All⚖️ Government Effectiveness - Governance score
Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100). World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators score; higher scores indicate stronger governance on this dimension.
1
🇸🇬Singapore
95.2
2
🇯🇵Japan
94.1
3
🇱🇺Luxembourg
92.8
4
🇨🇭Switzerland
92.6
5
🇩🇰Denmark
92.4
6
🇫🇮Finland
92.1
7
🇳🇿New Zealand
90.7
8
🇳🇴Norway
90.0
9
🇸🇪Sweden
89.5
10
🇨🇦Canada
88.3
11
🇦🇺Australia
88.2
12
🇳🇱Netherlands
88.0
13
🇲🇨Monaco
87.6
14
🇱🇮Liechtenstein
85.8
15
🇮🇪Ireland
85.7
16
🇮🇸Iceland
84.0
17
🇦🇹Austria
83.9
18
🇭🇰Hong Kong
83.8
19
🇰🇷South Korea
83.1
20
🇪🇪Estonia
83.0
21
🇩🇪Germany
82.8
22
🇧🇲Bermuda
82.4
23
🇦🇩Andorra
80.6
24
🇬🇱Greenland
79.3
25
🇧🇪Belgium
79.3
26
🇱🇹Lithuania
77.8
27
🇨🇿Czechia
77.8
28
🇬🇧United Kingdom
77.6
29
🇬🇺Guam
77.2
30
🇫🇷France
77.1
31
🇮🇱Israel
76.7
32
🇺🇸United States
76.7
33
🇲🇴Macau
76.1
34
🇪🇸Spain
75.5
35
🇦🇪United Arab Emirates
75.4
36
🇸🇮Slovenia
74.9
37
🇰🇾Cayman Islands
74.1
38
🇨🇱Chile
73.7
39
🇵🇹Portugal
73.3
40
🇶🇦Qatar
72.7
41
🇲🇾Malaysia
71.9
42
🇮🇹Italy
71.3
43
🇦🇼Aruba
70.9
44
🇧🇳Brunei
70.6
45
🇦🇸American Samoa
70.1
46
🇸🇲San Marino
70.1
47
🇺🇾Uruguay
70.0
48
🇲🇺Mauritius
69.9
49
🇨🇾Cyprus
69.4
50
🇱🇻Latvia
69.3
Highlights
As of 2025, Singapore ranks first with 95.2, followed by Japan (94.1) and Luxembourg (92.8).
Across 204 countries and territories, values run from 95.2 (Singapore) to 6.3 (South Sudan), with a median of 54.2.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 6 from Europe, 2 from Asia, 1 from the Americas and 1 from Oceania.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100), 2025. Unit: score.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 16, 2026