Sierra Leone - Government Effectiveness 2009
-1.19
−0.04 from 2008
Sierra Leone's government effectiveness was -1.19 in 2009, decreased +0.04 from -1.15 in 2008. This was the 181st highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2009▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Singapore | 2.31 | -6.6% |
| 2nd | Denmark | 2.23 | -0.6% |
| 3rd | Finland | 2.23 | 9.0% |
| 4th | Sweden | 2.04 | 4.9% |
| 5th | Switzerland | 1.95 | -4.1% |
| 6th | New Zealand | 1.85 | 10.7% |
| 7th | Norway | 1.84 | 0.3% |
| 8th | Liechtenstein | 1.80 | 0.7% |
| 9th | Luxembourg | 1.74 | 7.8% |
| 10th | Canada | 1.74 | -2.3% |
| 11th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.74 | -5.9% |
| 12th | Netherlands | 1.74 | 2.9% |
| 13th | Australia | 1.70 | -4.6% |
| 14th | Austria | 1.66 | -6.1% |
| 15th | Iceland | 1.63 | -10.5% |
| 16th | Germany | 1.58 | 4.0% |
| 17th | Belgium | 1.57 | 13.5% |
| 18th | Andorra | 1.54 | 0.5% |
| 19th | United Kingdom | 1.51 | -7.8% |
| 20th | United States | 1.50 | -6.4% |
| 21st | Aruba | 1.50 | 17.8% |
| 22nd | Barbados | 1.48 | -5.3% |
| 23rd | France | 1.48 | -6.2% |
| 24th | Japan | 1.45 | -0.1% |
| 25th | Cyprus | 1.41 | -7.2% |
| 26th | Macao SAR, China | 1.35 | 32.8% |
| 27th | Ireland | 1.33 | -10.7% |
| 28th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.28 | 0.5% |
| 29th | Virgin Islands (US) | 1.28 | 0.5% |
| 30th | Israel | 1.27 | -4.1% |
| 31st | Cayman Islands | 1.26 | -0.5% |
| 32nd | Malta | 1.17 | -8.0% |
| 33rd | Portugal | 1.15 | 6.9% |
| 34th | Slovenia | 1.14 | 2.6% |
| 35th | Chile | 1.14 | 7.1% |
| 36th | Greenland | 1.03 | - |
| 37th | Korea | 1.02 | 3.0% |
| 38th | Bermuda | 1.02 | 0.4% |
| 39th | United Arab Emirates | 1.01 | 12.3% |
| 40th | Bahamas, The | 1.00 | -12.0% |
| 41st | Estonia | 1.00 | -13.4% |
| 42nd | Qatar | 0.97 | 57.5% |
| 43rd | Spain | 0.94 | 3.2% |
| 44th | St. Lucia | 0.93 | 17.9% |
| 45th | Brunei Darussalam | 0.91 | 3.8% |
| 46th | Malaysia | 0.90 | -14.7% |
| 47th | Czechia | 0.87 | -8.2% |
| 48th | Slovak Republic | 0.86 | 1.4% |
| 49th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.84 | 6.4% |
| 50th | Mauritius | 0.80 | -3.1% |
| 51st | Lithuania | 0.69 | 22.8% |
| 52nd | Dominica | 0.67 | 6.5% |
| 53rd | Hungary | 0.67 | -4.0% |
| 54th | Seychelles | 0.66 | -9.4% |
| 55th | Uruguay | 0.62 | 15.2% |
| 56th | Latvia | 0.62 | 18.8% |
| 57th | Greece | 0.62 | 6.4% |
| 58th | Croatia | 0.59 | 2.2% |
| 59th | Bhutan | 0.53 | 60.4% |
| 60th | Poland | 0.52 | 11.9% |
| 61st | American Samoa | 0.50 | -0.1% |
| 62nd | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.50 | -0.1% |
| 63rd | Bahrain | 0.46 | 27.8% |
| 64th | Italy | 0.42 | 53.0% |
| 65th | Botswana | 0.42 | -19.7% |
| 66th | Tunisia | 0.37 | 19.6% |
| 67th | Oman | 0.37 | -6.9% |
| 68th | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.36 | -38.8% |
| 69th | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.35 | 51.6% |
| 70th | Costa Rica | 0.32 | 18.7% |
