Puerto Rico (US) - Government Effectiveness 2016
0.36
+0.03 from 2015
Puerto Rico (US)'s government effectiveness was 0.36 in 2016, increased +0.03 from 0.32 in 2015. This was the 66th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2016▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
FAQ
What was Puerto Rico (US)'s government effectiveness in 2016?▾
Puerto Rico (US)'s government effectiveness in 2016 was 0.36. This ranked 66th globally.
How did Puerto Rico (US)'s government effectiveness change in 2016?▾
Puerto Rico (US)'s government effectiveness increased by 9.7% 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 Puerto Rico (US) in 2016?▾
The government effectiveness of Puerto Rico (US) in 2016 was 0.36. This ranked 66th globally.
How does 2016 compare to 2015 for Puerto Rico (US)'s government effectiveness?▾
Puerto Rico (US)'s government effectiveness went from 0.32 in 2015 to 0.36 in 2016, a 9.7% increase.
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