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United States - Government Effectiveness 2005

Government Effectiveness · World Bank WGI
1.53 −0.21 from 2004 Global rank: 20th

United States's government effectiveness was 1.53 in 2005, decreased +0.21 from 1.74 in 2004. This was the 20th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2005▾
Government Effectiveness by Country - 2005
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Finland 2.12 -1.1%
2nd Denmark 2.11 -7.5%
3rd Singapore 2.00 -0.9%
4th Iceland 1.97 -4.1%
5th Netherlands 1.94 -6.4%
6th Sweden 1.89 -10.1%
7th Canada 1.88 -1.0%
8th Norway 1.86 -9.7%
9th Switzerland 1.85 -14.5%
10th Luxembourg 1.77 -5.6%
11th United Kingdom 1.76 -5.7%
12th Australia 1.75 -12.0%
13th New Zealand 1.74 -10.2%
14th Ireland 1.73 13.9%
15th Belgium 1.71 -8.0%
16th Austria 1.68 -8.9%
17th France 1.67 -5.1%
18th Hong Kong SAR, China 1.61 -7.3%
19th Liechtenstein 1.55 -8.7%
20th United States 1.53 -12.0%
21st Spain 1.50 12.7%
22nd Germany 1.50 2.3%
23rd Barbados 1.29 8.9%
24th Aruba 1.29 0.5%
25th Andorra 1.29 -14.4%
26th Cayman Islands 1.29 2.5%
27th Macao SAR, China 1.29 8.9%
28th Virgin Islands (US) 1.29 101.5%
29th Japan 1.29 -4.3%
30th Bahamas, The 1.21 0.3%
31st St. Kitts and Nevis 1.19 237.6%
32nd Chile 1.16 3.4%
33rd Cyprus 1.15 4.1%
34th St. Lucia 1.09 190.9%
35th Portugal 1.05 0.7%
36th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1.05 152.5%
37th Malaysia 1.04 -0.2%
38th Israel 1.04 -16.4%
39th Bermuda 1.02 -11.7%
40th Puerto Rico (US) 1.02 6.4%
41st Estonia 0.94 3.8%
42nd Korea 0.92 13.4%
43rd Czechia 0.91 5.6%
44th Slovenia 0.89 -1.8%
45th Slovak Republic 0.88 7.3%
46th Malta 0.82 4.9%
47th Lithuania 0.76 9.2%
48th Hungary 0.75 -6.7%
49th United Arab Emirates 0.72 4.2%
50th Greece 0.71 -9.7%
51st Mauritius 0.62 -10.9%
52nd Brunei Darussalam 0.59 164.2%
53rd Botswana 0.58 -2.9%
54th Dominica 0.57 -8.5%
55th South Africa 0.57 1.4%
56th Italy 0.56 -11.5%
57th Latvia 0.53 -7.8%
58th Samoa 0.50 1,893.4%
59th Uruguay 0.49 62.4%
60th Croatia 0.46 2.5%
61st Seychelles 0.46 -8.2%
62nd Antigua and Barbuda 0.45 -17.2%
63rd Poland 0.45 1.6%
64th Qatar 0.40 -21.9%
65th Grenada 0.39 -30.7%
66th Bahrain 0.38 -26.1%
67th Bhutan 0.36 189.4%
68th Thailand 0.34 30.3%
69th Tunisia 0.34 -18.6%
70th Montenegro 0.33 -
71st Oman 0.31 -34.3%
72nd Maldives 0.24 -35.9%
73rd American Samoa 0.22 276.9%
74th Guam 0.22 -34.4%
75th Trinidad and Tobago 0.19 -54.6%
76th Kuwait 0.16 84.3%
77th Costa Rica 0.15 -29.4%
78th Belize 0.15 -27.5%
79th Türkiye 0.14 828.9%
80th Bulgaria 0.13 70.7%
81st Micronesia, Federated States of 0.11 506.6%
82nd Namibia 0.07 -46.1%
83rd Panama 0.07 179.5%
84th Mexico 0.03 -58.6%
85th Tuvalu 0.02 102.6%
86th Jordan -0.01 -190.5%
87th Philippines -0.02 92.6%
88th Fiji -0.04 91.3%
89th Suriname -0.06 -29.7%
90th Argentina -0.10 -744.7%
91st India -0.10 45.0%
92nd Lebanon -0.12 29.4%
93rd China -0.14 -27.9%
94th Armenia -0.14 -20.5%
95th Brazil -0.16 -70.9%
96th Jamaica -0.17 -235.9%
97th Lesotho -0.17 66.5%
98th Colombia -0.20 8.4%
99th Ghana -0.21 39.8%
100th Viet Nam -0.23 52.3%
101st Cabo Verde -0.24 32.1%
102nd Senegal -0.25 25.2%
103rd Vanuatu -0.26 -3.6%
104th Romania -0.29 -65.6%
105th Sri Lanka -0.31 29.0%
106th Mauritania -0.32 45.6%
107th North Macedonia -0.33 -82.6%
108th Serbia -0.36 -43.7%
109th Mongolia -0.37 0.8%
110th Madagascar -0.38 35.3%
111th Saudi Arabia -0.39 -1.4%
