.26 (2023)0.05 (2022)+0.21 pts
11Dominican Republic0.13 (2023)-0.07 (2022)+0.20 pts
12Nigeria-0.85 (2023)-1.04 (2022)+0.19 pts
13Jordan0.39 (2023)0.19 (2022)+0.19 pts
14New Zealand1.53 (2023)1.34 (2022)+0.19 pts
15Albania0.25 (2023)0.06 (2022)+0.19 pts
16China0.68 (2023)0.49 (2022)+0.18 pts
17Samoa0.49 (2023)0.31 (2022)+0.18 pts
18Singapore2.32 (2023)2.14 (2022)+0.17 pts
19Chile0.72 (2023)0.55 (2022)+0.17 pts
20Saint Lucia0.07 (2023)-0.10 (2022)+0.17 pts
21Poland0.42 (2023)0.26 (2022)+0.16 pts
22Italy0.61 (2023)0.45 (2022)+0.16 pts
23Rwanda0.39 (2023)0.23 (2022)+0.16 pts
24Paraguay-0.46 (2023)-0.61 (2022)+0.15 pts
25Comoros-1.54 (2023)-1.68 (2022)+0.15 pts
26Indonesia0.58 (2023)0.44 (2022)+0.14 pts
27Moldova-0.16 (2023)-0.31 (2022)+0.14 pts
28Luxembourg1.91 (2023)1.77 (2022)+0.14 pts
29Georgia0.79 (2023)0.65 (2022)+0.14 pts
30Liechtenstein1.63 (2023)1.49 (2022)+0.14 pts
31Ukraine-0.36 (2023)-0.50 (2022)+0.14 pts
32Sri Lanka-0.25 (2023)-0.39 (2022)+0.14 pts
33Croatia0.71 (2023)0.58 (2022)+0.13 pts
34Armenia-0.18 (2023)-0.31 (2022)+0.13 pts
35Libya-1.64 (2023)-1.76 (2022)+0.12 pts
36Nepal-0.81 (2023)-0.92 (2022)+0.11 pts
37India0.48 (2023)0.37 (2022)+0.11 pts
38Bosnia and Herzegovina-0.97 (2023)-1.06 (2022)+0.10 pts
39Philippines0.15 (2023)0.06 (2022)+0.09 pts
40Venezuela-1.60 (2023)-1.69 (2022)+0.09 pts
41Switzerland2.13 (2023)2.05 (2022)+0.09 pts
42Mexico-0.20 (2023)-0.28 (2022)+0.08 pts
43Zimbabwe-1.17 (2023)-1.25 (2022)+0.08 pts
44Liberia-1.36 (2023)-1.43 (2022)+0.08 pts
45Honduras-0.80 (2023)-0.87 (2022)+0.07 pts
46Togo-0.58 (2023)-0.65 (2022)+0.07 pts
47Bangladesh-0.70 (2023)-0.76 (2022)+0.07 pts
48Burundi-1.20 (2023)-1.26 (2022)+0.06 pts
49Gambia-0.59 (2023)-0.65 (2022)+0.06 pts
50South Sudan-2.33 (2023)-2.39 (2022)+0.06 pts
51Australia1.59 (2023)1.53 (2022)+0.06 pts
52Qatar1.20 (2023)1.14 (2022)+0.06 pts
53Democratic Republic of the Congo-1.69 (2023)-1.75 (2022)+0.06 pts
54Bahrain0.70 (2023)0.64 (2022)+0.06 pts
55Lithuania1.05 (2023)0.99 (2022)+0.06 pts
56South Korea1.40 (2023)1.35 (2022)+0.06 pts
57Uganda-0.55 (2023)-0.61 (2022)+0.06 pts
58Djibouti-0.73 (2023)-0.79 (2022)+0.06 pts
59Guinea-Bissau-1.43 (2023)-1.49 (2022)+0.05 pts
60Tonga-0.12 (2023)-0.17 (2022)+0.05 pts
61Somalia-1.98 (2023)-2.03 (2022)+0.05 pts
62Pakistan-0.58 (2023)-0.62 (2022)+0.05 pts
63Netherlands1.63 (2023)1.58 (2022)+0.05 pts
64Uzbekistan-0.28 (2023)-0.33 (2022)+0.05 pts
65Morocco-0.04 (2023)-0.08 (2022)+0.05 pts
66Cambodia-0.31 (2023)-0.35 (2022)+0.05 pts
67Thailand0.17 (2023)0.13 (2022)+0.04 pts
68Ireland1.59 (2023)1.55 (2022)+0.04 pts
69Brazil-0.55 (2023)-0.59 (2022)+0.04 pts
70Congo-1.33 (2023)-1.37 (2022)+0.04 pts
71North Macedonia-0.05 (2023)-0.08 (2022)+0.03 pts
72Senegal0.07 (2023)0.04 (2022)+0.03 pts
