Governance Ratings

GOVERNANCE FACTORS: 2025

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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Denmark A 97.9 100.0 98.5 93.1 100.0
Finland A 97.7 97.4 100.0 93.4 100.0
Norway A 96.2 88.3 96.5 100.0 100.0
Sweden A 93.0 87.0 90.5 94.6 100.0
New Zealand A 92.5 90.9 93.1 85.9 100.0
Switzerland A 92.4 88.3 94.6 89.3 97.6
Netherlands A 92.2 84.4 91.5 95.3 97.6
Luxembourg A 91.5 88.3 94.4 88.0 95.2
Ireland A 91.3 83.1 91.2 93.0 97.6
Estonia A 89.8 81.8 85.8 96.3 95.2
Germany A 89.1 80.5 89.1 89.1 97.6
Iceland A 88.8 83.1 93.5 85.9 92.9
Canada A 87.5 80.5 87.0 82.5 100.0
Australia A 86.7 83.1 88.3 77.9 97.6
United Kingdom A 85.2 75.3 85.1 82.7 97.6
Austria A 84.7 70.1 94.2 81.7 92.9
Belgium A 84.2 72.7 82.4 84.3 97.6
Lithuania A 82.2 64.9 81.6 87.0 95.2
Taiwan A 81.8 70.1 81.4 80.3 95.2
Japan A 81.6 75.3 88.7 62.4 100.0
France A 81.1 70.1 79.3 79.8 95.2
Portugal A 80.2 57.1 76.4 89.6 97.6
Latvia A 78.7 59.7 75.6 86.5 92.9
Czechia A 78.5 55.8 78.3 89.2 90.5
Uruguay A 78.5 81.8 67.2 65.0 100.0
Slovenia A 77.1 61.0 75.6 76.5 95.2
Spain A 74.8 55.8 69.9 80.7 92.9
United States A 74.3 67.5 83.2 65.4 81.0
Cabo Verde A 73.8 63.6 58.8 77.6 95.2
Korea, Rep. A 73.6 66.2 81.1 63.6 83.3
Bahamas, The A 71.9 67.5 53.0 0.0 95.2
Costa Rica B 71.9 58.4 58.5 75.2 95.2
Chile B 71.5 64.9 64.7 61.2 95.2
Slovak Republic B 69.4 46.8 64.2 73.7 92.9
Mauritius B 69.3 49.4 69.5 67.7 90.5
Singapore B 69.1 92.2 94.4 40.0 50.0
Poland B 68.9 51.9 60.4 77.4 85.7
Cyprus B 68.2 55.8 64.8 57.1 95.2
Italy B 67.7 53.2 58.6 68.6 90.5
Israel B 66.9 66.2 68.9 46.8 85.7
Namibia B 65.9 46.8 60.0 78.1 78.6
Malta B 65.0 42.9 66.8 62.1 88.1
Romania B 64.3 42.9 59.8 66.6 88.1
Croatia B 64.0 44.2 57.8 63.7 90.5
South Africa B 62.2 36.4 50.6 78.6 83.3
Jamaica B 62.1 40.3 43.7 78.7 85.7
Greece B 61.5 46.8 53.9 52.3 92.9
Suriname B 61.1 35.1 46.7 77.0 85.7
Trinidad and Tobago B 61.1 36.4 40.9 83.7 83.3
Brunei B 60.8 61.0 71.6 49.9 0.0
Botswana B 60.6 57.1 58.6 55.3 71.4
Bhutan B 59.8 76.6 65.9 23.0 73.8
Ghana B 59.7 37.7 45.7 67.5 88.1
Bulgaria B 57.4 39.0 48.1 59.3 83.3
Moldova B 57.0 39.0 44.3 75.6 69.0
Armenia B 56.3 44.2 45.1 76.3 59.5
Hungary B 56.1 36.4 59.5 62.0 66.7
Hong Kong B 55.6 79.2 82.3 32.3 28.6
North Macedonia B 55.5 35.1 43.9 71.8 71.4
Panama B 55.1 26.0 39.2 67.0 88.1
Malaysia B 54.3 48.1 63.3 53.3 52.4
Dominican Republic B 53.7 29.9 44.9 71.0 69.0
Senegal B 53.5 41.6 41.1 57.6 73.8
Argentina B 52.5 31.2 37.5 53.3 88.1
Qatar C 52.5 59.7 72.8 56.1 21.4
Albania C 52.3 37.7 44.0 56.0 71.4
Brazil C 52.3 27.3 40.2 63.2 78.6
Mongolia C 52.2 26.0 43.5 48.7 90.5
Georgia C 52.0 51.9 53.0 46.1 57.1
Guyana C 51.9 33.8 39.3 58.5 76.2
Malawi C 50.6 27.3 44.2 57.3 73.8
India C 48.1 32.5 53.3 23.4 83.3
Gambia C 47.8 32.5 38.5 65.4 54.8
Cote d'Ivoire C 47.7 41.6 36.2 63.1 50.0
Sierra Leone C 47.6 26.0 26.4 66.5 71.4
Indonesia C 47.4 31.2 44.3 37.8 76.2
Colombia C 47.3 33.8 36.3 45.2 73.8
Lesotho C 46.0 31.2 35.7 48.1 69.0
Ukraine C 45.9 28.6 25.0 63.4 66.7
Tunisia C 45.5 33.8 44.7 37.0 66.7
Nepal C 45.0 27.3 36.2 52.1 64.3
