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Papua New Guinea - Government Effectiveness 2016

Government Effectiveness · World Bank WGI
-0.74 −0.13 from 2015 Global rank: 151st

Papua New Guinea's government effectiveness was -0.74 in 2016, decreased +0.13 from -0.60 in 2015. This was the 151st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2016▾
Government Effectiveness by Country - 2016
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Singapore 2.21 -1.5%
2nd Switzerland 1.97 0.2%
3rd Finland 1.84 -0.1%
4th Norway 1.83 0.0%
5th Denmark 1.82 1.5%
6th Netherlands 1.82 -0.5%
7th New Zealand 1.81 -2.5%
8th Andorra 1.81 3.7%
9th Monaco 1.81 3.7%
10th Hong Kong SAR, China 1.80 -3.9%
11th Japan 1.78 1.8%
12th Canada 1.74 0.8%
13th Sweden 1.66 -1.3%
14th Liechtenstein 1.66 0.6%
15th Germany 1.66 0.2%
16th Luxembourg 1.66 -2.2%
17th United Kingdom 1.57 -7.7%
18th San Marino 1.54 4.0%
19th Australia 1.53 -0.1%
20th Austria 1.47 1.6%
21st United States 1.44 0.6%
22nd United Arab Emirates 1.41 -6.0%
23rd Belgium 1.40 -8.6%
24th France 1.38 -2.6%
25th Iceland 1.35 -7.6%
26th Ireland 1.33 -12.6%
27th Israel 1.31 -3.5%
28th Bermuda 1.28 32.7%
29th Virgin Islands (US) 1.28 4.5%
30th Portugal 1.15 -0.8%
31st Cayman Islands 1.14 0.9%
32nd Macao SAR, China 1.14 -19.3%
33rd Spain 1.09 -5.4%
34th Slovenia 1.09 16.0%
35th Estonia 1.05 1.8%
36th Brunei Darussalam 1.05 2.2%
37th Barbados 1.04 5.5%
38th Lithuania 1.03 -10.2%
39th Korea 1.02 4.5%
40th Mauritius 1.02 -9.5%
41st Czechia 1.01 -1.7%
42nd Latvia 0.97 -8.3%
43rd Cyprus 0.93 -9.0%
44th Malta 0.92 12.5%
45th Aruba 0.85 0.6%
46th Chile 0.83 -9.2%
47th Malaysia 0.82 -10.8%
48th Greenland 0.81 -3.3%
49th Slovak Republic 0.79 7.7%
50th Qatar 0.72 -23.1%
51st Samoa 0.69 3.1%
52nd Bahamas, The 0.68 0.5%
53rd Poland 0.65 -12.1%
54th Italy 0.54 11.0%
55th Seychelles 0.52 -6.0%
56th Uruguay 0.50 11.1%
57th Bhutan 0.50 18.6%
58th Botswana 0.50 10.2%
59th American Samoa 0.48 9.0%
60th Jamaica 0.47 60.7%
61st Hungary 0.46 -10.3%
62nd Croatia 0.42 -7.7%
63rd Georgia 0.42 60.0%
64th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.38 187.0%
65th China 0.36 -14.6%
66th Puerto Rico (US) 0.36 9.7%
67th Costa Rica 0.28 -7.4%
68th Bahrain 0.27 -46.4%
69th Trinidad and Tobago 0.25 -2.5%
70th Thailand 0.23 -5.5%
71st Argentina 0.22 542.2%
72nd Antigua and Barbuda 0.22 19.0%
73rd Guam 0.22 -50.8%
74th St. Kitts and Nevis 0.22 19.0%
75th Saudi Arabia 0.21 38.2%
76th Palau 0.20 48.7%
77th Namibia 0.19 -34.5%
78th Dominica 0.17 -21.5%
79th Panama 0.15 -44.7%
80th Oman 0.14 293.7%
81st Montenegro 0.14 -18.9%
82nd Greece 0.12 -14.7%
83rd Jordan 0.12 8.4%
84th Cabo Verde 0.11 -32.4%
85th South Africa 0.10 16.1%
86th St. Lucia 0.10 815.8%
87th Bulgaria 0.09 807.3%
88th India 0.06 -23.3%
89th Albania 0.03 5.5%
90th Mexico 0.03 -76.5%
91st Philippines 0.02 -88.5%
92nd Rwanda 0.01 109.1%
93rd Türkiye -0.01 -103.3%
94th Viet Nam -0.02 -127.7%
95th Sri Lanka -0.03 -361.4%
96th North Macedonia -0.03 -11.6%
97th Colombia -0.04 60.6%
98th Serbia -0.04 -1,377.7%
99th Micronesia, Federated States of -0.04 71.3%
100th Indonesia -0.05 84.4%
101st Romania -0.07 -169.1%
102nd Nauru -0.08 31.0%
103rd Mongolia -0.10 78.6%
104th Grenada -0.12 21.1%
105th Cuba -0.12 -4,624.6%
106th Kazakhstan -0.14 3.2%
107th Azerbaijan -0.16 38.4%
108th Maldives -0.18 22.6%
109th Morocco -0.19 -30.8%
110th Marshall Islands -0.20 38.0%
111th Kuwait -0.20 -157.9%
112th Tunisia -0.21 -102.1%
113th Iran, Islamic Republic of -0.24 6.2%
114th Brazil -0.25 2.3%
