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Governance Factors

GOVERNANCE IMPACT FACTORS

Governance is assessed via indexes on corruption perception, rule of law, press freedom and political rights. The Governance Index gives equal weight to all four criteria.

Data source: World Economics Research, London






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All Countries		 Governance
Index
(0-100 Index)		 Corruption Perception
Index
(0-100 Index)		 Rule of Law
Index
(0-100 Index)		 Press Freedom
(0-100 Index)		 Political Rights
(0-100 Index)
Denmark 98.6 100.0 96.9 97.4 100.0
Finland 98.0 96.7 100.0 95.4 100.0
Norway 97.6 93.3 97.3 100.0 100.0
New Zealand 95.2 96.7 93.9 90.2 100.0
Sweden 95.0 92.2 91.8 95.9 100.0
Switzerland 92.9 91.1 93.6 89.3 97.6
Ireland 91.3 85.6 86.6 95.3 97.6
Germany 90.6 87.8 88.6 88.5 97.6
Netherlands 90.6 88.9 91.9 84.1 97.6
Luxembourg 90.0 85.6 93.1 86.1 95.2
Canada 89.9 82.2 89.0 88.2 100.0
Estonia 89.3 82.2 84.0 95.9 95.2
Iceland 89.2 82.2 92.3 89.2 92.9
Australia 87.7 83.3 90.2 79.6 97.6
Austria 86.9 78.9 93.1 82.8 92.9
United Kingdom 86.9 81.1 83.9 85.0 97.6
Belgium 86.3 81.1 81.4 85.1 97.6
France 85.1 80.0 80.4 84.8 95.2
Japan 84.6 81.1 87.8 69.5 100.0
Portugal 84.2 68.9 76.5 94.0 97.6
Lithuania 82.7 68.9 75.9 90.8 95.2
Uruguay 81.6 82.2 66.3 77.7 100.0
United States 80.0 76.7 83.7 78.5 81.0
Latvia 79.1 65.6 72.6 85.5 92.9
Czech Republic 79.0 62.2 76.3 86.9 90.5
Spain 78.1 66.7 69.9 82.8 92.9
Korea, Rep. 76.9 70.0 76.3 77.8 83.3
Costa Rica 76.8 60.0 59.1 92.7 95.2
Chile 76.5 74.4 70.9 65.4 95.2
Slovenia 76.3 62.2 73.8 74.0 95.2
Slovak Republic 75.5 58.9 65.6 84.6 92.9
Cabo Verde 74.9 66.7 56.5 81.3 95.2
Bhutan 73.9 75.6 63.8 82.5 73.8
Israel 72.9 70.0 71.6 64.3 85.7
Cyprus 72.0 57.8 63.8 71.2 95.2
Mauritius 71.8 55.6 69.9 71.3 90.5
Singapore 71.2 92.2 94.9 47.7 50.0
Italy 70.2 62.2 54.5 73.6 90.5
Malta 70.2 56.7 69.6 66.4 88.1
Namibia 69.5 54.4 56.8 88.3 78.6
Croatia 69.3 55.6 55.3 76.0 90.5
Poland 69.2 61.1 58.9 70.8 85.7
Romania 67.8 51.1 58.0 73.9 88.1
Jamaica 67.0 48.9 43.4 90.0 85.7
Greece 66.8 57.8 56.5 59.9 92.9
South Africa 65.9 47.8 51.0 81.6 83.3
Botswana 65.3 66.7 59.9 63.1 71.4
Trinidad and Tobago 64.8 46.7 44.2 84.9 83.3
Ghana 63.6 47.8 45.6 72.8 88.1
Suriname 62.4 44.4 45.0 74.4 85.7
Argentina 62.4 42.2 35.9 83.4 88.1
Hong Kong 60.6 84.4 84.4 44.9 28.6
Bulgaria 60.4 47.8 46.5 63.8 83.3
Guyana 60.2 44.4 37.5 82.5 76.2
Hungary 59.8 46.7 61.1 64.5 66.7
Panama 59.3 40.0 41.3 67.8 88.1
North Macedonia 58.9 44.4 45.7 73.9 71.4
Georgia 58.8 62.2 52.0 64.0 57.1
Dominican Republic 58.2 35.6 45.2 83.0 69.0
Mongolia 58.2 36.7 41.9 63.9 90.5
Moldova 57.7 43.3 39.2 79.3 69.0
Armenia 57.6 51.1 45.2 74.4 59.5
Senegal 57.0 47.8 38.4 68.1 73.8
Ecuador 56.8 40.0 39.0 69.7 78.6
Tunisia 56.1 44.4 50.1 63.1 66.7
Malaysia 55.5 52.2 61.8 55.6 52.4
Burkina Faso 55.4 46.7 36.5 78.9 59.5
Brazil 55.3 42.2 40.5 59.8 78.6
Malawi 54.9 37.8 41.6 66.3 73.8
India 54.4 44.4 45.6 44.3 83.3
Peru 54.3 40.0 34.5 66.6 76.2
Albania 53.4 40.0 41.1 60.9 71.4
Sierra Leone 53.2 37.8 26.8 76.7 71.4
Lesotho 52.9 41.1 37.2 64.1 69.0
Qatar 52.5 64.4 71.2 52.9 21.4
Indonesia 52.3 37.8 41.9 53.2 76.2
United Arab Emirates 52.0 74.4 68.8 48.0 16.7
Serbia 51.6 40.0 45.3 66.4 54.8
