Guinea-Bissau - Government Effectiveness 2023

Government Effectiveness · World Bank WGI
-1.43 +0.05 from 2022 Global rank: 187th

Guinea-Bissau's government effectiveness was -1.43 in 2023, increased +0.05 from -1.49 in 2022. This was the 187th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2023
Government Effectiveness by Country - 2023
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Singapore 2.32 8.1%
2nd Switzerland 2.13 4.2%
3rd Monaco 2.02 -1.2%
4th Denmark 2.02 1.3%
5th Luxembourg 1.91 8.0%
6th Norway 1.80 -7.3%
7th Finland 1.74 -0.9%
8th Japan 1.63 0.7%
9th Liechtenstein 1.63 9.4%
10th Netherlands 1.63 3.0%
11th United Arab Emirates 1.60 23.5%
12th Sweden 1.60 1.8%
13th Ireland 1.59 2.7%
14th Australia 1.59 4.0%
15th Iceland 1.56 -0.5%
16th Hong Kong SAR, China 1.55 -2.2%
17th New Zealand 1.53 14.2%
18th Canada 1.52 -3.2%
19th Andorra 1.48 -1.3%
20th Korea 1.40 4.1%
21st Brunei Darussalam 1.40 -1.4%
22nd Austria 1.33 -9.4%
23rd Estonia 1.26 -5.9%
24th Cayman Islands 1.24 -2.0%
25th United States 1.22 -3.1%
26th Bermuda 1.20 -1.5%
27th San Marino 1.20 -32.2%
28th Qatar 1.20 5.3%
29th Germany 1.19 -8.1%
30th United Kingdom 1.16 -6.2%
31st Israel 1.15 -7.3%
32nd France 1.14 -1.8%
33rd Czechia 1.11 1.9%
34th Macao SAR, China 1.09 -1.4%
35th Lithuania 1.05 5.7%
36th Slovenia 1.04 -2.7%
37th Belgium 1.04 -15.5%
38th Portugal 0.99 -1.4%
39th Malaysia 0.88 -11.8%
40th Uruguay 0.85 0.1%
41st Saudi Arabia 0.80 36.8%
42nd Aruba 0.80 -28.0%
43rd Georgia 0.79 21.7%
44th Greenland 0.76 1.0%
45th Spain 0.75 -18.3%
46th Cyprus 0.74 1.0%
47th Chile 0.72 31.4%
48th Croatia 0.71 22.6%
49th Mauritius 0.71 -7.3%
50th Bahrain 0.70 9.0%
51st Latvia 0.70 0.7%
52nd China 0.68 37.4%
53rd American Samoa 0.65 -2.0%
54th Guam 0.65 -2.0%
55th Virgin Islands (US) 0.65 -2.0%
56th Seychelles 0.62 -5.6%
57th Italy 0.61 36.2%
58th Indonesia 0.58 33.1%
59th Bhutan 0.57 0.9%
60th Samoa 0.49 60.0%
61st Fiji 0.49 -17.4%
62nd India 0.48 28.6%
63rd Palau 0.44 -1.6%
64th Botswana 0.43 -2.0%
65th Poland 0.42 62.8%
66th Jamaica 0.41 -32.6%
67th Malta 0.40 -50.6%
68th Rwanda 0.39 67.3%
69th Jordan 0.39 99.0%
70th Barbados 0.38 -11.2%
71st Antigua and Barbuda 0.38 337.8%
72nd St. Kitts and Nevis 0.38 -2.9%
73rd Hungary 0.37 -30.2%
74th Oman 0.27 1,176.9%
75th Bahamas, The 0.27 -36.2%
76th Dominica 0.26 368.0%
77th Costa Rica 0.26 394.6%
78th Albania 0.25 288.7%
79th Montenegro 0.25 999.2%
80th Micronesia, Federated States of 0.23 -38.8%
81st Slovak Republic 0.23 -39.3%
82nd Thailand 0.17 34.7%
83rd Philippines 0.15 141.0%
84th Greece 0.15 -66.9%
85th Kazakhstan 0.15 2.8%
86th Dominican Republic 0.13 287.0%
87th Viet Nam 0.13 -27.6%
88th St. Lucia 0.07 175.9%
89th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.07 -76.8%
90th Marshall Islands 0.07 -69.2%
91st Senegal 0.07 75.1%
92nd El Salvador 0.05 115.7%
93rd Bulgaria 0.05 117.4%
94th Namibia 0.03 -55.4%
95th Cabo Verde 0.01 -34.4%
96th Serbia 0.01 -88.3%
97th Kuwait 0.01 -93.2%
98th Grenada -0.01 -115.7%
99th Azerbaijan -0.03 20.8%
100th Morocco -0.04 56.1%
101st Trinidad and Tobago -0.04 -70.9%
102nd North Macedonia -0.05 36.9%
103rd Nauru -0.07 -134.2%
104th Colombia -0.08 -650.0%
105th Kosovo -0.08 58.9%
106th Ghana -0.09 12.9%
107th Romania -0.09 -19,942.3%
108th Kiribati -0.10 -157.8%
109th Tonga -0.12 30.8%
110th Maldives -0.13 -19.0%
111th Moldova -0.16 46.4%
112th Armenia -0.18 41.5%
113th Mexico -0.20 29.6%
114th Panama -0.21 -63.7%
