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
(2024, 0-100 Index)		 Press Freedom
(2025, 0-100 Index)		 Political Rights
(2025, 0-100 Index)		 Corruption
(2025, 0-100 Index)
Denmark A 1 97.9 98.5 93.1 100.0 100.0
Finland A 2 97.7 100.0 93.4 100.0 97.4
Norway A 3 96.2 96.5 100.0 100.0 88.3
Sweden A 4 93.0 90.5 94.6 100.0 87.0
New Zealand A 5 92.5 93.1 85.9 100.0 90.9
Switzerland A 6 92.4 94.6 89.3 97.6 88.3
Netherlands A 7 92.2 91.5 95.3 97.6 84.4
Luxembourg A 8 91.5 94.4 88.0 95.2 88.3
Ireland A 9 91.3 91.2 93.0 97.6 83.1
Estonia A 10 89.8 85.8 96.3 95.2 81.8
Germany A 11 89.1 89.1 89.1 97.6 80.5
Iceland A 12 88.8 93.5 85.9 92.9 83.1
Canada A 13 87.5 87.0 82.5 100.0 80.5
Australia A 14 86.7 88.3 77.9 97.6 83.1
United Kingdom A 15 85.2 85.1 82.7 97.6 75.3
Austria A 16 84.7 94.2 81.7 92.9 70.1
Belgium A 17 84.2 82.4 84.3 97.6 72.7
Lithuania A 18 82.2 81.6 87.0 95.2 64.9
Taiwan A 19 81.8 81.4 80.3 95.2 70.1
Japan A 20 81.6 88.7 62.4 100.0 75.3
France A 21 81.1 79.3 79.8 95.2 70.1
Portugal A 22 80.2 76.4 89.6 97.6 57.1
Latvia A 23 78.7 75.6 86.5 92.9 59.7
Czechia A 24 78.5 78.3 89.2 90.5 55.8
Uruguay A 25 78.5 67.2 65.0 100.0 81.8
Slovenia A 26 77.1 75.6 76.5 95.2 61.0
Spain A 27 74.8 69.9 80.7 92.9 55.8
United States A 28 74.3 83.2 65.4 81.0 67.5
Cabo Verde A 29 73.8 58.8 77.6 95.2 63.6
Korea, Rep. A 30 73.6 81.1 63.6 83.3 66.2
Bahamas, The A 31 71.9 53.0 0.0 95.2 67.5
Costa Rica B 32 71.9 58.5 75.2 95.2 58.4
Chile B 33 71.5 64.7 61.2 95.2 64.9
Slovak Republic B 34 69.4 64.2 73.7 92.9 46.8
Mauritius B 35 69.3 69.5 67.7 90.5 49.4
Singapore B 36 69.1 94.4 40.0 50.0 92.2
Poland B 37 68.9 60.4 77.4 85.7 51.9
Cyprus B 38 68.2 64.8 57.1 95.2 55.8
Italy B 39 67.7 58.6 68.6 90.5 53.2
Israel B 40 66.9 68.9 46.8 85.7 66.2
Namibia B 41 65.9 60.0 78.1 78.6 46.8
Malta B 42 65.0 66.8 62.1 88.1 42.9
Romania B 43 64.3 59.8 66.6 88.1 42.9
Croatia B 44 64.0 57.8 63.7 90.5 44.2
South Africa B 45 62.2 50.6 78.6 83.3 36.4
Jamaica B 46 62.1 43.7 78.7 85.7 40.3
Greece B 47 61.5 53.9 52.3 92.9 46.8
Suriname B 48 61.1 46.7 77.0 85.7 35.1
Trinidad and Tobago B 49 61.1 40.9 83.7 83.3 36.4
Brunei B 50 60.8 71.6 49.9 0.0 61.0
Botswana B 51 60.6 58.6 55.3 71.4 57.1
Bhutan B 52 59.8 65.9 23.0 73.8 76.6
Ghana B 53 59.7 45.7 67.5 88.1 37.7
Bulgaria B 54 57.4 48.1 59.3 83.3 39.0
Moldova B 55 57.0 44.3 75.6 69.0 39.0
Armenia B 56 56.3 45.1 76.3 59.5 44.2
Hungary B 57 56.1 59.5 62.0 66.7 36.4
Hong Kong B 58 55.6 82.3 32.3 28.6 79.2
North Macedonia B 59 55.5 43.9 71.8 71.4 35.1
Panama B 60 55.1 39.2 67.0 88.1 26.0
Malaysia B 61 54.3 63.3 53.3 52.4 48.1
Dominican Republic B 62 53.7 44.9 71.0 69.0 29.9
Senegal B 63 53.5 41.1 57.6 73.8 41.6
Argentina B 64 52.5 37.5 53.3 88.1 31.2
Qatar C 65 52.5 72.8 56.1 21.4 59.7
Albania C 66 52.3 44.0 56.0 71.4 37.7
Brazil C 67 52.3 40.2 63.2 78.6 27.3
Mongolia C 68 52.2 43.5 48.7 90.5 26.0
Georgia C 69 52.0 53.0 46.1 57.1 51.9
Guyana C 70 51.9 39.3 58.5 76.2 33.8
Malawi C 71 50.6 44.2 57.3 73.8 27.3
India C 72 48.1 53.3 23.4 83.3 32.5
Gambia C 73 47.8 38.5 65.4 54.8 32.5
Cote d'Ivoire C 74 47.7 36.2 63.1 50.0 41.6
Sierra Leone C 75 47.6 26.4 66.5 71.4 26.0
Indonesia C 76 47.4 44.3 37.8 76.2 31.2
Colombia C 77 47.3 36.3 45.2 73.8 33.8
Lesotho C 78 46.0 35.7 48.1 69.0 31.2
Ukraine C 79 45.9 25.0 63.4 66.7 28.6
