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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		 Regional
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 1 98.6 96.9 97.4 100.0 100.0
Finland A 2 2 98.0 100.0 95.4 100.0 96.7
Norway A 3 3 97.6 97.3 100.0 100.0 93.3
New Zealand A 4 1 95.2 93.9 90.2 100.0 96.7
Sweden A 5 4 95.0 91.8 95.9 100.0 92.2
Switzerland A 6 5 92.9 93.6 89.3 97.6 91.1
Ireland A 7 6 91.3 86.6 95.3 97.6 85.6
Netherlands A 8 7 90.6 91.9 84.1 97.6 88.9
Germany A 9 8 90.6 88.6 88.5 97.6 87.8
Luxembourg A 10 9 90.0 93.1 86.1 95.2 85.6
Canada A 11 1 89.9 89.0 88.2 100.0 82.2
Estonia A 12 10 89.3 84.0 95.9 95.2 82.2
Iceland A 13 11 89.2 92.3 89.2 92.9 82.2
Australia A 14 2 87.7 90.2 79.6 97.6 83.3
Austria A 15 12 86.9 93.1 82.8 92.9 78.9
United Kingdom A 16 13 86.9 83.9 85.0 97.6 81.1
Belgium A 17 14 86.3 81.4 85.1 97.6 81.1
France A 18 15 85.1 80.4 84.8 95.2 80.0
Japan A 19 3 84.6 87.8 69.5 100.0 81.1
Portugal A 20 16 84.2 76.5 94.0 97.6 68.9
Lithuania A 21 17 82.7 75.9 90.8 95.2 68.9
Uruguay A 22 2 81.6 66.3 77.7 100.0 82.2
United States A 23 3 80.0 83.7 78.5 81.0 76.7
Latvia A 24 18 79.1 72.6 85.5 92.9 65.6
Czech Republic A 25 19 79.0 76.3 86.9 90.5 62.2
Spain A 26 20 78.1 69.9 82.8 92.9 66.7
Korea, Rep. A 27 4 76.9 76.3 77.8 83.3 70.0
Costa Rica A 28 4 76.8 59.1 92.7 95.2 60.0
Chile A 29 5 76.5 70.9 65.4 95.2 74.4
Slovenia A 30 21 76.3 73.8 74.0 95.2 62.2
Slovak Republic B 31 22 75.5 65.6 84.6 92.9 58.9
Cabo Verde B 32 1 74.9 56.5 81.3 95.2 66.7
Bhutan B 33 5 73.9 63.8 82.5 73.8 75.6
Israel B 34 1 72.9 71.6 64.3 85.7 70.0
Cyprus B 35 23 72.0 63.8 71.2 95.2 57.8
Mauritius B 36 2 71.8 69.9 71.3 90.5 55.6
Singapore B 37 6 71.2 94.9 47.7 50.0 92.2
Malta B 38 24 70.2 69.6 66.4 88.1 56.7
Italy B 39 25 70.2 54.5 73.6 90.5 62.2
Namibia B 40 3 69.5 56.8 88.3 78.6 54.4
Croatia B 41 26 69.3 55.3 76.0 90.5 55.6
Poland B 42 27 69.2 58.9 70.8 85.7 61.1
Romania B 43 28 67.8 58.0 73.9 88.1 51.1
Jamaica B 44 6 67.0 43.4 90.0 85.7 48.9
Greece B 45 29 66.8 56.5 59.9 92.9 57.8
South Africa B 46 4 65.9 51.0 81.6 83.3 47.8
Botswana B 47 5 65.3 59.9 63.1 71.4 66.7
Trinidad and Tobago B 48 7 64.8 44.2 84.9 83.3 46.7
Ghana B 49 6 63.6 45.6 72.8 88.1 47.8
Suriname B 50 8 62.4 45.0 74.4 85.7 44.4
