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Government Efficiency

World Bank Government Effectiveness Index 2022, measuring perceptions of public service quality, civil service independence, policy implementation quality, and state credibility. Scale: −2.5 (worst) to +2.5 (best). High-scoring countries process applications quickly, publish clear rules, enforce regulations fairly, and do not make expats run in circles. Low-scoring countries combine bureaucratic gridlock with informal norms — sometimes meaning that the formal process is less important than knowing the right person.

#↑ Country↕ Raw Value↕ Score↕
1 Denmark2.3 2.3 95
2 Finland2.2 2.2 93
2 Singapore2.2 2.2 93
2 Switzerland2.2 2.2 93
5 Sweden2.1 2.1 91
5 Norway2.1 2.1 91
5 Netherlands2.1 2.1 91
5 Iceland2.1 2.1 91
9 Faroe Islands2 2 89
10 Germany1.8 1.8 85
10 Monaco1.8 1.8 85
10 Liechtenstein1.8 1.8 85
10 New Zealand1.8 1.8 85
14 Australia1.7 1.7 83
14 England1.7 1.7 83
14 Wales1.7 1.7 83
14 Northern Ireland1.7 1.7 83
14 Scotland1.7 1.7 83
14 Luxembourg1.7 1.7 83
14 Canada1.7 1.7 83
14 Bermuda1.7 1.7 83
14 Austria1.7 1.7 83
14 Gibraltar1.7 1.7 83
14 Turks and Caicos Islands1.7 1.7 83
14 Cayman Islands1.7 1.7 83
14 Anguilla1.7 1.7 83
14 British Virgin Islands1.7 1.7 83
14 Montserrat1.7 1.7 83
14 Japan1.7 1.7 83
30 Ireland1.6 1.6 81
30 San Marino1.6 1.6 81
32 United States1.5 1.5 79
32 Hong Kong1.5 1.5 79
32 Macau1.5 1.5 79
32 Andorra1.5 1.5 79
32 U.S. Virgin Islands1.5 1.5 79
32 American Samoa1.5 1.5 79
32 Puerto Rico1.5 1.5 79
32 Guam1.5 1.5 79
32 Northern Mariana Islands1.5 1.5 79
41 Estonia1.4 1.4 77
41 French Guiana1.4 1.4 77
41 Saint Pierre and Miquelon1.4 1.4 77
41 France1.4 1.4 77
41 Réunion1.4 1.4 77
41 Tahiti1.4 1.4 77
41 Saint-Martin1.4 1.4 77
41 New Caledonia1.4 1.4 77
41 Martinique1.4 1.4 77
41 Guadeloupe1.4 1.4 77
51 Belgium1.3 1.3 75
51 Korea Republic1.3 1.3 75
53 Aruba1.2 1.2 74
53 Curacao1.2 1.2 74
53 Portugal1.2 1.2 74
53 Sint Maarten1.2 1.2 74
57 Czech Republic1.1 1.1 72
58 Malta1 1 70
58 United Arab Emirates1 1 70
58 Spain1 1 70
58 Israel1 1 70
58 Wallis and Futuna1 1 70
58 Mayotte1 1 70
58 Chinese Taipei1 1 70
58 Chile1 1 70
66 Latvia0.9 0.9 68
66 Lithuania0.9 0.9 68
66 Cyprus0.9 0.9 68
69 Poland0.8 0.8 66
69 Mauritius0.8 0.8 66
69 Qatar0.8 0.8 66
69 Slovakia0.8 0.8 66
69 Malaysia0.8 0.8 66
69 Barbados0.8 0.8 66
69 Slovenia0.8 0.8 66
69 Cook Islands0.8 0.8 66
69 Niue0.8 0.8 66
78 Uruguay0.7 0.7 64
79 Botswana0.6 0.6 62
80 Seychelles0.5 0.5 60
80 Bahrain0.5 0.5 60
80 Bahamas0.5 0.5 60
80 Oman0.5 0.5 60
80 Croatia0.5 0.5 60
80 Antigua and Barbuda0.5 0.5 60
80 Italy0.5 0.5 60
87 Brunei0.4 0.4 58
87 Saint Kitts and Nevis0.4 0.4 58
87 Costa Rica0.4 0.4 58
87 Greece0.4 0.4 58
91 Namibia0.3 0.3 56
91 Kuwait0.3 0.3 56
91 Thailand0.3 0.3 56
91 Saudi Arabia0.3 0.3 56
91 Hungary0.3 0.3 56
91 China0.3 0.3 56
91 Panama0.3 0.3 56
91 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.3 0.3 56
91 Grenada0.3 0.3 56
91 Saint Lucia0.3 0.3 56
91 Turkey0.3 0.3 56
102 South Africa0.2 0.2 54
102 Jordan0.2 0.2 54
102 Cape Verde0.2 0.2 54
