Guinea-Bissau - Government Effectiveness 2025
-1.39
+0.05 from 2024
Guinea-Bissau's government effectiveness was -1.39 in 2025. This was the 184th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2025▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Singapore | 2.26 | -2.6% |
| 2nd | Switzerland | 2.22 | 3.9% |
| 3rd | Monaco | 2.14 | 5.8% |
| 4th | Denmark | 2.11 | 4.7% |
| 5th | Luxembourg | 1.94 | 1.2% |
| 6th | Norway | 1.85 | 2.8% |
| 7th | Ireland | 1.77 | 11.3% |
| 8th | Japan | 1.64 | 0.3% |
| 9th | Iceland | 1.63 | 4.6% |
| 10th | Finland | 1.61 | -7.3% |
| 11th | United Arab Emirates | 1.57 | -2.1% |
| 12th | Australia | 1.56 | -1.7% |
| 13th | Sweden | 1.53 | -4.6% |
| 14th | Qatar | 1.50 | 25.0% |
| 15th | Netherlands | 1.50 | -7.9% |
| 16th | Brunei Darussalam | 1.49 | 6.5% |
| 17th | Liechtenstein | 1.47 | -9.6% |
| 18th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.46 | -6.2% |
| 19th | Canada | 1.43 | -5.7% |
| 20th | Korea | 1.41 | 0.6% |
| 21st | Estonia | 1.39 | 10.3% |
| 22nd | Cayman Islands | 1.35 | 9.3% |
| 23rd | San Marino | 1.32 | 9.6% |
| 24th | New Zealand | 1.31 | -14.5% |
| 25th | Austria | 1.29 | -2.4% |
| 26th | Andorra | 1.26 | -14.5% |
| 27th | Czechia | 1.25 | 12.2% |
| 28th | Israel | 1.15 | 0.7% |
| 29th | Bermuda | 1.15 | -4.4% |
| 30th | Belgium | 1.11 | 6.7% |
| 31st | United States | 1.10 | -9.4% |
| 32nd | Macao SAR, China | 1.08 | -0.9% |
| 33rd | Saudi Arabia | 1.06 | 33.0% |
| 34th | Slovenia | 1.06 | 1.9% |
| 35th | Germany | 1.06 | -10.8% |
| 36th | France | 1.05 | -8.6% |
| 37th | Lithuania | 1.04 | -0.7% |
| 38th | United Kingdom | 1.02 | -12.5% |
| 39th | Bahrain | 0.99 | 42.3% |
| 40th | Uruguay | 0.99 | 16.2% |
| 41st | Guam | 0.93 | 41.5% |
| 42nd | Portugal | 0.90 | -8.6% |
| 43rd | Malaysia | 0.88 | 0.1% |
| 44th | Aruba | 0.87 | 9.1% |
| 45th | Bhutan | 0.83 | 47.0% |
| 46th | Croatia | 0.81 | 14.1% |
| 47th | Indonesia | 0.76 | 31.8% |
| 48th | American Samoa | 0.76 | 16.5% |
| 49th | Greenland | 0.74 | -2.9% |
| 50th | Spain | 0.73 | -2.4% |
| 51st | Georgia | 0.70 | -11.3% |
| 52nd | Seychelles | 0.69 | 10.9% |
| 53rd | China | 0.68 | 0.4% |
| 54th | Mauritius | 0.64 | -9.2% |
| 55th | Italy | 0.60 | -1.4% |
| 56th | Virgin Islands (US) | 0.60 | -8.5% |
| 57th | India | 0.59 | 24.9% |
| 58th | Cyprus | 0.57 | -22.2% |
| 59th | Palau | 0.57 | 29.2% |
| 60th | Chile | 0.50 | -29.7% |
| 61st | Botswana | 0.50 | 16.1% |
| 62nd | Jordan | 0.48 | 23.7% |
| 63rd | Latvia | 0.47 | -32.4% |
| 64th | Rwanda | 0.46 | 19.1% |
| 65th | Hungary | 0.43 | 16.6% |
| 66th | Fiji | 0.40 | -17.7% |
| 67th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.39 | 68.5% |
| 68th | Jamaica | 0.39 | -5.3% |
| 69th | Samoa | 0.38 | -22.5% |
| 70th | Malta | 0.36 | -10.1% |
| 71st | Dominica | 0.36 | 36.3% |
| 72nd | Dominican Republic | 0.35 | 176.1% |
| 73rd | Albania | 0.35 | 39.8% |
| 74th | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.32 | -16.0% |
