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.
Rank | Country | Most Recent Year | Previous Year | Change |
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1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.38 (2023) | -0.16 (2022) | +0.54 pts |
2 | El Salvador | 0.05 (2023) | -0.32 (2022) | +0.37 pts |
3 | Dominica | 0.26 (2023) | -0.10 (2022) | +0.36 pts |
4 | Bulgaria | 0.05 (2023) | -0.27 (2022) | +0.32 pts |
5 | United Arab Emirates | 1.60 (2023) | 1.30 (2022) | +0.31 pts |
6 | Montenegro | 0.25 (2023) | -0.03 (2022) | +0.27 pts |
7 | Oman | 0.27 (2023) | 0.02 (2022) | +0.25 pts |
8 | Saudi Arabia | 0.80 (2023) | 0.58 (2022) | +0.21 pts |
9 | Egypt | -0.24 (2023) | -0.45 (2022) | +0.21 pts |
10 | Costa Rica | 0.26 (2023) | 0.05 (2022) | +0.21 pts |
11 | Dominican Republic | 0.13 (2023) | -0.07 (2022) | +0.20 pts |
12 | Nigeria | -0.85 (2023) | -1.04 (2022) | +0.19 pts |
13 | Jordan | 0.39 (2023) | 0.19 (2022) | +0.19 pts |
14 | New Zealand | 1.53 (2023) | 1.34 (2022) | +0.19 pts |
15 | Albania | 0.25 (2023) | 0.06 (2022) | +0.19 pts |
16 | China | 0.68 (2023) | 0.49 (2022) | +0.18 pts |
17 | Samoa | 0.49 (2023) | 0.31 (2022) | +0.18 pts |
18 | Singapore | 2.32 (2023) | 2.14 (2022) | +0.17 pts |
19 | Chile | 0.72 (2023) | 0.55 (2022) | +0.17 pts |
20 | Saint Lucia | 0.07 (2023) | -0.10 (2022) | +0.17 pts |
21 | Poland | 0.42 (2023) | 0.26 (2022) | +0.16 pts |
22 | Italy | 0.61 (2023) | 0.45 (2022) | +0.16 pts |
23 | Rwanda | 0.39 (2023) | 0.23 (2022) | +0.16 pts |
24 | Paraguay | -0.46 (2023) | -0.61 (2022) | +0.15 pts |
25 | Comoros | -1.54 (2023) | -1.68 (2022) | +0.15 pts |
26 | Indonesia | 0.58 (2023) | 0.44 (2022) | +0.14 pts |
27 | Moldova | -0.16 (2023) | -0.31 (2022) | +0.14 pts |
28 | Luxembourg | 1.91 (2023) | 1.77 (2022) | +0.14 pts |
29 | Georgia | 0.79 (2023) | 0.65 (2022) | +0.14 pts |
30 | Liechtenstein | 1.63 (2023) | 1.49 (2022) | +0.14 pts |
31 | Ukraine | -0.36 (2023) | -0.50 (2022) | +0.14 pts |
32 | Sri Lanka | -0.25 (2023) | -0.39 (2022) | +0.14 pts |
33 | Croatia | 0.71 (2023) | 0.58 (2022) | +0.13 pts |
34 | Armenia | -0.18 (2023) | -0.31 (2022) | +0.13 pts |
35 | Libya | -1.64 (2023) | -1.76 (2022) | +0.12 pts |
36 | Nepal | -0.81 (2023) | -0.92 (2022) | +0.11 pts |
37 | India | 0.48 (2023) | 0.37 (2022) | +0.11 pts |
38 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.97 (2023) | -1.06 (2022) | +0.10 pts |
39 | Philippines | 0.15 (2023) | 0.06 (2022) | +0.09 pts |
40 | Venezuela | -1.60 (2023) | -1.69 (2022) | +0.09 pts |
41 | Switzerland | 2.13 (2023) | 2.05 (2022) | +0.09 pts |
42 | Mexico | -0.20 (2023) | -0.28 (2022) | +0.08 pts |
43 | Zimbabwe | -1.17 (2023) | -1.25 (2022) | +0.08 pts |
44 | Liberia | -1.36 (2023) | -1.43 (2022) | +0.08 pts |
45 | Honduras | -0.80 (2023) | -0.87 (2022) | +0.07 pts |
46 | Togo | -0.58 (2023) | -0.65 (2022) | +0.07 pts |
47 | Bangladesh | -0.70 (2023) | -0.76 (2022) | +0.07 pts |
48 | Burundi | -1.20 (2023) | -1.26 (2022) | +0.06 pts |
49 | Gambia | -0.59 (2023) | -0.65 (2022) | +0.06 pts |
50 | South Sudan | -2.33 (2023) | -2.39 (2022) | +0.06 pts |
51 | Australia | 1.59 (2023) | 1.53 (2022) | +0.06 pts |
