Government Effectiveness - Ranking 2007
Year
In 2007, Singapore (2.41), Denmark (2.35), and Switzerland (2.04) ranked highest in government effectiveness among all countries. Somalia, Fed. Rep. ranked lowest at -2.20.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Singapore | 2.41 | +7.1% |
| 2nd | Denmark | 2.35 | +5.5% |
| 3rd | Switzerland | 2.04 | -1.9% |
| 4th | Sweden | 2.02 | +12.1% |
| 5th | Norway | 2.02 | +7.6% |
| 6th | Finland | 1.97 | -9.2% |
| 7th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.86 | -2.5% |
| 8th | Austria | 1.86 | +2.0% |
| 9th | Australia | 1.82 | +6.5% |
| 10th | Iceland | 1.79 | -5.4% |
| 11th | Liechtenstein | 1.76 | -2.2% |
| 12th | Canada | 1.75 | -7.3% |
| 13th | Netherlands | 1.72 | -3.5% |
| 14th | New Zealand | 1.66 | +4.7% |
| 15th | United States | 1.64 | +3.9% |
| 16th | United Kingdom | 1.64 | -1.5% |
| 17th | Germany | 1.63 | -0.9% |
| 18th | Belgium | 1.60 | -8.1% |
| 19th | Luxembourg | 1.59 | +1.2% |
| 20th | Ireland | 1.55 | +1.5% |
| 21st | Andorra | 1.50 | -2.4% |
| 22nd | France | 1.46 | -10.1% |
| 23rd | Japan | 1.44 | -9.1% |
| 24th | Cyprus | 1.42 | +12.6% |
| 25th | Barbados | 1.32 | -8.5% |
| 26th | Aruba | 1.25 | -2.6% |
| 27th | Cayman Islands | 1.25 | -2.6% |
| 28th | Virgin Islands (US) | 1.25 | -2.6% |
| 29th | Israel | 1.23 | -1.4% |
| 30th | Malaysia | 1.22 | -1.1% |
| 31st | Korea | 1.20 | +22.1% |
| 32nd | Malta | 1.20 | +17.8% |
| 33rd | Chile | 1.19 | +26.6% |
| 34th | Bahamas, The | 1.10 | -5.3% |
| 35th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 36th | Estonia | 1.01 | -12.1% |
| 37th | Bermuda | 0.99 | -2.9% |
| 38th | Macao SAR, China | 0.99 | -2.9% |
| 39th | Spain | 0.99 | +18.9% |
| 40th | United Arab Emirates | 0.94 | -0.3% |
| 41st | Brunei Darussalam | 0.92 | +6.0% |
| 42nd | Portugal | 0.89 | +3.1% |
| 43rd | Slovenia | 0.89 | -6.9% |
| 44th | Czechia | 0.85 | -21.9% |
| 45th | Mauritius | 0.75 | +6.7% |
| 46th | St. Lucia | 0.75 | -7.9% |
| 47th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.75 | -7.9% |
| 48th | Hungary | 0.69 | -17.7% |
| 49th | Slovak Republic | 0.69 | -16.6% |
| 50th | Lithuania | 0.66 | -8.5% |
| 51st | Seychelles | 0.61 | +28.7% |
| 52nd | Dominica | 0.59 | +4.6% |
| 53rd | Uruguay | 0.56 | +48.2% |
| 54th | Greece | 0.55 | -12.3% |
| 55th | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.55 | -5.2% |
| 56th | Botswana | 0.53 | +26.6% |
| 57th | American Samoa | 0.48 | +96.0% |
| 58th | Tunisia | 0.48 | -29.7% |
| 59th | Qatar | 0.46 | -19.7% |
| 60th | Croatia | 0.46 | -17.8% |
| 61st | Latvia | 0.43 | -35.0% |
| 62nd | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.40 | -2.2% |
| 63rd | Bahrain | 0.38 | +2.8% |
| 64th | Poland | 0.36 | +8.0% |
| 65th | Bhutan | 0.36 | +28.3% |
| 66th | Türkiye | 0.33 | +209.3% |
| 67th | Jamaica | 0.32 | +70.2% |
| 68th | Grenada | 0.32 | -18.5% |
