Governance Quality Around the World

Explore how different countries perform in housing, public safety, and governance

World Map - Housing Quality & Government Performance

Score Legend

Excellent (80-100)
Good (70-79)
Fair (60-69)
Poor (50-59)
Very Poor (0-49)

Scores based on Housing Quality & Government Performance

Country Rankings

Click any column header to sort • Data: World Bank, WEF, Heritage Foundation, UNODC

196 countries
# Country ↕ Region ↕ Housing ↕ Gov't ↕ Safety ↕ Justice ↕ Business ↕ Infra ↕ Health ↕ Edu ↕ Overall ▼ Details
1 Singapore Asia 88 92 95 90 95 96 93 95 93.0 View →
2 Switzerland Europe 92 88 93 92 92 93 95 88 91.7 View →
3 Denmark Europe 91 91 91 91 93 89 89 89 90.5 View →
4 Iceland Europe 88 81 96 88 - - - - 90.3 View →
5 Hong Kong Asia 62 80 90 75 91 94 - - 90.2 View →
6 Greenland North America 72 85 - - - - - - 90.0 View →
7 Faroe Islands Europe 85 85 - - - - - - 90.0 View →
8 Norway Europe 90 87 92 90 88 85 92 91 89.3 View →
9 Finland Europe 88 90 90 90 85 87 88 93 88.8 View →
10 Taiwan Asia 98 78 88 80 85 86 - - 88 View →
11 Japan Asia 85 80 94 85 82 93 94 90 87.9 View →
12 Netherlands Europe 90 85 88 88 83 93 89 87 87.8 View →
13 Sweden Europe 86 85 85 89 87 88 90 88 87.2 View →
14 Brunei Asia 72 73 - - - - - - 86.4 View →
15 Germany Europe 88 79 87 85 84 92 91 85 86.4 View →
16 Lithuania Europe 75 72 - - - - - - 86.1 View →
17 New Zealand Oceania 76 86 88 90 94 82 86 85 85.9 View →
18 Qatar Asia 75 71 90 70 75 88 - - 85.4 View →
19 Austria Europe 88 78 89 86 82 88 88 84 85.4 View →
20 Australia Oceania 78 84 86 87 85 84 88 86 84.8 View →
21 Canada North America 82 82 85 86 84 85 87 88 84.8 View →
22 Uruguay South America 68 69 65 75 58 62 - - 84.6 View →
23 Slovenia Europe 82 68 86 78 72 76 - - 84.0 View →
24 Latvia Europe 72 68 - - - - - - 84.0 View →
25 South Korea Asia 78 75 84 78 80 91 91 92 83.7 View →
26 United Kingdom Europe 78 78 82 84 89 89 85 84 83.6 View →
27 Ireland Europe 75 83 84 83 87 82 85 86 83.1 View →
28 Mauritius Africa 62 65 72 70 75 68 - - 82.6 View →
29 Seychelles Africa 65 65 - - - - - - 82.3 View →
30 Guam Oceania 75 72 - - - - - - 82.0 View →
31 Guadeloupe North America 75 72 - - - - - - 82.0 View →
32 Martinique North America 75 72 - - - - - - 82.0 View →
33 Réunion Africa 75 72 - - - - - - 82.0 View →
34 Estonia Europe 78 79 82 81 86 78 80 89 81.7 View →
35 Belgium Europe 85 74 80 82 76 86 87 83 81.7 View →
36 Barbados North America 70 63 - - - - - - 81.6 View →
37 Georgia Asia 60 63 72 62 78 68 - - 81.4 View →
38 France Europe 82 73 78 80 78 88 88 82 81.2 View →
39 Cyprus Europe 78 62 - - - - - - 81.2 View →
40 Palau Oceania 60 62 - - - - - - 80.9 View →
41 Bhutan Asia 48 62 - - - - - - 80.9 View →
42 United Arab Emirates Asia 78 73 88 72 83 91 82 75 80.3 View →
