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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 98.7 97.2 97.4 100.0 100.0
Finland A 2 2 98.0 100.0 95.4 100.0 96.7
Norway A 3 3 97.7 97.5 100.0 100.0 93.3
New Zealand A 4 1 95.3 94.5 90.2 100.0 96.7
Sweden A 5 4 95.2 92.6 95.9 100.0 92.2
Switzerland A 6 5 93.1 94.3 89.3 97.7 91.1
Ireland A 7 6 91.6 87.9 95.3 97.7 85.6
Germany A 8 7 90.9 89.7 88.5 97.7 87.8
Netherlands A 9 8 90.8 92.7 84.1 97.7 88.9
Luxembourg A 10 9 90.2 93.8 86.1 95.3 85.6
Canada A 11 1 90.1 90.1 88.2 100.0 82.2
Estonia A 12 10 89.7 85.5 95.9 95.3 82.2
Iceland A 13 11 89.4 93.0 89.2 93.0 82.2
Australia A 14 2 88.0 91.2 79.6 97.7 83.3
United Kingdom A 15 12 87.3 85.5 85.0 97.7 81.1
Austria A 16 13 87.1 93.8 82.8 93.0 78.9
Belgium A 17 14 86.8 83.2 85.1 97.7 81.1
France A 18 15 85.6 82.4 84.8 95.3 80.0
Japan A 19 3 84.9 89.0 69.5 100.0 81.1
Portugal A 20 16 84.8 78.8 94.0 97.7 68.9
Lithuania A 21 17 83.3 78.2 90.8 95.3 68.9
Uruguay A 22 2 82.4 69.6 77.7 100.0 82.2
United States A 23 3 80.5 85.3 78.5 81.4 76.7
Latvia A 24 18 79.8 75.3 85.5 93.0 65.6
Czech Republic A 25 19 79.6 78.6 86.9 90.7 62.2
Spain A 26 20 78.8 72.9 82.8 93.0 66.7
Costa Rica A 27 4 77.8 63.1 92.7 95.3 60.0
Korea, Rep. A 28 4 77.5 78.6 77.8 83.7 70.0
Chile A 29 5 77.2 73.8 65.4 95.3 74.4
Slovenia A 30 21 77.0 76.4 74.0 95.3 62.2
Slovak Republic B 31 22 76.4 69.0 84.6 93.0 58.9
Cabo Verde B 32 1 76.0 60.8 81.3 95.3 66.7
Bhutan B 33 5 75.0 67.4 82.5 74.4 75.6
Israel B 34 1 73.7 74.4 64.3 86.0 70.0
Cyprus B 35 23 72.9 67.4 71.2 95.3 57.8
Mauritius B 36 2 72.6 72.8 71.3 90.7 55.6
Singapore B 37 6 71.6 95.4 47.7 51.2 92.2
Italy B 38 24 71.4 59.0 73.6 90.7 62.2
Malta B 39 25 71.0 72.6 66.4 88.4 56.7
Namibia B 40 3 70.7 61.1 88.3 79.1 54.4
Croatia B 41 26 70.5 59.7 76.0 90.7 55.6
Poland B 42 27 70.2 63.0 70.8 86.0 61.1
Romania B 43 28 68.9 62.1 73.9 88.4 51.1
Jamaica B 44 6 68.5 48.9 90.0 86.0 48.9
Greece B 45 29 67.9 60.8 59.9 93.0 57.8
South Africa B 46 4 67.2 55.8 81.6 83.7 47.8
Botswana B 47 5 66.4 63.8 63.1 72.1 66.7
Trinidad and Tobago B 48 7 66.2 49.7 84.9 83.7 46.7
Ghana B 49 6 65.0 50.9 72.8 88.4 47.8
Argentina B 50 8 64.0 42.2 83.4 88.4 42.2
Suriname B 51 9 63.8 50.4 74.4 86.0 44.4
Guyana B 52 10 61.8 43.7 82.5 76.7 44.4
