Governance by Country

World Economics has gathered together key indicators for governance. Data is ranked on a 0-100 scale where 0 = bad and 100 = as good as it gets.

The data below ranks the world's top country rankings by governance factors.






Filter:
All
Africa
Asia Pacific
Americas
Europe
Country Grade
(A-E)		 Global
Rank		 World Economics
Governance Index		 Rule of Law
(2023, 0-100 Index)		 Press Freedom
(2024, 0-100 Index)		 Political Rights
(2024, 0-100 Index)		 Corruption
(2024, 0-100 Index)
Denmark A 1 98.8 98.5 96.9 100.0 100.0
Finland A 2 97.3 100.0 92.7 100.0 95.9
Norway A 3 97.0 94.8 100.0 100.0 91.9
Sweden A 4 95.1 93.0 95.1 100.0 89.2
New Zealand A 5 93.5 94.1 83.3 100.0 93.2
Netherlands A 6 93.2 92.1 94.3 97.6 85.1
Switzerland A 7 93.1 94.6 89.2 97.6 89.2
Luxembourg A 8 91.2 95.0 88.9 95.2 83.8
Germany A 9 90.8 88.8 88.9 97.6 83.8
Ireland A 10 90.8 88.7 91.3 97.6 82.4
Canada A 11 89.5 89.7 86.0 100.0 81.1
Estonia A 12 89.0 86.0 92.5 95.2 81.1
Iceland A 13 88.1 93.3 83.8 92.9 75.7
Belgium A 14 87.1 84.0 85.7 97.6 77.0
United Kingdom A 15 86.2 85.7 80.2 97.6 74.3
Australia A 16 86.0 88.2 74.6 97.6 79.7
Austria A 17 85.4 93.4 76.4 92.9 74.3
France A 18 84.2 79.6 81.8 95.2 74.3
Portugal A 19 84.0 77.8 91.8 97.6 60.8
Taiwan A 20 82.7 81.6 78.4 95.2 68.9
Japan A 21 82.4 89.5 59.1 100.0 77.0
Lithuania A 22 81.6 76.4 86.0 95.2 60.8
Latvia A 23 79.7 72.8 87.7 92.9 59.5
Uruguay A 24 79.4 68.7 66.8 100.0 77.0
Czechia A 25 78.5 77.5 83.9 90.5 55.4
United States A 26 76.9 84.6 65.2 81.0 71.6
Spain A 27 76.8 69.6 78.2 92.9 59.5
Slovenia A 28 76.3 74.1 73.5 95.2 54.1
Chile A 29 75.7 66.7 66.3 95.2 67.6
Korea, Rep. A 30 73.8 79.0 62.9 83.3 63.5
Slovak Republic A 31 73.7 64.9 78.2 92.9 51.4
Costa Rica B 32 73.4 60.0 78.4 95.2 52.7
Bahamas, The B 33 72.8 52.1 0.0 95.2 64.9
Mauritius B 34 69.9 69.6 63.8 90.5 47.3
Italy B 35 69.7 56.4 69.7 90.5 54.1
Cyprus B 36 69.3 63.6 60.5 95.2 50.0
Israel B 37 69.0 73.4 46.9 85.7 62.2
Singapore B 38 69.0 95.3 38.6 50.0 90.5
Poland B 39 68.9 59.9 68.8 85.7 51.4
Croatia B 40 68.1 58.2 68.3 90.5 45.9
Malta B 41 67.9 69.2 57.5 88.1 47.3
Namibia B 42 67.0 59.2 75.6 78.6 44.6
Romania B 43 66.5 59.2 67.8 88.1 40.5
Jamaica B 44 65.3 46.7 80.0 85.7 37.8
Greece B 45 65.0 57.1 52.3 92.9 44.6
South Africa B 46 63.8 49.1 75.1 83.3 33.8
Botswana B 47 63.7 60.8 55.9 71.4 58.1
Suriname B 48 63.4 45.2 78.3 85.7 32.4
Ghana B 49 62.3 46.6 66.8 88.1 36.5
Bhutan B 50 60.1 66.2 25.0 73.8 70.3
Bulgaria B 51 60.1 45.8 63.5 83.3 39.2
North Macedonia B 52 59.3 46.0 75.1 71.4 35.1
