Government effectiveness - Country rankings

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Government effectiveness index (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong), 2018 - Country rankings:

The average for 2018 based on 193 countries was -0.02 points.The highest value was in Singapore: 2.23 points and the lowest value was in Yemen: -2.24 points. The indicator is available from 1996 to 2018. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: points; Source: The World Bank

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1. Singapore

2. Switzerland

3. Finland

4. Andorra

5. Hong Kong

6. Norway

7. Denmark

8. Netherlands

9. Sweden

10. Luxembourg

11. Liechtenstein

12. Canada

13. Japan

14. New Zealand

15. Germany

16. Australia

17. USA

18. France

19. Iceland

20. Austria

21. UA Emirates

22. Ireland

23. Bermuda

24. Taiwan

25. UK

26. Brunei

27. Israel

28. Portugal

29. Macao

30. Estonia

31. South Korea

32. Belgium

33. Slovenia

34. Chile

35. Malaysia

36. Lithuania

37. Aruba

38. Latvia

39. Spain

40. Malta

41. Cyprus

42. Czech Rep.

43. Mauritius

44. Slovakia

45. Poland

46. Qatar

47. Georgia

48. Samoa

49. Uruguay

50. Bahamas

51. Jamaica

52. Seychelles

53. Hungary

54. China

55. Croatia

56. Barbados

57. Italy

58. Costa Rica

59. Bhutan

60. Thailand

61. Greece

62. South Africa

63. Botswana

64. Cape Verde

65. Saudi Arabia

66. India

67. Bulgaria

68. Fiji

69. Rwanda

70. Saint Lucia

71. St. Vincent & ...

72. Oman

73. Tr.&Tobago

74. Bahrain

75. Indonesia

76. Tonga

77. Montenegro

78. Albania

79. Jordan

80. Namibia

81. Serbia

82. Macedonia

83. Philippines

84. Argentina

85. Kazakhstan

86. Turkey

87. Vietnam

88. Ant.& Barb.

89. Palau

90. Armenia

91. Panama

92. Russia

93. Colombia

94. Kuwait

95. Azerbaijan

96. Tunisia

97. Mexico

98. Micronesia

99. Puerto Rico

100. Ghana

101. Morocco

102. Mongolia

103. Cuba

104. Sri Lanka

105. Grenada

106. Peru

107. Romania

108. Ecuador

109. Guyana

110. Senegal

111. Kiribati

112. Dominica

113. Belarus

114. Bolivia

115. Domin. Rep.

116. Kenya

117. Ukraine

118. Iran

119. Algeria

120. Brazil

121. El Salvador

122. Moldova

123. Maldives

124. Vanuatu

125. Paraguay

126. Uzbekistan

127. Zambia

128. Benin

129. Cambodia

130. Ivory Coast

131. Burkina Faso

132. Egypt

133. Belize

134. Ethiopia

135. Kyrgyzstan

136. Uganda

137. Bosnia & Herz.

138. Gambia

139. Honduras

140. Pakistan

141. Lebanon

142. S.T.&Principe

143. Suriname

144. Swaziland

145. Laos

146. Guatemala

147. Papua N.G.

148. Tuvalu

149. Malawi

150. Mauritania

151. Bangladesh

152. Palestine

153. Tanzania

154. Niger

155. Cameroon

156. Nicaragua

157. Gabon

158. Lesotho

159. Mozambique

160. Djibouti

161. Nepal

162. Guinea

163. Mali

164. Nigeria

165. Turkmenistan

166. Angola

167. Solomon Isl.

168. Togo

169. Burma

170. Tajikistan

171. Sierra Leone

172. Madagascar

173. Zimbabwe

174. R. of Congo

175. Eq. Guinea

176. Iraq

177. Liberia

178. Burundi

179. Afghanistan

180. G.-Bissau

181. Chad

182. DR Congo

183. North Korea

184. Venezuela

185. Sudan

186. Comoros

187. Syria

188. C.A. Republic

189. Eritrea

190. Libya

191. Haiti

192. Somalia

193. Yemen

Definition: The index of Government Effectiveness captures perceptions of the quality of public services, the quality of the civil service and the degree of its independence from political pressures, the quality of policy formulation and implementation, and the credibility of the government's commitment to such policies.

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