112th Egypt, Arab Republic of -0.40 -43.2%
113th Morocco -0.40 -79.9%
114th Georgia -0.43 23.1%
115th Tanzania -0.44 28.2%
116th Algeria -0.45 20.2%
117th El Salvador -0.45 1.0%
118th Kiribati -0.46 -8.0%
119th Pakistan -0.46 15.7%
120th Guyana -0.50 -1,136.1%
121st Indonesia -0.50 -2.5%
122nd Tonga -0.52 5.4%
123rd Dominican Republic -0.52 21.5%
124th Russian Federation -0.53 -8.7%
125th Cuba -0.54 -17.9%
126th Mozambique -0.54 8.1%
127th Uganda -0.57 -21.3%
128th Burkina Faso -0.60 13.2%
129th Solomon Islands -0.64 42.7%
130th Benin -0.65 -24.4%
131st Iran, Islamic Republic of -0.66 -32.2%
132nd Kazakhstan -0.67 13.6%
133rd Ukraine -0.67 -0.7%
134th Honduras -0.68 5.1%
135th Marshall Islands -0.68 -
136th Peru -0.70 -7.1%
137th Albania -0.70 -70.5%
138th Bolivia, Plurinational State of -0.70 -8.6%
139th Kenya -0.71 -6.5%
140th São Tomé and Principe -0.72 -1.1%
141st Mali -0.72 9.2%
142nd Gambia, The -0.72 -22.0%
143rd Azerbaijan -0.74 20.6%
144th Moldova -0.75 10.9%
145th Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.76 -9.0%
146th Paraguay -0.78 19.5%
147th Niger -0.79 -2.7%
148th Guatemala -0.80 1.2%
149th Djibouti -0.82 -28.5%
150th Nicaragua -0.83 2.0%
151st Malawi -0.83 3.8%
152nd Gabon -0.84 1.5%
153rd Nepal -0.86 9.9%
154th Kyrgyz Republic -0.88 -33.2%
155th Papua New Guinea -0.89 -29.2%
156th Nigeria -0.90 4.1%
157th Rwanda -0.90 -28.5%
158th Yemen, Republic of -0.92 5.7%
159th Bangladesh -0.92 1.5%
160th Cameroon -0.93 -14.9%
161st Zambia -0.94 -0.6%
162nd Eswatini -0.95 12.2%
163rd Ecuador -0.97 -1.1%
164th Eritrea -0.98 6.5%
165th Timor-Leste -1.00 -45.8%
166th Cambodia -1.00 -10.4%
167th Libya -1.05 -21.6%
168th West Bank and Gaza -1.06 -34.2%
169th Guinea -1.07 -17.6%
170th Angola -1.11 16.5%
171st Belarus -1.14 6.1%
172nd Syrian Arab Republic -1.15 -8.1%
173rd Tajikistan -1.16 -18.3%
174th Equatorial Guinea -1.19 0.5%
175th Lao PDR -1.21 -17.4%
176th Uzbekistan -1.22 -1.9%
177th Afghanistan -1.23 -30.0%
178th Burundi -1.24 -0.3%
179th Congo, Republic of -1.28 -20.3%
180th Haiti -1.34 22.0%
181st Sierra Leone -1.34 -19.6%
182nd Côte d'Ivoire -1.35 -5.5%
183rd Zimbabwe -1.36 -34.9%
184th Guinea-Bissau -1.37 -1.4%
185th Chad -1.40 -21.3%
186th Sudan -1.41 -21.6%
187th Liberia -1.42 0.1%
188th Togo -1.46 -4.9%
189th Myanmar -1.54 2.4%
190th Congo, Democratic Republic of -1.57 -9.4%
191st Turkmenistan -1.57 -1.1%
192nd Central African Republic -1.58 -19.6%
193rd Comoros -1.61 -22.8%
194th Iraq -1.64 -1.0%
195th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of -1.73 0.9%
196th Somalia, Fed. Rep. -2.13 -15.6%
Source: World Bank WGI (GE.EST)

FAQ

What was United States's government effectiveness in 2005?▾

United States's government effectiveness in 2005 was 1.53. This ranked 20th globally.

How did United States's government effectiveness change in 2005?▾

United States's government effectiveness decreased by 12.0% in 2005 compared to 2004.

Which country had the highest government effectiveness in 2005?▾

Finland had the highest government effectiveness in 2005 at 2.12.

What is the government effectiveness of United States in 2005?▾

The government effectiveness of United States in 2005 was 1.53. This ranked 20th globally.

How does 2005 compare to 2004 for United States's government effectiveness?▾

United States's government effectiveness went from 1.74 in 2004 to 1.53 in 2005, a 12.0% decrease.

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