43 Croatia Europe 76 60 78 60 60 74 - - 79.8 View →
44 Malta Europe 80 60 - - - - - - 79.8 View →
45 Costa Rica North America 65 59 62 68 62 58 - - 79.6 View →
46 Samoa Oceania 52 59 - - - - - - 79.6 View →
47 Bahrain Asia 74 59 85 65 73 78 - - 79.5 View →
48 Bahamas North America 72 59 - - - - - - 79.3 View →
49 Slovakia Europe 76 59 77 62 71 74 - - 79.3 View →
50 Czech Republic Europe 80 72 85 76 74 78 82 84 78.8 View →
51 Oman Asia 72 57 88 68 68 75 - - 78.7 View →
52 Spain Europe 78 65 82 75 75 87 86 78 78.2 View →
53 Portugal Europe 78 68 83 78 74 80 83 79 77.8 View →
54 Fiji Oceania 55 56 - - - - - - 77.7 View →
55 Tuvalu Oceania 45 55 - - - - - - 77.6 View →
56 Jordan Asia 58 55 72 58 58 68 - - 77.4 View →
57 Israel Asia 72 69 72 75 79 78 88 83 77.1 View →
58 Marshall Islands Oceania 45 54 - - - - - - 76.9 View →
59 United States of America North America 72 75 65 78 80 83 78 82 76.7 View →
60 French Polynesia Oceania 68 68 - - - - - - 76.5 View →
61 Nauru Oceania 55 53 - - - - - - 76.3 View →
62 Montenegro Europe 66 52 72 52 - - - - 75.9 View →
63 Bulgaria Europe 68 52 72 52 60 68 - - 75.8 View →
64 Italy Europe 76 61 80 68 72 82 85 76 75.0 View →
65 New Caledonia Oceania 72 50 - - - - - - 75.0 View →
66 Albania Europe 62 50 68 45 - - - - 74.8 View →
67 North Macedonia Europe 64 49 70 50 - - - - 74.7 View →
68 Armenia Asia 58 49 78 52 70 58 - - 74.5 View →
69 Kiribati Oceania 42 53 - - - - - - 74.5 View →
70 Jamaica North America 50 51 22 48 58 55 - - 74.4 View →
71 Tonga Oceania 50 49 - - - - - - 74.4 View →
72 Dominican Republic North America 52 49 45 45 55 55 - - 74.3 View →
73 Moldova Europe 58 48 - - - - - - 73.8 View →
74 French Guiana South America 68 65 - - - - - - 73.5 View →
75 Poland Europe 75 61 78 65 73 76 75 84 73.4 View →
76 Kazakhstan Asia 60 46 60 42 62 65 - - 72.9 View →
77 Trinidad and Tobago North America 58 46 28 50 - - - - 72.3 View →
78 Chile South America 68 66 68 72 78 76 76 73 72.2 View →
79 Maldives Asia 55 44 - - - - - - 71.8 View →
80 Mongolia Asia 52 43 - - - - - - 71.7 View →
81 Tunisia Africa 58 43 65 55 55 58 - - 71.5 View →
82 Puerto Rico North America 65 55 - - - - - - 71.5 View →
83 Malaysia Asia 68 62 70 65 77 80 75 74 71.4 View →
84 Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe 64 43 72 45 - - - - 71.4 View →
85 Micronesia Oceania 45 55 - - - - - - 71.2 View →
86 Sri Lanka Asia 55 42 62 52 52 58 - - 71.2 View →
87 Panama North America 62 45 50 52 60 72 - - 70.9 View →
88 Belize North America 52 42 28 45 - - - - 70.7 View →
89 Guyana South America 48 42 - - - - - - 70.5 View →
90 Azerbaijan Asia 58 41 - - - - - - 70.3 View →
91 Suriname South America 52 40 - - - - - - 70.0 View →
92 Saudi Arabia Asia 72 61 78 55 71 80 74 68 69.9 View →
93 Peru South America 52 43 50 45 62 55 - - 69.5 View →
