New Zealand - Government Effectiveness 2021
1.31
−0.23 from 2020
New Zealand's government effectiveness was 1.31 in 2021, decreased +0.23 from 1.54 in 2020. This was the 25th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2021▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Singapore | 2.25 | -1.6% |
| 2nd | Monaco | 2.03 | -0.1% |
| 3rd | Switzerland | 1.99 | 1.0% |
| 4th | Denmark | 1.96 | 6.5% |
| 5th | Finland | 1.92 | 0.9% |
| 6th | Norway | 1.80 | -4.9% |
| 7th | Andorra | 1.75 | 0.0% |
| 8th | San Marino | 1.75 | 0.0% |
| 9th | Netherlands | 1.73 | -4.4% |
| 10th | Luxembourg | 1.68 | -6.4% |
| 11th | Sweden | 1.61 | -3.6% |
| 12th | Iceland | 1.59 | 8.0% |
| 13th | Canada | 1.56 | -2.3% |
| 14th | Austria | 1.53 | -4.8% |
| 15th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.49 | -8.1% |
| 16th | Australia | 1.47 | -6.5% |
| 17th | Bermuda | 1.47 | 0.1% |
| 18th | Liechtenstein | 1.46 | -16.8% |
| 19th | Ireland | 1.46 | 2.0% |
| 20th | Brunei Darussalam | 1.41 | 1.7% |
| 21st | Korea | 1.37 | -0.3% |
| 22nd | United Arab Emirates | 1.36 | 6.1% |
| 23rd | Japan | 1.36 | -12.0% |
| 24th | Estonia | 1.34 | 3.4% |
| 25th | New Zealand | 1.31 | -15.1% |
| 26th | United States | 1.30 | 1.8% |
| 27th | Germany | 1.29 | -1.9% |
| 28th | Israel | 1.25 | 18.9% |
| 29th | Cayman Islands | 1.24 | 15.3% |
| 30th | United Kingdom | 1.24 | -6.9% |
| 31st | France | 1.23 | 2.0% |
| 32nd | Slovenia | 1.14 | 1.4% |
| 33rd | Belgium | 1.09 | 0.7% |
| 34th | Aruba | 1.08 | 0.8% |
| 35th | Macao SAR, China | 1.08 | 0.8% |
| 36th | Qatar | 1.08 | 24.1% |
| 37th | Czechia | 1.07 | 17.4% |
| 38th | Lithuania | 1.02 | 0.3% |
| 39th | Malaysia | 0.95 | -6.8% |
| 40th | Portugal | 0.95 | -2.8% |
| 41st | Spain | 0.91 | 6.3% |
| 42nd | Seychelles | 0.90 | 32.5% |
| 43rd | Malta | 0.85 | -14.2% |
| 44th | Latvia | 0.83 | -0.6% |
| 45th | Mauritius | 0.81 | -4.6% |
| 46th | China | 0.81 | 25.5% |
| 47th | Uruguay | 0.80 | 9.5% |
| 48th | Greenland | 0.75 | -2.4% |
| 49th | Bhutan | 0.71 | 132.7% |
| 50th | Cyprus | 0.70 | -16.9% |
| 51st | Bahrain | 0.68 | 74.8% |
| 52nd | Fiji | 0.66 | 11.8% |
| 53rd | American Samoa | 0.64 | 1.0% |
| 54th | Guam | 0.64 | 1.0% |
| 55th | Virgin Islands (US) | 0.64 | 1.0% |
| 56th | Georgia | 0.62 | -14.0% |
| 57th | Hungary | 0.60 | 10.8% |
| 58th | Chile | 0.59 | -16.3% |
| 59th | Croatia | 0.55 | 30.0% |
| 60th | Barbados | 0.50 | 12.2% |
| 61st | Slovak Republic | 0.49 | -2.3% |
| 62nd | Saudi Arabia | 0.46 | 309.0% |
| 63rd | Maldives | 0.44 | 578.3% |
| 64th | Bahamas, The | 0.42 | 3.6% |
| 65th | Greece | 0.41 | 0.8% |
| 66th | Samoa | 0.38 | -30.3% |
| 67th | Jamaica | 0.38 | -28.7% |
| 68th | Palau | 0.37 | -5.2% |
| 69th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.36 | -42.9% |
| 70th | Indonesia | 0.35 | 9.3% |
| 71st | Italy | 0.33 | -9.8% |
| 72nd | Botswana | 0.32 | 92.8% |
| 73rd | Tonga | 0.31 | 10.7% |
| 74th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.31 | -0.2% |
