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GOVERNANCE FACTORS: 2026

Governance is assessed via indexes on corruption perception, rule of law, press freedom and political rights. Read more about the Governance Ratings methodology.

Data source: World Economics Research, London

Latest Ratings Update: May 2026
The Governance component data for Press Freedom and Political Rights has been updated. This has resulted in rating changes for 15 countries across our index:

Upgrades:
  • Congo, Rep. (from E to D)
  • Eswatini (from E to D)
  • Lebanon (from E to D)
  • Vietnam (from E to D)
Downgrades:
  • Burkina Faso (from C to D)
  • El Salvador (from C to D)
  • Guinea (from D to E)
  • Guinea-Bissau (from D to E)
  • Madagascar (from C to D)
  • Mali (from D to E)
  • Moldova (from B to C)
  • Niger (from C to D)
  • Tanzania (from C to D)
  • Tunisia (from C to D)
  • Zimbabwe (from D to E)

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 Grade
(A-E)		 World Economics
Governance
Index		 Corruption
Levels
Index		 Rule
of Law
Index		 Press
Freedom
Index		 Political
Rights
Index
Denmark 		A 98.3 100.0 98.5 94.6 100.0
Finland 		A 97.6 98.7 100.0 91.8 100.0
Norway 		A 95.9 89.5 96.5 100.0 97.6
Sweden 		A 93.0 88.2 90.5 93.5 100.0
Switzerland 		A 92.6 88.2 94.6 90.0 97.6
Netherlands 		A 92.5 85.5 91.5 95.2 97.6
Ireland 		A 91.4 82.9 91.2 91.4 100.0
Luxembourg 		A 91.1 85.5 94.4 89.1 95.2
New Zealand 		A 90.8 89.5 93.1 80.6 100.0
Estonia 		A 90.3 82.9 85.8 94.7 97.6
Iceland 		A 90.1 84.2 93.5 87.4 95.2
Germany 		A 90.0 84.2 89.1 86.6 100.0
Canada 		A 87.1 81.6 87.0 82.3 97.6
Austria 		A 86.6 73.7 94.2 83.1 95.2
Australia 		A 86.5 82.9 88.3 77.0 97.6
United Kingdom 		A 85.2 75.0 85.1 83.2 97.6
Belgium 		A 84.2 73.7 82.4 85.4 95.2
Lithuania 		A 82.7 68.4 81.6 85.6 95.2
Japan 		A 81.8 76.3 88.7 62.2 100.0
Taiwan 		A 81.8 72.4 81.4 78.1 95.2
France 		A 81.0 69.7 79.3 79.7 95.2
Czechia 		A 79.8 60.5 78.3 87.7 92.9
Portugal 		A 79.8 56.6 76.4 88.6 97.6
Latvia 		A 78.9 61.8 75.6 85.1 92.9
Uruguay 		A 78.9 78.9 67.2 69.6 100.0
Slovenia 		A 76.8 59.2 75.6 74.8 97.6
Korea, Rep. 		A 75.1 65.8 81.1 70.1 83.3
Spain 		A 74.0 55.3 69.9 78.1 92.9
United States 		A 73.3 67.1 83.2 61.8 81.0
Cabo Verde 		A 73.1 64.5 58.8 73.7 95.2
Chile 		B 71.3 65.8 64.7 59.6 95.2
Costa Rica 		B 71.1 56.6 58.5 74.2 95.2
Mauritius 		B 69.6 46.1 69.5 72.4 90.5
