Puerto Rico (US) - Government Effectiveness 2015
0.32
−0.04 from 2014
Puerto Rico (US)'s government effectiveness was 0.32 in 2015, decreased +0.04 from 0.36 in 2014. This was the 65th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2015▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Singapore | 2.25 | 1.4% |
| 2nd | Switzerland | 1.97 | -6.5% |
| 3rd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.88 | 2.8% |
| 4th | New Zealand | 1.85 | -3.7% |
| 5th | Finland | 1.84 | -9.0% |
| 6th | Norway | 1.83 | 0.6% |
| 7th | Netherlands | 1.83 | -0.4% |
| 8th | Denmark | 1.79 | 0.5% |
| 9th | Japan | 1.75 | -2.9% |
| 10th | Andorra | 1.74 | 1.7% |
| 11th | Monaco | 1.74 | - |
| 12th | Canada | 1.73 | -1.3% |
| 13th | United Kingdom | 1.71 | 5.0% |
| 14th | Luxembourg | 1.69 | 2.7% |
| 15th | Sweden | 1.68 | 0.2% |
| 16th | Germany | 1.66 | -0.5% |
| 17th | Liechtenstein | 1.65 | -2.7% |
| 18th | Australia | 1.53 | -4.2% |
| 19th | Belgium | 1.53 | 0.8% |
| 20th | Ireland | 1.52 | -4.9% |
| 21st | United Arab Emirates | 1.50 | 3.4% |
| 22nd | San Marino | 1.48 | - |
| 23rd | Iceland | 1.46 | -1.6% |
| 24th | Austria | 1.45 | -6.6% |
| 25th | United States | 1.43 | -2.0% |
| 26th | France | 1.42 | 0.3% |
| 27th | Macao SAR, China | 1.41 | -3.4% |
| 28th | Israel | 1.36 | 12.5% |
| 29th | Virgin Islands (US) | 1.22 | 1.6% |
| 30th | Portugal | 1.16 | 17.8% |
| 31st | Spain | 1.16 | -1.4% |
| 32nd | Lithuania | 1.15 | 17.8% |
| 33rd | Cayman Islands | 1.13 | -3.8% |
| 34th | Mauritius | 1.13 | -2.0% |
| 35th | Latvia | 1.05 | 10.8% |
| 36th | Estonia | 1.04 | 2.4% |
| 37th | Brunei Darussalam | 1.03 | -5.1% |
| 38th | Czechia | 1.03 | -0.5% |
| 39th | Cyprus | 1.02 | -10.4% |
| 40th | Barbados | 0.99 | -17.5% |
| 41st | Korea | 0.98 | -5.6% |
| 42nd | Bermuda | 0.96 | 1.5% |
| 43rd | Qatar | 0.94 | -1.7% |
| 44th | Slovenia | 0.94 | -6.0% |
| 45th | Chile | 0.92 | -11.2% |
| 46th | Malaysia | 0.92 | -20.0% |
| 47th | Aruba | 0.85 | -4.5% |
| 48th | Greenland | 0.84 | -8.0% |
| 49th | Malta | 0.82 | -20.0% |
| 50th | Poland | 0.74 | -3.6% |
| 51st | Slovak Republic | 0.74 | -7.1% |
| 52nd | Bahamas, The | 0.68 | -6.3% |
| 53rd | Samoa | 0.67 | 13.5% |
| 54th | Seychelles | 0.55 | 8.5% |
| 55th | Bahrain | 0.51 | -6.2% |
| 56th | Hungary | 0.51 | -12.6% |
| 57th | Italy | 0.49 | 3.7% |
| 58th | Croatia | 0.46 | -32.4% |
| 59th | Uruguay | 0.45 | 4.5% |
| 60th | Botswana | 0.45 | 51.4% |
| 61st | American Samoa | 0.44 | 1.0% |
| 62nd | Guam | 0.44 | 1.0% |
| 63rd | Bhutan | 0.42 | 43.2% |
| 64th | China | 0.42 | 17.6% |
| 65th | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.32 | -10.1% |
| 66th | Costa Rica | 0.31 | -15.4% |
| 67th | Namibia | 0.30 | 32.4% |
| 68th | Jamaica | 0.29 | 45.5% |
| 69th | Panama | 0.28 | 0.1% |
| 70th | Georgia | 0.26 | -38.0% |
| 71st | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.25 | -24.3% |
| 72nd | Thailand | 0.24 | -7.1% |
| 73rd | Dominica | 0.21 | 31.9% |
| 74th | Türkiye | 0.20 | -49.1% |
| 75th | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.18 | 358.5% |
