Brunei Darussalam - Government Effectiveness 1998
0.89
−0.03 from 1997
Brunei Darussalam's government effectiveness was 0.89 in 1998. This was the 36th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1998▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Singapore | 2.07 | 4.0% |
| 2nd | Netherlands | 2.00 | 3.2% |
| 3rd | Luxembourg | 1.96 | 0.2% |
| 4th | Finland | 1.95 | 13.0% |
| 5th | Norway | 1.91 | -2.0% |
| 6th | Denmark | 1.91 | 8.6% |
| 7th | Switzerland | 1.91 | 8.5% |
| 8th | Cayman Islands | 1.90 | -1.2% |
| 9th | Sweden | 1.88 | -1.9% |
| 10th | Canada | 1.88 | 7.7% |
| 11th | United Kingdom | 1.86 | -1.1% |
| 12th | Iceland | 1.84 | -0.9% |
| 13th | Germany | 1.81 | 5.1% |
| 14th | Austria | 1.80 | 4.1% |
| 15th | Belgium | 1.77 | 3.4% |
| 16th | Ireland | 1.74 | 4.0% |
| 17th | United States | 1.70 | 11.4% |
| 18th | Liechtenstein | 1.65 | -1.0% |
| 19th | New Zealand | 1.63 | -8.1% |
| 20th | Australia | 1.62 | -10.1% |
| 21st | Spain | 1.60 | -1.4% |
| 22nd | France | 1.45 | 16.1% |
| 23rd | Andorra | 1.40 | -0.8% |
| 24th | Barbados | 1.40 | -0.8% |
| 25th | Bahamas, The | 1.26 | -7.9% |
| 26th | Cyprus | 1.20 | 2.1% |
| 27th | Bermuda | 1.15 | -0.4% |
| 28th | Puerto Rico (US) | 1.15 | -0.4% |
| 29th | Portugal | 1.11 | -12.8% |
| 30th | Chile | 1.10 | -18.0% |
| 31st | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.10 | 5.9% |
| 32nd | Israel | 1.04 | 34.4% |
| 33rd | Japan | 1.02 | 11.7% |
| 34th | Hungary | 0.94 | 8.4% |
| 35th | Maldives | 0.90 | 0.1% |
| 36th | Brunei Darussalam | 0.89 | -3.7% |
| 37th | Malta | 0.89 | -3.7% |
| 38th | Italy | 0.83 | -1.3% |
| 39th | Malaysia | 0.75 | 40.7% |
| 40th | United Arab Emirates | 0.75 | -3.1% |
| 41st | Slovenia | 0.75 | -15.2% |
| 42nd | Greece | 0.74 | -12.0% |
| 43rd | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.65 | 1.1% |
| 44th | Bhutan | 0.65 | 1.1% |
| 45th | Dominica | 0.65 | 1.1% |
| 46th | Grenada | 0.65 | 1.1% |
| 47th | Seychelles | 0.65 | 1.1% |
| 48th | South Africa | 0.62 | -38.8% |
| 49th | Poland | 0.62 | -8.3% |
| 50th | Czechia | 0.59 | -5.6% |
| 51st | Bahrain | 0.57 | -27.1% |
| 52nd | Slovak Republic | 0.54 | 16.5% |
| 53rd | Estonia | 0.50 | -19.0% |
| 54th | Botswana | 0.43 | -22.6% |
| 55th | Qatar | 0.43 | -22.6% |
| 56th | Uruguay | 0.43 | -26.3% |
| 57th | Oman | 0.42 | -5.2% |
| 58th | Tunisia | 0.42 | 10.9% |
| 59th | Belize | 0.40 | 3.4% |
| 60th | Macao SAR, China | 0.40 | 3.4% |
| 61st | Samoa | 0.40 | 3.4% |
| 62nd | Mexico | 0.38 | 70.6% |
| 63rd | Panama | 0.36 | 60.9% |
| 64th | Argentina | 0.33 | 98.4% |
| 65th | Mauritius | 0.32 | 60.1% |
| 66th | Costa Rica | 0.31 | -34.0% |
| 67th | Lithuania | 0.31 | -41.4% |
| 68th | Namibia | 0.30 | -31.6% |
| 69th | Korea | 0.29 | -38.7% |
| 70th | Jamaica | 0.22 | 60.2% |
| 71st | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.21 | 301.2% |
| 72nd | Latvia | 0.19 | -61.3% |
| 73rd | Jordan | 0.08 | 358.0% |
| 74th | Peru | 0.07 | 111.4% |
| 75th | Croatia | 0.04 | -62.8% |
| 76th | Thailand | 0.04 | -80.1% |
| 77th | Lebanon | 0.02 | 118.6% |
| 78th | Morocco | 0.02 | 122.9% |
| 79th | Guyana | -0.04 | 90.3% |
| 80th | Philippines | -0.04 | 88.2% |
| 81st | Bulgaria | -0.08 | -96.0% |
| 82nd | Kuwait | -0.08 | -172.0% |
| 83rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -0.10 | 44.2% |
| 84th | Fiji | -0.10 | 20.2% |
| 85th | Lesotho | -0.10 | 20.2% |
| 86th | Mauritania | -0.10 | 20.2% |
| 87th | India | -0.11 | -2.6% |
| 88th | Senegal | -0.15 | -294.3% |
| 89th | China | -0.20 | 43.0% |
| 90th | Brazil | -0.20 | -40.8% |
| 91st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -0.20 | 56.8% |
| 92nd | Ghana | -0.22 | -82.7% |
| 93rd | Saudi Arabia | -0.22 | -19.3% |
| 94th | Côte d'Ivoire | -0.23 | 10.6% |
| 95th | Mongolia | -0.29 | 23.0% |
| 96th | Türkiye | -0.31 | -311.0% |
| 97th | Colombia | -0.33 | 29.0% |
| 98th | Moldova | -0.34 | -58.1% |
| 99th | Malawi | -0.34 | -18.7% |