Poland 		B 69.2 52.6 60.4 78.2 85.7
Singapore 		B 69.2 93.4 94.4 39.0 50.0
Slovak Republic 		B 68.2 46.1 64.2 74.6 88.1
Cyprus 		B 67.5 55.3 64.8 54.6 95.2
Italy 		B 66.1 52.6 58.6 65.1 88.1
Malta 		B 65.6 47.4 66.8 60.3 88.1
Israel 		B 65.1 64.5 68.9 41.3 85.7
Botswana 		B 64.6 59.2 58.6 62.2 78.6
Romania 		B 64.6 42.1 59.8 68.3 88.1
Croatia 		B 63.7 44.7 57.8 66.5 85.7
Namibia 		B 63.7 43.4 60.0 80.0 71.4
South Africa 		B 63.6 36.8 50.6 81.3 85.7
Bhutan 		B 62.6 76.3 65.9 24.9 83.3
Jamaica 		B 62.2 40.8 43.7 78.6 85.7
Ghana 		B 61.8 39.5 45.7 74.0 88.1
Greece 		B 60.7 48.7 53.9 52.2 88.1
Suriname 		B 60.7 32.9 46.7 75.3 88.1
Brunei 		B 60.4 65.8 71.6 49.1 -
Trinidad and Tobago 		B 60.1 36.8 40.9 77.2 85.7
Hong Kong 		C 56.0 82.9 82.3 32.5 26.2
Moldova 		C 56.0 38.2 44.3 77.2 64.3
North Macedonia 		C 55.4 35.5 43.9 70.5 71.4
Malaysia 		C 55.3 51.3 63.3 49.3 57.1
Bulgaria 		C 54.7 35.5 48.1 58.9 76.2
Senegal 		C 54.2 43.4 41.1 56.1 76.2
Dominican Republic 		C 54.1 31.6 44.9 70.9 69.0
Armenia 		C 53.9 43.4 45.1 67.4 59.5
Hungary 		C 53.8 35.5 59.5 58.3 61.9
Panama 		C 53.7 26.3 39.2 61.2 88.1
Brazil 		C 53.0 28.9 40.2 66.6 76.2
Qatar 		C 52.9 59.2 72.8 58.2 21.4
Mongolia 		C 52.7 23.7 43.5 53.2 90.5
Malawi 		C 51.9 27.6 44.2 59.7 76.2
Guyana 		C 51.7 35.5 39.3 58.0 73.8
Argentina 		C 51.2 30.3 37.5 48.9 88.1
Albania 		C 50.9 34.2 44.0 54.1 71.4
Gambia 		C 49.4 31.6 38.5 70.5 57.1
Lesotho 		C 49.3 31.6 35.7 51.4 78.6
Colombia 		C 48.6 31.6 36.3 47.9 78.6
India 		C 47.3 34.2 53.3 23.0 78.6
Cote d'Ivoire 		C 46.8 39.5 36.2 66.5 45.2
Georgia 		C 46.4 48.7 53.0 34.1 50.0
Nepal 		C 46.2 27.6 36.2 51.9 69.0
Liberia 		C 45.9 19.7 21.2 64.3 78.6
United Arab Emirates 		C 45.9 73.7 71.5 21.6 16.7
Sri Lanka 		C 45.7 28.9 45.9 34.1 73.8
Indonesia 		C 45.1 27.6 44.3 37.0 71.4
Zambia 		C 45.0 31.6 34.4 56.7 57.1
Ukraine 		C 44.7 30.3 25.0 66.2 57.1
Oman 		C 43.1 51.3 64.4 37.8 19.0
Benin 		C 42.4 42.1 35.0 42.5 50.0
Jordan 		C 42.4 48.7 55.1 32.3 33.3
Philippines 		C 42.1 25.0 37.3 41.8 64.3
Sierra Leone 		C 42.1 27.6 26.4 54.8 59.5
Papua New Guinea 		C 41.8 17.1 34.1 58.7 57.1
Serbia 		C 41.8 26.3 46.4 46.8 47.6
Rwanda 		C 41.7 59.2 53.7 32.6 21.4
Paraguay 		C 41.5 14.5 33.0 51.8 66.7
Bolivia 		C 40.9 19.7 16.3 51.2 76.2
Bosnia and Herzegovina 		C 40.8 27.6 39.1 51.3 45.2
Kenya 		C 40.8 22.4 39.7 46.5 54.8
