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Checks on Government Index (IDEA)
Gapminder
Percent
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172 countries · 1975–2021
·
Data 2021 · Status unspecified
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League table
2021
All regions
East Asia & Pacific
Europe & Central Asia
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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
North America
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
All income groups
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Country
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Value
↕
1
Denmark
99
2
Sweden
97
3
Norway
95.3
4
Finland
92.6
5
Switzerland
88.4
6
Estonia
88
7
Australia
87
8
Lithuania
86.7
9
New Zealand
86.5
10
Netherlands
86
11
Costa Rica
84.9
12
Germany
84.8
13
Korea, Rep.
83.5
14
France
83.5
15
Ireland
83.1
16
Chile
83
17
Portugal
81.6
18
United Kingdom
81.6
19
Slovak Republic
81.3
20
Luxembourg
81.3
21
Belgium
81.1
22
Austria
80.8
23
Iceland
78.3
24
Latvia
78.1
25
Uruguay
77.9
26
Italy
76.8
27
Tunisia
76.7
28
Israel
76.2
29
United States
75.8
30
Spain
75.8
31
Barbados
75.3
32
Canada
75.3
33
Jamaica
75.2
34
Vanuatu
73.8
35
Peru
73.6
36
Czechia
73.5
37
Trinidad and Tobago
72.9
38
Japan
72.6
39
Kenya
72.5
40
Slovenia
72.4
41
Cabo Verde
71.2
42
South Africa
71.1
43
Suriname
70.9
44
Cyprus
70.8
45
Moldova
70.4
46
Ghana
69.9
47
Malawi
68.9
48
Mauritius
68.3
49
Croatia
68.1
50
Bhutan
67.9
51
Taiwan
67.5
52
Romania
67.3
53
Malta
67.2
54
Lesotho
67.1
55
Namibia
66.3
56
Senegal
66.2
57
Brazil
66
58
Greece
65.2
59
Argentina
65
60
Colombia
64.6
61
Bulgaria
64.4
62
Burkina Faso
64.4
63
Papua New Guinea
63.9
64
Nepal
63.6
65
Botswana
63.5
66
Solomon Islands
63.3
67
Maldives
62.8
68
Dominican Republic
62.7
69
Georgia
62.1
70
Indonesia
61.8
71
Mongolia
61
72
Armenia
60.7
73
Gambia, The
60.5
74
Liberia
60.5
75
Tanzania
60.3
76
Niger
60
77
Sierra Leone
60
78
Iraq
59.5
79
Zambia
59.4
80
Paraguay
59.1
81
Timor-Leste
59.1
82
Kuwait
59
83
Panama
58.9
84
India
58.7
85
Nigeria
58.7
86
Mexico
58
87
Montenegro
57.9
88
Albania
57.9
89
Guatemala
56.9
90
Philippines
56.9
91
Guyana
56.8
92
Jordan
56.4
93
Lebanon
56.1
94
Morocco
55.6
95
Libya
55.5
96
Ecuador
55.1
97
Haiti
55
98
Bosnia and Herzegovina
54.9
99
Sri Lanka
54.9
100
Pakistan
54.8
101
Poland
54.5
102
Uganda
54.3
103
North Macedonia
54.2
104
Guinea-Bissau
53.8
105
Ukraine
53.8
106
Mozambique
53.5
107
Thailand
52.7
108
Bolivia
52.3
109
Hungary
52.1
110
Malaysia
52.1
111
Zimbabwe
51.7
112
Kyrgyz Republic
50.5
113
Fiji
50.5
114
Honduras
50.5
115
Benin
49.4
116
Cote d'Ivoire
47.7
117
Congo, Dem. Rep.
47.6
118
Central African Republic
47.1
119
Togo
46.6
120
Madagascar
46.5
121
Singapore
46.5
122
Gabon
45.6
123
Serbia
45.3
124
Angola
44.2
125
Algeria
44.1
126
Mauritania
43.8
127
Bangladesh
43.6
128
Comoros
43.4
129
Congo, Rep.
43.3
130
El Salvador
43.2
131
Sudan
42.8
132
Mali
41
133
Egypt, Arab Rep.
40.4
134
Djibouti
40.3
135
Ethiopia
40.1
136
Cameroon
40
137
Eswatini
38.5
138
Guinea
38.2
139
Rwanda
37.9
140
Turkiye
37.8
141
Iran, Islamic Rep.
37.7
142
Kazakhstan
36.4
143
Viet Nam
35.7
144
Burundi
35.6
145
Oman
34.4
146
Lao PDR
34.4
147
West Bank and Gaza
33.4
148
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
32.7
149
Cambodia
31.6
150
Russian Federation
30.6
151
Venezuela, RB
30.3
152
Chad
30.1
153
Uzbekistan
29.1
154
Cuba
28.4
155
Tajikistan
27.4
156
Nicaragua
27
157
Bahrain
26.3
158
Qatar
25.8
159
Syrian Arab Republic
25.7
160
Afghanistan
24.2
161
Azerbaijan
23.1
162
Equatorial Guinea
23.1
163
United Arab Emirates
21.9
164
Belarus
21.6
165
Yemen, Rep.
20.8
166
Turkmenistan
20.7
167
Saudi Arabia
20.3
168
South Sudan
19.7
169
Myanmar
17.7
170
China
17.4
171
Eritrea
8.4
172
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
8.1
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