Bulgaria B 53 30 61.8 51.8 63.8 83.7 47.8
Hong Kong B 54 7 61.4 86.0 44.9 30.2 84.4
Hungary B 55 31 60.9 65.0 64.5 67.4 46.7
Panama B 56 11 60.8 47.1 67.8 88.4 40.0
North Macedonia B 57 32 60.4 51.0 73.9 72.1 44.4
Georgia B 58 33 60.3 56.7 64.0 58.1 62.2
Dominican Republic B 59 12 59.7 50.6 83.0 69.8 35.6
Mongolia B 60 8 59.7 47.6 63.9 90.7 36.7
Moldova B 61 34 59.4 45.2 79.3 69.8 43.3
Armenia C 62 35 59.1 50.6 74.4 60.5 51.1
Senegal C 63 7 58.7 44.4 68.1 74.4 47.8
Ecuador C 64 13 58.4 45.0 69.7 79.1 40.0
Tunisia C 65 8 57.5 55.0 63.1 67.4 44.4
Burkina Faso C 66 9 57.2 42.7 78.9 60.5 46.7
Brazil C 67 14 56.8 46.3 59.8 79.1 42.2
Malaysia C 68 9 56.7 65.6 55.6 53.5 52.2
Malawi C 69 10 56.4 47.3 66.3 74.4 37.8
Peru C 70 15 56.1 40.9 66.6 76.7 40.0
India C 71 10 55.8 50.9 44.3 83.7 44.4
Sierra Leone C 72 11 55.1 34.0 76.7 72.1 37.8
Albania C 73 36 55.0 46.9 60.9 72.1 40.0
Lesotho C 74 12 54.6 43.4 64.1 69.8 41.1
Indonesia C 75 11 53.8 47.6 53.2 76.7 37.8
Qatar C 76 2 53.7 74.1 52.9 23.3 64.4
Serbia C 77 37 53.2 50.7 66.4 55.8 40.0
United Arab Emirates C 78 3 53.2 71.8 48.0 18.6 74.4
Niger C 79 13 53.2 43.5 73.2 60.5 35.6
Nepal C 80 12 53.2 42.1 67.6 65.1 37.8
Gambia C 81 14 53.1 43.9 74.7 55.8 37.8
Cote d'Ivoire C 82 15 52.7 38.2 80.4 51.2 41.1
Paraguay C 83 16 51.5 40.0 63.0 72.1 31.1
Bosnia and Herzegovina C 84 38 51.5 46.4 70.8 51.2 37.8
Colombia C 85 17 51.5 42.4 45.8 74.4 43.3
Ukraine C 86 39 50.5 37.6 60.2 67.4 36.7
Papua New Guinea C 87 13 50.4 35.8 71.9 60.5 33.3
Kenya C 88 16 50.1 43.8 69.7 51.2 35.6
Sri Lanka C 89 14 49.9 53.7 45.5 60.5 40.0
Liberia C 90 17 49.5 31.5 67.7 69.8 28.9
El Salvador C 91 18 49.0 33.3 58.4 67.4 36.7
Jordan C 92 4 48.7 57.7 52.5 32.6 52.2
Madagascar C 93 18 48.5 32.9 62.6 69.8 28.9
Zambia C 94 19 47.9 39.2 59.8 55.8 36.7
Mexico D 95 19 47.5 34.4 51.3 69.8 34.4
Rwanda D 96 20 47.1 57.4 48.8 25.6 56.7
Kuwait D 97 5 46.5 58.8 40.9 39.5 46.7
Benin D 98 21 46.4 39.2 52.2 46.5 47.8
Philippines D 99 15 46.2 38.0 45.2 65.1 36.7
Bolivia D 100 20 45.4 26.1 51.4 69.8 34.4
Togo D 101 22 44.2 39.9 61.7 41.9 33.3
Morocco D 102 23 43.9 47.0 49.0 37.2 42.2
Mauritania D 103 24 43.2 37.4 62.7 39.5 33.3
Turkey D 104 6 43.0 43.2 44.5 44.2 40.0
Oman D 105 7 42.7 62.1 38.8 20.9 48.9
Ethiopia D 106 25 42.6 38.9 54.5 34.9 42.2