73Sweden1.60 (2023)1.57 (2022)+0.03 pts
74Burkina Faso-0.83 (2023)-0.85 (2022)+0.03 pts
75Kenya-0.30 (2023)-0.33 (2022)+0.03 pts
76Denmark2.02 (2023)1.99 (2022)+0.03 pts
77Ethiopia-0.77 (2023)-0.79 (2022)+0.02 pts
78Czech Republic1.11 (2023)1.09 (2022)+0.02 pts
79Mozambique-0.72 (2023)-0.74 (2022)+0.02 pts
80Angola-1.01 (2023)-1.03 (2022)+0.02 pts
81Sierra Leone-1.16 (2023)-1.17 (2022)+0.01 pts
82Ghana-0.09 (2023)-0.11 (2022)+0.01 pts
83Japan1.63 (2023)1.62 (2022)+0.01 pts
84Guatemala-0.90 (2023)-0.91 (2022)+0.01 pts
85Mali-1.14 (2023)-1.15 (2022)+0.01 pts
86Azerbaijan-0.03 (2023)-0.04 (2022)+0.01 pts
87Papua New Guinea-0.80 (2023)-0.81 (2022)+0.01 pts
88Cyprus0.74 (2023)0.73 (2022)+0.01 pts
89Guinea-0.91 (2023)-0.91 (2022)+0.01 pts
90Tanzania-0.46 (2023)-0.46 (2022)+0.01 pts
91Latvia0.70 (2023)0.69 (2022)+0.01 pts
92Bhutan0.57 (2023)0.56 (2022)+0.01 pts
93Kazakhstan0.15 (2023)0.14 (2022)+0.00 pts
94Haiti-2.23 (2023)-2.23 (2022)+0.00 pts
95Uruguay0.85 (2023)0.85 (2022)+0.00 pts
96Kyrgyzstan-0.89 (2023)-0.89 (2022)0.00 pts
97Malawi-0.86 (2023)-0.85 (2022)-0.01 pts
98Cabo Verde0.01 (2023)0.02 (2022)-0.01 pts
99Palau0.44 (2023)0.45 (2022)-0.01 pts
100Iceland1.56 (2023)1.56 (2022)-0.01 pts
101Botswana0.43 (2023)0.44 (2022)-0.01 pts
102Saint Kitts and Nevis0.38 (2023)0.39 (2022)-0.01 pts
103Niger-0.64 (2023)-0.63 (2022)-0.01 pts
104Portugal0.99 (2023)1.00 (2022)-0.01 pts
105Tajikistan-0.77 (2023)-0.76 (2022)-0.02 pts
106Finland1.74 (2023)1.75 (2022)-0.02 pts
107Russia-0.71 (2023)-0.70 (2022)-0.02 pts
108Trinidad and Tobago-0.04 (2023)-0.03 (2022)-0.02 pts
109Belize-0.38 (2023)-0.36 (2022)-0.02 pts
110Andorra1.48 (2023)1.50 (2022)-0.02 pts
111North Korea-1.48 (2023)-1.46 (2022)-0.02 pts
112Maldives-0.13 (2023)-0.11 (2022)-0.02 pts
113Brunei1.40 (2023)1.42 (2022)-0.02 pts
114France1.14 (2023)1.17 (2022)-0.02 pts
115Zambia-0.66 (2023)-0.64 (2022)-0.02 pts
116Suriname-0.97 (2023)-0.94 (2022)-0.02 pts
117Equatorial Guinea-1.32 (2023)-1.30 (2022)-0.02 pts
118Monaco2.02 (2023)2.05 (2022)-0.02 pts
119Central African Republic-1.74 (2023)-1.71 (2022)-0.02 pts
120Cameroon-0.91 (2023)-0.88 (2022)-0.02 pts
121Côte d'Ivoire-0.36 (2023)-0.33 (2022)-0.03 pts
122Guyana-0.29 (2023)-0.27 (2022)-0.03 pts
123Slovenia1.04 (2023)1.07 (2022)-0.03 pts
124Vanuatu-0.57 (2023)-0.54 (2022)-0.03 pts
125Syria-1.79 (2023)-1.75 (2022)-0.04 pts
126Seychelles0.62 (2023)0.66 (2022)-0.04 pts
127Tunisia-0.30 (2023)-0.26 (2022)-0.04 pts
128United States1.22 (2023)1.26 (2022)-0.04 pts
129Namibia0.03 (2023)0.07 (2022)-0.04 pts
130Mauritania-0.76 (2023)-0.73 (2022)-0.04 pts
131Yemen-2.28 (2023)-2.23 (2022)-0.04 pts
132Grenada-0.01 (2023)0.04 (2022)-0.04 pts
133Laos-0.64 (2023)-0.60 (2022)-0.05 pts
134Mongolia-0.47 (2023)-0.42 (2022)-0.05 pts
