The Global Governance Index
The Global Governance Index
Governance is responsible for and designs the environment in which the country’s natural, social and intellectual capital can flourish to generate new and sustain existing wealth.
The Global Governance Index evaluates the performance of a country’s regulatory framework and infrastructure environment to facilitate sustainable competitiveness, based on 33 quantitative indicators. The Governance Index does not assess the quality of regulatory frameworks itself – only the qualitative outcomes.
Governance World Map 2023
Governance & Sustainable Competitiveness
Governance is responsible for and designs the environment in which the country’s natural, social and intellectual capital can flourish to generate new and sustain existing wealth.
The Global Governance Index evaluates the performance of a country’s regulatory framework and infrastructure environment to facilitate sustainable competitiveness, based on 33 quantitative indicators. The Governance Index does not assess the quality of regulatory frameworks itself – only the qualitative outcomes.
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.
State of the World
The Global Governance Rankings 2023
- The Economic Capital ranking is topped by Estonia, followed by Switzerland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden
- Germany is ranked 15, France 25, the UK 41
- China is ranked 51, the US 61
- India is ranked 91, South Africa 88, Brazil 95, and Nigeria 161
- The ranking is dominated by Central European nations, except for New Zealand (10) and Australia (19), South Korea (20), and Japan (24)
- The map shows a clear north-South gap: all African countries score comparable low (except for South Africa)
2023 Governance Efficiency Ranking
Rank | Country | Score |
---|---|---|
1 | Estonia | 76.0 |
2 | Switzerland | 74.0 |
3 | Norway | 73.0 |
4 | Denmark | 72.4 |
5 | Sweden | 72.2 |
6 | Ireland | 72.2 |
7 | Luxembourg | 71.7 |
8 | Netherlands | 71.3 |
9 | Finland | 71.2 |
10 | New Zealand | 70.1 |
11 | Lithuania | 70.0 |
12 | Slovenia | 69.7 |
13 | Belgium | 69.2 |
14 | Iceland | 68.6 |
15 | Germany | 68.5 |
16 | Latvia | 68.5 |
17 | Czech Republic | 67.5 |
18 | Austria | 67.3 |
19 | Australia | 67.0 |
20 | South Korea | 66.3 |
21 | Bulgaria | 66.2 |
22 | Uruguay | 65.6 |
23 | Spain | 65.5 |
24 | Japan | 65.2 |
25 | France | 65.2 |
26 | Malta | 65.1 |
27 | Singapore | 64.8 |
28 | Croatia | 64.7 |
29 | Moldova | 64.6 |
30 | Portugal | 63.9 |
31 | Seychelles | 63.8 |
32 | Canada | 63.4 |
33 | Cyprus | 63.0 |
34 | Poland | 62.8 |
35 | Greece | 62.7 |
36 | Chile | 61.7 |
37 | Romania | 61.4 |
38 | Slovakia | 61.4 |
39 | Israel | 61.2 |
40 | Italy | 60.6 |
41 | United Kingdom | 59.9 |
42 | Costa Rica | 59.7 |
43 | Bhutan | 59.4 |
44 | United Arab Emirates | 59.3 |
45 | Vietnam | 59.2 |
46 | Vanuatu | 59.1 |
47 | North Macedonia | 59.0 |
48 | Uzbekistan | 59.0 |
49 | Mongolia | 58.9 |
50 | Timor-Leste | 58.7 |
51 | China | 58.5 |
52 | Armenia | 58.2 |
53 | Montenegro | 58.0 |
54 | Serbia | 57.9 |
55 | Kazakhstan | 57.6 |
56 | Hungary | 57.4 |
57 | Georgia | 56.9 |
58 | Malaysia | 56.1 |
