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
(2022, 0-100 Index)
Press Freedom
(2022, 0-100 Index)
Political Rights
(2022, 0-100 Index)
Corruption
(2022, 0-100 Index)
Denmark A 1 97.7 98.6 92.1 100.0 100.0
Norway A 2 97.2 95.3 100.0 100.0 93.3
Finland A 3 96.7 100.0 90.0 100.0 96.7
New Zealand A 4 94.0 94.5 84.8 100.0 94.4
Sweden A 5 94.0 93.5 90.3 100.0 91.1
Switzerland A 6 92.2 95.0 85.1 97.7 91.1
Netherlands A 7 92.0 92.8 88.7 97.7 87.8
Ireland A 8 91.4 89.6 92.7 97.7 85.6
Luxembourg A 9 89.5 95.4 81.7 95.3 86.7
Canada A 10 89.2 90.6 83.9 100.0 84.4
Germany A 11 89.2 89.8 81.6 97.7 86.7
Iceland A 12 88.1 93.9 83.4 93.0 80.0
Estonia A 13 87.8 87.2 86.3 95.3 84.4
Australia A 14 86.7 89.2 76.5 97.7 83.3
United Kingdom A 15 85.7 86.9 76.9 97.7 78.9
Austria A 16 85.3 93.9 75.2 93.0 78.9
Belgium A 17 84.6 85.3 74.1 97.7 81.1
France A 18 83.5 81.3 77.2 95.3 78.9
Portugal A 19 82.9 79.7 85.3 97.7 67.8
Lithuania A 20 82.8 78.4 88.4 95.3 67.8
Japan A 21 82.1 90.4 56.8 100.0 81.1
Taiwan A 22 81.7 83.2 72.8 95.3 74.4
Uruguay A 23 79.8 71.3 65.6 100.0 81.1
Latvia A 24 79.3 75.1 83.5 93.0 66.7
United States A 25 77.7 85.9 66.8 81.4 76.7
Spain A 26 76.1 72.1 72.6 93.0 66.7
Slovak Republic A 27 75.8 67.9 83.4 93.0 60.0
Korea, Rep. A 28 75.2 80.8 66.3 83.7 70.0
Slovenia A 29 74.9 76.3 65.9 95.3 62.2
Costa Rica A 30 74.5 63.4 79.3 95.3 61.1
Bahamas, The B 31 74.2 56.1 0.0 95.3 71.1
Chile B 32 72.7 69.5 51.4 95.3 73.3
Cyprus B 33 70.7 66.6 63.2 95.3 58.9
Italy B 34 70.2 60.0 68.0 90.7 62.2
Israel B 35 69.9 75.6 47.9 86.0 68.9
Mauritius B 36 69.3 72.1 59.0 90.7 56.7
Namibia B 37 69.1 62.6 80.2 79.1 54.4
Croatia B 38 69.0 61.7 67.8 90.7 55.6
Singapore B 39 68.4 95.7 34.5 51.2 92.2
Poland B 40 68.1 63.2 61.9 86.0 60.0
Bhutan B 41 67.3 69.0 50.2 74.4 75.6
Malta B 42 67.0 71.8 50.9 88.4 56.7
Romania B 43 66.5 62.6 63.8 88.4 51.1
South Africa B 44 65.5 53.3 77.0 83.7 45.6
Botswana B 45 65.1 64.1 57.7 72.1 65.6
Jamaica B 46 64.8 51.1 73.3 86.0 48.9
Greece B 47 64.0 60.7 44.6 93.0 54.4
Ghana B 48 61.7 51.0 59.5 88.4 47.8
Suriname B 49 61.6 49.8 66.0 86.0 44.4
Argentina B 50 60.4 41.3 69.8 88.4 41.1
North Macedonia B 51 59.6 50.6 71.2 72.1 46.7
Bulgaria B 52 59.3 50.3 55.4 83.7 50.0
Moldova B 53 58.7 46.0 75.7 69.8 46.7
Hungary B 54 58.1 63.1 55.4 67.4 46.7
Georgia B 55 57.7 57.0 53.6 58.1 58.9
Hong Kong B 56 57.2 83.7 30.3 30.2 83.3
Panama B 57 57.2 44.2 56.4 88.4 38.9
Guyana B 58 57.0 45.3 61.7 76.7 44.4
Malaysia B 59 56.8 66.4 55.2 53.5 55.6
Armenia C 60 56.6 48.8 66.0 60.5 52.2
Mongolia C 61 56.5 48.4 50.4 90.7 36.7
Dominican Republic C 62 55.9 50.7 67.7 69.8 38.9
Brazil C 63 54.4 46.7 49.4 79.1 40.0
Senegal C 64 53.6 46.6 45.5 74.4 47.8
Malawi C 65 52.9 47.6 51.8 74.4 37.8
Albania C 66 52.3 48.9 48.3 72.1 41.1
Ecuador C 67 52.3 37.9 52.0 79.1 37.8
Lesotho C 68 52.3 41.1 57.2 69.8 43.3
Qatar C 69 51.9 75.0 44.7 23.3 64.4
Burkina Faso C 70 51.8 38.3 61.9 60.5 45.6
Indonesia C 71 51.7 48.3 44.1 76.7 37.8
India C 72 50.7 55.6 18.9 83.7 43.3
Gambia C 73 50.6 42.1 66.6 55.8 41.1
Tunisia C 74 50.1 50.8 37.6 67.4 44.4
Niger C 75 49.5 41.2 60.8 60.5 35.6