52 | Qatar | 1.20 (2023) | 1.14 (2022) | +0.06 pts |
53 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -1.69 (2023) | -1.75 (2022) | +0.06 pts |
54 | Bahrain | 0.70 (2023) | 0.64 (2022) | +0.06 pts |
55 | Lithuania | 1.05 (2023) | 0.99 (2022) | +0.06 pts |
56 | South Korea | 1.40 (2023) | 1.35 (2022) | +0.06 pts |
57 | Uganda | -0.55 (2023) | -0.61 (2022) | +0.06 pts |
58 | Djibouti | -0.73 (2023) | -0.79 (2022) | +0.06 pts |
59 | Guinea-Bissau | -1.43 (2023) | -1.49 (2022) | +0.05 pts |
60 | Tonga | -0.12 (2023) | -0.17 (2022) | +0.05 pts |
61 | Somalia | -1.98 (2023) | -2.03 (2022) | +0.05 pts |
62 | Pakistan | -0.58 (2023) | -0.62 (2022) | +0.05 pts |
63 | Netherlands | 1.63 (2023) | 1.58 (2022) | +0.05 pts |
64 | Uzbekistan | -0.28 (2023) | -0.33 (2022) | +0.05 pts |
65 | Morocco | -0.04 (2023) | -0.08 (2022) | +0.05 pts |
66 | Cambodia | -0.31 (2023) | -0.35 (2022) | +0.05 pts |
67 | Thailand | 0.17 (2023) | 0.13 (2022) | +0.04 pts |
68 | Ireland | 1.59 (2023) | 1.55 (2022) | +0.04 pts |
69 | Brazil | -0.55 (2023) | -0.59 (2022) | +0.04 pts |
70 | Congo | -1.33 (2023) | -1.37 (2022) | +0.04 pts |
71 | North Macedonia | -0.05 (2023) | -0.08 (2022) | +0.03 pts |
72 | Senegal | 0.07 (2023) | 0.04 (2022) | +0.03 pts |
73 | Sweden | 1.60 (2023) | 1.57 (2022) | +0.03 pts |
74 | Burkina Faso | -0.83 (2023) | -0.85 (2022) | +0.03 pts |
75 | Kenya | -0.30 (2023) | -0.33 (2022) | +0.03 pts |
76 | Denmark | 2.02 (2023) | 1.99 (2022) | +0.03 pts |
77 | Ethiopia | -0.77 (2023) | -0.79 (2022) | +0.02 pts |
78 | Czech Republic | 1.11 (2023) | 1.09 (2022) | +0.02 pts |
79 | Mozambique | -0.72 (2023) | -0.74 (2022) | +0.02 pts |
80 | Angola | -1.01 (2023) | -1.03 (2022) | +0.02 pts |
81 | Sierra Leone | -1.16 (2023) | -1.17 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
82 | Ghana | -0.09 (2023) | -0.11 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
83 | Japan | 1.63 (2023) | 1.62 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
84 | Guatemala | -0.90 (2023) | -0.91 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
85 | Mali | -1.14 (2023) | -1.15 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
86 | Azerbaijan | -0.03 (2023) | -0.04 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
87 | Papua New Guinea | -0.80 (2023) | -0.81 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
88 | Cyprus | 0.74 (2023) | 0.73 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
89 | Guinea | -0.91 (2023) | -0.91 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
90 | Tanzania | -0.46 (2023) | -0.46 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
91 | Latvia | 0.70 (2023) | 0.69 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
92 | Bhutan | 0.57 (2023) | 0.56 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
93 | Kazakhstan | 0.15 (2023) | 0.14 (2022) | +0.00 pts |
94 | Haiti | -2.23 (2023) | -2.23 (2022) | +0.00 pts |
95 | Uruguay | 0.85 (2023) | 0.85 (2022) | +0.00 pts |
96 | Kyrgyzstan | -0.89 (2023) | -0.89 (2022) | 0.00 pts |
97 | Malawi | -0.86 (2023) | -0.85 (2022) | -0.01 pts |
98 | Cabo Verde | 0.01 (2023) | 0.02 (2022) | -0.01 pts |
