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Sustainable Development Goal 16

Goal 16 of 17

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

55.9 world score, 2022
60.9 median country score, 2023
61.5 average across the countries assessed
166 countries assessed on this goal

World score since 2000

The world aggregate for this goal only.

Regional averages

Unweighted mean across the countries of each region assessed on this goal, 2023.

How the 166 scores are spread

  • 0 0
  • 0 10
  • 1 20
  • 10 30
  • 33 40
  • 31 50
  • 42 60
  • 24 70
  • 20 80
  • 5 90

Biggest gains on this goal

Change in goal score, 2015–2022.

  1. 1 Saudi Arabia 66.3 → 75.2 +8.9
  2. 2 Moldova 59.3 → 68.1 +8.8
  3. 3 Vietnam 57.2 → 64.4 +7.2
  4. 4 China 54.9 → 60.6 +5.7
  5. 5 Malaysia 54.3 → 59.9 +5.6

Largest falls on this goal

Where the score is lower than it was in 2015.

  1. 1 Myanmar 61.0 → 41.8 -19.2
  2. 2 Kuwait 78.8 → 64.7 -14.1
  3. 3 Comoros 62.1 → 52.5 -9.6
  4. 4 Oman 76.3 → 67.3 -9.0
  5. 5 Chile 78.4 → 69.8 -8.6

Every country on Goal 16

2023 scores, highest first. Ties share a rank.