| 71st | South Africa | 0.31 | -6.4% |
| 72nd | Georgia | 0.30 | -2.4% |
| 73rd | Türkiye | 0.29 | -0.1% |
| 74th | Jamaica | 0.28 | -11.9% |
| 75th | Grenada | 0.24 | 0.0% |
| 76th | Jordan | 0.23 | 0.8% |
| 77th | Namibia | 0.21 | -37.8% |
| 78th | Thailand | 0.21 | 31.8% |
| 79th | Kuwait | 0.18 | 648.0% |
| 80th | Mexico | 0.14 | -11.9% |
| 81st | Panama | 0.10 | -12.8% |
| 82nd | China | 0.09 | -43.8% |
| 83rd | Bulgaria | 0.07 | 141.4% |
| 84th | Samoa | 0.06 | -71.4% |
| 85th | Philippines | 0.03 | -40.6% |
| 86th | India | 0.00 | 66.1% |
| 87th | Montenegro | -0.01 | 32.8% |
| 88th | Guam | -0.02 | -108.8% |
| 89th | Armenia | -0.03 | 84.9% |
| 90th | Serbia | -0.07 | 71.9% |
| 91st | El Salvador | -0.07 | 64.8% |
| 92nd | Suriname | -0.08 | 38.8% |
| 93rd | Cabo Verde | -0.08 | -185.9% |
| 94th | Saudi Arabia | -0.11 | -1.6% |
| 95th | Ghana | -0.12 | -309.3% |
| 96th | North Macedonia | -0.13 | -45.3% |
| 97th | Brazil | -0.15 | -2.1% |
| 98th | Sri Lanka | -0.15 | -26.9% |
| 99th | Guyana | -0.18 | -2.2% |
| 100th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -0.21 | 45.3% |
| 101st | Viet Nam | -0.25 | -22.8% |
| 102nd | Albania | -0.26 | 30.3% |
| 103rd | Rwanda | -0.28 | -26.1% |
| 104th | Morocco | -0.28 | 20.5% |
| 105th | Argentina | -0.29 | -138.1% |
| 106th | Colombia | -0.30 | -1,073.0% |
| 107th | Belize | -0.31 | 2.4% |
| 108th | Vanuatu | -0.32 | -13.7% |
| 109th | Indonesia | -0.33 | -25.6% |
| 110th | Cuba | -0.34 | 6.3% |
| 111th | Tonga | -0.34 | 23.1% |
| 112th | Micronesia, Federated States of | -0.36 | 30.3% |
| 113th | Romania | -0.36 | -1.7% |
| 114th | Lebanon | -0.39 | -21.1% |
| 115th | Lesotho | -0.40 | 14.5% |
| 116th | Nauru | -0.40 | 8.8% |
| 117th | Kosovo | -0.41 | -69.1% |
| 118th | Eswatini | -0.43 | 8.2% |
| 119th | Maldives | -0.44 | -103.2% |
| 120th | Kazakhstan | -0.44 | 16.0% |
| 121st | Tuvalu | -0.45 | 22.5% |
| 122nd | Syrian Arab Republic | -0.49 | 6.2% |
| 123rd | Peru | -0.49 | -13.5% |
| 124th | Russian Federation | -0.50 | -19.3% |
| 125th | Algeria | -0.53 | 11.4% |
| 126th | Malawi | -0.54 | 8.3% |
| 127th | Palau | -0.55 | 9.1% |
| 128th | Senegal | -0.55 | -156.5% |
| 129th | Moldova | -0.56 | 29.1% |
| 130th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -0.58 | 15.5% |
| 131st | Benin | -0.60 | -20.7% |
| 132nd | Mozambique | -0.60 | -7.7% |
| 133rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -0.60 | 4.1% |
| 134th | Burkina Faso | -0.62 | -16.4% |
| 135th | Dominican Republic | -0.62 | 2.3% |
| 136th | Tanzania | -0.63 | -18.4% |
| 137th | Uzbekistan | -0.65 | 28.1% |
| 138th | Mongolia | -0.66 | -26.6% |
| 139th | Kenya | -0.66 | -6.4% |
| 140th | Azerbaijan | -0.66 | 15.4% |
| 141st | Uganda | -0.67 | -8.2% |
| 142nd | Honduras | -0.67 | -8.3% |
| 143rd | West Bank and Gaza | -0.68 | 47.0% |
| 144th | Niger | -0.71 | 4.1% |
| 145th | Guatemala | -0.71 | -9.7% |
| 146th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.72 | -19.4% |