99 | Palau | 0.44 (2023) | 0.45 (2022) | -0.01 pts |
100 | Iceland | 1.56 (2023) | 1.56 (2022) | -0.01 pts |
101 | Botswana | 0.43 (2023) | 0.44 (2022) | -0.01 pts |
102 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.38 (2023) | 0.39 (2022) | -0.01 pts |
103 | Niger | -0.64 (2023) | -0.63 (2022) | -0.01 pts |
104 | Portugal | 0.99 (2023) | 1.00 (2022) | -0.01 pts |
105 | Tajikistan | -0.77 (2023) | -0.76 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
106 | Finland | 1.74 (2023) | 1.75 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
107 | Russia | -0.71 (2023) | -0.70 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
108 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.04 (2023) | -0.03 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
109 | Belize | -0.38 (2023) | -0.36 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
110 | Andorra | 1.48 (2023) | 1.50 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
111 | North Korea | -1.48 (2023) | -1.46 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
112 | Maldives | -0.13 (2023) | -0.11 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
113 | Brunei | 1.40 (2023) | 1.42 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
114 | France | 1.14 (2023) | 1.17 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
115 | Zambia | -0.66 (2023) | -0.64 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
116 | Suriname | -0.97 (2023) | -0.94 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
117 | Equatorial Guinea | -1.32 (2023) | -1.30 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
118 | Monaco | 2.02 (2023) | 2.05 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
119 | Central African Republic | -1.74 (2023) | -1.71 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
120 | Cameroon | -0.91 (2023) | -0.88 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
121 | Côte d'Ivoire | -0.36 (2023) | -0.33 (2022) | -0.03 pts |
122 | Guyana | -0.29 (2023) | -0.27 (2022) | -0.03 pts |
123 | Slovenia | 1.04 (2023) | 1.07 (2022) | -0.03 pts |
124 | Vanuatu | -0.57 (2023) | -0.54 (2022) | -0.03 pts |
125 | Syria | -1.79 (2023) | -1.75 (2022) | -0.04 pts |
126 | Seychelles | 0.62 (2023) | 0.66 (2022) | -0.04 pts |
127 | Tunisia | -0.30 (2023) | -0.26 (2022) | -0.04 pts |
128 | United States | 1.22 (2023) | 1.26 (2022) | -0.04 pts |
129 | Namibia | 0.03 (2023) | 0.07 (2022) | -0.04 pts |
130 | Mauritania | -0.76 (2023) | -0.73 (2022) | -0.04 pts |
131 | Yemen | -2.28 (2023) | -2.23 (2022) | -0.04 pts |
132 | Grenada | -0.01 (2023) | 0.04 (2022) | -0.04 pts |
133 | Laos | -0.64 (2023) | -0.60 (2022) | -0.05 pts |
134 | Mongolia | -0.47 (2023) | -0.42 (2022) | -0.05 pts |
135 | Turkmenistan | -1.21 (2023) | -1.16 (2022) | -0.05 pts |
136 | Barbados | 0.38 (2023) | 0.43 (2022) | -0.05 pts |
137 | Nicaragua | -1.08 (2023) | -1.04 (2022) | -0.05 pts |
138 | Vietnam | 0.13 (2023) | 0.17 (2022) | -0.05 pts |
139 | Türkiye | -0.25 (2023) | -0.20 (2022) | -0.05 pts |
140 | Benin | -0.22 (2023) | -0.17 (2022) | -0.05 pts |
141 | Canada | 1.52 (2023) | 1.57 (2022) | -0.05 pts |