94 Timor-Leste Asia 35 38 - - - - - - 69.0 View →
95 Uzbekistan Asia 50 38 65 35 - - - - 68.8 View →
96 Hungary Europe 75 56 76 58 62 75 72 77 68.8 View →
97 Cuba North America 48 38 - - - - - - 68.8 View →
98 Luxembourg Europe 85 88 90 87 81 88 - - 68.8 View →
99 Ghana Africa 42 48 65 58 55 50 - - 68.6 View →
100 Botswana Africa 52 60 55 68 66 52 - - 68.0 View →
101 Palestine Asia 45 36 - - - - - - 67.9 View →
102 Greece Europe 74 55 75 55 55 75 80 74 67.9 View →
103 Algeria Africa 52 36 58 38 45 55 - - 67.8 View →
104 China Asia 62 51 78 52 65 82 72 78 67.6 View →
105 Ecuador South America 50 36 38 42 48 55 - - 67.3 View →
106 Guatemala North America 42 33 30 32 48 48 - - 66.6 View →
107 Nepal Asia 40 38 65 45 45 42 - - 65.9 View →
108 Kyrgyzstan Asia 48 31 - - - - - - 65.3 View →
109 Bolivia South America 45 31 52 38 42 45 - - 65.2 View →
110 Laos Asia 42 33 65 35 45 45 - - 64.8 View →
111 Cambodia Asia 42 35 58 38 50 48 - - 64.8 View →
112 Thailand Asia 65 50 62 50 72 75 73 68 64.3 View →
113 Belarus Europe 62 28 72 32 - - - - 64.2 View →
114 Honduras North America 38 32 22 35 48 48 - - 63.9 View →
115 Romania Europe 68 54 74 55 62 68 62 68 63.8 View →
116 Gabon Africa 52 33 - - - - - - 63.6 View →
117 Tajikistan Asia 42 27 - - - - - - 63.5 View →
118 Lebanon Asia 52 25 50 35 48 48 - - 62.6 View →
119 Iran Asia 55 25 55 35 42 58 - - 62.5 View →
120 Vietnam Asia 58 48 75 50 62 62 65 72 61.4 View →
121 Eswatini Africa 42 35 - - - - - - 60.9 View →
122 Solomon Islands Oceania 38 40 - - - - - - 60.9 View →
123 Senegal Africa 42 48 68 55 52 48 - - 60.9 View →
124 Turkey Asia 62 43 62 48 60 74 72 65 60.7 View →
125 Rwanda Africa 42 57 75 58 74 55 - - 60.4 View →
126 Sao Tome and Principe Africa 45 39 - - - - - - 60.2 View →
127 Turkmenistan Asia 52 19 - - - - - - 59.6 View →
128 Argentina South America 62 42 60 55 50 60 70 72 58.9 View →
129 Ivory Coast Africa 72 44 - - - - - - 58.1 View →
130 Nicaragua North America 42 27 - - 45 45 - - 57.6 View →
131 Indonesia Asia 52 51 68 52 62 62 55 56 57.3 View →
132 Comoros Africa 35 25 - - - - - - 57.2 View →
133 Russia Europe 60 27 55 38 55 70 68 80 56.7 View →
134 Morocco Africa 55 46 68 52 60 65 58 48 56.5 View →
135 Venezuela South America 38 12 18 22 25 35 - - 55.8 View →
136 Ukraine Europe 58 39 45 40 58 62 58 78 54.8 View →
137 Namibia Africa 45 53 - - - - - - 54.7 View →
138 Colombia South America 55 46 42 48 60 58 68 60 54.7 View →
139 Vanuatu Oceania 45 47 - - - - - - 54.4 View →
140 Mexico North America 58 39 32 45 62 68 68 62 54.3 View →
141 Cabo Verde Africa 55 58 - - - - - - 54.1 View →
142 Gambia Africa 38 39 - - - - - - 53.1 View →
143 India Asia 42 51 55 55 58 58 48 55 52.7 View →
144 Afghanistan Asia 25 20 15 15 30 25 - - 52.5 View →
145 Kuwait Asia 72 54 82 62 65 72 - - 51.9 View →
