Governance Rankings: 2025

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.






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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 97.5 100.0 92.7 100.0 97.4
Norway A 3 96.2 96.5 100.0 100.0 88.3
Sweden A 4 93.1 90.5 95.1 100.0 87.0
Switzerland A 5 92.4 94.6 89.2 97.6 88.3
Netherlands A 6 91.9 91.5 94.3 97.6 84.4
New Zealand A 7 91.8 93.1 83.3 100.0 90.9
Luxembourg A 8 91.7 94.4 88.9 95.2 88.3
Ireland A 9 90.8 91.2 91.3 97.6 83.1
Germany A 10 89.0 89.1 88.9 97.6 80.5
Estonia A 11 88.8 85.8 92.5 95.2 81.8
Canada A 12 88.4 87.0 86.0 100.0 80.5
Iceland A 13 88.3 93.5 83.8 92.9 83.1
Australia A 14 85.9 88.3 74.6 97.6 83.1
Belgium A 15 84.6 82.4 85.7 97.6 72.7
United Kingdom A 16 84.6 85.1 80.2 97.6 75.3
Austria A 17 83.4 94.2 76.4 92.9 70.1
Lithuania A 18 82.0 81.6 86.0 95.2 64.9
France A 19 81.6 79.3 81.8 95.2 70.1
Taiwan A 20 81.3 81.4 78.4 95.2 70.1
Japan A 21 80.8 88.7 59.1 100.0 75.3
Portugal A 22 80.7 76.4 91.8 97.6 57.1
Latvia A 23 79.0 75.6 87.7 92.9 59.7
Uruguay A 24 78.9 67.2 66.8 100.0 81.8
Czechia A 25 77.1 78.3 83.9 90.5 55.8
Slovenia A 26 76.3 75.6 73.5 95.2 61.0
Spain A 27 74.2 69.9 78.2 92.9 55.8
United States A 28 74.2 83.2 65.2 81.0 67.5
Korea, Rep. A 29 73.4 81.1 62.9 83.3 66.2
Cabo Verde A 30 72.9 58.8 73.7 95.2 63.6
Chile A 31 72.8 64.7 66.3 95.2 64.9
Costa Rica B 32 72.6 58.5 78.4 95.2 58.4
Bahamas, The B 33 71.9 53.0 0.0 95.2 67.5
Slovak Republic B 34 70.5 64.2 78.2 92.9 46.8
Cyprus B 35 69.1 64.8 60.5 95.2 55.8
Singapore B 36 68.8 94.4 38.6 50.0 92.2
Mauritius B 37 68.3 69.5 63.8 90.5 49.4
Italy B 38 68.0 58.6 69.7 90.5 53.2
Israel B 39 66.9 68.9 46.9 85.7 66.2
Poland B 40 66.7 60.4 68.8 85.7 51.9
Croatia B 41 65.2 57.8 68.3 90.5 44.2
Namibia B 42 65.2 60.0 75.6 78.6 46.8
Romania B 43 64.6 59.8 67.8 88.1 42.9
Malta B 44 63.8 66.8 57.5 88.1 42.9
Jamaica B 45 62.4 43.7 80.0 85.7 40.3
Greece B 46 61.5 53.9 52.3 92.9 46.8
Suriname B 47 61.4 46.7 78.3 85.7 35.1
South Africa B 48 61.3 50.6 75.1 83.3 36.4
Botswana B 49 60.8 58.6 55.9 71.4 57.1
Bhutan B 50 60.3 65.9 25.0 73.8 76.6
Trinidad and Tobago B 51 59.9 40.9 79.1 83.3 36.4
Ghana B 52 59.6 45.7 66.8 88.1 37.7
Bulgaria B 53 58.5 48.1 63.5 83.3 39.0
Moldova B 54 57.2 44.3 76.6 69.0 39.0
North Macedonia B 55 56.4 43.9 75.1 71.4 35.1
Hong Kong B 56 55.8 82.3 32.9 28.6 79.2
Hungary B 57 55.7 59.5 60.3 66.7 36.4
Armenia B 58 55.2 45.1 72.1 59.5 44.2
Dominican Republic B 59 54.8 44.9 75.3 69.0 29.9
Argentina B 60 54.3 37.5 60.5 88.1 31.2
Brunei B 61 53.1 71.6 34.5 0.0 0.0
Malaysia B 62 52.3 63.3 45.3 52.4 48.1
Georgia C 63 52.2 53.0 46.6 57.1 51.9
Qatar C 64 52.0 72.8 54.1 21.4 59.7
Malawi C 65 51.9 44.2 62.3 73.8 27.3
Panama C 66 51.9 39.2 54.2 88.1 26.0
Senegal C 67 51.6 41.1 49.9 73.8 41.6
Guyana C 68 51.4 39.3 56.3 76.2 33.8
Mongolia C 69 51.1 43.5 44.3 90.5 26.0
Albania C 70 50.3 44.0 48.1 71.4 37.7
Brazil C 71 50.1 40.2 54.3 78.6 27.3
Indonesia C 72 48.9 44.3 44.0 76.2 31.2
Cote d'Ivoire C 73 48.4 36.2 65.7 50.0 41.6
Gambia C 74 47.4 38.5 63.8 54.8 32.5
Tunisia C 75 46.9 44.7 42.4 66.7 33.8
Colombia C 76 46.5 36.3 42.0 73.8 33.8
India C 77 46.5 53.3 16.7 83.3 32.5
Sierra Leone C 78 46.5 26.4 62.1 71.4 26.0
Nepal C 79 46.2 36.2 56.9 64.3 27.3