| 100th | Benin | -0.35 | 8.2% |
| 101st | Kyrgyz Republic | -0.35 | 8.2% |
| 102nd | Nepal | -0.35 | 8.2% |
| 103rd | São Tomé and Principe | -0.35 | 8.2% |
| 104th | Ecuador | -0.35 | 25.4% |
| 105th | Guatemala | -0.35 | 22.0% |
| 106th | Viet Nam | -0.42 | 27.3% |
| 107th | Zimbabwe | -0.42 | -33.3% |
| 108th | Gabon | -0.46 | -132.0% |
| 109th | Sri Lanka | -0.46 | -151.6% |
| 110th | Mozambique | -0.47 | -226.3% |
| 111th | Papua New Guinea | -0.48 | -40.0% |
| 112th | Gambia, The | -0.48 | 22.9% |
| 113th | Suriname | -0.48 | 30.7% |
| 114th | Bangladesh | -0.49 | 28.7% |
| 115th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -0.49 | 18.3% |
| 116th | Kenya | -0.49 | 5.9% |
| 117th | Pakistan | -0.49 | 21.4% |
| 118th | Uganda | -0.49 | 28.7% |
| 119th | Cuba | -0.50 | 44.5% |
| 120th | Dominican Republic | -0.53 | -136.0% |
| 121st | Romania | -0.53 | -83.6% |
| 122nd | Armenia | -0.55 | -43.7% |
| 123rd | Belarus | -0.55 | -43.7% |
| 124th | Madagascar | -0.55 | -22.0% |
| 125th | Tanzania | -0.55 | 19.3% |
| 126th | Georgia | -0.60 | 5.8% |
| 127th | Lao PDR | -0.60 | 5.8% |
| 128th | Eswatini | -0.60 | 5.8% |
| 129th | Chad | -0.60 | 5.8% |
| 130th | Honduras | -0.61 | 17.8% |
| 131st | El Salvador | -0.61 | 11.5% |
| 132nd | Nicaragua | -0.66 | -16.2% |
| 133rd | Russian Federation | -0.66 | -46.5% |
| 134th | Indonesia | -0.69 | 1.5% |
| 135th | North Macedonia | -0.72 | -13.1% |
| 136th | Albania | -0.73 | -6.4% |
| 137th | Yemen, Republic of | -0.80 | -27.9% |
| 138th | Cameroon | -0.83 | 23.5% |
| 139th | Ukraine | -0.85 | -26.6% |
| 140th | Guinea | -0.85 | 27.4% |
| 141st | Djibouti | -0.85 | 4.8% |
| 142nd | Kazakhstan | -0.87 | 9.3% |
| 143rd | Cambodia | -0.87 | -20.6% |
| 144th | Algeria | -0.88 | 18.9% |
| 145th | Serbia | -0.88 | 17.1% |
| 146th | Burkina Faso | -0.92 | 1.1% |
| 147th | Azerbaijan | -0.93 | -1.9% |
| 148th | Libya | -0.93 | -5.6% |
| 149th | Togo | -0.99 | -43.4% |
| 150th | Equatorial Guinea | -1.04 | -8.7% |
| 151st | Angola | -1.06 | -22.7% |
| 152nd | Paraguay | -1.06 | -16.0% |
| 153rd | Sudan | -1.06 | -6.9% |
| 154th | Syrian Arab Republic | -1.06 | -31.1% |
| 155th | Zambia | -1.07 | 5.2% |
| 156th | Eritrea | -1.10 | 4.3% |
| 157th | West Bank and Gaza | -1.10 | 4.3% |
| 158th | Rwanda | -1.10 | 4.3% |
| 159th | Turkmenistan | -1.10 | 4.3% |
| 160th | Congo, Republic of | -1.10 | 5.6% |
| 161st | Niger | -1.10 | 5.6% |
| 162nd | Nigeria | -1.12 | -21.2% |
| 163rd | Haiti | -1.17 | -17.5% |
| 164th | Mali | -1.17 | -17.5% |
| 165th | Myanmar | -1.19 | 1.4% |
| 166th | Uzbekistan | -1.21 | -0.4% |
| 167th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -1.21 | -1.4% |
| 168th | Guinea-Bissau | -1.29 | 8.5% |
| 169th | Central African Republic | -1.35 | 3.9% |
| 170th | Tajikistan | -1.35 | 3.9% |
| 171st | Sierra Leone | -1.55 | -9.6% |
| 172nd | Burundi | -1.60 | 3.7% |
| 173rd | Comoros | -1.60 | 3.7% |
| 174th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -1.73 | -4.9% |
| 175th | Liberia | -1.73 | -0.7% |
| 176th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | -1.92 | -1.4% |
| 177th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -1.92 | 2.2% |
| 178th | Iraq | -1.92 | 8.1% |
| 179th | Afghanistan | -2.10 | 3.4% |
FAQ
What was Brunei Darussalam's government effectiveness in 1998?▾
Brunei Darussalam's government effectiveness in 1998 was 0.89. This ranked 36th globally.
How did Brunei Darussalam's government effectiveness change in 1998?▾
Brunei Darussalam's government effectiveness decreased by 3.7% in 1998 compared to 1997.
Which country had the highest government effectiveness in 1998?▾
Singapore had the highest government effectiveness in 1998 at 2.07.
What is the government effectiveness of Brunei Darussalam in 1998?▾
The government effectiveness of Brunei Darussalam in 1998 was 0.89. This ranked 36th globally.
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