142 | Madagascar | -1.02 (2023) | -0.97 (2022) | -0.05 pts |
143 | Solomon Islands | -0.73 (2023) | -0.68 (2022) | -0.05 pts |
144 | Chad | -1.48 (2023) | -1.42 (2022) | -0.06 pts |
145 | Mauritius | 0.71 (2023) | 0.77 (2022) | -0.06 pts |
146 | Serbia | 0.01 (2023) | 0.07 (2022) | -0.06 pts |
147 | Eritrea | -1.79 (2023) | -1.73 (2022) | -0.06 pts |
148 | Lesotho | -0.95 (2023) | -0.89 (2022) | -0.07 pts |
149 | Sao Tome and Principe | -0.90 (2023) | -0.84 (2022) | -0.07 pts |
150 | Myanmar | -1.75 (2023) | -1.69 (2022) | -0.07 pts |
151 | Timor-Leste | -0.84 (2023) | -0.77 (2022) | -0.07 pts |
152 | Bolivia | -0.64 (2023) | -0.56 (2022) | -0.07 pts |
153 | United Kingdom | 1.16 (2023) | 1.24 (2022) | -0.08 pts |
154 | Estonia | 1.26 (2023) | 1.34 (2022) | -0.08 pts |
155 | Panama | -0.21 (2023) | -0.13 (2022) | -0.08 pts |
156 | Iraq | -1.39 (2023) | -1.30 (2022) | -0.09 pts |
157 | Colombia | -0.08 (2023) | 0.01 (2022) | -0.09 pts |
158 | Israel | 1.15 (2023) | 1.24 (2022) | -0.09 pts |
159 | Romania | -0.09 (2023) | 0.00 (2022) | -0.09 pts |
160 | Peru | -0.49 (2023) | -0.40 (2022) | -0.09 pts |
161 | Argentina | -0.38 (2023) | -0.28 (2022) | -0.09 pts |
162 | Gabon | -0.78 (2023) | -0.69 (2022) | -0.09 pts |
163 | Fiji | 0.49 (2023) | 0.59 (2022) | -0.10 pts |
164 | Eswatini | -0.88 (2023) | -0.78 (2022) | -0.10 pts |
165 | Germany | 1.19 (2023) | 1.29 (2022) | -0.10 pts |
166 | Kuwait | 0.01 (2023) | 0.11 (2022) | -0.10 pts |
167 | Afghanistan | -1.99 (2023) | -1.88 (2022) | -0.11 pts |
168 | Malaysia | 0.88 (2023) | 0.99 (2022) | -0.12 pts |
169 | Lebanon | -1.58 (2023) | -1.46 (2022) | -0.12 pts |
170 | Cuba | -0.48 (2023) | -0.35 (2022) | -0.12 pts |
171 | Tuvalu | -0.45 (2023) | -0.31 (2022) | -0.14 pts |
172 | Austria | 1.33 (2023) | 1.46 (2022) | -0.14 pts |
173 | Iran | -1.02 (2023) | -0.88 (2022) | -0.14 pts |
174 | Belarus | -0.99 (2023) | -0.85 (2022) | -0.14 pts |
175 | Norway | 1.80 (2023) | 1.94 (2022) | -0.14 pts |
176 | Micronesia | 0.23 (2023) | 0.38 (2022) | -0.15 pts |
177 | South Africa | -0.26 (2023) | -0.11 (2022) | -0.15 pts |
178 | Slovakia | 0.23 (2023) | 0.38 (2022) | -0.15 pts |
179 | Bahamas | 0.27 (2023) | 0.42 (2022) | -0.15 pts |
180 | Algeria | -0.67 (2023) | -0.51 (2022) | -0.16 pts |
181 | Marshall Islands | 0.07 (2023) | 0.23 (2022) | -0.16 pts |
182 | Hungary | 0.37 (2023) | 0.53 (2022) | -0.16 pts |
183 | Spain | 0.75 (2023) | 0.92 (2022) | -0.17 pts |
184 | Ecuador | -0.49 (2023) | -0.31 (2022) | -0.18 pts |
185 | Belgium | 1.04 (2023) | 1.23 (2022) | -0.19 pts |
186 | Jamaica | 0.41 (2023) | 0.60 (2022) | -0.20 pts |
187 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.07 (2023) | 0.32 (2022) | -0.24 pts |
188 | Kiribati | -0.10 (2023) | 0.17 (2022) | -0.26 pts |
189 | Nauru | -0.07 (2023) | 0.20 (2022) | -0.27 pts |
190 | Sudan | -1.98 (2023) | -1.69 (2022) | -0.29 pts |
191 | Greece | 0.15 (2023) | 0.45 (2022) | -0.30 pts |
192 | Malta | 0.40 (2023) | 0.80 (2022) | -0.41 pts |
193 | San Marino | 1.20 (2023) | 1.77 (2022) | -0.57 pts |
Source: World Bank. Only countries with consecutive data in the past 10 years are shown.