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.






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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 98.9 98.6 96.9 100.0 100.0
Finland A 2 97.4 100.0 92.8 100.0 96.7
Norway A 3 97.2 95.3 100.0 100.0 93.3
Sweden A 4 95.2 93.5 95.2 100.0 91.1
New Zealand A 5 93.7 94.5 83.7 100.0 94.4
Netherlands A 6 93.4 92.8 94.4 97.7 87.8
Switzerland A 7 93.3 95.0 89.4 97.7 91.1
Luxembourg A 8 91.4 95.4 89.1 95.3 86.7
Germany A 9 91.1 89.8 89.2 97.7 86.7
Ireland A 10 91.1 89.6 91.5 97.7 85.6
Canada A 11 89.8 90.6 86.3 100.0 84.4
Estonia A 12 89.4 87.2 92.7 95.3 84.4
Iceland A 13 88.3 93.9 84.2 93.0 80.0
Belgium A 14 87.5 85.3 86.0 97.7 81.1
United Kingdom A 15 86.6 86.9 80.7 97.7 78.9
Australia A 16 86.4 89.2 75.2 97.7 83.3
Austria A 17 85.7 93.9 76.9 93.0 78.9
France A 18 84.7 81.3 82.2 95.3 78.9
Portugal A 19 84.6 79.7 92.0 97.7 67.8
Taiwan A 20 83.2 83.2 78.8 95.3 74.4
Japan A 21 82.9 90.4 60.0 100.0 81.1
Lithuania A 22 82.2 78.4 86.4 95.3 67.8
Latvia A 23 80.4 75.1 87.9 93.0 66.7
Uruguay A 24 80.3 71.3 67.5 100.0 81.1
Spain A 25 77.6 72.1 78.7 93.0 66.7
United States A 26 77.5 85.9 66.0 81.4 76.7
Slovenia A 27 77.0 76.3 74.1 95.3 62.2
Chile A 28 76.6 69.5 67.0 95.3 73.3
Korea, Rep. A 29 74.6 80.8 63.7 83.7 70.0
Slovak Republic A 30 74.6 67.9 78.7 93.0 60.0
Costa Rica B 31 74.4 63.4 78.8 95.3 61.1
Bahamas, The B 32 74.2 56.1 0.0 95.3 71.1
Italy B 33 70.8 60.0 70.3 90.7 62.2
Mauritius B 34 70.8 72.1 64.6 90.7 56.7
Cyprus B 35 70.3 66.6 61.4 95.3 58.9
Poland B 36 70.0 63.2 69.5 86.0 60.0
Israel B 37 69.9 75.6 48.1 86.0 68.9
Singapore B 38 69.8 95.7 40.0 51.2 92.2
Croatia B 39 69.2 61.7 69.0 90.7 55.6
Malta B 40 68.8 71.8 58.5 88.4 56.7
Namibia B 41 68.1 62.6 76.2 79.1 54.4
Romania B 42 67.7 62.6 68.5 88.4 51.1
Jamaica B 43 66.6 51.1 80.4 86.0 48.9
Greece B 44 66.2 60.7 53.4 93.0 54.4
South Africa B 45 65.1 53.3 75.6 83.7 45.6
Botswana B 46 64.9 64.1 56.9 72.1 65.6
Suriname B 47 64.8 49.8 78.8 86.0 44.4
Ghana B 48 63.7 51.0 67.5 88.4 47.8
Bulgaria B 49 61.5 50.3 64.3 83.7 50.0
Bhutan B 50 61.4 69.0 26.7 74.4 75.6
North Macedonia B 51 60.7 50.6 75.7 72.1 46.7
Hungary B 52 59.6 63.1 61.2 67.4 46.7
Moldova B 53 59.1 46.0 77.1 69.8 46.7
Argentina B 54 58.3 41.3 61.4 88.4 41.1
Armenia B 55 58.3 48.8 72.8 60.5 52.2
Hong Kong B 56 58.2 83.7 34.4 30.2 83.3
Dominican Republic B 57 58.0 50.7 75.8 69.8 38.9
Panama B 58 57.0 44.2 55.2 88.4 38.9
Georgia B 59 56.3 57.0 47.9 58.1 58.9
Guyana C 60 56.0 45.3 57.3 76.7 44.4
Brazil C 61 55.8 46.7 55.3 79.1 40.0
Malawi C 62 55.7 47.6 63.2 74.4 37.8
Mongolia C 63 55.3 48.4 45.6 90.7 36.7
Senegal C 64 55.0 46.6 51.1 74.4 47.8
Malaysia C 65 54.7 66.4 46.5 53.5 55.6
Qatar C 66 54.5 75.0 55.1 23.3 64.4
Albania C 67 52.6 48.9 49.3 72.1 41.1
Indonesia C 68 52.0 48.3 45.3 76.7 37.8
Tunisia C 69 51.6 50.8 43.7 67.4 44.4
Sierra Leone C 70 51.4 32.9 62.9 72.1 38.9
Colombia C 71 50.9 42.6 43.3 74.4 44.4
Nepal C 72 50.7 42.1 57.9 65.1 38.9
Ecuador C 73 50.6 37.9 45.5 79.1 37.8
India C 74 50.6 55.6 18.6 83.7 43.3
Burkina Faso C 75 50.1 38.3 54.8 60.5 45.6
Gambia C 76 50.1 42.1 64.6 55.8 41.1