| 75th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.30 | -14.7% |
| 76th | Poland | 0.25 | -21.6% |
| 77th | India | 0.25 | -33.5% |
| 78th | Viet Nam | 0.24 | 25.8% |
| 79th | Rwanda | 0.23 | -17.0% |
| 80th | Costa Rica | 0.22 | 13.4% |
| 81st | Thailand | 0.22 | 9.0% |
| 82nd | Azerbaijan | 0.21 | 237.5% |
| 83rd | Jordan | 0.19 | 104.9% |
| 84th | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.15 | -10.9% |
| 85th | Panama | 0.12 | -24.9% |
| 86th | Kiribati | 0.09 | -30.2% |
| 87th | Nauru | 0.09 | -36.3% |
| 88th | Namibia | 0.04 | -25.3% |
| 89th | Philippines | 0.03 | -48.7% |
| 90th | Kazakhstan | 0.03 | -71.9% |
| 91st | Senegal | 0.02 | 141.2% |
| 92nd | Marshall Islands | 0.02 | -80.5% |
| 93rd | Grenada | 0.02 | 728.2% |
| 94th | Serbia | 0.01 | 128.8% |
| 95th | Cabo Verde | 0.00 | -99.1% |
| 96th | Dominican Republic | 0.00 | 99.1% |
| 97th | Montenegro | -0.03 | 71.4% |
| 98th | Albania | -0.04 | 76.8% |
| 99th | Colombia | -0.05 | -664.3% |
| 100th | South Africa | -0.07 | -250.7% |
| 101st | Kuwait | -0.07 | 62.4% |
| 102nd | Sri Lanka | -0.12 | -45.8% |
| 103rd | Türkiye | -0.12 | 25.0% |
| 104th | Dominica | -0.12 | 5.1% |
| 105th | St. Lucia | -0.12 | -139.2% |
| 106th | North Macedonia | -0.12 | -531.1% |
| 107th | Oman | -0.16 | -248.5% |
| 108th | Romania | -0.16 | 43.1% |
| 109th | Morocco | -0.17 | 8.6% |
| 110th | Bulgaria | -0.17 | 19.0% |
| 111th | Ghana | -0.18 | 10.4% |
| 112th | Antigua and Barbuda | -0.19 | 5.3% |
| 113th | Tunisia | -0.21 | -11.1% |
| 114th | Russian Federation | -0.21 | -89.4% |
| 115th | Benin | -0.24 | 18.3% |
| 116th | Ecuador | -0.24 | 48.7% |
| 117th | Cuba | -0.25 | -22.4% |
| 118th | Kosovo | -0.26 | 22.8% |
| 119th | Guyana | -0.26 | 41.5% |
| 120th | Uzbekistan | -0.26 | 57.0% |
| 121st | Armenia | -0.28 | 7.3% |
| 122nd | Peru | -0.30 | -0.3% |
| 123rd | Puerto Rico (US) | -0.30 | -1.2% |
| 124th | Kenya | -0.33 | 18.4% |
| 125th | El Salvador | -0.34 | -30.8% |
| 126th | Mexico | -0.34 | -27.1% |
| 127th | Argentina | -0.39 | -53.6% |
| 128th | Tuvalu | -0.41 | 6.5% |
| 129th | Moldova | -0.44 | 18.0% |
| 130th | Pakistan | -0.44 | 23.2% |
| 131st | Ukraine | -0.44 | -7.2% |
| 132nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -0.46 | -2.6% |
| 133rd | Cambodia | -0.47 | -5.4% |
| 134th | Brazil | -0.49 | -5.9% |
| 135th | Mongolia | -0.52 | -22.8% |
| 136th | Belize | -0.53 | 12.7% |
| 137th | Côte d'Ivoire | -0.54 | 0.4% |
| 138th | Vanuatu | -0.55 | -43.6% |
| 139th | Uganda | -0.60 | 2.6% |
| 140th | Lao PDR | -0.62 | 16.6% |
| 141st | Niger | -0.64 | 2.6% |
| 142nd | Tajikistan | -0.65 | 15.0% |
| 143rd | Tanzania | -0.65 | 12.3% |
| 144th | Algeria | -0.65 | -13.8% |
| 145th | Bangladesh | -0.65 | 16.2% |
| 146th | Paraguay | -0.66 | -16.0% |
| 147th | Gambia, The | -0.68 | 14.0% |
| 148th | Suriname | -0.68 | -17.6% |
| 149th | Togo | -0.69 | 6.0% |
| 150th | Eswatini | -0.75 | 0.4% |
| 151st | Timor-Leste | -0.75 | 0.3% |
| 152nd | São Tomé and Principe | -0.76 | -6.6% |