Thailand 		C 40.7 26.3 54.8 50.9 31.0
Morocco 		C 40.4 34.2 45.0 46.5 35.7
Ecuador 		C 39.3 26.3 23.2 38.7 69.0
Mauritania 		C 39.3 22.4 31.5 62.8 40.5
Kuwait 		C 39.0 43.4 57.3 33.7 21.4
Peru 		C 39.0 22.4 34.2 30.4 69.0
Mexico 		C 38.0 18.4 27.1 39.8 66.7
Tunisia 		D 35.9 34.2 44.7 33.7 31.0
Togo 		D 34.9 25.0 34.5 49.1 31.0
Nigeria 		D 34.5 17.1 25.0 43.4 52.4
El Salvador 		D 34.0 25.0 38.6 31.7 40.5
Gabon 		D 33.8 21.1 25.4 71.9 16.7
Tanzania 		D 33.5 35.5 38.5 41.0 19.0
Bahrain 		D 33.2 48.7 60.6 13.9 9.5
Saudi Arabia 		D 32.7 57.9 59.2 6.7 7.1
Madagascar 		D 32.1 15.8 22.7 47.0 42.9
Guatemala 		D 31.1 17.1 20.1 37.2 50.0
Comoros 		D 31.0 9.2 13.1 58.8 42.9
Honduras 		D 30.2 11.8 19.5 34.4 54.8
Türkiye 		D 29.8 23.7 34.9 17.9 42.9
Burkina Faso 		D 29.5 35.5 28.8 44.0 9.5
Angola 		D 29.3 25.0 19.4 44.3 28.6
Algeria 		D 29.1 27.6 30.5 29.8 28.6
Mozambique 		D 29.1 10.5 21.4 48.7 35.7
Uganda 		D 29.0 15.8 35.8 35.7 28.6
Bangladesh 		D 28.6 14.5 35.1 24.3 40.5
Ethiopia 		D 28.4 32.9 30.7 26.4 23.8
Lebanon 		D 28.2 13.2 17.7 41.4 40.5
Kazakhstan 		D 28.1 32.9 36.6 26.1 16.7
Vietnam 		D 26.6 36.8 46.1 9.3 14.3
Niger 		D 26.5 23.7 29.7 40.8 11.9
Congo, Rep. 		D 26.1 13.2 21.5 60.0 9.5
Pakistan 		D 25.6 19.7 25.7 23.8 33.3
Eswatini 		D 25.3 13.2 32.6 48.3 7.1
Guinea 		E 24.8 17.1 19.0 43.9 19.0
Egypt 		E 24.7 22.4 43.5 14.0 19.0
Mali 		E 23.6 19.7 22.6 40.3 11.9
Cameroon 		E 22.9 17.1 21.0 34.3 19.0
Guinea-Bissau 		E 22.7 10.5 10.6 48.4 21.4
Zimbabwe 		E 22.3 11.8 14.8 38.7 23.8
Laos 		E 21.8 27.6 26.4 23.7 9.5
China 		E 21.7 39.5 47.3 0.0 0.0
Uzbekistan 		E 21.6 23.7 26.4 26.8 9.5
Chad 		E 20.6 11.8 12.7 50.8 7.1
Haiti 		E 19.8 3.9 12.5 46.2 16.7
Central African Republic 		E 19.5 14.5 2.1 54.4 7.1
Kyrgyzstan 		E 18.9 17.1 17.5 26.9 14.3
Cambodia 		E 18.7 9.2 26.8 24.6 14.3
Azerbaijan 		E 18.3 22.4 33.4 12.8 4.8
Burundi 		E 17.8 5.3 15.4 40.9 9.5
Belarus 		E 16.0 23.7 15.5 17.6 7.1
Congo, Dem. Rep 		E 16.0 9.2 4.4 35.9 14.3
Russia 		E 13.8 11.8 17.1 11.8 14.3
Tajikistan 		E 12.7 7.9 14.8 23.3 4.8
Libya 		E 11.2 0.0 1.8 33.6 9.5
Sudan 		E 10.1 1.3 4.3 19.2 15.4
Nicaragua 		E 9.9 1.3 14.7 14.1 9.5
Turkmenistan 		E 7.7 5.3 9.3 11.7 4.8
Myanmar 		E 6.4 3.9 5.8 15.9 0.0
Yemen, Rep. 		E 6.2 0.0 0.0 17.8 7.1
Afghanistan 		E 5.8 3.9 5.0 7.2 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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