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World Bank (WGI)
0-100 percentile
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205 countries · 1996–2025
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Data 2025 · Status unspecified
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2025
All regions
East Asia & Pacific
Europe & Central Asia
Latin America & Caribbean
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
North America
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
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Country
↕
Value
↕
1
Singapore
91.9
2
New Zealand
87.4
3
Denmark
84.7
4
Switzerland
84.5
5
Australia
84.2
6
Luxembourg
83.8
7
Finland
83.6
8
Ireland
83.3
9
Hong Kong SAR, China
83.3
10
Norway
82.8
11
Sweden
82.5
12
Monaco
82.4
13
Liechtenstein
82.1
14
United Kingdom
80.6
15
Canada
80.3
16
Netherlands
80.2
17
Macao SAR, China
79.3
18
Estonia
79.1
19
Lithuania
77.4
20
Japan
76.5
21
Germany
76.4
22
Belgium
76.3
23
United Arab Emirates
75.7
24
Israel
74.9
25
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
74.2
26
Czechia
74
27
Greenland
73.9
28
Austria
73.9
29
Iceland
73.8
30
Latvia
73.1
31
United States
72.8
32
Korea, Rep.
72.8
33
Bahrain
72.8
34
Qatar
72.7
35
France
72.5
36
Aruba
72.3
37
Brunei Darussalam
72.1
38
Mauritius
71.5
39
Cyprus
70.2
40
Andorra
70.1
41
San Marino
70.1
42
Poland
69.1
43
Oman
67.4
44
Malaysia
67.3
45
Cayman Islands
67.1
46
Saudi Arabia
67
47
Slovenia
66.9
48
Chile
66.4
49
Georgia
66.2
50
Antigua and Barbuda
66.2
51
Bermuda
66
52
Italy
65.8
53
St. Kitts and Nevis
65.5
54
Portugal
65.1
55
Uruguay
65
56
Costa Rica
64.8
57
North Macedonia
63.3
58
Palau
63.2
59
Croatia
63
60
Spain
62.7
61
Greece
62.7
62
Malta
62.5
63
Barbados
62.3
64
Slovak Republic
62
65
Guam
61.9
66
American Samoa
61.9
67
Kuwait
61.7
68
Botswana
61.6
69
Bulgaria
61.3
70
Jordan
61.2
71
Seychelles
60.9
72
Albania
60.7
73
Puerto Rico (US)
60.3
74
Romania
60.1
75
Hungary
60
76
Rwanda
59.9
77
St. Lucia
59.3
78
Armenia
59.2
79
Montenegro
59.1
80
Dominican Republic
58.7
81
Philippines
58.5
82
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
57.6
83
Thailand
57.6
84
Peru
57.5
85
Indonesia
57.3
86
Namibia
56.7
87
Dominica
56.7
88
Serbia
56.5
89
Azerbaijan
56.4
90
Fiji
56.1
91
Kazakhstan
55.9
92
Jamaica
55.8
93
Cabo Verde
55.6
94
Morocco
55.2
95
Grenada
55
96
Paraguay
55
97
Mongolia
54.6
98
Moldova
54.6
99
South Africa
54.3
100
Samoa
54.2
101
Bahamas, The
54
102
Argentina
53.9
103
Bhutan
53.9
104
China
53.6
105
Panama
53.4
106
Viet Nam
53.1
107
El Salvador
53.1
108
Cote d'Ivoire
52.6
109
India
52.6
110
Turkiye
52.5
111
Trinidad and Tobago
52.4
112
Ghana
52.3
113
Colombia
52.1
114
Kosovo
52.1
115
Mexico
51.5
116
Tonga
51.1
117
Senegal
51
118
Ukraine
50.6
119
Benin
50.4
120
Sri Lanka
50.3
121
Guatemala
49.7
122
Vanuatu
49.6
123
Kenya
49.1
124
Kyrgyz Republic
48.7
125
Maldives
48.7
126
Bosnia and Herzegovina
48.5
127
West Bank and Gaza
48.5
128
Guyana
48.5
129
Kiribati
48.3
130
Tuvalu
47.9
131
Brazil
47.9
132
Zambia
47.7
133
Egypt, Arab Rep.
47.6
134
Togo
47.3
135
Lesotho
47.1
136
Tanzania
47
137
Uzbekistan
46.5
138
Tunisia
46.5
139
Belize
46.1
140
Naoero
45.6
141
Cambodia
45.4
142
Malawi
45.4
143
Uganda
45.3
144
Papua New Guinea
44.9
145
Burkina Faso
44.6
146
Honduras
44.6
147
Gambia, The
44.4
148
Nigeria
44.4
149
Nepal
44.2
150
Lao PDR
44.1
151
Eswatini
43.9
152
Ecuador
43.2
153
Mauritania
43.1
154
Gabon
42.9
155
Ethiopia
42.9
156
Marshall Islands
42.9
157
Timor-Leste
42.9
158
Angola
42.7
159
Mozambique
42.4
160
Niger
42.3
161
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
42.1
162
Cameroon
41.9
163
Algeria
41.9
164
Suriname
41.8
165
Tajikistan
41.7
166
Mali
41.6
167
Madagascar
41.2
168
Lebanon
40.8
169
Liberia
40.6
170
Burundi
40.6
171
Djibouti
40.5
172
Pakistan
39.7
173
Bangladesh
39.4
174
Sao Tome and Principe
39.3
175
Nicaragua
39.3
176
Solomon Islands
39.1
177
Guinea
39.1
178
Iraq
38
179
Sierra Leone
36.5
180
Chad
36.5
181
Comoros
35.8
182
Russian Federation
34.9
183
Congo, Rep.
34.9
184
Bolivia
34.5
185
Guinea-Bissau
34.3
186
Belarus
33.8
187
Zimbabwe
33.5
188
Central African Republic
33
189
Congo, Dem. Rep.
32.9
190
Equatorial Guinea
30.8
191
Afghanistan
30.8
192
Myanmar
30.4
193
Yemen, Rep.
30.2
194
Haiti
29.5
195
Iran, Islamic Rep.
29.2
196
Cuba
28.3
197
Libya
26.9
198
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
26.1
199
Sudan
25.5
200
Syrian Arab Republic
24.3
201
Turkmenistan
23.1
202
South Sudan
22.5
203
Venezuela, RB
21.3
204
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
21.3
205
Eritrea
19.2
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