Kenya - Government Effectiveness 2005
-0.71
−0.04 from 2004
Kenya's government effectiveness was -0.71 in 2005, decreased +0.04 from -0.67 in 2004. This was the 139th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2005▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Finland | 2.12 | -1.1% |
| 2nd | Denmark | 2.11 | -7.5% |
| 3rd | Singapore | 2.00 | -0.9% |
| 4th | Iceland | 1.97 | -4.1% |
| 5th | Netherlands | 1.94 | -6.4% |
| 6th | Sweden | 1.89 | -10.1% |
| 7th | Canada | 1.88 | -1.0% |
| 8th | Norway | 1.86 | -9.7% |
| 9th | Switzerland | 1.85 | -14.5% |
| 10th | Luxembourg | 1.77 | -5.6% |
| 11th | United Kingdom | 1.76 | -5.7% |
| 12th | Australia | 1.75 | -12.0% |
| 13th | New Zealand | 1.74 | -10.2% |
| 14th | Ireland | 1.73 | 13.9% |
| 15th | Belgium | 1.71 | -8.0% |
| 16th | Austria | 1.68 | -8.9% |
| 17th | France | 1.67 | -5.1% |
| 18th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.61 | -7.3% |
| 19th | Liechtenstein | 1.55 | -8.7% |
| 20th | United States | 1.53 | -12.0% |
| 21st | Spain | 1.50 | 12.7% |
| 22nd | Germany | 1.50 | 2.3% |
| 23rd | Barbados | 1.29 | 8.9% |
| 24th | Aruba | 1.29 | 0.5% |
| 25th | Andorra | 1.29 | -14.4% |
| 26th | Cayman Islands | 1.29 | 2.5% |
| 27th | Macao SAR, China | 1.29 | 8.9% |
| 28th | Virgin Islands (US) | 1.29 | 101.5% |
| 29th | Japan | 1.29 | -4.3% |
| 30th | Bahamas, The | 1.21 | 0.3% |
| 31st | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.19 | 237.6% |
| 32nd | Chile | 1.16 | 3.4% |
| 33rd | Cyprus | 1.15 | 4.1% |
| 34th | St. Lucia | 1.09 | 190.9% |
| 35th | Portugal | 1.05 | 0.7% |
| 36th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.05 | 152.5% |
| 37th | Malaysia | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 38th | Israel | 1.04 | -16.4% |
| 39th | Bermuda | 1.02 | -11.7% |
| 40th | Puerto Rico (US) | 1.02 | 6.4% |
| 41st | Estonia | 0.94 | 3.8% |
| 42nd | Korea | 0.92 | 13.4% |
| 43rd | Czechia | 0.91 | 5.6% |
| 44th | Slovenia | 0.89 | -1.8% |
| 45th | Slovak Republic | 0.88 | 7.3% |
| 46th | Malta | 0.82 | 4.9% |
| 47th | Lithuania | 0.76 | 9.2% |
| 48th | Hungary | 0.75 | -6.7% |
| 49th | United Arab Emirates | 0.72 | 4.2% |
| 50th | Greece | 0.71 | -9.7% |
| 51st | Mauritius | 0.62 | -10.9% |
| 52nd | Brunei Darussalam | 0.59 | 164.2% |
| 53rd | Botswana | 0.58 | -2.9% |
| 54th | Dominica | 0.57 | -8.5% |
| 55th | South Africa | 0.57 | 1.4% |
| 56th | Italy | 0.56 | -11.5% |
| 57th | Latvia | 0.53 | -7.8% |
| 58th | Samoa | 0.50 | 1,893.4% |
| 59th | Uruguay | 0.49 | 62.4% |
| 60th | Croatia | 0.46 | 2.5% |
| 61st | Seychelles | 0.46 | -8.2% |
| 62nd | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.45 | -17.2% |
| 63rd | Poland | 0.45 | 1.6% |
| 64th | Qatar | 0.40 | -21.9% |
| 65th | Grenada | 0.39 | -30.7% |
| 66th | Bahrain | 0.38 | -26.1% |
| 67th | Bhutan | 0.36 | 189.4% |
| 68th | Thailand | 0.34 | 30.3% |
| 69th | Tunisia | 0.34 | -18.6% |
| 70th | Montenegro | 0.33 | - |