102 Trinidad and Tobago0.2 0.2 54
102 Romania0.2 0.2 54
102 Samoa0.2 0.2 54
108 Bulgaria0.1 0.1 52
108 North Macedonia0.1 0.1 52
108 Montenegro0.1 0.1 52
108 Georgia0.1 0.1 52
108 Dominica0.1 0.1 52
113 Ghana0 0 50
113 Maldives0 0 50
113 Guyana0 0 50
113 Rwanda0 0 50
113 Belize0 0 50
113 Vietnam0 0 50
113 Mexico0 0 50
113 Serbia0 0 50
113 Bosnia and Herzegovina0 0 50
113 Jamaica0 0 50
113 Fiji0 0 50
113 Albania0 0 50
113 Armenia0 0 50
113 Tonga0 0 50
113 Bhutan0 0 50
128 Suriname-0.1 -0.1 48
128 Brazil-0.1 -0.1 48
128 Nauru-0.1 -0.1 48
128 Ukraine-0.1 -0.1 48
128 Tuvalu-0.1 -0.1 48
128 Marshall Islands-0.1 -0.1 48
128 Tunisia-0.1 -0.1 48
128 Morocco-0.1 -0.1 48
128 Palau-0.1 -0.1 48
128 Micronesia-0.1 -0.1 48
128 Colombia-0.1 -0.1 48
128 El Salvador-0.1 -0.1 48
140 Kosovo-0.2 -0.2 46
140 Senegal-0.2 -0.2 46
140 Egypt-0.2 -0.2 46
140 Sri Lanka-0.2 -0.2 46
140 Kazakhstan-0.2 -0.2 46
140 India-0.2 -0.2 46
140 São Tomé and Príncipe-0.2 -0.2 46
140 Dominican Republic-0.2 -0.2 46
140 Indonesia-0.2 -0.2 46
140 Vanuatu-0.2 -0.2 46
150 Ivory Coast-0.3 -0.3 44
150 Benin-0.3 -0.3 44
150 Paraguay-0.3 -0.3 44
150 Lesotho-0.3 -0.3 44
150 Kenya-0.3 -0.3 44
150 Moldova-0.3 -0.3 44
150 Algeria-0.3 -0.3 44
150 Philippines-0.3 -0.3 44
158 Swaziland-0.4 -0.4 42
158 Russia-0.4 -0.4 42
158 Zambia-0.4 -0.4 42
158 Kiribati-0.4 -0.4 42
158 Argentina-0.4 -0.4 42
158 Mongolia-0.4 -0.4 42
158 Peru-0.4 -0.4 42
165 Gambia-0.5 -0.5 40
165 Mauritania-0.5 -0.5 40
165 Togo-0.5 -0.5 40
165 Uganda-0.5 -0.5 40
165 Honduras-0.5 -0.5 40
165 Bolivia-0.5 -0.5 40
165 Djibouti-0.5 -0.5 40
165 Guatemala-0.5 -0.5 40
165 Ecuador-0.5 -0.5 40
165 Solomon Islands-0.5 -0.5 40
165 Nepal-0.5 -0.5 40
176 Gabon-0.6 -0.6 38
176 Zanzibar-0.6 -0.6 38
176 Bangladesh-0.6 -0.6 38
176 Tanzania-0.6 -0.6 38
176 Uzbekistan-0.6 -0.6 38
176 Azerbaijan-0.6 -0.6 38
176 Timor-Leste-0.6 -0.6 38
183 Madagascar-0.7 -0.7 36
183 Laos-0.7 -0.7 36
183 Ethiopia-0.7 -0.7 36
183 Malawi-0.7 -0.7 36
183 Kyrgyzstan-0.7 -0.7 36
188 Belarus-0.8 -0.8 34
188 Liberia-0.8 -0.8 34
188 Western Sahara-0.8 -0.8 34
188 Cambodia-0.8 -0.8 34
188 Sierra Leone-0.8 -0.8 34
188 Cameroon-0.8 -0.8 34
188 Mozambique-0.8 -0.8 34
188 Comoros-0.8 -0.8 34
188 Lebanon-0.8 -0.8 34
188 Pakistan-0.8 -0.8 34
188 Nicaragua-0.8 -0.8 34
199 Guinea-0.9 -0.9 32
199 Palestine-0.9 -0.9 32
201 Burkina Faso-1 -1 30
201 Nigeria-1 -1 30
201 Angola-1 -1 30
201 Congo-1 -1 30
201 Cuba-1 -1 30
201 Myanmar-1 -1 30
201 Tajikistan-1 -1 30
201 Iran-1 -1 30
201 Papua New Guinea-1 -1 30
210 Iraq-1.1 -1.1 28
211 Niger-1.2 -1.2 26
211 Guinea-Bissau-1.2 -1.2 26
211 Equatorial Guinea-1.2 -1.2 26
211 Zimbabwe-1.2 -1.2 26
215 Mali-1.3 -1.3 25
216 Burundi-1.4 -1.4 23
217 Chad-1.5 -1.5 21
217 Libya-1.5 -1.5 21
217 Venezuela-1.5 -1.5 21
217 Eritrea-1.5 -1.5 21
217 Haiti-1.5 -1.5 21
222 Sudan-1.6 -1.6 19
222 Turkmenistan-1.6 -1.6 19
224 Syria-1.8 -1.8 15
224 Central African Republic-1.8 -1.8 15
224 Congo DR-1.8 -1.8 15
227 Afghanistan-1.9 -1.9 13
228 Yemen-2 -2 11
229 South Sudan-2.2 -2.2 7
230 Korea DPR-2.3 -2.3 5
231 Somalia-2.4 -2.4 3