Argentina B 51 9 62.4 35.9 83.4 88.1 42.2
Hong Kong B 52 7 60.6 84.4 44.9 28.6 84.4
Bulgaria B 53 30 60.4 46.5 63.8 83.3 47.8
Guyana B 54 10 60.2 37.5 82.5 76.2 44.4
Hungary B 55 31 59.8 61.1 64.5 66.7 46.7
Panama B 56 11 59.3 41.3 67.8 88.1 40.0
North Macedonia B 57 32 58.9 45.7 73.9 71.4 44.4
Georgia B 58 33 58.8 52.0 64.0 57.1 62.2
Mongolia B 59 8 58.2 41.9 63.9 90.5 36.7
Dominican Republic B 60 12 58.2 45.2 83.0 69.0 35.6
Moldova C 61 34 57.7 39.2 79.3 69.0 43.3
Armenia C 62 35 57.6 45.2 74.4 59.5 51.1
Senegal C 63 7 57.0 38.4 68.1 73.8 47.8
Ecuador C 64 13 56.8 39.0 69.7 78.6 40.0
Tunisia C 65 8 56.1 50.1 63.1 66.7 44.4
Malaysia C 66 9 55.5 61.8 55.6 52.4 52.2
Burkina Faso C 67 9 55.4 36.5 78.9 59.5 46.7
Brazil C 68 14 55.3 40.5 59.8 78.6 42.2
Malawi C 69 10 54.9 41.6 66.3 73.8 37.8
India C 70 10 54.4 45.6 44.3 83.3 44.4
Peru C 71 15 54.3 34.5 66.6 76.2 40.0
Albania C 72 36 53.4 41.1 60.9 71.4 40.0
Sierra Leone C 73 11 53.2 26.8 76.7 71.4 37.8
Lesotho C 74 12 52.9 37.2 64.1 69.0 41.1
Qatar C 75 2 52.5 71.2 52.9 21.4 64.4
Indonesia C 76 11 52.3 41.9 53.2 76.2 37.8
United Arab Emirates C 77 3 52.0 68.8 48.0 16.7 74.4
Serbia C 78 37 51.6 45.3 66.4 54.8 40.0
Niger C 79 13 51.4 37.3 73.2 59.5 35.6
Nepal C 80 12 51.4 35.8 67.6 64.3 37.8
Gambia C 81 14 51.3 37.8 74.7 54.8 37.8
Cote d'Ivoire C 82 15 50.7 31.5 80.4 50.0 41.1
Bosnia and Herzegovina C 83 38 49.8 40.5 70.8 50.0 37.8
Colombia C 84 16 49.8 36.1 45.8 73.8 43.3
Paraguay C 85 17 49.7 33.4 63.0 71.4 31.1
Ukraine C 86 39 48.6 30.8 60.2 66.7 36.7
Sri Lanka C 87 13 48.4 48.6 45.5 59.5 40.0
Papua New Guinea C 88 14 48.4 28.8 71.9 59.5 33.3
Kenya C 89 16 48.2 37.7 69.7 50.0 35.6
Liberia C 90 17 47.4 24.1 67.7 69.0 28.9
Jordan C 91 4 47.2 53.0 52.5 31.0 52.2
El Salvador D 92 18 46.9 26.1 58.4 66.7 36.7
Madagascar D 93 18 46.5 25.6 62.6 69.0 28.9
Zambia D 94 19 45.9 32.5 59.8 54.8 36.7
Mexico D 95 19 45.5 27.3 51.3 69.0 34.4
Rwanda D 96 20 45.5 52.7 48.8 23.8 56.7
Kuwait D 97 5 45.0 54.3 40.9 38.1 46.7
Benin D 98 21 44.4 32.5 52.2 45.2 47.8
Philippines D 99 15 44.4 31.3 45.2 64.3 36.7
Bolivia D 100 20 43.2 18.0 51.4 69.0 34.4
Togo D 101 22 42.2 33.4 61.7 40.5 33.3
Morocco D 102 23 42.0 41.2 49.0 35.7 42.2
Oman D 103 6 41.2 58.0 38.8 19.0 48.9