| 71st | Oman | 0.31 | -34.3% |
| 72nd | Maldives | 0.24 | -35.9% |
| 73rd | American Samoa | 0.22 | 276.9% |
| 74th | Guam | 0.22 | -34.4% |
| 75th | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.19 | -54.6% |
| 76th | Kuwait | 0.16 | 84.3% |
| 77th | Costa Rica | 0.15 | -29.4% |
| 78th | Belize | 0.15 | -27.5% |
| 79th | Türkiye | 0.14 | 828.9% |
| 80th | Bulgaria | 0.13 | 70.7% |
| 81st | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.11 | 506.6% |
| 82nd | Namibia | 0.07 | -46.1% |
| 83rd | Panama | 0.07 | 179.5% |
| 84th | Mexico | 0.03 | -58.6% |
| 85th | Tuvalu | 0.02 | 102.6% |
| 86th | Jordan | -0.01 | -190.5% |
| 87th | Philippines | -0.02 | 92.6% |
| 88th | Fiji | -0.04 | 91.3% |
| 89th | Suriname | -0.06 | -29.7% |
| 90th | Argentina | -0.10 | -744.7% |
| 91st | India | -0.10 | 45.0% |
| 92nd | Lebanon | -0.12 | 29.4% |
| 93rd | China | -0.14 | -27.9% |
| 94th | Armenia | -0.14 | -20.5% |
| 95th | Brazil | -0.16 | -70.9% |
| 96th | Jamaica | -0.17 | -235.9% |
| 97th | Lesotho | -0.17 | 66.5% |
| 98th | Colombia | -0.20 | 8.4% |
| 99th | Ghana | -0.21 | 39.8% |
| 100th | Viet Nam | -0.23 | 52.3% |
| 101st | Cabo Verde | -0.24 | 32.1% |
| 102nd | Senegal | -0.25 | 25.2% |
| 103rd | Vanuatu | -0.26 | -3.6% |
| 104th | Romania | -0.29 | -65.6% |
| 105th | Sri Lanka | -0.31 | 29.0% |
| 106th | Mauritania | -0.32 | 45.6% |
| 107th | North Macedonia | -0.33 | -82.6% |
| 108th | Serbia | -0.36 | -43.7% |
| 109th | Mongolia | -0.37 | 0.8% |
| 110th | Madagascar | -0.38 | 35.3% |
| 111th | Saudi Arabia | -0.39 | -1.4% |
| 112th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -0.40 | -43.2% |
| 113th | Morocco | -0.40 | -79.9% |
| 114th | Georgia | -0.43 | 23.1% |
| 115th | Tanzania | -0.44 | 28.2% |
| 116th | Algeria | -0.45 | 20.2% |
| 117th | El Salvador | -0.45 | 1.0% |
| 118th | Kiribati | -0.46 | -8.0% |
| 119th | Pakistan | -0.46 | 15.7% |
| 120th | Guyana | -0.50 | -1,136.1% |
| 121st | Indonesia | -0.50 | -2.5% |
| 122nd | Tonga | -0.52 | 5.4% |
| 123rd | Dominican Republic | -0.52 | 21.5% |
| 124th | Russian Federation | -0.53 | -8.7% |
| 125th | Cuba | -0.54 | -17.9% |
| 126th | Mozambique | -0.54 | 8.1% |
| 127th | Uganda | -0.57 | -21.3% |
| 128th | Burkina Faso | -0.60 | 13.2% |
| 129th | Solomon Islands | -0.64 | 42.7% |
| 130th | Benin | -0.65 | -24.4% |
| 131st | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -0.66 | -32.2% |
| 132nd | Kazakhstan | -0.67 | 13.6% |
| 133rd | Ukraine | -0.67 | -0.7% |
| 134th | Honduras | -0.68 | 5.1% |
| 135th | Marshall Islands | -0.68 | - |
| 136th | Peru | -0.70 | -7.1% |
| 137th | Albania | -0.70 | -70.5% |
| 138th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -0.70 | -8.6% |
| 139th | Kenya | -0.71 | -6.5% |
| 140th | São Tomé and Principe | -0.72 | -1.1% |
| 141st | Mali | -0.72 | 9.2% |
| 142nd | Gambia, The | -0.72 | -22.0% |
| 143rd | Azerbaijan | -0.74 | 20.6% |