Serbia C 44.9 28.6 46.4 50.0 54.8
Zambia C 44.5 33.8 34.4 54.9 54.8
Ecuador C 44.2 24.7 23.2 50.3 78.6
Kuwait C 44.0 42.9 57.3 37.7 38.1
Liberia C 43.8 18.2 21.2 66.8 69.0
United Arab Emirates C 43.8 71.4 71.5 15.6 16.7
Oman C 43.4 54.5 64.4 35.5 19.0
Benin C 43.3 41.6 35.0 51.3 45.2
Burkina Faso C 43.3 36.4 28.8 48.3 59.5
Papua New Guinea C 43.3 23.4 34.1 56.2 59.5
Paraguay C 43.2 14.3 33.0 54.2 71.4
Philippines C 43.1 26.0 37.3 44.9 64.3
Niger C 42.8 27.3 29.7 54.5 59.5
Peru C 42.5 23.4 34.2 36.2 76.2
Bosnia and Herzegovina D 42.2 26.0 39.1 53.6 50.0
Sri Lanka D 40.6 24.7 45.9 32.4 59.5
Rwanda D 40.5 57.1 53.7 27.1 23.8
El Salvador D 40.4 22.1 38.6 34.0 66.7
Mauritania D 39.9 22.1 31.5 68.0 38.1
Jordan D 39.8 46.8 55.1 26.4 31.0
Kenya D 39.8 24.7 39.7 44.7 50.0
Tanzania D 39.6 36.4 38.5 50.2 33.3
Bolivia D 38.9 19.5 16.3 50.7 69.0
Madagascar D 38.8 16.9 22.7 46.4 69.0
Morocco D 38.7 31.2 45.0 42.9 35.7
Mexico D 38.2 16.9 27.1 39.7 69.0
Thailand D 38.2 27.3 54.8 54.1 16.7
Saudi Arabia D 35.8 59.7 59.2 17.0 7.1
Togo D 35.6 24.7 34.5 42.9 40.5
Bahrain D 35.5 51.9 60.6 19.9 9.5
Nigeria D 33.9 16.9 25.0 41.3 52.4
Gabon D 31.9 18.2 25.4 72.1 11.9
Algeria D 31.2 27.3 30.5 38.5 28.6
Mozambique D 31.0 15.6 21.4 48.8 38.1
Türkiye D 31.0 27.3 34.9 18.8 42.9
Comoros D 30.9 10.4 13.1 57.4 42.9
Ethiopia D 30.9 31.2 30.7 28.5 33.3
Guatemala D 30.8 15.6 20.1 32.9 54.8
Angola D 30.4 24.7 19.4 48.9 28.6
Kazakhstan D 30.0 35.1 36.6 31.7 16.7
Honduras D 29.1 11.7 19.5 30.6 54.8
Guinea D 28.9 19.5 19.0 48.7 28.6
Guinea-Bissau D 28.3 10.4 10.6 47.2 45.2
Uganda D 28.3 16.9 35.8 29.4 31.0
Bangladesh D 28.2 13.0 35.1 24.4 40.5
Mali E 26.9 18.2 22.6 43.1 23.8
Eswatini E 26.8 18.2 32.6 49.1 7.1
Zimbabwe E 26.1 10.4 14.8 48.1 31.0
Pakistan E 25.9 18.2 25.7 19.1 40.5
Congo, Rep. E 25.8 13.0 21.5 59.1 9.5
Lebanon E 25.3 11.7 17.7 35.9 35.7
Vietnam E 24.9 35.1 46.1 6.4 11.9
Egypt E 24.4 22.1 43.5 12.8 19.0
Haiti E 23.5 3.9 12.5 46.8 31.0
Cameroon E 23.3 16.9 21.0 36.1 19.0
Uzbekistan E 21.8 24.7 26.4 26.4 9.5
Central African Republic E 21.7 14.3 2.1 58.5 11.9
China E 21.6 39.0 47.3 0.0 0.0
Laos E 21.4 26.0 26.4 23.8 9.5
Chad E 19.5 10.4 12.7 47.9 7.1
Kyrgyzstan E 19.1 15.6 17.5 29.2 14.3
Burundi E 18.6 5.2 15.4 39.5 14.3
Cambodia E 17.8 10.4 26.8 17.3 16.7
Azerbaijan E 17.1 11.7 33.4 13.8 9.5
Belarus E 16.3 26.0 15.5 14.1 9.5
Congo, Dem. Rep E 15.8 9.1 4.4 35.5 14.3
Russia E 14.5 11.7 17.1 12.6 16.7
Tajikistan E 12.4 7.8 14.8 22.5 4.8
Sudan E 11.8 2.6 4.3 20.0 22.9
Nicaragua E 10.8 1.3 14.7 10.4 16.7
Libya E 10.5 0.0 1.8 33.1 7.1
Yemen, Rep. E 7.2 0.0 0.0 21.5 7.1
Myanmar E 7.0 3.9 5.8 13.6 4.8
Turkmenistan E 6.2 5.2 9.3 5.6 4.8
Afghanistan E 5.3 5.2 5.0 4.0 7.1


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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.

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


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, Freedom in the World Report: Civil Liberties component (Political Rights), Transparency International (Corruption Perception)





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