Tanzania D 107 26 42.5 40.8 52.1 34.9 42.2
Thailand D 108 16 42.0 55.4 54.1 18.6 40.0
Nigeria D 109 27 41.0 33.1 50.5 53.5 26.7
Guatemala D 110 21 40.5 27.7 51.7 55.8 26.7
Saudi Arabia D 111 8 40.1 58.1 36.4 9.3 56.7
Angola D 112 28 39.9 30.9 61.7 30.2 36.7
Bahrain D 113 9 39.4 63.6 33.4 11.6 48.9
Uganda D 114 29 39.0 44.7 50.0 32.6 28.9
Comoros D 115 30 38.7 24.7 64.9 44.2 21.1
Guinea Bissau D 116 31 38.3 19.8 63.5 46.5 23.3
Kazakhstan D 117 17 38.1 41.6 52.1 18.6 40.0
Mozambique D 118 32 37.8 29.0 53.8 39.5 28.9
Pakistan D 119 18 37.8 38.2 41.0 41.9 30.0
Algeria D 120 33 37.5 34.1 49.1 30.2 36.7
Sudan D 121 34 37.4 25.0 44.2 55.8 24.4
Guinea D 122 35 37.4 26.8 64.6 30.2 27.8
Bangladesh D 123 19 37.0 38.8 39.5 41.9 27.8
Mali D 124 36 36.9 32.1 58.8 25.6 31.1
Honduras E 125 22 36.7 28.2 37.4 55.8 25.6
Haiti E 126 23 36.3 24.1 69.7 32.6 18.9
Kyrgyzstan E 127 20 35.9 28.1 69.3 16.3 30.0
Gabon E 128 37 35.9 36.8 60.4 14.0 32.2
Lebanon E 129 10 35.6 28.1 50.3 37.2 26.7
Vietnam E 130 21 34.6 49.4 28.2 14.0 46.7
Egypt E 131 38 33.5 47.2 32.6 20.9 33.3
China E 132 22 33.3 53.6 27.2 2.3 50.0
Eswatini E 133 39 33.2 39.9 50.1 9.3 33.3
Zimbabwe E 134 40 32.6 23.8 48.5 32.6 25.6
Cameroon E 135 41 32.6 27.6 53.0 20.9 28.9
Uzbekistan E 136 23 32.0 32.4 49.4 11.6 34.4
Belarus E 137 40 31.3 27.5 42.8 11.6 43.3
Congo, Rep. E 138 42 31.2 26.7 63.3 11.6 23.3
Russia E 139 41 31.1 32.8 41.9 18.6 31.1
Cambodia E 140 24 31.1 32.1 46.9 18.6 26.7
Laos E 141 25 30.9 38.0 39.5 11.6 34.4
Azerbaijan E 142 26 29.8 39.4 42.5 11.6 25.6
Burundi E 143 43 29.6 23.1 60.2 16.3 18.9
Central African Republic E 144 44 29.2 14.5 61.5 14.0 26.7
Chad E 145 45 28.4 22.4 60.6 9.3 21.1
Congo, Dem. Rep E 146 46 25.9 13.7 51.4 16.3 22.2
Tajikistan E 147 27 25.7 25.6 43.5 7.0 26.7
Nicaragua E 148 24 25.4 21.7 40.0 18.6 21.1
Iran E 149 28 24.8 32.1 25.1 16.3 25.6
Afghanistan E 150 29 21.8 9.8 41.3 9.3 26.7
Libya E 151 47 21.7 11.8 46.6 9.3 18.9
Myanmar E 152 30 19.7 19.4 27.0 7.0 25.6
Venezuela E 153 25 18.9 0.0 40.8 9.3 25.6
Turkmenistan E 154 31 18.7 19.7 27.0 7.0 21.1
Yemen, Rep. E 155 11 17.5 11.5 31.5 9.3 17.8
Syria E 156 12 15.3 4.6 31.2 0.0 25.6



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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