| 147th | Ecuador | -0.74 | 13.6% |
| 148th | Gambia, The | -0.74 | 3.3% |
| 149th | Papua New Guinea | -0.75 | -7.7% |
| 150th | São Tomé and Principe | -0.76 | -3.3% |
| 151st | Gabon | -0.76 | 15.4% |
| 152nd | Mali | -0.80 | -1.6% |
| 153rd | Kiribati | -0.80 | -14.8% |
| 154th | Bangladesh | -0.80 | -8.7% |
| 155th | Pakistan | -0.81 | -10.0% |
| 156th | Zambia | -0.82 | -7.6% |
| 157th | Madagascar | -0.84 | -22.9% |
| 158th | Ukraine | -0.84 | -7.2% |
| 159th | Cameroon | -0.85 | -3.1% |
| 160th | Paraguay | -0.90 | -3.9% |
| 161st | Mauritania | -0.93 | 7.7% |
| 162nd | Djibouti | -0.93 | -1.7% |
| 163rd | Angola | -0.95 | 11.0% |
| 164th | Cambodia | -0.96 | 4.1% |
| 165th | Nicaragua | -0.96 | -4.8% |
| 166th | Lao PDR | -0.96 | -7.9% |
| 167th | Nepal | -0.97 | -18.3% |
| 168th | Kyrgyz Republic | -0.97 | -21.3% |
| 169th | Guinea | -1.04 | 12.0% |
| 170th | Guinea-Bissau | -1.05 | 1.2% |
| 171st | Burundi | -1.07 | 6.1% |
| 172nd | Yemen, Republic of | -1.08 | -21.1% |
| 173rd | Libya | -1.08 | 4.1% |
| 174th | Tajikistan | -1.12 | -2.9% |
| 175th | Côte d'Ivoire | -1.13 | 10.1% |
| 176th | Solomon Islands | -1.14 | -13.6% |
| 177th | Fiji | -1.17 | -12.2% |
| 178th | Iraq | -1.19 | 4.0% |
| 179th | Liberia | -1.19 | 2.2% |
| 180th | Timor-Leste | -1.19 | -11.9% |
| 181st | Sierra Leone | -1.19 | -3.5% |
| 182nd | Nigeria | -1.20 | -21.6% |
| 183rd | Belarus | -1.21 | -3.8% |
| 184th | Congo, Republic of | -1.22 | 0.6% |
| 185th | Equatorial Guinea | -1.26 | 0.5% |
| 186th | Sudan | -1.28 | 0.2% |
| 187th | Marshall Islands | -1.35 | -5.3% |
| 188th | Togo | -1.36 | 8.4% |
| 189th | Turkmenistan | -1.39 | 0.9% |
| 190th | Central African Republic | -1.40 | -1.8% |
| 191st | Eritrea | -1.40 | -4.5% |
| 192nd | Chad | -1.42 | 8.7% |
| 193rd | Haiti | -1.51 | -15.4% |
| 194th | Afghanistan | -1.51 | 1.3% |
| 195th | Zimbabwe | -1.55 | -0.4% |
| 196th | Myanmar | -1.62 | -5.3% |
| 197th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -1.65 | -0.8% |
| 198th | Comoros | -1.73 | 1.4% |
| 199th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | -1.78 | 11.7% |
| 200th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -2.16 | 6.0% |
FAQ
What was Sierra Leone's government effectiveness in 2009?▾
Sierra Leone's government effectiveness in 2009 was -1.19. This ranked 181st globally.
How did Sierra Leone's government effectiveness change in 2009?▾
Sierra Leone's government effectiveness decreased by 3.5% in 2009 compared to 2008.
Which country had the highest government effectiveness in 2009?▾
Singapore had the highest government effectiveness in 2009 at 2.31.
What is the government effectiveness of Sierra Leone in 2009?▾
The government effectiveness of Sierra Leone in 2009 was -1.19. This ranked 181st globally.
How does 2009 compare to 2008 for Sierra Leone's government effectiveness?▾
Sierra Leone's government effectiveness went from -1.15 in 2008 to -1.19 in 2009, a 3.5% decrease.
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