Mauritania D 104 24 41.2 30.6 62.7 38.1 33.3
Turkey D 105 7 41.1 37.0 44.5 42.9 40.0
Ethiopia D 106 25 40.6 32.2 54.5 33.3 42.2
Tanzania D 107 26 40.5 34.3 52.1 33.3 42.2
Thailand D 108 16 40.3 50.6 54.1 16.7 40.0
Nigeria D 109 27 38.9 25.9 50.5 52.4 26.7
Saudi Arabia D 110 8 38.4 53.5 36.4 7.1 56.7
Guatemala D 111 21 38.2 19.8 51.7 54.8 26.7
Bahrain D 112 9 37.9 59.6 33.4 9.5 48.9
Angola D 113 28 37.6 23.4 61.7 28.6 36.7
Uganda D 114 29 37.1 38.7 50.0 31.0 28.9
Comoros D 115 30 36.3 16.5 64.9 42.9 21.1
Kazakhstan D 116 17 36.0 35.2 52.1 16.7 40.0
Guinea-Bissau D 117 31 35.8 11.0 63.5 45.2 23.3
Pakistan D 118 18 35.7 31.4 41.0 40.5 30.0
Mozambique D 119 32 35.5 21.3 53.8 38.1 28.9
Sudan D 120 33 35.3 16.8 44.2 55.8 24.4
Algeria D 121 34 35.3 26.9 49.1 28.6 36.7
Bangladesh D 122 19 35.0 32.1 39.5 40.5 27.8
Guinea E 123 35 34.9 18.9 64.6 28.6 27.8
Mali E 124 36 34.6 24.7 58.8 23.8 31.1
Honduras E 125 22 34.5 20.3 37.4 54.8 25.6
Haiti E 126 23 33.8 15.8 69.7 31.0 18.9
Gabon E 127 37 33.6 29.9 60.4 11.9 32.2
Kyrgyzstan E 128 20 33.5 20.3 69.3 14.3 30.0
Lebanon E 129 10 33.2 20.3 50.3 35.7 26.7
Vietnam E 130 21 32.7 43.9 28.2 11.9 46.7
Egypt E 131 38 31.6 41.4 32.6 19.0 33.3
China E 132 22 31.4 48.5 27.2 0.0 50.0
Eswatini E 133 39 31.0 33.3 50.1 7.1 33.3
Cameroon E 134 40 30.2 19.7 53.0 19.0 28.9
Zimbabwe E 135 41 30.1 15.5 48.5 31.0 25.6
Uzbekistan E 136 23 29.6 25.1 49.4 9.5 34.4
Belarus E 137 40 28.8 19.6 42.8 9.5 43.3
Russia E 138 41 28.8 25.5 41.9 16.7 31.1
Cambodia E 139 24 28.7 24.7 46.9 16.7 26.7
Congo, Rep. E 140 42 28.7 18.7 63.3 9.5 23.3
Laos E 141 25 28.7 31.3 39.5 9.5 34.4
Azerbaijan E 142 26 27.6 32.7 42.5 9.5 25.6
Burundi E 143 43 27.0 14.7 60.2 14.3 18.9
Central African Republic E 144 44 26.3 5.2 61.5 11.9 26.7
Chad E 145 45 25.7 13.9 60.6 7.1 21.1
Tajikistan E 146 27 23.1 17.5 43.5 4.8 26.7
Congo, Dem. Rep E 147 46 23.1 4.3 51.4 14.3 22.2
Nicaragua E 148 24 22.7 13.1 40.0 16.7 21.1
Afghanistan E 149 28 18.8 0.0 41.3 7.1 26.7
Libya E 150 47 18.7 2.2 46.6 7.1 18.9
Myanmar E 151 29 17.0 10.6 27.0 4.8 25.6
Turkmenistan E 152 30 15.9 10.9 27.0 4.8 21.1
Yemen, Rep. E 153 11 14.6 1.8 31.5 7.1 17.8



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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