115th Ghana -0.25 20.6%
116th Peru -0.26 30.3%
117th Fiji -0.28 16.1%
118th Guyana -0.28 14.1%
119th Dominican Republic -0.29 26.4%
120th Kiribati -0.30 20.7%
121st Armenia -0.31 5.8%
122nd Russian Federation -0.32 2.4%
123rd Tonga -0.33 9.1%
124th El Salvador -0.34 -20.3%
125th Suriname -0.37 1.8%
126th Ecuador -0.38 2.8%
127th Kenya -0.40 -2.1%
128th Lao PDR -0.43 22.1%
129th Kosovo -0.44 -3.3%
130th Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.45 27.6%
131st Algeria -0.46 -13.1%
132nd Lebanon -0.48 -20.3%
133rd Senegal -0.50 -4.0%
134th Belarus -0.51 -5.1%
135th Egypt, Arab Republic of -0.54 22.3%
136th Eswatini -0.54 -0.3%
137th Bolivia, Plurinational State of -0.60 11.3%
138th Tanzania -0.61 7.1%
139th Ukraine -0.61 -9.9%
140th Benin -0.63 8.3%
141st Uganda -0.63 -9.9%
142nd Belize -0.64 1.0%
143rd Burkina Faso -0.64 7.7%
144th Guatemala -0.65 15.0%
145th Uzbekistan -0.66 12.1%
146th West Bank and Gaza -0.67 -31.8%
147th Moldova -0.69 3.8%
148th Niger -0.69 3.9%
149th Pakistan -0.70 1.3%
150th Bangladesh -0.71 6.1%
151st Papua New Guinea -0.74 -22.1%
152nd Côte d'Ivoire -0.74 1.5%
153rd Zambia -0.74 -14.7%
154th Nicaragua -0.74 14.5%
155th Cambodia -0.74 0.1%
156th Honduras -0.76 11.2%
157th São Tomé and Principe -0.78 8.6%
158th Malawi -0.80 -7.7%
159th Paraguay -0.82 17.7%
160th Cameroon -0.82 1.3%
161st Gabon -0.83 -9.7%
162nd Mauritania -0.85 20.0%
163rd Lesotho -0.88 -15.9%
164th Nepal -0.89 21.3%
165th Turkmenistan -0.91 -52.3%
166th Tuvalu -0.92 4.7%
167th Solomon Islands -0.93 6.7%
168th Gambia, The -0.94 5.4%
169th Mozambique -0.95 -14.2%
170th Vanuatu -0.96 -16.7%
171st Kyrgyz Republic -0.97 1.4%
172nd Angola -0.97 -4.6%
173rd Myanmar -1.01 21.6%
174th Mali -1.03 -7.0%
175th Timor-Leste -1.04 3.7%
176th Djibouti -1.04 -2.1%
177th Guinea -1.07 10.1%
178th Tajikistan -1.09 -20.6%
179th Togo -1.12 8.8%
180th Nigeria -1.12 -12.4%
181st Congo, Republic of -1.13 -5.9%
182nd Equatorial Guinea -1.16 1.2%
183rd Sierra Leone -1.23 4.6%
184th Madagascar -1.23 7.8%
185th Iraq -1.23 -2.3%
186th Zimbabwe -1.26 -0.7%
187th Afghanistan -1.29 7.6%
188th Liberia -1.32 4.1%
189th Burundi -1.48 -19.9%
190th Chad -1.56 -4.6%
191st Sudan -1.56 -3.2%
192nd Congo, Democratic Republic of -1.56 5.1%
193rd Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of -1.66 0.5%
194th Comoros -1.68 -2.2%
195th Guinea-Bissau -1.71 -3.2%
196th Libya -1.75 -17.3%
197th Eritrea -1.78 -6.1%
198th Central African Republic -1.81 0.2%
199th Syrian Arab Republic -1.85 -13.7%
200th Yemen, Republic of -1.91 -11.2%
201st Haiti -2.17 -3.4%
202nd Somalia, Fed. Rep. -2.21 0.5%
203rd South Sudan -2.34 -8.7%
Source: World Bank WGI (GE.EST)

FAQ

What was Papua New Guinea's government effectiveness in 2016?▾

Papua New Guinea's government effectiveness in 2016 was -0.74. This ranked 151st globally.

How did Papua New Guinea's government effectiveness change in 2016?▾

Papua New Guinea's government effectiveness decreased by 22.1% in 2016 compared to 2015.

Which country had the highest government effectiveness in 2016?▾

Singapore had the highest government effectiveness in 2016 at 2.21.

What is the government effectiveness of Papua New Guinea in 2016?▾

The government effectiveness of Papua New Guinea in 2016 was -0.74. This ranked 151st globally.

How does 2016 compare to 2015 for Papua New Guinea's government effectiveness?▾

Papua New Guinea's government effectiveness went from -0.60 in 2015 to -0.74 in 2016, a 22.1% decrease.

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