Ukraine C 80 45.8 25.0 63.1 66.7 28.6
Burkina Faso C 81 44.6 28.8 53.8 59.5 36.4
Serbia C 82 44.6 46.4 48.6 54.8 28.6
Lesotho C 83 44.2 35.7 41.0 69.0 31.2
United Arab Emirates C 84 43.9 71.5 15.8 16.7 71.4
Benin C 85 43.4 35.0 51.7 45.2 41.6
Kuwait C 86 43.3 57.3 35.1 38.1 42.9
Peru C 87 43.3 34.2 39.4 76.2 23.4
Zambia C 88 43.2 34.4 49.8 54.8 33.8
Niger C 89 43.1 29.7 55.8 59.5 27.3
Liberia C 90 42.9 21.2 63.2 69.0 18.2
Ecuador C 91 42.7 23.2 44.2 78.6 24.7
Oman C 92 42.5 64.4 32.2 19.0 54.5
Bosnia and Herzegovina C 93 42.4 39.1 54.6 50.0 26.0
Jordan D 94 41.9 55.1 34.6 31.0 46.8
Papua New Guinea D 95 41.9 34.1 50.7 59.5 23.4
Mauritania D 96 41.8 31.5 75.7 38.1 22.1
Rwanda D 97 41.0 53.7 29.5 23.8 57.1
Paraguay D 98 40.5 33.0 43.1 71.4 14.3
El Salvador D 99 40.4 38.6 34.2 66.7 22.1
Kenya D 100 40.3 39.7 46.9 50.0 24.7
Philippines D 101 40.2 37.3 33.3 64.3 26.0
Tanzania D 102 39.3 38.5 49.1 33.3 36.4
Madagascar D 103 39.2 22.7 48.0 69.0 16.9
Mexico D 104 38.5 27.1 41.1 69.0 16.9
Sri Lanka D 105 38.1 45.9 22.1 59.5 24.7
Thailand D 106 38.1 54.8 53.6 16.7 27.3
Morocco D 107 37.2 45.0 36.9 35.7 31.2
Bolivia D 108 36.4 16.3 40.9 69.0 19.5
Togo D 109 35.8 34.5 43.7 40.5 24.7
Nigeria D 110 34.5 25.0 43.9 52.4 16.9
Saudi Arabia D 111 34.3 59.2 11.1 7.1 59.7
Bahrain D 112 31.9 60.6 5.7 9.5 51.9
Ethiopia D 113 31.5 30.7 30.6 33.3 31.2
Comoros D 114 31.1 13.1 58.2 42.9 10.4
Guinea D 115 30.8 19.0 56.2 28.6 19.5
Guatemala D 116 30.6 20.1 31.9 54.8 15.6
Türkiye D 117 30.5 34.9 17.2 42.9 27.3
Mozambique D 118 30.2 21.4 45.8 38.1 15.6
Uganda D 119 30.2 35.8 37.0 31.0 16.9
Gabon D 120 29.9 25.4 64.2 11.9 18.2
Angola D 121 29.6 19.4 45.8 28.6 24.7
Kazakhstan D 122 29.6 36.6 30.2 16.7 35.1
Algeria D 123 29.4 30.5 31.4 28.6 27.3
Guinea-Bissau D 124 29.2 10.6 50.6 45.2 10.4
Honduras E 125 28.1 19.5 26.2 54.8 11.7
Eswatini E 126 28.0 32.6 53.9 7.1 18.2
Mali E 127 27.0 22.6 43.2 23.8 18.2
Pakistan E 128 26.2 25.7 20.3 40.5 18.2
Congo, Rep. E 129 25.9 21.5 59.7 9.5 13.0
Bangladesh E 130 25.1 35.1 11.7 40.5 13.0
Zimbabwe E 131 24.7 14.8 42.9 31.0 10.4
Haiti E 132 24.5 12.5 50.6 31.0 3.9
Vietnam E 133 24.4 46.1 4.4 11.9 35.1
Lebanon E 134 24.1 17.7 31.3 35.7 11.7
Egypt E 135 23.2 43.5 8.3 19.0 22.1
Cameroon E 136 23.1 21.0 35.5 19.0 16.9
China E 137 23.0 47.3 5.9 0.0 39.0
Kyrgyzstan E 138 22.1 17.5 41.2 14.3 15.6
Uzbekistan E 139 21.4 26.4 25.0 9.5 24.7
Central African Republic E 140 21.2 2.1 56.4 11.9 14.3
Laos E 141 20.5 26.4 20.2 9.5 26.0
Burundi E 142 20.0 15.4 44.9 14.3 5.2
Chad E 143 19.8 12.7 49.1 7.1 10.4
Cambodia E 144 18.7 26.8 20.9 16.7 10.4
Congo, Dem. Rep E 145 17.2 4.4 41.0 14.3 9.1
Azerbaijan E 146 16.7 33.4 12.2 9.5 11.7
Belarus E 147 15.4 15.5 10.6 9.5 26.0
Russia E 148 15.1 17.1 14.8 16.7 11.7
Sudan E 149 13.2 4.3 22.9 22.9 2.6
Tajikistan E 150 11.7 14.8 19.5 4.8 7.8
Nicaragua E 151 11.6 14.7 13.9 16.7 1.3
Libya E 152 9.6 1.8 29.5 7.1 0.0
Yemen, Rep. E 153 6.8 0.0 20.0 7.1 0.0
Turkmenistan E 154 5.8 9.3 4.0 4.8 5.2
Myanmar E 155 5.4 5.8 7.3 4.8 3.9
Afghanistan E 156 4.3 5.0 0.0 7.1 5.2



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.


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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






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