146 Brazil South America 52 42 35 48 52 62 65 58 51.7 View →
147 Egypt Africa 52 39 55 40 55 62 55 55 51.6 View →
148 Cameroon Africa 35 30 40 32 42 38 - - 51.0 View →
149 Philippines Asia 48 47 48 48 55 55 52 54 50.9 View →
150 Syria Asia 25 13 12 10 20 20 - - 50.8 View →
151 Benin Africa 40 43 - - - - - - 50.1 View →
152 South Africa Africa 48 47 25 52 58 64 52 48 49.2 View →
153 Serbia Europe 65 48 70 50 58 66 - - 49.1 View →
154 Yemen Asia 22 15 18 12 25 22 - - 49.1 View →
155 Togo Africa 38 39 - - - - - - 48.9 View →
156 Djibouti Africa 38 32 - - - - - - 48.7 View →
157 Myanmar Asia 38 20 42 28 40 38 - - 48.3 View →
158 Lesotho Africa 35 37 - - - - - - 47.3 View →
159 El Salvador North America 45 44 30 40 52 52 - - 47.1 View →
160 Kenya Africa 38 41 42 42 56 52 45 52 46.0 View →
161 Ethiopia Africa 30 35 45 38 42 42 - - 45.4 View →
162 Zambia Africa 35 39 48 45 48 42 - - 44.6 View →
163 Paraguay South America 48 39 55 40 50 48 - - 44.6 View →
164 Libya Africa 38 16 22 15 28 32 - - 44.4 View →
165 Uganda Africa 35 37 45 42 52 45 - - 44.3 View →
166 Equatorial Guinea Africa 48 22 - - - - - - 44.2 View →
167 Tanzania Africa 35 40 55 45 50 45 - - 44.0 View →
168 Zimbabwe Africa 32 25 42 28 38 38 - - 43.5 View →
169 Bangladesh Asia 35 34 55 40 45 48 42 45 43.0 View →
170 Mali Africa 28 31 32 32 - - - - 43.0 View →
171 Sudan Africa 28 19 28 18 35 28 - - 42.5 View →
172 Mauritania Africa 35 34 - - - - - - 42.1 View →
173 Angola Africa 38 33 - - - - - - 41.9 View →
174 Guinea Africa 35 30 - - - - - - 40.6 View →
175 Pakistan Asia 38 33 40 38 48 48 38 38 40.2 View →
176 Republic of the Congo Africa 42 25 - - - - - - 38.3 View →
177 Nigeria Africa 32 31 35 35 48 42 35 38 37.1 View →
178 Iraq Asia 45 20 35 28 38 42 - - 35.2 View →
179 Madagascar Africa 25 31 45 35 40 32 - - 35.2 View →
180 Mozambique Africa 28 34 42 35 42 38 - - 34.8 View →
181 Haiti North America 22 18 22 18 32 22 - - 34.6 View →
182 Eritrea Africa 28 13 - - 22 - - - 33.7 View →
183 Sierra Leone Africa 32 32 - - - - - - 33.7 View →
184 Guinea-Bissau Africa 32 24 - - - - - - 32.0 View →
185 Liberia Africa 28 29 - - - - - - 30.8 View →
186 Somalia Africa 15 11 10 8 20 15 - - 30.7 View →
187 Burkina Faso Africa 28 39 35 38 - - - - 30.3 View →
188 Papua New Guinea Oceania 32 38 - - - - - - 29.1 View →
189 Niger Africa 25 36 38 38 - - - - 28.3 View →
190 Western Sahara Africa 35 20 - - - - - - 27.5 View →
191 Malawi Africa 16 38 - - - - - - 26.8 View →
192 Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa 22 19 25 18 30 22 - - 20.5 View →
193 Burundi Africa 12 25 - - - - - - 18.3 View →
194 Central African Republic Africa 18 19 15 12 25 15 - - 18.1 View →
195 Chad Africa 20 23 30 20 28 18 - - 17.3 View →
196 South Sudan Africa 12 7 12 8 22 12 - - 6.3 View →