| 153rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -0.76 | -5.1% |
| 154th | Burkina Faso | -0.77 | -8.0% |
| 155th | Mauritania | -0.78 | 7.5% |
| 156th | Kyrgyz Republic | -0.78 | -34.7% |
| 157th | Guatemala | -0.78 | -9.7% |
| 158th | Malawi | -0.79 | 3.1% |
| 159th | West Bank and Gaza | -0.80 | -17.7% |
| 160th | Mozambique | -0.80 | 0.9% |
| 161st | Belarus | -0.80 | 3.1% |
| 162nd | Gabon | -0.82 | 17.7% |
| 163rd | Honduras | -0.82 | -26.8% |
| 164th | Djibouti | -0.83 | -9.3% |
| 165th | Solomon Islands | -0.84 | -20.2% |
| 166th | Zambia | -0.84 | -2.0% |
| 167th | Nicaragua | -0.88 | -30.2% |
| 168th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -0.89 | 12.8% |
| 169th | Papua New Guinea | -0.89 | -7.2% |
| 170th | Cameroon | -0.90 | 2.9% |
| 171st | Nepal | -0.93 | 5.6% |
| 172nd | Lesotho | -0.95 | 3.2% |
| 173rd | Guinea | -0.95 | 1.7% |
| 174th | Turkmenistan | -0.96 | 6.1% |
| 175th | Nigeria | -1.03 | 10.2% |
| 176th | Madagascar | -1.03 | 2.4% |
| 177th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -1.07 | 0.2% |
| 178th | Angola | -1.13 | 10.4% |
| 179th | Sierra Leone | -1.15 | -8.4% |
| 180th | Equatorial Guinea | -1.18 | 2.6% |
| 181st | Mali | -1.25 | -5.5% |
| 182nd | Zimbabwe | -1.29 | 3.9% |
| 183rd | Lebanon | -1.31 | -8.9% |
| 184th | Congo, Republic of | -1.32 | -5.2% |
| 185th | Iraq | -1.32 | -1.3% |
| 186th | Burundi | -1.36 | -4.3% |
| 187th | Liberia | -1.41 | 3.4% |
| 188th | Myanmar | -1.42 | -39.3% |
| 189th | Guinea-Bissau | -1.45 | 1.2% |
| 190th | Chad | -1.46 | 3.3% |
| 191st | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | -1.58 | -6.4% |
| 192nd | Sudan | -1.66 | -8.0% |
| 193rd | Afghanistan | -1.67 | -3.7% |
| 194th | Central African Republic | -1.67 | 3.2% |
| 195th | Eritrea | -1.70 | -3.2% |
| 196th | Libya | -1.75 | 6.0% |
| 197th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -1.76 | -0.7% |
| 198th | Syrian Arab Republic | -1.77 | -0.7% |
| 199th | Comoros | -1.81 | -10.4% |
| 200th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -2.09 | 2.2% |
| 201st | Haiti | -2.22 | -5.1% |
| 202nd | Yemen, Republic of | -2.33 | 1.6% |
| 203rd | South Sudan | -2.40 | -3.5% |
FAQ
What was New Zealand's government effectiveness in 2021?▾
New Zealand's government effectiveness in 2021 was 1.31. This ranked 25th globally.
How did New Zealand's government effectiveness change in 2021?▾
New Zealand's government effectiveness decreased by 15.1% in 2021 compared to 2020.
Which country had the highest government effectiveness in 2021?▾
Singapore had the highest government effectiveness in 2021 at 2.25.
What is the government effectiveness of New Zealand in 2021?▾
The government effectiveness of New Zealand in 2021 was 1.31. This ranked 25th globally.
How does 2021 compare to 2020 for New Zealand's government effectiveness?▾
New Zealand's government effectiveness went from 1.54 in 2020 to 1.31 in 2021, a 15.1% decrease.
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