| 69th | Oman | 0.31 | +10.8% |
| 70th | Thailand | 0.29 | -31.6% |
| 71st | Cabo Verde | 0.29 | +1,038.8% |
| 72nd | South Africa | 0.28 | -12.8% |
| 73rd | Samoa | 0.26 | -31.2% |
| 74th | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.24 | +110.9% |
| 75th | Guam | 0.23 | -8.0% |
| 76th | Jordan | 0.22 | +29.7% |
| 77th | Costa Rica | 0.21 | +583.1% |
| 78th | Namibia | 0.20 | +21.7% |
| 79th | Italy | 0.19 | -46.2% |
| 80th | China | 0.17 | +363.8% |
| 81st | India | 0.14 | +243.6% |
| 82nd | Mexico | 0.14 | +170.3% |
| 83rd | Panama | 0.13 | +96.6% |
| 84th | Maldives | 0.12 | -27.4% |
| 85th | Georgia | 0.12 | +149.7% |
| 86th | Philippines | 0.11 | +179.4% |
| 87th | Ghana | 0.09 | +212.8% |
| 88th | Kuwait | 0.08 | -71.8% |
| 89th | Argentina | -0.01 | +63.0% |
| 90th | Guyana | -0.01 | +95.4% |
| 91st | Colombia | -0.05 | +73.8% |
| 92nd | Sri Lanka | -0.08 | +53.0% |
| 93rd | Bulgaria | -0.12 | +7.1% |
| 94th | Saudi Arabia | -0.14 | +31.2% |
| 95th | Cuba | -0.19 | +23.1% |
| 96th | Kosovo | -0.22 | +36.6% |
| 97th | Viet Nam | -0.23 | +8.5% |
| 98th | Lebanon | -0.23 | -40.6% |
| 99th | Belize | -0.23 | -109.0% |
| 100th | North Macedonia | -0.24 | -82.0% |
| 101st | Rwanda | -0.25 | +35.2% |
| 102nd | Serbia | -0.26 | -7.0% |
| 103rd | El Salvador | -0.26 | -19.4% |
| 104th | Montenegro | -0.28 | -273.8% |
| 105th | Suriname | -0.28 | +15.6% |
| 106th | Brazil | -0.29 | +25.8% |
| 107th | Indonesia | -0.31 | +11.8% |
| 108th | Morocco | -0.34 | -27.1% |
| 109th | Romania | -0.35 | -86.2% |
| 110th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -0.37 | +24.8% |
| 111th | Armenia | -0.38 | -46.0% |
| 112th | Vanuatu | -0.41 | +0.3% |
| 113th | Russian Federation | -0.41 | +12.1% |
| 114th | Tanzania | -0.42 | +6.0% |
| 115th | Albania | -0.43 | +26.4% |
| 116th | Tonga | -0.45 | +29.7% |
| 117th | Uganda | -0.45 | +22.2% |
| 118th | Tuvalu | -0.46 | -30.9% |
| 119th | Lesotho | -0.47 | +12.0% |
| 120th | Senegal | -0.49 | -33.9% |
| 121st | Pakistan | -0.49 | -27.5% |
| 122nd | Madagascar | -0.50 | +23.7% |
| 123rd | Kenya | -0.53 | +19.3% |
| 124th | Micronesia, Federated States of | -0.53 | -1,577.0% |
| 125th | Algeria | -0.54 | -22.6% |
| 126th | Mongolia | -0.54 | -9.8% |
| 127th | Fiji | -0.54 | -4,016.8% |
| 128th | Benin | -0.54 | +16.0% |
| 129th | Mozambique | -0.55 | +18.7% |
| 130th | Honduras | -0.55 | +16.1% |
| 131st | Malawi | -0.57 | +36.0% |
| 132nd | Eswatini | -0.57 | -3.9% |
| 133rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -0.57 | +21.5% |
| 134th | Nauru | -0.58 | - |
| 135th | Gambia, The | -0.61 | +15.7% |
| 136th | Peru | -0.63 | +17.2% |
| 137th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -0.65 | -16.8% |
| 138th | Papua New Guinea | -0.65 | +14.1% |
| 139th | Kiribati | -0.66 | -41.1% |
| 140th | Guatemala | -0.66 | +4.1% |
| 141st | Kazakhstan | -0.67 | -39.6% |