115th Benin -0.22 -28.4%
116th Egypt, Arab Republic of -0.24 46.6%
117th Türkiye -0.25 -24.2%
118th Sri Lanka -0.25 35.6%
119th South Africa -0.26 -135.7%
120th Uzbekistan -0.28 14.0%
121st Guyana -0.29 -10.6%
122nd Tunisia -0.30 -14.4%
123rd Kenya -0.30 7.9%
124th Cambodia -0.31 13.0%
125th Ukraine -0.36 28.1%
126th Côte d'Ivoire -0.36 -7.7%
127th Belize -0.38 -5.5%
128th Argentina -0.38 -33.2%
129th Puerto Rico (US) -0.39 19.4%
130th Tuvalu -0.45 -43.3%
131st Tanzania -0.46 1.1%
132nd Paraguay -0.46 24.7%
133rd Mongolia -0.47 -11.0%
134th Cuba -0.48 -35.5%
135th Peru -0.49 -23.5%
136th Ecuador -0.49 -59.8%
137th Brazil -0.55 7.1%
138th Uganda -0.55 9.2%
139th Vanuatu -0.57 -5.6%
140th Pakistan -0.58 7.5%
141st Togo -0.58 10.5%
142nd Gambia, The -0.59 9.6%
143rd Bolivia, Plurinational State of -0.64 -13.2%
144th Niger -0.64 -2.1%
145th Lao PDR -0.64 -7.7%
146th Zambia -0.66 -3.3%
147th Algeria -0.67 -30.5%
148th Bangladesh -0.70 8.6%
149th Russian Federation -0.71 -2.3%
150th Mozambique -0.72 2.8%
151st Djibouti -0.73 7.0%
152nd Solomon Islands -0.73 -8.0%
153rd Mauritania -0.76 -5.3%
154th Tajikistan -0.77 -2.0%
155th Gabon -0.78 -13.8%
156th Honduras -0.80 8.3%
157th Papua New Guinea -0.80 1.0%
158th Nepal -0.81 12.0%
159th Burkina Faso -0.83 3.2%
160th Timor-Leste -0.84 -9.3%
161st Nigeria -0.85 18.6%
162nd Malawi -0.86 -0.7%
163rd Eswatini -0.88 -13.3%
164th Kyrgyz Republic -0.89 0.0%
165th Guatemala -0.90 1.2%
166th São Tomé and Principe -0.90 -8.1%
167th Cameroon -0.91 -2.8%
168th Guinea -0.91 0.7%
169th Lesotho -0.95 -7.4%
170th Suriname -0.97 -2.4%
171st Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.97 9.1%
172nd Belarus -0.99 -16.4%
173rd Angola -1.01 1.7%
174th Iran, Islamic Republic of -1.02 -15.8%
175th Madagascar -1.02 -5.2%
176th Nicaragua -1.08 -4.6%
177th Mali -1.14 0.9%
178th Sierra Leone -1.16 1.2%
179th Zimbabwe -1.17 6.5%
180th Burundi -1.20 5.0%
181st Turkmenistan -1.21 -4.1%
182nd West Bank and Gaza -1.21 -34.1%
183rd Equatorial Guinea -1.32 -1.8%
184th Congo, Republic of -1.33 2.6%
185th Liberia -1.36 5.3%
186th Iraq -1.39 -6.7%
187th Guinea-Bissau -1.43 3.7%
188th Chad -1.48 -3.9%
189th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of -1.48 -1.4%
190th Comoros -1.54 8.8%
191st Lebanon -1.58 -8.3%
192nd Libya -1.64 6.8%
193rd Congo, Democratic Republic of -1.69 3.3%
194th Central African Republic -1.74 -1.4%
195th Myanmar -1.75 -4.0%
196th Syrian Arab Republic -1.79 -2.0%
197th Eritrea -1.79 -3.6%
198th Sudan -1.98 -17.2%
199th Somalia, Fed. Rep. -1.98 2.3%
200th Afghanistan -1.99 -5.7%
201st Haiti -2.23 0.1%
202nd Yemen, Republic of -2.28 -1.9%
203rd South Sudan -2.33 2.6%

FAQ

What was Guinea-Bissau's government effectiveness in 2023?

Guinea-Bissau's government effectiveness in 2023 was -1.43. This ranked 187th globally.

How did Guinea-Bissau's government effectiveness change in 2023?

Guinea-Bissau's government effectiveness increased by 3.7% in 2023 compared to 2022.

Which country had the highest government effectiveness in 2023?

Singapore had the highest government effectiveness in 2023 at 2.32.

What is the government effectiveness of Guinea-Bissau in 2023?

The government effectiveness of Guinea-Bissau in 2023 was -1.43. This ranked 187th globally.

How does 2023 compare to 2022 for Guinea-Bissau's government effectiveness?

Guinea-Bissau's government effectiveness went from -1.49 in 2022 to -1.43 in 2023, a 3.7% increase.