135Turkmenistan-1.21 (2023)-1.16 (2022)-0.05 pts
136Barbados0.38 (2023)0.43 (2022)-0.05 pts
137Nicaragua-1.08 (2023)-1.04 (2022)-0.05 pts
138Vietnam0.13 (2023)0.17 (2022)-0.05 pts
139Türkiye-0.25 (2023)-0.20 (2022)-0.05 pts
140Benin-0.22 (2023)-0.17 (2022)-0.05 pts
141Canada1.52 (2023)1.57 (2022)-0.05 pts
142Madagascar-1.02 (2023)-0.97 (2022)-0.05 pts
143Solomon Islands-0.73 (2023)-0.68 (2022)-0.05 pts
144Chad-1.48 (2023)-1.42 (2022)-0.06 pts
145Mauritius0.71 (2023)0.77 (2022)-0.06 pts
146Serbia0.01 (2023)0.07 (2022)-0.06 pts
147Eritrea-1.79 (2023)-1.73 (2022)-0.06 pts
148Lesotho-0.95 (2023)-0.89 (2022)-0.07 pts
149Sao Tome and Principe-0.90 (2023)-0.84 (2022)-0.07 pts
150Myanmar-1.75 (2023)-1.69 (2022)-0.07 pts
151Timor-Leste-0.84 (2023)-0.77 (2022)-0.07 pts
152Bolivia-0.64 (2023)-0.56 (2022)-0.07 pts
153United Kingdom1.16 (2023)1.24 (2022)-0.08 pts
154Estonia1.26 (2023)1.34 (2022)-0.08 pts
155Panama-0.21 (2023)-0.13 (2022)-0.08 pts
156Iraq-1.39 (2023)-1.30 (2022)-0.09 pts
157Colombia-0.08 (2023)0.01 (2022)-0.09 pts
158Israel1.15 (2023)1.24 (2022)-0.09 pts
159Romania-0.09 (2023)0.00 (2022)-0.09 pts
160Peru-0.49 (2023)-0.40 (2022)-0.09 pts
161Argentina-0.38 (2023)-0.28 (2022)-0.09 pts
162Gabon-0.78 (2023)-0.69 (2022)-0.09 pts
163Fiji0.49 (2023)0.59 (2022)-0.10 pts
164Eswatini-0.88 (2023)-0.78 (2022)-0.10 pts
165Germany1.19 (2023)1.29 (2022)-0.10 pts
166Kuwait0.01 (2023)0.11 (2022)-0.10 pts
167Afghanistan-1.99 (2023)-1.88 (2022)-0.11 pts
168Malaysia0.88 (2023)0.99 (2022)-0.12 pts
169Lebanon-1.58 (2023)-1.46 (2022)-0.12 pts
170Cuba-0.48 (2023)-0.35 (2022)-0.12 pts
171Tuvalu-0.45 (2023)-0.31 (2022)-0.14 pts
172Austria1.33 (2023)1.46 (2022)-0.14 pts
173Iran-1.02 (2023)-0.88 (2022)-0.14 pts
174Belarus-0.99 (2023)-0.85 (2022)-0.14 pts
175Norway1.80 (2023)1.94 (2022)-0.14 pts
176Micronesia0.23 (2023)0.38 (2022)-0.15 pts
177South Africa-0.26 (2023)-0.11 (2022)-0.15 pts
178Slovakia0.23 (2023)0.38 (2022)-0.15 pts
179Bahamas0.27 (2023)0.42 (2022)-0.15 pts
180Algeria-0.67 (2023)-0.51 (2022)-0.16 pts
181Marshall Islands0.07 (2023)0.23 (2022)-0.16 pts
182Hungary0.37 (2023)0.53 (2022)-0.16 pts
183Spain0.75 (2023)0.92 (2022)-0.17 pts
184Ecuador-0.49 (2023)-0.31 (2022)-0.18 pts
185Belgium1.04 (2023)1.23 (2022)-0.19 pts
186Jamaica0.41 (2023)0.60 (2022)-0.20 pts
187Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.07 (2023)0.32 (2022)-0.24 pts
188Kiribati-0.10 (2023)0.17 (2022)-0.26 pts
189Nauru-0.07 (2023)0.20 (2022)-0.27 pts
190Sudan-1.98 (2023)-1.69 (2022)-0.29 pts
191Greece0.15 (2023)0.45 (2022)-0.30 pts
192Malta0.40 (2023)0.80 (2022)-0.41 pts
193San Marino1.20 (2023)1.77 (2022)-0.57 pts

Source: World Bank. Only countries with consecutive data in the past 10 years are shown.