| 142nd | Dominican Republic | -0.67 | -19.5% |
| 143rd | Syrian Arab Republic | -0.70 | +14.7% |
| 144th | Bangladesh | -0.71 | +15.6% |
| 145th | Nepal | -0.72 | +21.6% |
| 146th | Ukraine | -0.72 | -38.5% |
| 147th | Zambia | -0.75 | +14.9% |
| 148th | São Tomé and Principe | -0.75 | +10.0% |
| 149th | Mali | -0.76 | 0.0% |
| 150th | Burkina Faso | -0.77 | +3.8% |
| 151st | Kyrgyz Republic | -0.79 | +3.6% |
| 152nd | Niger | -0.80 | +3.0% |
| 153rd | Azerbaijan | -0.80 | -19.5% |
| 154th | Moldova | -0.83 | -4.1% |
| 155th | Gabon | -0.83 | +0.3% |
| 156th | Paraguay | -0.85 | +11.4% |
| 157th | Cameroon | -0.85 | +12.1% |
| 158th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.86 | -35.6% |
| 159th | Ecuador | -0.86 | +17.0% |
| 160th | Yemen, Republic of | -0.89 | +3.7% |
| 161st | Djibouti | -0.90 | +1.4% |
| 162nd | Lao PDR | -0.91 | +8.4% |
| 163rd | Cambodia | -0.91 | +7.0% |
| 164th | Mauritania | -0.92 | -2.7% |
| 165th | Nicaragua | -0.95 | -6.6% |
| 166th | Nigeria | -1.03 | -6.7% |
| 167th | Solomon Islands | -1.08 | -8.0% |
| 168th | Guinea-Bissau | -1.10 | +2.3% |
| 169th | West Bank and Gaza | -1.11 | -12.7% |
| 170th | Tajikistan | -1.13 | -5.2% |
| 171st | Sudan | -1.13 | +2.7% |
| 172nd | Uzbekistan | -1.14 | +3.9% |
| 173rd | Sierra Leone | -1.15 | -4.7% |
| 174th | Timor-Leste | -1.15 | +5.7% |
| 175th | Belarus | -1.16 | +3.6% |
| 176th | Liberia | -1.16 | +4.1% |
| 177th | Angola | -1.21 | +12.7% |
| 178th | Côte d'Ivoire | -1.22 | -4.7% |
| 179th | Libya | -1.23 | -13.6% |
| 180th | Marshall Islands | -1.24 | -23.2% |
| 181st | Guinea | -1.26 | +1.2% |
| 182nd | Equatorial Guinea | -1.27 | +0.2% |
| 183rd | Burundi | -1.28 | -15.3% |
| 184th | Zimbabwe | -1.30 | -3.0% |
| 185th | Haiti | -1.32 | -1.7% |
| 186th | Congo, Republic of | -1.33 | -6.7% |
| 187th | Eritrea | -1.35 | -0.8% |
| 188th | Turkmenistan | -1.41 | +7.3% |
| 189th | Afghanistan | -1.44 | +2.3% |
| 190th | Myanmar | -1.49 | -1.3% |
| 191st | Togo | -1.52 | -2.1% |
| 192nd | Central African Republic | -1.53 | -3.6% |
| 193rd | Iraq | -1.56 | +9.6% |
| 194th | Chad | -1.61 | -10.3% |
| 195th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -1.73 | -11.3% |
| 196th | Comoros | -1.76 | -10.4% |
| 197th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | -2.08 | -17.9% |
| 198th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -2.20 | -6.1% |
FAQ
Which country has the highest government effectiveness in 2007?▾
Singapore has the highest government effectiveness in 2007 at 2.41.
Which country has the lowest government effectiveness in 2007?▾
Somalia, Fed. Rep. has the lowest government effectiveness in 2007 at -2.20.
How many countries are ranked by government effectiveness?▾
198 countries have government effectiveness data for 2007.
What are the top 3 countries by government effectiveness?▾
1. Singapore (2.41), 2. Denmark (2.35), 3. Switzerland (2.04).