Worst-Governed Countries

Which countries have the weakest governance? The list below ranks nations by Governance, computed only from sourced public indicators — see the methodology. Entries without a sourced score are excluded, never filled in.

1. 1
   Congo
   9
2. 2
   Haiti
   14
3. 3
   Venezuela
   15
4. 4
   Cambodia
   18
5. 5
   Sudan
   19
6. 6
   Somalia
   20
7. 7
   Myanmar
   21
8. 8
   Afghanistan
   22
9. 9
   Honduras
   23
10. 10
    Bolivia
    24
11. 11
    Iran
    24
12. 12
    DR Congo
    24
13. 13
    Zimbabwe
    25
14. 14
    Bangladesh
    26
15. 15
    Lebanon
    27
16. 16
    South Sudan
    27
17. 17
    Syria
    27
18. 18
    Angola
    28
19. 19
    Nicaragua
    29
20. 20
    Ecuador
    30
21. 21
    Guatemala
    30
22. 22
    Cameroon
    30
23. 23
    Iraq
    30
24. 24
    Papua New Guinea
    32
25. 25
    Uganda
    32
26. 26
    Ethiopia
    32
27. 27
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    33
28. 28
    Suriname
    33
29. 29
    Mozambique
    33
30. 30
    Pakistan
    33

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