Cote d'Ivoire C 77 50.0 41.3 66.4 51.2 44.4
Ukraine C 78 49.7 30.8 63.9 67.4 40.0
Peru C 79 49.3 39.6 40.7 76.7 36.7
Serbia C 80 48.9 50.1 49.8 55.8 40.0
Lesotho C 81 48.6 41.1 42.3 69.8 43.3
Niger C 82 48.5 41.2 56.8 60.5 35.6
Liberia C 83 48.4 30.8 64.1 69.8 27.8
Bosnia and Herzegovina C 84 47.5 45.5 55.6 51.2 38.9
Paraguay C 85 46.6 38.7 44.4 72.1 31.1
Mauritania C 86 46.5 37.0 76.2 39.5 33.3
Benin C 87 46.4 38.4 52.8 46.5 47.8
Zambia C 88 46.0 40.4 51.0 55.8 41.1
United Arab Emirates C 89 45.9 73.0 17.7 18.6 75.6
Papua New Guinea D 90 45.9 38.0 51.8 60.5 32.2
Kuwait D 91 45.6 59.6 36.6 39.5 51.1
Kenya D 92 45.0 45.1 48.1 51.2 34.4
Jordan D 93 44.7 58.1 36.1 32.6 51.1
Mexico D 94 44.7 32.0 42.4 69.8 34.4
Madagascar D 95 44.5 30.2 49.2 69.8 27.8
Philippines D 96 44.3 40.4 34.8 65.1 37.8
Sri Lanka D 97 44.0 51.5 23.9 60.5 37.8
El Salvador D 98 43.7 35.0 35.7 67.4 34.4
Rwanda D 99 42.4 56.4 31.1 25.6 58.9
Tanzania D 100 42.4 42.2 50.2 34.9 44.4
Oman D 101 42.1 64.9 33.7 20.9 47.8
Bolivia D 102 42.0 21.6 42.3 69.8 32.2
Thailand D 103 41.9 54.5 54.7 18.6 38.9
Morocco D 104 41.5 48.1 38.3 37.2 42.2
Togo D 105 39.9 39.4 45.0 41.9 34.4
Nigeria D 106 39.0 30.9 45.1 53.5 27.8
Ethiopia D 107 36.8 37.9 32.2 34.9 41.1
Sudan D 108 36.7 22.4 24.6 75.3 22.2
Comoros D 109 36.4 21.3 59.2 44.2 22.2
Türkiye D 110 36.3 41.8 19.1 44.2 37.8
Gabon D 111 36.0 32.6 65.0 14.0 31.1
Mozambique D 112 35.9 28.3 47.0 39.5 27.8
Uganda D 113 35.9 43.7 38.4 32.6 28.9
Angola D 114 35.6 28.3 47.0 30.2 36.7
Guatemala D 115 35.4 25.8 33.4 55.8 25.6
Guinea D 116 35.4 26.3 57.1 30.2 28.9
Guinea-Bissau D 117 34.9 17.9 51.7 46.5 24.4
Saudi Arabia D 118 34.7 59.9 13.1 9.3 57.8
Honduras D 119 34.4 28.4 27.9 55.8 25.6
Eswatini D 120 34.0 38.4 54.9 9.3 33.3
Algeria E 121 33.2 32.8 33.0 30.2 40.0
Kazakhstan E 122 33.0 41.5 31.8 18.6 43.3
Bahrain E 123 32.9 63.4 7.8 11.6 46.7
Pakistan E 124 32.7 36.7 22.1 41.9 32.2
Mali E 125 32.5 28.8 44.5 25.6 31.1
Zimbabwe E 126 31.4 23.1 44.2 32.6 26.7
Lebanon E 127 30.8 26.3 32.9 37.2 26.7
Haiti E 128 30.7 19.7 51.7 32.6 18.9
Congo, Rep. E 129 30.6 26.7 60.6 11.6 24.4
Bangladesh E 130 30.4 38.4 13.7 41.9 26.7
Vietnam E 131 29.1 49.1 6.6 14.0 45.6
Cameroon E 132 28.6 27.7 37.0 20.9 30.0
Kyrgyzstan E 133 28.5 25.3 42.6 16.3 28.9
China E 134 28.0 51.9 8.0 2.3 46.7
Egypt E 135 27.8 46.5 10.3 20.9 38.9
Central African Republic E 136 27.5 11.9 57.3 14.0 26.7
Uzbekistan E 137 26.3 32.3 26.7 11.6 36.7
Burundi E 138 25.9 22.1 46.1 16.3 22.2
Laos E 139 25.4 33.5 22.0 11.6 31.1
Chad E 140 25.1 19.8 50.2 9.3 22.2
Cambodia E 141 25.0 32.0 22.7 18.6 24.4
Congo, Dem. Rep E 142 23.4 12.6 42.3 16.3 22.2
Belarus E 143 22.8 23.5 12.6 11.6 41.1
Russia E 144 22.6 24.1 16.7 18.6 28.9
Azerbaijan E 145 22.3 37.8 14.2 11.6 25.6
Tajikistan E 146 19.4 22.7 21.3 7.0 22.2
Nicaragua E 147 19.2 21.4 15.8 18.6 18.9
Libya E 148 17.2 9.5 31.1 9.3 20.0
Myanmar E 149 14.5 16.1 9.4 7.0 22.2
Yemen, Rep. E 150 14.3 8.4 21.8 9.3 17.8
Afghanistan E 151 12.8 13.0 2.3 9.3 22.2
Turkmenistan E 152 12.8 17.0 6.2 7.0 20.0



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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