| 144th | Moldova | -0.75 | 10.9% |
| 145th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.76 | -9.0% |
| 146th | Paraguay | -0.78 | 19.5% |
| 147th | Niger | -0.79 | -2.7% |
| 148th | Guatemala | -0.80 | 1.2% |
| 149th | Djibouti | -0.82 | -28.5% |
| 150th | Nicaragua | -0.83 | 2.0% |
| 151st | Malawi | -0.83 | 3.8% |
| 152nd | Gabon | -0.84 | 1.5% |
| 153rd | Nepal | -0.86 | 9.9% |
| 154th | Kyrgyz Republic | -0.88 | -33.2% |
| 155th | Papua New Guinea | -0.89 | -29.2% |
| 156th | Nigeria | -0.90 | 4.1% |
| 157th | Rwanda | -0.90 | -28.5% |
| 158th | Yemen, Republic of | -0.92 | 5.7% |
| 159th | Bangladesh | -0.92 | 1.5% |
| 160th | Cameroon | -0.93 | -14.9% |
| 161st | Zambia | -0.94 | -0.6% |
| 162nd | Eswatini | -0.95 | 12.2% |
| 163rd | Ecuador | -0.97 | -1.1% |
| 164th | Eritrea | -0.98 | 6.5% |
| 165th | Timor-Leste | -1.00 | -45.8% |
| 166th | Cambodia | -1.00 | -10.4% |
| 167th | Libya | -1.05 | -21.6% |
| 168th | West Bank and Gaza | -1.06 | -34.2% |
| 169th | Guinea | -1.07 | -17.6% |
| 170th | Angola | -1.11 | 16.5% |
| 171st | Belarus | -1.14 | 6.1% |
| 172nd | Syrian Arab Republic | -1.15 | -8.1% |
| 173rd | Tajikistan | -1.16 | -18.3% |
| 174th | Equatorial Guinea | -1.19 | 0.5% |
| 175th | Lao PDR | -1.21 | -17.4% |
| 176th | Uzbekistan | -1.22 | -1.9% |
| 177th | Afghanistan | -1.23 | -30.0% |
| 178th | Burundi | -1.24 | -0.3% |
| 179th | Congo, Republic of | -1.28 | -20.3% |
| 180th | Haiti | -1.34 | 22.0% |
| 181st | Sierra Leone | -1.34 | -19.6% |
| 182nd | Côte d'Ivoire | -1.35 | -5.5% |
| 183rd | Zimbabwe | -1.36 | -34.9% |
| 184th | Guinea-Bissau | -1.37 | -1.4% |
| 185th | Chad | -1.40 | -21.3% |
| 186th | Sudan | -1.41 | -21.6% |
| 187th | Liberia | -1.42 | 0.1% |
| 188th | Togo | -1.46 | -4.9% |
| 189th | Myanmar | -1.54 | 2.4% |
| 190th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -1.57 | -9.4% |
| 191st | Turkmenistan | -1.57 | -1.1% |
| 192nd | Central African Republic | -1.58 | -19.6% |
| 193rd | Comoros | -1.61 | -22.8% |
| 194th | Iraq | -1.64 | -1.0% |
| 195th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | -1.73 | 0.9% |
| 196th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -2.13 | -15.6% |
FAQ
What was Kenya's government effectiveness in 2005?▾
Kenya's government effectiveness in 2005 was -0.71. This ranked 139th globally.
How did Kenya's government effectiveness change in 2005?▾
Kenya's government effectiveness decreased by 6.5% in 2005 compared to 2004.
Which country had the highest government effectiveness in 2005?▾
Finland had the highest government effectiveness in 2005 at 2.12.
What is the government effectiveness of Kenya in 2005?▾
The government effectiveness of Kenya in 2005 was -0.71. This ranked 139th globally.
How does 2005 compare to 2004 for Kenya's government effectiveness?▾
Kenya's government effectiveness went from -0.67 in 2004 to -0.71 in 2005, a 6.5% decrease.
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