| 76th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.18 | 358.5% |
| 77th | Cabo Verde | 0.17 | 349.2% |
| 78th | Montenegro | 0.17 | -43.2% |
| 79th | Philippines | 0.16 | -49.6% |
| 80th | Saudi Arabia | 0.15 | -19.5% |
| 81st | Greece | 0.15 | -51.0% |
| 82nd | Palau | 0.13 | 123.7% |
| 83rd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.13 | -39.2% |
| 84th | Mexico | 0.12 | -12.3% |
| 85th | Jordan | 0.11 | -20.2% |
| 86th | Romania | 0.10 | -56.0% |
| 87th | South Africa | 0.09 | -47.1% |
| 88th | India | 0.08 | 135.9% |
| 89th | Viet Nam | 0.06 | 234.2% |
| 90th | Oman | 0.04 | -85.8% |
| 91st | Albania | 0.03 | 155.4% |
| 92nd | Cuba | 0.00 | 107.8% |
| 93rd | Serbia | 0.00 | -260.7% |
| 94th | Sri Lanka | -0.01 | -108.7% |
| 95th | Bulgaria | -0.01 | 88.8% |
| 96th | St. Lucia | -0.01 | -134.4% |
| 97th | North Macedonia | -0.03 | -295.4% |
| 98th | Argentina | -0.05 | 55.5% |
| 99th | Kuwait | -0.08 | 51.2% |
| 100th | Colombia | -0.09 | 31.0% |
| 101st | Tunisia | -0.10 | -54.1% |
| 102nd | Nauru | -0.12 | 78.4% |
| 103rd | Rwanda | -0.15 | -178.2% |
| 104th | Kazakhstan | -0.15 | -79.1% |
| 105th | Morocco | -0.15 | -8.6% |
| 106th | Grenada | -0.15 | -172.4% |
| 107th | Micronesia, Federated States of | -0.16 | 69.3% |
| 108th | Maldives | -0.23 | 0.1% |
| 109th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -0.25 | 42.3% |
| 110th | Brazil | -0.26 | -45.1% |
| 111th | Azerbaijan | -0.26 | 17.5% |
| 112th | El Salvador | -0.29 | -1,031.8% |
| 113th | Marshall Islands | -0.32 | 82.1% |
| 114th | Ghana | -0.32 | -3.8% |
| 115th | Indonesia | -0.33 | -388.6% |
| 116th | Guyana | -0.33 | -49.1% |
| 117th | Armenia | -0.33 | -28.9% |
| 118th | Russian Federation | -0.33 | -69.6% |
| 119th | Fiji | -0.33 | 16.6% |
| 120th | Tonga | -0.36 | -12,470.4% |
| 121st | Peru | -0.37 | -12.5% |
| 122nd | Kiribati | -0.38 | 32.8% |
| 123rd | Suriname | -0.38 | -113.4% |
| 124th | Kenya | -0.39 | -9.8% |
| 125th | Ecuador | -0.39 | -2.3% |
| 126th | Dominican Republic | -0.39 | 13.6% |
| 127th | Lebanon | -0.40 | -56.5% |
| 128th | Algeria | -0.41 | -20.9% |
| 129th | Kosovo | -0.42 | -46.6% |
| 130th | Mongolia | -0.45 | -5.2% |
| 131st | Senegal | -0.48 | -19.5% |
| 132nd | Belarus | -0.49 | 0.2% |
| 133rd | West Bank and Gaza | -0.51 | -3.7% |
| 134th | Eswatini | -0.54 | -9.1% |
| 135th | Ukraine | -0.55 | -39.0% |
| 136th | Lao PDR | -0.55 | -33.1% |
| 137th | Uganda | -0.58 | -6.5% |
| 138th | Turkmenistan | -0.60 | -13.9% |
| 139th | Papua New Guinea | -0.60 | 2.0% |
| 140th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.62 | -27.0% |
| 141st | Belize | -0.64 | -18.0% |
| 142nd | Zambia | -0.64 | -20.4% |
| 143rd | Tanzania | -0.65 | 0.7% |
| 144th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -0.68 | -16.3% |
| 145th | Benin | -0.68 | -40.6% |
| 146th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -0.69 | 3.7% |
| 147th | Burkina Faso | -0.69 | -16.8% |
| 148th | Pakistan | -0.71 | 7.0% |
| 149th | Moldova | -0.72 | -71.7% |