59 | Paraguay | 55.7 |
60 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 55.5 |
Rank | Country | Score |
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61 | USA | 55.2 |
62 | Botswana | 55.2 |
63 | Maldives | 54.9 |
64 | Nepal | 54.9 |
65 | Panama | 54.7 |
66 | Kiribati | 54.5 |
67 | Solomon Islands | 54.4 |
68 | Argentina | 54.1 |
69 | Indonesia | 54.1 |
70 | Albania | 53.9 |
71 | Mauritius | 53.7 |
72 | Sao Tome and Principe | 53.7 |
73 | Fiji | 53.6 |
74 | Guyana | 53.4 |
75 | Ecuador | 53.4 |
76 | Jamaica | 53.0 |
77 | Belarus | 52.8 |
78 | Trinidad and Tobago | 52.6 |
79 | Samoa | 52.5 |
80 | Russia | 52.0 |
81 | Dominican Republic | 52.0 |
82 | Laos | 51.8 |
83 | Suriname | 51.8 |
84 | Peru | 51.7 |
85 | Saudi Arabia | 51.7 |
86 | Grenada | 51.6 |
87 | Turkmenistan | 51.4 |
88 | South Africa | 51.4 |
89 | Turkey | 51.0 |
90 | Micronesia | 50.9 |
91 | India | 50.7 |
92 | Tonga | 50.6 |
93 | Colombia | 50.5 |
94 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 50.3 |
95 | Brazil | 49.9 |
96 | Cuba | 49.8 |
97 | Thailand | 49.4 |
98 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 48.8 |
99 | Cambodia | 48.7 |
100 | Cape Verde | 48.7 |
101 | Tajikistan | 48.5 |
102 | Morocco | 48.4 |
103 | Philippines | 48.4 |
104 | Namibia | 48.2 |
105 | Ukraine | 48.0 |
108 | Mexico | 47.7 |
109 | Qatar | 47.7 |
111 | Sri Lanka | 47.6 |
112 | Kuwait | 47.5 |
113 | Senegal | 47.4 |
114 | Iran | 47.3 |
115 | Dominica | 47.3 |
116 | Ghana | 47.0 |
117 | Brunei | 47.0 |
118 | West Bank and Gaza | 47.0 |
119 | Jordan | 46.9 |
120 | Oman | 46.8 |
Rank | Country | Score |
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121 | Kyrgistan | 46.8 |
122 | Bangladesh | 46.6 |
123 | Gambia | 46.3 |
124 | Kenya | 45.8 |
125 | El Salvador | 45.6 |
126 | Tunisia | 45.4 |
127 | Zambia | 45.2 |
128 | Eswatini | 45.1 |
129 | Egypt | 45.0 |
130 | Madagascar | 44.9 |
131 | Mauritania | 44.8 |
132 | Bolivia | 44.8 |
133 | Azerbaijan | 44.7 |
134 | Rwanda | 44.7 |
135 | Malawi | 44.6 |
136 | Bahamas | 44.3 |
137 | Uganda | 44.2 |
138 | Cote d'Ivoire | 44.1 |
139 | Tanzania | 44.1 |
140 | Benin | 43.7 |
141 | Honduras | 43.6 |
142 | Gabon | 43.5 |
143 | Algeria | 43.5 |
144 | Zimbabwe | 43.2 |
145 | Bahrain | 43.2 |
146 | Lesotho | 43.0 |
147 | Togo | 42.6 |
148 | Belize | 42.5 |
149 | Liberia | 42.5 |
150 | Ethiopia | 41.1 |
151 | Nicaragua | 40.0 |
152 | Niger | 40.0 |
153 | Lebanon | 40.0 |
154 | Iraq | 39.9 |
155 | Guatemala | 39.7 |
156 | Papua New Guinea | 39.7 |
157 | Pakistan | 38.8 |
158 | Djibouti | 38.3 |
159 | Burma | 37.8 |
160 | Mozambique | 37.7 |
161 | Somalia | 37.7 |
162 | Nigeria | 37.5 |
163 | Republic of Congo | 37.1 |
164 | Afghanistan | 37.0 |
165 | Venezuela | 36.4 |
166 | Sudan | 36.4 |
167 | Guinea-Bissau | 36.3 |
168 | Comoros | 36.2 |
169 | Burkina Faso | 36.2 |
170 | Chad | 35.9 |
171 | Guinea | 35.2 |
172 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 34.9 |
173 | Sierra Leone | 34.6 |
174 | Equatorial Guinea | 34.4 |
175 | Angola | 33.9 |
176 | Mali | 33.8 |
177 | Syria | 33.5 |
178 | Cameroon | 33.3 |
179 | Burundi | 32.7 |
180 | Eritrea | 32.5 |