The Governance Efficiency Index

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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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Download the report: The Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index 2021(PDF)
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Achieving Sustainable Competitiveness: policies for more sustainable AND more prosperous societies:Sustainable. Competitive.

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.

The Governance Rankings 2021

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

2021 Governance Efficiency Ranking

Rank	Country	Score
1	Estonia	73.2
2	Ireland	71.7
3	Czech Republic	69.7
4	Finland	66.3
5	Germany	65.0
6	Japan	64.7
7	New Zealand	64.4
8	Liechtenstein	64.2
9	Iceland	64.1
10	Austria	64.0
11	Denmark	64.0
12	Uzbekistan	63.8
13	Spain	63.7
14	Slovenia	63.7
15	Croatia	63.6
16	Malta	63.4
17	Latvia	62.6
18	Luxembourg	62.5
19	Poland	62.3
20	Switzerland	62.2
21	Georgia	62.0
22	Moldova	61.7
23	Kazakhstan	61.7
24	Bulgaria	61.7
25	Romania	60.9
26	Portugal	60.9
27	South Korea	60.8
28	Armenia	60.7
29	Slovakia	60.7
30	Serbia	60.5
31	Belgium	60.4
32	Sri Lanka	60.0
33	Norway	59.9
34	Netherlands	59.7
35	Bosnia and Herzegovina	59.4
36	Lithuania	59.3
37	United Arab Emirates	59.2
38	Hungary	59.1
39	Turkey	59.1
40	St. Kitts and Nevis	59.0
41	Mauritius	58.9
42	Indonesia	58.7
43	Nepal	58.6
44	France	58.3
45	China	58.2
46	Cyprus	57.8
47	Greece	57.8
48	Italy	57.7
49	Sweden	57.6
50	Egypt	57.4
51	North Macedonia	57.2
52	Belarus	57.2
53	Russia	57.1
54	Bangladesh	57.1
55	Israel	57.1
56	Seychelles	57.0
57	Bhutan	56.8
58	Mongolia	56.4
59	Singapore	56.2
60	Kuwait	56.0

Rank	Country	Score
61	Cote d'Ivoire	55.9
62	United Kingdom	55.7
63	Brunei	55.5
64	Costa Rica	55.4
65	Paraguay	55.4
66	Senegal	54.9
67	Panama	54.8
68	Saudi Arabia	54.6
69	Australia	54.6
70	Philippines	54.5
71	El Salvador	54.4
72	Chile	54.4
73	Ghana	54.3
74	Uruguay	54.3
75	Iran	54.2
76	Botswana	54.2
77	Argentina	53.9
78	Cambodia	53.9
79	Fiji	53.6
80	Bahamas	53.6
81	Dominican Republic	53.6
82	Mexico	53.6
83	Kyrgistan	53.1
84	Benin	53.1
85	Turkmenistan	53.0
86	USA	53.0
87	Peru	52.9
88	Albania	52.8
89	Ukraine	52.7
90	Vietnam	52.6
91	Morocco	52.3
92	Montenegro	52.1
93	Ethiopia	52.1
94	Kiribati	51.6
95	Jordan	51.6
96	Malaysia	51.0
97	Ecuador	50.8
98	Grenada	50.6
99	Colombia	50.5
100	Micronesia	50.5
101	Trinidad and Tobago	50.4
102	Nigeria	50.4
103	Bahrain	50.4
104	Timor-Leste	50.4
105	Tajikistan	50.2
106	Burma	50.2
107	Tonga	50.2
108	Samoa	50.2
109	Oman	50.0
110	Qatar	49.7
111	Tunisia	49.6
112	Thailand	49.2
113	Algeria	49.0
114	Azerbaijan	49.0
115	Burkina Faso	49.0
116	Kenya	49.0
117	Vanuatu	48.7
118	Dominica	48.5
119	Pakistan	48.4
120	India	48.3

Rank	Country	Score
121	Canada	48.3
122	Tanzania	47.9
123	Guyana	47.4
124	Gambia	47.3
125	Solomon Islands	46.9
126	Guatemala	46.4
127	Cuba	46.4
128	Bolivia	46.1
129	Jamaica	45.5
130	Maldives	45.5
131	Suriname	45.3
132	Gabon	45.1
133	Togo	45.0
134	Zambia	45.0
135	West Bank and Gaza	44.9
136	Rwanda	44.2
137	Comoros	44.2
138	Laos	43.9
139	Nicaragua	43.4
140	Honduras	43.4
141	Guinea	43.4
143	Uganda	43.3
144	Cameroon	43.2
145	Afghanistan	43.1
146	Eswatini	42.2
147	Mauritania	42.1
148	Namibia	42.0
149	Haiti	42.0
150	Sao Tome and Principe	41.5
151	Mali	41.5
152	Niger	41.5
153	Sierra Leone	41.4
154	Belize	41.2
155	Lebanon	40.8
156	South Africa	40.4
157	Djibouti	40.4
158	Guinea-Bissau	40.0
159	Democratic Republic of Congo	39.8
160	Zimbabwe	39.1
161	Central African Republic	38.7
162	Madagascar	38.6
163	Lesotho	38.5
164	Burundi	38.4
165	Brazil	38.3
166	Malawi	37.8
167	Syria	37.3
168	Sudan	37.0
169	Mozambique	36.9
170	Venezuela	36.8
171	Papua New Guinea	36.1
172	Libya	36.1
173	Angola	35.7
174	Eritrea	34.6
175	Chad	33.7
176	Republic of Congo	33.4
177	Liberia	33.1
178	Equatorial Guinea	32.5
179	Somalia	31.5
180	South Sudan	31.4