| 75th | Barbados | 0.29 | -23.0% |
| 76th | Marshall Islands | 0.29 | 311.7% |
| 77th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.27 | -29.8% |
| 78th | Bahamas, The | 0.26 | -3.6% |
| 79th | Poland | 0.26 | -39.5% |
| 80th | Greece | 0.23 | 54.2% |
| 81st | Viet Nam | 0.22 | 77.5% |
| 82nd | Senegal | 0.19 | 174.1% |
| 83rd | Montenegro | 0.18 | -26.3% |
| 84th | Kazakhstan | 0.18 | 19.9% |
| 85th | El Salvador | 0.16 | 217.6% |
| 86th | Philippines | 0.15 | -2.7% |
| 87th | Slovak Republic | 0.12 | -45.8% |
| 88th | Oman | 0.11 | -59.3% |
| 89th | Kuwait | 0.11 | 1,348.2% |
| 90th | Thailand | 0.10 | -44.4% |
| 91st | Azerbaijan | 0.09 | 385.8% |
| 92nd | Costa Rica | 0.09 | -66.0% |
| 93rd | Grenada | 0.09 | 1,516.8% |
| 94th | Morocco | 0.07 | 292.4% |
| 95th | Serbia | 0.07 | 789.4% |
| 96th | Romania | 0.06 | 165.6% |
| 97th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.06 | -19.5% |
| 98th | Nauru | 0.04 | 164.6% |
| 99th | Kosovo | 0.04 | 150.3% |
| 100th | Kiribati | 0.03 | 127.8% |
| 101st | Ghana | 0.02 | 123.3% |
| 102nd | Maldives | 0.02 | 114.8% |
| 103rd | Namibia | 0.01 | -68.6% |
| 104th | Benin | -0.02 | 92.5% |
| 105th | Uzbekistan | -0.05 | 81.9% |
| 106th | North Macedonia | -0.06 | -8.5% |
| 107th | Moldova | -0.07 | 60.3% |
| 108th | Colombia | -0.10 | -29.8% |
| 109th | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.12 | -164.9% |
| 110th | Cambodia | -0.15 | 51.7% |
| 111th | Guyana | -0.18 | 38.9% |
| 112th | Cabo Verde | -0.18 | -1,420.5% |
| 113th | Belize | -0.19 | 48.3% |
| 114th | Mexico | -0.20 | 0.2% |
| 115th | Tanzania | -0.20 | 55.9% |
| 116th | Bulgaria | -0.21 | -549.4% |
| 117th | Kenya | -0.22 | 27.0% |
| 118th | Côte d'Ivoire | -0.22 | 37.7% |
| 119th | Armenia | -0.23 | -26.5% |
| 120th | St. Lucia | -0.28 | -472.7% |
| 121st | Tuvalu | -0.31 | 31.1% |
| 122nd | Tonga | -0.33 | -189.1% |
| 123rd | Türkiye | -0.35 | -40.2% |
| 124th | Panama | -0.35 | -69.1% |
| 125th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -0.36 | -50.3% |
| 126th | Togo | -0.37 | 35.5% |
| 127th | Ecuador | -0.41 | 16.4% |
| 128th | Sri Lanka | -0.42 | -66.4% |
| 129th | South Africa | -0.42 | -64.4% |
| 130th | Tunisia | -0.44 | -46.8% |
| 131st | Ukraine | -0.46 | -29.0% |
| 132nd | Lao PDR | -0.49 | 24.3% |
| 133rd | Pakistan | -0.50 | 14.3% |
| 134th | Gambia, The | -0.50 | 15.1% |
| 135th | Argentina | -0.50 | -33.1% |
| 136th | Paraguay | -0.50 | -8.8% |
| 137th | Niger | -0.51 | 20.4% |
| 138th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -0.51 | 20.0% |
| 139th | Uganda | -0.52 | 5.3% |
| 140th | Tajikistan | -0.53 | 30.9% |
| 141st | Puerto Rico (US) | -0.56 | -43.7% |
| 142nd | Gabon | -0.58 | 25.4% |
| 143rd | Cuba | -0.59 | -23.8% |
| 144th | Zambia | -0.60 | 8.9% |
| 145th | Mongolia | -0.61 | -28.3% |
| 146th | Mozambique | -0.61 | 14.6% |
| 147th | Vanuatu | -0.61 | -8.1% |
| 148th | Solomon Islands | -0.64 | 12.7% |