Niger 51.4 35.6 37.3 73.2 59.5
Nepal 51.4 37.8 35.8 67.6 64.3
Gambia 51.3 37.8 37.8 74.7 54.8
Cote d'Ivoire 50.7 41.1 31.5 80.4 50.0
Bosnia and Herzegovina 49.8 37.8 40.5 70.8 50.0
Colombia 49.8 43.3 36.1 45.8 73.8
Paraguay 49.7 31.1 33.4 63.0 71.4
Ukraine 48.6 36.7 30.8 60.2 66.7
Sri Lanka 48.4 40.0 48.6 45.5 59.5
Papua New Guinea 48.4 33.3 28.8 71.9 59.5
Kenya 48.2 35.6 37.7 69.7 50.0
Liberia 47.4 28.9 24.1 67.7 69.0
Jordan 47.2 52.2 53.0 52.5 31.0
El Salvador 46.9 36.7 26.1 58.4 66.7
Madagascar 46.5 28.9 25.6 62.6 69.0
Zambia 45.9 36.7 32.5 59.8 54.8
Rwanda 45.5 56.7 52.7 48.8 23.8
Mexico 45.5 34.4 27.3 51.3 69.0
Kuwait 45.0 46.7 54.3 40.9 38.1
Benin 44.4 47.8 32.5 52.2 45.2
Philippines 44.4 36.7 31.3 45.2 64.3
Bolivia 43.2 34.4 18.0 51.4 69.0
Togo 42.2 33.3 33.4 61.7 40.5
Morocco 42.0 42.2 41.2 49.0 35.7
Mauritania 41.2 33.3 30.6 62.7 38.1
Oman 41.2 48.9 58.0 38.8 19.0
Turkey 41.1 40.0 37.0 44.5 42.9
Ethiopia 40.6 42.2 32.2 54.5 33.3
Tanzania 40.5 42.2 34.3 52.1 33.3
Thailand 40.3 40.0 50.6 54.1 16.7
Nigeria 38.9 26.7 25.9 50.5 52.4
Saudi Arabia 38.4 56.7 53.5 36.4 7.1
Guatemala 38.2 26.7 19.8 51.7 54.8
Bahrain 37.9 48.9 59.6 33.4 9.5
Angola 37.6 36.7 23.4 61.7 28.6
Uganda 37.1 28.9 38.7 50.0 31.0
Comoros 36.3 21.1 16.5 64.9 42.9
Kazakhstan 36.0 40.0 35.2 52.1 16.7
Guinea Bissau 35.8 23.3 11.0 63.5 45.2
Pakistan 35.7 30.0 31.4 41.0 40.5
Mozambique 35.5 28.9 21.3 53.8 38.1
Sudan 35.3 24.4 16.8 44.2 55.8
Algeria 35.3 36.7 26.9 49.1 28.6
Bangladesh 35.0 27.8 32.1 39.5 40.5
Guinea 34.9 27.8 18.9 64.6 28.6
Mali 34.6 31.1 24.7 58.8 23.8
Honduras 34.5 25.6 20.3 37.4 54.8
Haiti 33.8 18.9 15.8 69.7 31.0
Gabon 33.6 32.2 29.9 60.4 11.9
Kyrgyzstan 33.5 30.0 20.3 69.3 14.3
Lebanon 33.2 26.7 20.3 50.3 35.7
Vietnam 32.7 46.7 43.9 28.2 11.9
Egypt 31.6 33.3 41.4 32.6 19.0
China 31.4 50.0 48.5 27.2 0.0
Eswatini 31.0 33.3 33.3 50.1 7.1
Cameroon 30.2 28.9 19.7 53.0 19.0
Zimbabwe 30.1 25.6 15.5 48.5 31.0
Uzbekistan 29.6 34.4 25.1 49.4 9.5
Russia 28.8 31.1 25.5 41.9 16.7
Belarus 28.8 43.3 19.6 42.8 9.5
Congo, Rep. 28.7 23.3 18.7 63.3 9.5
Cambodia 28.7 26.7 24.7 46.9 16.7
Laos 28.7 34.4 31.3 39.5 9.5
Azerbaijan 27.6 25.6 32.7 42.5 9.5
Burundi 27.0 18.9 14.7 60.2 14.3
Central African Republic 26.3 26.7 5.2 61.5 11.9
Chad 25.7 21.1 13.9 60.6 7.1
Tajikistan 23.1 26.7 17.5 43.5 4.8
Congo, Dem. Rep 23.1 22.2 4.3 51.4 14.3
Nicaragua 22.7 21.1 13.1 40.0 16.7
Afghanistan 18.8 26.7 0.0 41.3 7.1
Libya 18.7 18.9 2.2 46.6 7.1
Myanmar 17.0 25.6 10.6 27.0 4.8
Turkmenistan 15.9 21.1 10.9 27.0 4.8
Yemen, Rep. 14.6 17.8 1.8 31.5 7.1
Taiwan 0.0 75.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bahamas, The 0.0 71.1 0.0 0.0 0.0

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Key:
Index numbers are all rebased and shown on a scale of 0-100.
         Governance: 0 = Poor governance, 100 = As good as it gets.
         Corruption Perception: 0 = Bad, 100 = Good.
         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.


Notes: Click on each country name to see detailed governance data.
Original source data for Indexes: World Economics (Governance Index), World Bank (Rule of Law), RSF (Press Freedom), Freedom House (Political Rights), Transparency International (Corruption Perception)





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