Hungary B 53 58.3 59.7 60.3 66.7 35.1
Moldova B 54 57.5 41.0 76.6 69.0 35.1
Hong Kong B 55 57.0 82.2 32.9 28.6 79.7
Argentina B 56 56.7 35.9 60.5 88.1 28.4
Armenia B 57 56.7 44.1 72.1 59.5 41.9
Dominican Republic B 58 56.5 46.2 75.3 69.0 25.7
Panama B 59 55.4 39.1 54.2 88.1 25.7
Georgia B 60 54.8 53.0 46.6 57.1 50.0
Guyana C 61 54.3 40.3 56.3 76.2 32.4
Brazil C 62 54.2 41.8 54.3 78.6 27.0
Malawi C 63 54.2 42.8 62.3 73.8 24.3
Mongolia C 64 53.8 43.7 44.3 90.5 23.0
Malaysia C 65 53.3 63.3 45.3 52.4 45.9
Senegal C 66 53.3 41.7 49.9 73.8 36.5
Qatar C 67 53.2 72.7 54.1 21.4 56.8
Albania C 68 50.9 44.2 48.1 71.4 28.4
Indonesia C 69 50.4 43.6 44.0 76.2 24.3
Tunisia C 70 50.0 46.3 42.4 66.7 32.4
Sierra Leone C 71 49.5 26.8 62.1 71.4 25.7
Colombia C 72 49.1 37.4 42.0 73.8 32.4
India C 73 49.0 51.6 16.7 83.3 31.1
Nepal C 74 48.9 36.8 56.9 64.3 25.7
Ecuador C 75 48.8 32.3 44.2 78.6 24.3
Gambia C 76 48.3 36.8 63.8 54.8 28.4
Cote d'Ivoire C 77 48.2 36.0 65.7 50.0 32.4
Burkina Faso C 78 48.1 32.6 53.8 59.5 33.8
Ukraine C 79 47.7 24.4 63.1 66.7 27.0
Peru C 80 47.4 34.1 39.4 76.2 23.0
Serbia C 81 47.2 45.6 48.6 54.8 27.0
Lesotho C 82 46.7 35.8 41.0 69.0 31.1
Niger C 83 46.7 35.8 55.8 59.5 21.6
Liberia C 84 46.4 24.5 63.2 69.0 12.2
Bosnia and Herzegovina C 85 45.7 40.5 54.6 50.0 25.7
Paraguay C 86 44.7 33.1 43.1 71.4 16.2
Mauritania C 87 44.6 31.3 75.7 38.1 18.9
Benin C 88 44.4 32.8 51.7 45.2 36.5
United Arab Emirates C 89 44.4 70.5 15.8 16.7 70.3
Zambia C 90 44.1 34.9 49.8 54.8 28.4
Kuwait D 91 44.0 55.9 35.1 38.1 40.5
Papua New Guinea D 92 44.0 32.4 50.7 59.5 17.6
Kenya D 93 43.1 40.1 46.9 50.0 20.3
Jordan D 94 43.0 54.3 34.6 31.0 40.5
Mexico D 95 42.6 25.8 41.1 69.0 20.3
Madagascar D 96 42.5 23.8 48.0 69.0 12.2
Philippines D 97 42.3 35.0 33.3 64.3 24.3
Sri Lanka D 98 42.2 47.1 22.1 59.5 24.3
El Salvador D 99 41.7 29.1 34.2 66.7 20.3
Rwanda D 100 40.6 52.4 29.5 23.8 50.0
Oman D 101 40.5 61.7 32.2 19.0 36.5
Tanzania D 102 40.4 36.9 49.1 33.3 32.4
Thailand D 103 40.2 50.3 53.6 16.7 25.7
Bolivia D 104 39.7 14.4 40.9 69.0 17.6
Morocco D 105 39.6 43.4 36.9 35.7 29.7
Togo D 106 37.8 33.9 43.7 40.5 20.3
Nigeria D 107 36.9 24.6 43.9 52.4 12.2
Sudan D 108 35.0 15.4 22.9 77.1 5.4
Ethiopia D 109 34.6 32.2 30.6 33.3 28.4
Comoros D 110 34.1 14.1 58.2 42.9 5.4
Türkiye D 111 34.1 36.5 17.2 42.9 24.3
Uganda D 112 33.8 38.5 37.0 31.0 13.5
Gabon D 113 33.7 26.5 64.2 11.9 16.2
Mozambique D 114 33.6 21.7 45.8 38.1 12.2
Angola D 115 33.2 21.7 45.8 28.6 23.0
Guatemala D 116 33.1 19.0 31.9 54.8 9.5
Guinea D 117 33.0 19.6 56.2 28.6 13.5
