Government effectiveness by country

See the United States's strengths and weaknesses

United States: 76.7 in 2025, 24th of 38 OECD members (highest first). 32nd of all 205 with data.

Highest: Singapore (95.2, 2025) · Lowest: South Sudan (6.3, 2025) · 205 countries and territories with data.

Perceptions of the quality of public services and the civil service, its independence from political pressure, the quality of policy formulation and implementation, and the credibility of government commitments. From the World Bank's Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI, 2025 revision): a 0–100 score that combines many surveys and expert assessments; higher is better.

Ranking

Latest value for each country (within 5 years).

Over time

United States: rank over time

Rank among the countries with data in each year (highest first).

World ranking (highest first)

RankCountryValueYear
1Singapore95.22025
2Japan94.12025
3Luxembourg92.82025
4Switzerland92.62025
5Denmark92.42025
6Finland92.12025
7New Zealand90.72025
8Norway90.02025
9Sweden89.52025
10Canada88.32025
11Australia88.22025
12Netherlands88.02025
13Monaco87.62025
14Liechtenstein85.82025
15Ireland85.72025
16Iceland84.02025
17Austria83.92025
18Hong Kong83.82025
19South Korea83.12025
20Estonia83.02025
21Germany82.82025
22Bermuda82.42025
23Andorra80.62025
24Greenland79.32025
25Belgium79.32025
26Lithuania77.82025
27Czechia77.82025
28United Kingdom77.62025
29Guam77.22025
30France77.12025
31Israel76.72025
32United States76.72025
33Macao76.12025
34Spain75.52025
35United Arab Emirates75.42025
36Slovenia74.92025
37Cayman Islands74.12025
38Chile73.72025
39Portugal73.32025
40Qatar72.72025
41Malaysia71.92025
42Italy71.32025
43Aruba70.92025
44Brunei70.62025
45American Samoa70.12025
46San Marino70.12025
47Uruguay70.02025
48Mauritius69.92025
49Cyprus69.42025
50Latvia69.32025
51Poland68.62025
52Croatia68.12025
53Seychelles68.02025
54Malta68.02025
55Saudi Arabia67.52025
56Bhutan66.82025
57St. Kitts and Nevis66.72025
58Bahamas65.62025
59China65.12025
60Barbados64.92025
61Slovakia64.32025
62Fiji63.22025
63Cabo Verde62.82025
64India62.62025
65Montenegro62.02025
66Albania62.02025
67Hungary62.02025
68Antigua and Barbuda61.42025
69Botswana61.22025
70Bahrain61.02025
71Costa Rica60.82025
72Oman60.12025
73Romania59.92025
74Rwanda59.72025
75U.S. Virgin Islands59.62025
76Georgia59.52025
77Greece58.92025
78St. Lucia58.92025
79Argentina58.02025
80Thailand57.72025
81Kuwait57.62025
82Indonesia57.62025
83Senegal57.52025
84Trinidad and Tobago57.12025
85St. Vincent and the Grenadines56.92025
86Panama56.82025
87Moldova56.72025
88Samoa56.52025
89North Macedonia56.42025
90Philippines56.32025
91Jamaica56.22025
92Morocco56.02025
93Vietnam56.02025
94Dominica55.62025
95Guyana55.42025
96Ghana55.12025
97Bulgaria54.92025
98Azerbaijan54.92025
99Jordan54.62025
100Palau54.52025
101Kazakhstan54.52025
102Namibia54.42025
103Nauru54.02025
104Dominican Republic53.22025
105Serbia53.02025
106Türkiye52.92025
107Grenada52.52025
108Suriname52.12025
109South Africa51.92025
110Ecuador51.72025
111Brazil51.62025
112Tonga51.12025
113Micronesia50.82025
114Kenya50.52025
115Colombia50.42025
116Egypt50.22025
117Kosovo49.92025
118Sri Lanka49.72025
119Peru49.42025
120Benin48.92025
121Mexico48.62025
122Belize48.62025
123Algeria48.42025
124Uzbekistan48.32025
125Mongolia48.12025
126Paraguay47.72025
127El Salvador47.52025
128Armenia47.52025
129Maldives47.42025
130Côte d'Ivoire47.12025
131Tanzania47.12025
132Tunisia46.52025
133Uganda46.02025
134Marshall Islands45.12025
135Kiribati44.92025
136Zambia44.42025
137Cuba44.22025
138Cambodia44.12025
139Puerto Rico43.72025
140Gambia43.52025
141Bangladesh43.22025
142Bosnia and Herzegovina42.62025
143Russia42.12025
144Djibouti41.52025
145Timor-Leste41.32025
146Gabon41.12025
147Honduras40.42025
148Laos40.22025
149Ukraine40.12025
150Malawi40.02025
151Tuvalu40.02025
152Pakistan39.92025
153Ethiopia39.72025
154Bolivia39.72025
155Lesotho39.22025
156Tajikistan38.32025
157Angola37.82025
158Papua New Guinea37.82025
159Vanuatu37.02025
160Mauritania36.92025
161São Tomé and Príncipe36.72025
162Nepal36.62025
163Guatemala36.52025
164Burkina Faso36.22025
165Cameroon36.12025
166Belarus36.02025
167Mozambique35.82025
168Togo35.22025
169Eswatini35.22025
170Solomon Islands35.02025
171Kyrgyzstan34.92025
172Iran34.82025
173Niger34.62025
174Madagascar34.52025
175Zimbabwe34.22025
176Nicaragua34.02025
177Guinea33.92025
178Nigeria33.62025
179Sierra Leone33.32025
180Iraq31.52025
181Chad30.82025
182Lebanon29.92025
183Comoros28.92025
184Turkmenistan28.72025
185Republic of the Congo28.42025
186Liberia28.42025
187Equatorial Guinea27.32025
188Burundi26.72025
189West Bank and Gaza25.42025
190North Korea25.22025
191Mali24.32025
192Venezuela23.82025
193Guinea-Bissau22.22025
194Libya21.92025
195Eritrea21.12025
196Syria19.92025
197Central African Republic19.32025
198Myanmar19.22025
199DR Congo18.12025
200Yemen14.02025
201Somalia13.32025
202Sudan12.42025
203Afghanistan12.02025
204Haiti10.62025
205South Sudan6.32025

Source: World Bank, Worldwide Governance Indicators (GOV_WGI_GE_SC). License: CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved: 2026-10-28.

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