RankCountryRegionScore
1 Denmark OECD 93.8
2 Iceland OECD 93.8
3 Finland OECD 92.5
4 Norway OECD 91.7
5 Estonia OECD 91.0
6 Luxembourg OECD 89.7
7 Germany OECD 89.5
8 Ireland OECD 89.1
9 Sweden OECD 88.5
10 Austria OECD 87.9
11 New Zealand OECD 87.4
12 Netherlands OECD 86.7
13 Japan OECD 86.3
14 Belgium OECD 85.8
15 Lithuania OECD 84.8
16 Czechia OECD 84.2
17 Singapore East & South Asia 83.2
18 Australia OECD 83.1
19 Latvia OECD 82.1
20 Canada OECD 81.8
21 United Kingdom OECD 81.1
22 Switzerland OECD 81.0
23 Portugal OECD 80.9
24 Slovenia OECD 80.5
25 Bhutan East & South Asia 80.0
26 Cabo Verde Sub-Saharan Africa 79.3
27 Spain OECD 79.2
28 Montenegro Eastern Europe & Central Asia 78.5
29 Uruguay Latin America & the Caribbean 78.1
30 Sao Tome and Principe Sub-Saharan Africa 78.0
31 Korea, Rep. OECD 77.9
32 Slovak Republic OECD 77.8
33 Poland OECD 77.4
34 Qatar Middle East & North Africa 76.7
35 France OECD 76.1
36 Armenia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 75.6
37 Saudi Arabia Middle East & North Africa 75.2
38 Turkmenistan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 74.9
39 Cyprus Eastern Europe & Central Asia 74.7
40 Georgia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 74.3
41 North Macedonia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 73.9
42 Costa Rica OECD 73.8
43 Romania Eastern Europe & Central Asia 73.4
44 Italy OECD 72.9
45 Croatia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 72.1
46 Fiji Oceania 71.8
47 Greece OECD 71.1
48 Barbados Latin America & the Caribbean 70.4
49 United Arab Emirates Middle East & North Africa 70.4
50 Chile OECD 69.8
51 Israel OECD 69.6
52 Hungary OECD 69.1
53 United States OECD 68.6
54 Bulgaria Eastern Europe & Central Asia 68.5
55 Moldova Eastern Europe & Central Asia 68.1
56 Tajikistan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 68.0
57 Rwanda Sub-Saharan Africa 68.0
58 Oman Middle East & North Africa 67.3
59 Azerbaijan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 67.1
60 Maldives East & South Asia 66.4
61 Bosnia and Herzegovina Eastern Europe & Central Asia 66.2
62 Serbia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 65.9
63 Jordan Middle East & North Africa 65.4
64 Algeria Middle East & North Africa 65.3
65 Ghana Sub-Saharan Africa 65.0
66 Malta Eastern Europe & Central Asia 64.9
67 Bahrain Middle East & North Africa 64.7
68 Kuwait Middle East & North Africa 64.7
69 Indonesia East & South Asia 64.7
70 Vietnam East & South Asia 64.4
71 Namibia Sub-Saharan Africa 64.4
72 Iraq Middle East & North Africa 64.0
73 Suriname Latin America & the Caribbean 63.4
74 Thailand East & South Asia 62.8
75 Ukraine Eastern Europe & Central Asia 62.8
76 Kazakhstan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 62.5
77 Botswana Sub-Saharan Africa 62.4
78 Morocco Middle East & North Africa 62.3
79 Panama Latin America & the Caribbean 62.1
80 Brunei Darussalam East & South Asia 61.7
81 Argentina Latin America & the Caribbean 61.7
82 Belarus Eastern Europe & Central Asia 61.2
83 Jamaica Latin America & the Caribbean 61.0
84 Mauritius Sub-Saharan Africa 60.8
85 Albania Eastern Europe & Central Asia 60.7
86 China East & South Asia 60.6
87 Tunisia Middle East & North Africa 60.6
88 Cuba Latin America & the Caribbean 60.5
89 El Salvador Latin America & the Caribbean 60.4
90 Iran, Islamic Rep. Middle East & North Africa 60.4
91 Egypt, Arab Rep. Middle East & North Africa 60.1
92 Malaysia East & South Asia 59.9
93 Uzbekistan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 59.8
94 Mongolia East & South Asia 59.3
95 Türkiye OECD 58.5
96 Brazil Latin America & the Caribbean 56.9
97 Trinidad and Tobago Latin America & the Caribbean 56.7
98 Djibouti Sub-Saharan Africa 56.5
99 Guyana Latin America & the Caribbean 56.0
100 Nepal East & South Asia 55.4
101 Kyrgyz Republic Eastern Europe & Central Asia 55.2
102 Mali Sub-Saharan Africa 55.1
103 South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa 55.1
104 Colombia OECD 54.3
105 Peru Latin America & the Caribbean 54.3
106 Senegal Sub-Saharan Africa 54.0
107 Eswatini Sub-Saharan Africa 53.7
108 Sri Lanka East & South Asia 53.6
109 Belize Latin America & the Caribbean 53.4
110 Sierra Leone Sub-Saharan Africa 53.3
111 Dominican Republic Latin America & the Caribbean 53.3
112 Cote d'Ivoire Sub-Saharan Africa 52.8
113 Comoros Sub-Saharan Africa 52.5
114 Bahamas, The Latin America & the Caribbean 52.4
115 Papua New Guinea Oceania 52.1
116 Philippines East & South Asia 51.9
117 Lebanon Middle East & North Africa 51.9
118 Ecuador Latin America & the Caribbean 51.9
119 Malawi Sub-Saharan Africa 51.5
120 Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa 51.1
121 Mauritania Sub-Saharan Africa 51.0
122 Burundi Sub-Saharan Africa 50.7
123 Nicaragua Latin America & the Caribbean 49.4
124 Cambodia East & South Asia 49.2
125 Niger Sub-Saharan Africa 49.0
126 Bolivia Latin America & the Caribbean 48.9
127 India East & South Asia 48.5
128 Congo, Rep. Sub-Saharan Africa 48.2
129 Russian Federation Eastern Europe & Central Asia 47.8
130 Gambia, The Sub-Saharan Africa 47.7
131 Bangladesh East & South Asia 47.6
132 Mozambique Sub-Saharan Africa 47.6
133 Paraguay Latin America & the Caribbean 47.5
134 Mexico OECD 46.7
135 Syrian Arab Republic Middle East & North Africa 46.7
136 Benin Sub-Saharan Africa 46.0
137 Lesotho Sub-Saharan Africa 45.9
138 Lao PDR East & South Asia 45.7
139 Burkina Faso Sub-Saharan Africa 45.5
140 Afghanistan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 44.8
141 Zambia Sub-Saharan Africa 44.1
142 Sudan Sub-Saharan Africa 43.8
143 Guatemala Latin America & the Caribbean 43.7
144 Tanzania Sub-Saharan Africa 42.9
145 Uganda Sub-Saharan Africa 42.8
146 Togo Sub-Saharan Africa 42.4
147 Central African Republic Sub-Saharan Africa 42.3
148 Pakistan East & South Asia 42.2
149 Myanmar East & South Asia 41.8
150 Angola Sub-Saharan Africa 41.6
151 Liberia Sub-Saharan Africa 41.0
152 Honduras Latin America & the Caribbean 40.6
153 Zimbabwe Sub-Saharan Africa 40.5
154 Gabon Sub-Saharan Africa 40.3
155 Somalia Sub-Saharan Africa 40.0
156 Guinea Sub-Saharan Africa 39.0
157 South Sudan Sub-Saharan Africa 38.1
158 Madagascar Sub-Saharan Africa 37.4
159 Haiti Latin America & the Caribbean 37.3
160 Cameroon Sub-Saharan Africa 36.2
161 Congo, Dem. Rep. Sub-Saharan Africa 36.2
162 Yemen, Rep. Middle East & North Africa 35.9
163 Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa 34.7
164 Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa 34.7
165 Venezuela, RB Latin America & the Caribbean 32.5
166 Chad Sub-Saharan Africa 29.4