Peru C 76 49.4 39.6 41.2 76.7 36.7
Sierra Leone C 77 49.4 32.9 54.8 72.1 38.9
Cote d'Ivoire C 78 49.3 41.3 63.5 51.2 44.4
Serbia C 79 49.0 50.1 50.1 55.8 40.0
Papua New Guinea C 80 48.4 38.0 61.8 60.5 32.2
United Arab Emirates C 81 48.4 73.0 27.7 18.6 75.6
Bosnia and Herzegovina C 82 48.3 45.5 58.8 51.2 38.9
Nepal C 83 48.3 42.1 48.4 65.1 38.9
Colombia C 84 47.8 42.6 30.8 74.4 44.4
Ukraine C 85 47.0 30.8 52.9 67.4 40.0
Paraguay C 86 46.9 38.7 45.7 72.1 31.1
Liberia C 87 46.7 30.8 57.3 69.8 27.8
Sri Lanka C 88 45.9 51.5 31.7 60.5 37.8
Zambia C 89 45.8 40.4 50.5 55.8 41.1
El Salvador D 90 44.6 35.0 39.3 67.4 34.4
Madagascar D 91 43.9 30.2 46.7 69.8 27.8
Philippines D 92 43.6 40.4 32.2 65.1 37.8
Benin D 93 43.4 38.4 40.8 46.5 47.8
Rwanda D 94 42.8 56.4 32.7 25.6 58.9
Kenya D 95 42.7 45.1 39.0 51.2 34.4
Mexico D 96 42.7 32.0 34.6 69.8 34.4
Jordan D 97 42.6 58.1 27.4 32.6 51.1
Togo D 98 42.5 39.4 55.5 41.9 34.4
Kuwait D 99 41.9 59.6 22.0 39.5 51.1
Bolivia D 100 41.2 21.6 38.9 69.8 32.2
Mauritania D 101 40.1 37.0 50.5 39.5 33.3
Thailand D 102 39.4 54.5 44.7 18.6 38.9
Morocco D 103 39.1 48.1 28.7 37.2 42.2
Oman D 104 38.8 64.9 20.6 20.9 47.8
Ethiopia D 105 37.3 37.9 34.2 34.9 41.1
Tanzania D 106 37.1 42.2 29.2 34.9 44.4
Nigeria D 107 37.0 30.9 36.8 53.5 27.8
Sudan D 108 36.7 22.4 24.7 75.3 22.2
Guatemala D 109 35.8 25.8 34.8 55.8 25.6
Mozambique D 110 35.7 28.3 45.9 39.5 27.8
Guinea-Bissau D 111 35.3 17.9 53.5 46.5 24.4
Türkiye D 112 35.3 41.8 15.2 44.2 37.8
Comoros D 113 35.2 21.3 54.4 44.2 22.2
Saudi Arabia D 114 34.7 59.9 13.1 9.3 57.8
Uganda D 115 34.3 43.7 32.0 32.6 28.9
Guinea D 116 33.7 26.3 50.6 30.2 28.9
Bahrain D 117 33.6 63.4 10.6 11.6 46.7
Pakistan D 118 33.0 36.7 23.5 41.9 32.2
Kazakhstan D 119 32.9 41.5 31.7 18.6 43.3
Algeria D 120 32.8 32.8 31.5 30.2 40.0
Angola E 121 32.6 28.3 35.1 30.2 36.7
Lebanon E 122 32.1 26.3 38.1 37.2 26.7
Gabon E 123 31.9 32.6 48.7 14.0 31.1
Mali E 124 31.5 28.8 40.6 25.6 31.1
Bangladesh E 125 31.3 38.4 17.1 41.9 26.7
Honduras E 126 30.8 28.4 13.4 55.8 25.6
Eswatini E 127 30.5 38.4 41.1 9.3 33.3
Haiti E 128 29.7 19.7 47.7 32.6 18.9
Zimbabwe E 129 29.0 23.1 34.9 32.6 26.7
Egypt E 130 28.8 46.5 14.4 20.9 38.9
Congo, Rep. E 131 28.4 26.7 51.9 11.6 24.4
Vietnam E 132 28.0 49.1 2.2 14.0 45.6
Uzbekistan E 133 27.5 32.3 31.5 11.6 36.7
Cameroon E 134 27.2 27.7 31.3 20.9 30.0
Kyrgyzstan E 135 27.2 25.3 37.3 16.3 28.9
China E 136 26.1 51.9 0.0 2.3 46.7
Cambodia E 137 25.9 32.0 26.4 18.6 24.4
Central African Republic E 138 25.1 11.9 47.9 14.0 26.7
Azerbaijan E 139 24.6 37.8 23.5 11.6 25.6
Laos E 140 24.6 33.5 19.0 11.6 31.1
Belarus E 141 24.5 23.5 19.7 11.6 41.1
Burundi E 142 24.4 22.1 40.4 16.3 22.2
Chad E 143 23.2 19.8 42.6 9.3 22.2
Russia E 144 22.5 24.1 16.3 18.6 28.9
Congo, Dem. Rep E 145 21.6 12.6 35.4 16.3 22.2
Nicaragua E 146 20.2 21.4 19.6 18.6 18.9
Tajikistan E 147 19.6 22.7 22.3 7.0 22.2
Afghanistan E 148 18.0 13.0 23.2 9.3 22.2
Libya E 149 15.4 9.5 23.9 9.3 20.0
Myanmar E 150 14.0 16.1 7.3 7.0 22.2
Yemen, Rep. E 151 12.3 8.4 13.6 9.3 17.8
Turkmenistan E 152 12.2 17.0 3.9 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