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Governing National Development: Shaping Social and Economic Capital

Societies and economies are shaped by the legal, regulatory and physical (human built) framework. This framework – the environment in which society exists and businesses operate in – is developed, maintained and updated by authorities and institutions, most often government bodies. The Governance Sub-Index therefore encompasses all aspects that shape the framework of society (the Social Capital), and in which the economy (Intellectual Capital, Resource Management) operates. It is based on 5 main clusters:

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The Governance Sub-Index of the Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index is based on quantitative data series – i.e. not qualitative evaluation of government systems: the Governance Index does not make political judgments. In addition, some aspects of government direction implications (such as human rights, freedom of press, etc.) are assigned to the Social Capital Index. The Governance Sub-Index aims at evaluating the suitability of a country’s regulatory framework and infrastructure environment to facilitate sustainable competitiveness. The regulatory and infrastructure framework should enable an environment in which the country’s natural, social and intellectual capital can flourish to generate new, and sustain existing wealth, for the population.

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The Governance Ranking is topped by Estonia, followed by Ireland, Czechia and Finland
Germany follows on 5, Japan 6
The ranking is dominated by Central and Eastern European nations
The UK is ranked 62, the US at 86.
China is ranked 45
Russia is ranked 53, India 120, and Brazil 165
The map shows a clear north-South gap: all African countries score comparable low

2022 Business Sustainability Ranking

Rank	Country	Score
1	Slovenia	61.6
2	Ireland	60.6
3	Austria	58.0
4	Finland	57.8
5	Germany	56.8
6	Denmark	56.7
7	Hungary	55.9
8	China	55.8
9	South Korea	55.5
10	Portugal	55.5
11	Switzerland	55.4
12	USA	55.4
13	Sweden	55.4
14	France	54.1
15	Lithuania	53.7
16	Italy	53.5
17	United Kingdom	53.4
18	Iceland	53.3
19	Croatia	53.2
20	Costa Rica	53.1
21	Czech Republic	52.6
22	Latvia	52.4
23	Slovakia	52.3
24	Singapore	52.1
25	Greece	52.1
26	Belgium	52.1
27	Japan	51.7
28	Romania	51.6
29	Luxembourg	51.5
30	Greenland	51.0
31	Gabon	50.9
32	Israel	50.7
33	Panama	50.6
34	Norway	50.5
35	Estonia	50.5
36	Netherlands	50.3
37	Turkey	50.3
38	Poland	50.0
39	Uruguay	49.7
40	New Zealand	49.1
41	Serbia	48.5
42	Spain	48.4
43	Ukraine	47.5
44	Ecuador	47.4
45	Micronesia	47.1
46	Bulgaria	47.1
47	Australia	47.0
48	Kazakhstan	47.0
49	Paraguay	46.9
50	Fiji	46.8
51	Malta	46.8
52	Canada	46.6
53	Kiribati	46.3
54	Tonga	46.2
55	Albania	46.0
56	Moldova	46.0
57	Colombia	45.9
58	Argentina	45.8
59	El Salvador	45.7
60	Belarus	45.0

Rank	Country	Score
61	Thailand	44.6
62	Grenada	44.6
63	Peru	44.5
64	Suriname	44.4
65	Dominican Republic	44.3
66	Bosnia and Herzegovina	44.0
67	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	43.9
68	Mexico	43.8
69	Malaysia	43.5
70	Angola	43.4
71	Laos	43.2
72	Kenya	43.1
73	Philippines	43.1
74	Cyprus	42.9
75	Montenegro	42.8
76	Cambodia	42.7
77	Burma	42.7
78	Djibouti	42.6
79	Jordan	42.6
80	West Bank and Gaza	42.5
81	Bolivia	42.5
82	Indonesia	42.5
83	Togo	42.4
84	Sao Tome and Principe	42.0
85	Bahamas	42.0
86	Mauritius	42.0
87	Cameroon	41.9
88	Vietnam	41.9
89	Cote d'Ivoire	41.9
90	Chile	41.6
91	Nicaragua	41.6
92	Samoa	41.5
93	Vanuatu	41.4
94	Guatemala	41.2
95	Timor-Leste	41.2
96	Sri Lanka	40.9
97	Benin	40.9
98	Haiti	40.8
99	Ghana	40.4
100	Georgia	40.4
101	St. Kitts and Nevis	40.3
102	Egypt	40.2
103	North Macedonia	40.2
104	Cuba	40.2
105	Tanzania	40.0
106	Guinea	40.0
107	Republic of Congo	39.9
108	United Arab Emirates	39.9
109	Rwanda	39.8
110	Morocco	39.8
111	Democratic Republic of Congo	39.8
112	Bangladesh	39.8
113	Namibia	39.4
114	Belize	39.3
115	Brazil	39.3
116	Dominica	39.2
117	Eswatini	39.2
118	Guyana	39.2
119	Armenia	39.1
120	Mongolia	39.0

Rank	Country	Score
121	Cape Verde	38.9
122	Maldives	38.8
123	Uganda	38.7
124	Botswana	38.7
125	Honduras	38.5
126	Ethiopia	38.4
127	Senegal	38.4
128	Guinea-Bissau	38.3
129	Sierra Leone	38.2
130	Solomon Islands	38.1
131	Venezuela	38.0
132	Mauritania	38.0
133	Kyrgistan	37.5
134	Equatorial Guinea	37.1
135	Liberia	37.1
136	Central African Republic	37.0
137	Comoros	37.0
138	Lebanon	36.8
139	Brunei	36.8
140	Iraq	36.7
141	Oman	36.7
142	Jamaica	36.5
143	Burkina Faso	36.5
144	Malawi	36.3
145	Nepal	36.3
146	Niger	35.8
147	Zimbabwe	35.8
148	Tajikistan	35.7
149	Nigeria	35.7
150	Tunisia	35.7
151	Saudi Arabia	35.6
152	Zambia	35.6
153	Bhutan	35.5
154	Afghanistan	35.5
155	Mozambique	35.4
156	Gambia	34.8
157	Pakistan	34.7
158	Trinidad and Tobago	34.6
159	Madagascar	34.1
160	Uzbekistan	34.0
161	Papua New Guinea	33.7
162	Turkmenistan	33.6
164	Azerbaijan	33.5
165	South Sudan	33.4
166	South Africa	33.0
167	Bahrain	32.9
168	Seychelles	32.6
169	Syria	32.4
170	Mali	32.2
171	Algeria	32.2
172	Qatar	32.2
173	Iran	32.0
174	India	31.5
175	Eritrea	31.4
176	Burundi	31.1
177	Lesotho	31.0
178	Chad	30.6
179	Yemen	30.4
180	Sudan	28.4

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