| 150th | Niger | -0.72 | -1.3% |
| 151st | Malawi | -0.74 | -12.4% |
| 152nd | Cambodia | -0.74 | -6.3% |
| 153rd | Côte d'Ivoire | -0.75 | 12.8% |
| 154th | Bangladesh | -0.75 | 3.0% |
| 155th | Uzbekistan | -0.75 | -18.1% |
| 156th | Lesotho | -0.76 | -27.2% |
| 157th | Gabon | -0.76 | -25.2% |
| 158th | Guatemala | -0.77 | -0.9% |
| 159th | Vanuatu | -0.82 | -59.3% |
| 160th | Mozambique | -0.83 | -11.2% |
| 161st | Cameroon | -0.83 | -2.6% |
| 162nd | São Tomé and Principe | -0.85 | 2.2% |
| 163rd | Honduras | -0.86 | -5.8% |
| 164th | Nicaragua | -0.86 | -2.9% |
| 165th | Tajikistan | -0.90 | -14.1% |
| 166th | Angola | -0.93 | 12.1% |
| 167th | Mali | -0.96 | 11.5% |
| 168th | Tuvalu | -0.97 | 0.1% |
| 169th | Kyrgyz Republic | -0.98 | -12.4% |
| 170th | Gambia, The | -0.99 | -37.6% |
| 171st | Solomon Islands | -0.99 | 11.3% |
| 172nd | Nigeria | -1.00 | 16.2% |
| 173rd | Paraguay | -1.00 | -6.5% |
| 174th | Djibouti | -1.02 | -0.2% |
| 175th | Mauritania | -1.07 | -7.7% |
| 176th | Congo, Republic of | -1.07 | 5.3% |
| 177th | Timor-Leste | -1.08 | 11.1% |
| 178th | Nepal | -1.14 | -31.5% |
| 179th | Equatorial Guinea | -1.18 | -1.4% |
| 180th | Guinea | -1.19 | 4.3% |
| 181st | Iraq | -1.20 | -13.9% |
| 182nd | Togo | -1.23 | 3.2% |
| 183rd | Burundi | -1.24 | -7.4% |
| 184th | Zimbabwe | -1.25 | 2.5% |
| 185th | Sierra Leone | -1.28 | -2.8% |
| 186th | Myanmar | -1.29 | 0.7% |
| 187th | Madagascar | -1.33 | -0.7% |
| 188th | Liberia | -1.37 | -2.7% |
| 189th | Afghanistan | -1.40 | -2.6% |
| 190th | Chad | -1.49 | 1.3% |
| 191st | Libya | -1.49 | 1.6% |
| 192nd | Sudan | -1.51 | 3.0% |
| 193rd | Syrian Arab Republic | -1.63 | -15.8% |
| 194th | Comoros | -1.64 | 5.6% |
| 195th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -1.64 | -4.9% |
| 196th | Guinea-Bissau | -1.65 | -0.6% |
| 197th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | -1.67 | -1.6% |
| 198th | Eritrea | -1.68 | 0.1% |
| 199th | Yemen, Republic of | -1.71 | -19.3% |
| 200th | Central African Republic | -1.81 | 3.7% |
| 201st | Haiti | -2.10 | -0.7% |
| 202nd | South Sudan | -2.15 | -2.6% |
| 203rd | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -2.22 | 9.1% |
FAQ
What was Puerto Rico (US)'s government effectiveness in 2015?▾
Puerto Rico (US)'s government effectiveness in 2015 was 0.32. This ranked 65th globally.
How did Puerto Rico (US)'s government effectiveness change in 2015?▾
Puerto Rico (US)'s government effectiveness decreased by 10.1% in 2015 compared to 2014.
Which country had the highest government effectiveness in 2015?▾
Singapore had the highest government effectiveness in 2015 at 2.25.
What is the government effectiveness of Puerto Rico (US) in 2015?▾
The government effectiveness of Puerto Rico (US) in 2015 was 0.32. This ranked 65th globally.
How does 2015 compare to 2014 for Puerto Rico (US)'s government effectiveness?▾
Puerto Rico (US)'s government effectiveness went from 0.36 in 2014 to 0.32 in 2015, a 10.1% decrease.
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