Saudi Arabia D 118 32.8 56.2 11.1 7.1 48.6
Guinea-Bissau D 119 32.4 10.4 50.6 45.2 8.1
Honduras D 120 32.1 21.9 26.2 54.8 9.5
Eswatini D 121 31.8 32.8 53.9 7.1 18.9
Bahrain E 122 31.0 60.1 5.7 9.5 35.1
Algeria E 123 30.8 26.7 31.4 28.6 27.0
Kazakhstan E 124 30.8 36.1 30.2 16.7 31.1
Pakistan E 125 30.4 30.9 20.3 40.5 17.6
Mali E 126 30.1 22.3 43.2 23.8 16.2
Zimbabwe E 127 28.9 16.1 42.9 31.0 10.8
Lebanon E 128 28.3 19.6 31.3 35.7 10.8
Bangladesh E 129 28.2 32.8 11.7 40.5 10.8
Haiti E 130 28.2 12.4 50.6 31.0 1.4
Congo, Rep. E 131 28.1 20.0 59.7 9.5 8.1
Vietnam E 132 26.9 44.4 4.4 11.9 33.8
Cameroon E 133 26.1 21.1 35.5 19.0 14.9
Kyrgyzstan E 134 26.0 18.4 41.2 14.3 13.5
China E 135 25.8 47.5 5.9 0.0 35.1
Egypt E 136 25.6 41.6 8.3 19.0 25.7
Central African Republic E 137 24.7 3.9 56.4 11.9 10.8
Uzbekistan E 138 23.8 26.1 25.0 9.5 23.0
Burundi E 139 23.3 15.0 44.9 14.3 5.4
Laos E 140 22.9 27.4 20.2 9.5 16.2
Cambodia E 141 22.5 25.8 20.9 16.7 8.1
Chad E 142 22.5 12.5 49.1 7.1 5.4
Congo, Dem. Rep E 143 20.5 4.7 41.0 14.3 5.4
Belarus E 144 20.0 16.5 10.6 9.5 28.4
Azerbaijan E 145 19.9 32.2 12.2 9.5 9.5
Russia E 146 19.9 17.2 14.8 16.7 13.5
Tajikistan E 147 16.6 15.6 19.5 4.8 5.4
Nicaragua E 148 16.5 14.2 13.9 16.7 1.4
Libya E 149 14.2 1.2 29.5 7.1 2.7
Myanmar E 150 11.5 8.4 7.3 4.8 5.4
Yemen, Rep. E 151 11.2 0.0 20.0 7.1 0.0
Turkmenistan E 152 9.8 9.4 4.0 4.8 2.7
Afghanistan E 153 9.7 5.0 0.0 7.1 5.4



See: Data for individual countries and underlying data click on the country name

Source: World Bank (Rule of Law), RSF (Press Freedom), Freedom House (Political Rights), Transparency International (Corruption Perceptions).
Data has been re-indexed on a scale of 0-100 for comparison purposes. See original source data.


Please read our Terms of Service and Disclaimer relating to data on this page.



Key:
Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
         Governance: 0 = Poor governance, 100 = As good as it gets.
         Rule of Law: 0 = low rule of law, 100 = High rule of law.
         Press Freedom: 0 = Low press freedom, 100 = High press freedom.
         Political Rights: 0 = Low political rights, 100 = High political rights.
         Corruption Perceptions: 0 = Bad, 100 = Good.

Grade definitions:
         A: Very good governance
         B: Good governance
         C: Average governance
         D: Poor governance
         E: Very poor governance






Share this Report

Share with Facebook Share with LinkedIn Share with Twitter Share with Email

Related Reports