Tunisia C 80 45.5 44.7 37.0 66.7 33.8
Nepal C 81 45.0 36.2 52.1 64.3 27.3
Serbia C 82 44.9 46.4 50.0 54.8 28.6
Zambia C 83 44.5 34.4 54.9 54.8 33.8
Ecuador C 84 44.2 23.2 50.3 78.6 24.7
Kuwait C 85 44.0 57.3 37.7 38.1 42.9
Liberia C 86 43.8 21.2 66.8 69.0 18.2
United Arab Emirates C 87 43.8 71.5 15.6 16.7 71.4
Oman C 88 43.4 64.4 35.5 19.0 54.5
Benin C 89 43.3 35.0 51.3 45.2 41.6
Burkina Faso C 90 43.3 28.8 48.3 59.5 36.4
Papua New Guinea C 91 43.3 34.1 56.2 59.5 23.4
Paraguay C 92 43.2 33.0 54.2 71.4 14.3
Philippines C 93 43.1 37.3 44.9 64.3 26.0
Niger C 94 42.8 29.7 54.5 59.5 27.3
Peru C 95 42.5 34.2 36.2 76.2 23.4
Bosnia and Herzegovina D 96 42.2 39.1 53.6 50.0 26.0
Sri Lanka D 97 40.6 45.9 32.4 59.5 24.7
Rwanda D 98 40.5 53.7 27.1 23.8 57.1
El Salvador D 99 40.4 38.6 34.0 66.7 22.1
Mauritania D 100 39.9 31.5 68.0 38.1 22.1
Jordan D 101 39.8 55.1 26.4 31.0 46.8
Kenya D 102 39.8 39.7 44.7 50.0 24.7
Tanzania D 103 39.6 38.5 50.2 33.3 36.4
Bolivia D 104 38.9 16.3 50.7 69.0 19.5
Madagascar D 105 38.8 22.7 46.4 69.0 16.9
Morocco D 106 38.7 45.0 42.9 35.7 31.2
Mexico D 107 38.2 27.1 39.7 69.0 16.9
Thailand D 108 38.2 54.8 54.1 16.7 27.3
Saudi Arabia D 109 35.8 59.2 17.0 7.1 59.7
Togo D 110 35.6 34.5 42.9 40.5 24.7
Bahrain D 111 35.5 60.6 19.9 9.5 51.9
Nigeria D 112 33.9 25.0 41.3 52.4 16.9
Gabon D 113 31.9 25.4 72.1 11.9 18.2
Algeria D 114 31.2 30.5 38.5 28.6 27.3
Mozambique D 115 31.0 21.4 48.8 38.1 15.6
Türkiye D 116 31.0 34.9 18.8 42.9 27.3
Comoros D 117 30.9 13.1 57.4 42.9 10.4
Ethiopia D 118 30.9 30.7 28.5 33.3 31.2
Guatemala D 119 30.8 20.1 32.9 54.8 15.6
Angola D 120 30.4 19.4 48.9 28.6 24.7
Kazakhstan D 121 30.0 36.6 31.7 16.7 35.1
Honduras D 122 29.1 19.5 30.6 54.8 11.7
Guinea D 123 28.9 19.0 48.7 28.6 19.5
Guinea-Bissau D 124 28.3 10.6 47.2 45.2 10.4
Uganda D 125 28.3 35.8 29.4 31.0 16.9
Bangladesh D 126 28.2 35.1 24.4 40.5 13.0
Mali E 127 26.9 22.6 43.1 23.8 18.2
Eswatini E 128 26.8 32.6 49.1 7.1 18.2
Zimbabwe E 129 26.1 14.8 48.1 31.0 10.4
Pakistan E 130 25.9 25.7 19.1 40.5 18.2
Congo, Rep. E 131 25.8 21.5 59.1 9.5 13.0
Lebanon E 132 25.3 17.7 35.9 35.7 11.7
Vietnam E 133 24.9 46.1 6.4 11.9 35.1
Egypt E 134 24.4 43.5 12.8 19.0 22.1
Haiti E 135 23.5 12.5 46.8 31.0 3.9
Cameroon E 136 23.3 21.0 36.1 19.0 16.9
Uzbekistan E 137 21.8 26.4 26.4 9.5 24.7
Central African Republic E 138 21.7 2.1 58.5 11.9 14.3
China E 139 21.6 47.3 0.0 0.0 39.0
Laos E 140 21.4 26.4 23.8 9.5 26.0
Chad E 141 19.5 12.7 47.9 7.1 10.4
Kyrgyzstan E 142 19.1 17.5 29.2 14.3 15.6
Burundi E 143 18.6 15.4 39.5 14.3 5.2
Cambodia E 144 17.8 26.8 17.3 16.7 10.4
Azerbaijan E 145 17.1 33.4 13.8 9.5 11.7
Belarus E 146 16.3 15.5 14.1 9.5 26.0
Congo, Dem. Rep E 147 15.8 4.4 35.5 14.3 9.1
Russia E 148 14.5 17.1 12.6 16.7 11.7
Tajikistan E 149 12.4 14.8 22.5 4.8 7.8
Sudan E 150 11.8 4.3 20.0 22.9 2.6
Nicaragua E 151 10.8 14.7 10.4 16.7 1.3
Libya E 152 10.5 1.8 33.1 7.1 0.0
Yemen, Rep. E 153 7.2 0.0 21.5 7.1 0.0
Myanmar E 154 7.0 5.8 13.6 4.8 3.9
Turkmenistan E 155 6.2 9.3 5.6 4.8 5.2
Afghanistan E 156 5.3 5.0 4.0 7.1 5.2



See: Data for individual countries and underlying data click on the country name

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)

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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