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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

Global Governance Index 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.

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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.

State of the World

Global Governance Scores

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Global Governance Trends

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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)

GSCI 2023

Download the report: The Global Sustainable Competitiveness Report 2023 (PDF) Download the data: GSCI Scores 2023 (XLSX)

Sustainable & Competitive

Achieving Sustainable Competitiveness: policies for more sustainable AND more prosperous societies: Sustainable. Competitive.

2023 Governance Efficiency Ranking

RankCountryScore
1Estonia76.0
2Switzerland74.0
3Norway73.0
4Denmark72.4
5Sweden72.2
6Ireland72.2
7Luxembourg71.7
8Netherlands71.3
9Finland71.2
10New Zealand70.1
11Lithuania70.0
12Slovenia69.7
13Belgium69.2
14Iceland68.6
15Germany68.5
16Latvia68.5
17Czech Republic67.5
18Austria67.3
19Australia67.0
20South Korea66.3
21Bulgaria66.2
22Uruguay65.6
23Spain65.5
24Japan65.2
25France65.2
26Malta65.1
27Singapore64.8
28Croatia64.7
29Moldova64.6
30Portugal63.9
31Seychelles63.8
32Canada63.4
33Cyprus63.0
34Poland62.8
35Greece62.7
36Chile61.7
37Romania61.4
38Slovakia61.4
39Israel61.2
40Italy60.6
41United Kingdom59.9
42Costa Rica59.7
43Bhutan59.4
44United Arab Emirates59.3
45Vietnam59.2
46Vanuatu59.1
47North Macedonia59.0
48Uzbekistan59.0
49Mongolia58.9
50Timor-Leste58.7
51China58.5
52Armenia58.2
53Montenegro58.0
54Serbia57.9
55Kazakhstan57.6
56Hungary57.4
57Georgia56.9
58Malaysia56.1
59Paraguay55.7
60Bosnia and Herzegovina55.5
RankCountryScore
61USA55.2
62Botswana55.2
63Maldives54.9
64Nepal54.9
65Panama54.7
66Kiribati54.5
67Solomon Islands54.4
68Argentina54.1
69Indonesia54.1
70Albania53.9
71Mauritius53.7
72Sao Tome and Principe53.7
73Fiji53.6
74Guyana53.4
75Ecuador53.4
76Jamaica53.0
77Belarus52.8
78Trinidad and Tobago52.6
79Samoa52.5
80Russia52.0
81Dominican Republic52.0
82Laos51.8
83Suriname51.8
84Peru51.7
85Saudi Arabia51.7
86Grenada51.6
87Turkmenistan51.4
88South Africa51.4
89Turkey51.0
90Micronesia50.9
91India50.7
92Tonga50.6
93Colombia50.5
94St. Vincent and the Grenadines50.3
95Brazil49.9
96Cuba49.8
97Thailand49.4
98St. Kitts and Nevis48.8
99Cambodia48.7
100Cape Verde48.7
101Tajikistan48.5
102Morocco48.4
103Philippines48.4
104Namibia48.2
105Ukraine48.0
108Mexico47.7
109Qatar47.7
111Sri Lanka47.6
112Kuwait47.5
113Senegal47.4
114Iran47.3
115Dominica47.3
116Ghana47.0
117Brunei47.0
118West Bank and Gaza47.0
119Jordan46.9
120Oman46.8
RankCountryScore
121Kyrgistan46.8
122Bangladesh46.6
123Gambia46.3
124Kenya45.8
125El Salvador45.6
126Tunisia45.4
127Zambia45.2
128Eswatini45.1
129Egypt45.0
130Madagascar44.9
131Mauritania44.8
132Bolivia44.8
133Azerbaijan44.7
134Rwanda44.7
135Malawi44.6
136Bahamas44.3
137Uganda44.2
138Cote d'Ivoire44.1
139Tanzania44.1
140Benin43.7
141Honduras43.6
142Gabon43.5
143Algeria43.5
144Zimbabwe43.2
145Bahrain43.2
146Lesotho43.0
147Togo42.6
148Belize42.5
149Liberia42.5
150Ethiopia41.1
151Nicaragua40.0
152Niger40.0
153Lebanon40.0
154Iraq39.9
155Guatemala39.7
156Papua New Guinea39.7
157Pakistan38.8
158Djibouti38.3
159Burma37.8
160Mozambique37.7
161Somalia37.7
162Nigeria37.5
163Republic of Congo37.1
164Afghanistan37.0
165Venezuela36.4
166Sudan36.4
167Guinea-Bissau36.3
168Comoros36.2
169Burkina Faso36.2
170Chad35.9
171Guinea35.2
172Democratic Republic of Congo34.9
173Sierra Leone34.6
174Equatorial Guinea34.4
175Angola33.9
176Mali33.8
177Syria33.5
178Cameroon33.3
179Burundi32.7
180Eritrea32.5
Governance Performance Index