| 149th | Algeria | -0.65 | 2.5% |
| 150th | Peru | -0.66 | -33.3% |
| 151st | Bangladesh | -0.68 | 2.8% |
| 152nd | Nepal | -0.69 | 14.3% |
| 153rd | Nigeria | -0.72 | 14.9% |
| 154th | Djibouti | -0.73 | 0.6% |
| 155th | Brazil | -0.76 | -39.9% |
| 156th | Timor-Leste | -0.79 | 6.3% |
| 157th | Mauritania | -0.82 | -7.4% |
| 158th | Papua New Guinea | -0.82 | -2.8% |
| 159th | Burkina Faso | -0.88 | -6.8% |
| 160th | Madagascar | -0.88 | 13.5% |
| 161st | Malawi | -0.89 | -3.2% |
| 162nd | Cameroon | -0.91 | -0.4% |
| 163rd | Angola | -0.92 | 8.7% |
| 164th | Lesotho | -0.94 | 1.6% |
| 165th | Guinea | -0.94 | -3.5% |
| 166th | São Tomé and Principe | -0.96 | -6.4% |
| 167th | Eswatini | -0.97 | -9.6% |
| 168th | Honduras | -0.98 | -23.1% |
| 169th | Guatemala | -1.02 | -13.7% |
| 170th | Kyrgyz Republic | -1.03 | -15.2% |
| 171st | Zimbabwe | -1.12 | 3.9% |
| 172nd | Burundi | -1.14 | 4.6% |
| 173rd | Russian Federation | -1.16 | -63.5% |
| 174th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -1.17 | -14.1% |
| 175th | Sierra Leone | -1.17 | -1.3% |
| 176th | Suriname | -1.18 | -21.8% |
| 177th | Mali | -1.18 | -3.8% |
| 178th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -1.18 | -22.2% |
| 179th | Turkmenistan | -1.28 | -6.0% |
| 180th | Nicaragua | -1.28 | -18.1% |
| 181st | West Bank and Gaza | -1.31 | -8.3% |
| 182nd | Chad | -1.36 | 8.1% |
| 183rd | Liberia | -1.37 | -0.9% |
| 184th | Guinea-Bissau | -1.39 | 3.3% |
| 185th | Iraq | -1.39 | 0.1% |
| 186th | Belarus | -1.39 | -40.5% |
| 187th | Equatorial Guinea | -1.47 | -11.1% |
| 188th | Congo, Republic of | -1.49 | -11.7% |
| 189th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | -1.52 | -2.5% |
| 190th | Comoros | -1.53 | 0.5% |
| 191st | Libya | -1.60 | 2.0% |
| 192nd | Central African Republic | -1.68 | 3.1% |
| 193rd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -1.75 | -3.4% |
| 194th | Eritrea | -1.76 | 1.8% |
| 195th | Syrian Arab Republic | -1.80 | -0.4% |
| 196th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -1.82 | 8.1% |
| 197th | Lebanon | -1.99 | -26.0% |
| 198th | Sudan | -2.02 | -2.1% |
| 199th | Myanmar | -2.13 | -21.6% |
| 200th | Yemen, Republic of | -2.21 | 2.9% |
| 201st | Afghanistan | -2.22 | -11.5% |
| 202nd | Haiti | -2.34 | -5.3% |
| 203rd | South Sudan | -2.35 | -0.9% |
FAQ
What was Guinea-Bissau's government effectiveness in 2025?▾
Guinea-Bissau's government effectiveness in 2025 was -1.39. This ranked 184th globally.
How did Guinea-Bissau's government effectiveness change in 2025?▾
Guinea-Bissau's government effectiveness increased by 3.3% in 2025 compared to 2024.
Which country had the highest government effectiveness in 2025?▾
Singapore had the highest government effectiveness in 2025 at 2.26.
What is the government effectiveness of Guinea-Bissau in 2025?▾
The government effectiveness of Guinea-Bissau in 2025 was -1.39. This ranked 184th globally.
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