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Governance

18 World Bank indicators, compared across Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, Trinidad & Tobago. Each tile carries the annual series and the latest known value for each country, sorted from highest to lowest. Hover a chart to read a given year, open a tile for the full page.

Indicators published
18of 18 for these countries
Countries compared
8Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, Trinidad & Tobago
Period covered
1960 - 2025the widest in this category
Annual values
4,596on this page, all series

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18 indicators

Government effectivenessGOV_WGI_GE.EST · score
19962024

Latest known valuesorted by value

  • Netherlands1.75 score2024
  • Germany1.55 score2024
  • United States1.36 score2024
  • United Kingdom1.18 score2024
  • Spain1.11 score2024
  • China0.9 score2024
  • Italy0.79 score2024
  • Trinidad & Tobago0.11 score2024
Rule of lawGOV_WGI_RL.EST · score
19962024

Latest known valuesorted by value

  • Netherlands1.71 score2024
  • Germany1.63 score2024
  • United Kingdom1.27 score2024
  • United States0.96 score2024
  • Spain0.93 score2024
  • Italy0.62 score2024
  • Trinidad & Tobago-0.37 score2024
  • China-0.58 score2024
Control of corruptionGOV_WGI_CC.EST · score
19962024

Latest known valuesorted by value

  • Netherlands1.91 score2024
  • Germany1.77 score2024
  • United Kingdom1.51 score2024
  • United States1.09 score2024
  • Spain0.71 score2024
  • Italy0.55 score2024
  • China0.09 score2024
  • Trinidad & Tobago-0.34 score2024
Political stabilityGOV_WGI_PV.EST · score
19962024

Latest known valuesorted by value

  • Netherlands0.43 score2024
  • Trinidad & Tobago0.36 score2024
  • Italy0.31 score2024
  • United Kingdom0.26 score2024
  • Germany0.12 score2024
  • Spain-0 score2024
  • United States-0.1 score2024
  • China-0.15 score2024
Regulatory qualityGOV_WGI_RQ.EST · score
19962024

Latest known valuesorted by value

  • Netherlands1.72 score2024
  • United Kingdom1.51 score2024
  • Germany1.5 score2024
  • United States1.35 score2024
  • Italy0.64 score2024
  • Spain0.62 score2024
  • China-0.07 score2024
  • Trinidad & Tobago-0.21 score2024
Voice & accountabilityGOV_WGI_VA.EST · score
19962024

Latest known valuesorted by value

  • Netherlands1.65 score2024
  • Germany1.6 score2024
  • United Kingdom1.3 score2024
  • Spain1.15 score2024
  • Italy1.07 score2024
  • United States0.89 score2024
  • Trinidad & Tobago0.41 score2024
  • China-1.65 score2024
Military spending / GDPMS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · %
19602024

Latest known valuesorted by value

  • United States3.42%2024
  • United Kingdom2.28%2024
  • Netherlands1.92%2024
  • Germany1.89%2024
  • China1.71%2024
  • Italy1.61%2024
  • Spain1.43%2024
  • Trinidad & Tobago0.92%2024
Military spending / gov.MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · %
19882024

Latest known valuesorted by value

  • United States9.11%2024
  • United Kingdom5.25%2024
  • China5.06%2024
  • Netherlands4.34%2024
  • Germany3.93%2024
  • Spain3.2%2024
  • Italy3.18%2024
  • Trinidad & Tobago2.73%2024
Tax revenue / GDPGC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS · %
19722024

Latest known valuesorted by value

  • United Kingdom26.89%2024
  • Italy25.6%2024
  • Netherlands25.28%2024
  • Trinidad & Tobago16.76%2019
  • Spain14.93%2024
  • Germany10.89%2024
  • United States10.77%2024
  • China7.02%2024
Activity rateSL.TLF.CACT.ZS · %
19902025

Latest known valuesorted by value

  • Netherlands67.25%2025
  • China64.55%2025
  • United States61.7%2025
  • United Kingdom61.37%2025
  • Germany60.57%2025
  • Trinidad & Tobago57.75%2025
  • Spain57.41%2025
  • Italy49.3%2025
Employment rateSL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS · %
19912025

Latest known valuesorted by value

  • Netherlands64.64%2025
  • China61.57%2025
  • United States59.11%2025
  • United Kingdom58.46%2025
  • Germany58.32%2025
  • Trinidad & Tobago55.83%2025
  • Spain51.45%2025
  • Italy46.15%2025
Women in parliamentSG.GEN.PARL.ZS · %
19972025

Latest known valuesorted by value

  • Spain44.29%2025
  • Netherlands43.33%2025
  • United Kingdom40.46%2025
  • Italy32.75%2025
  • Germany32.38%2025
  • United States28.94%2025
  • China26.54%2025
  • Trinidad & Tobago23.81%2025
New businesses registeredIC.BUS.NREG
20062024

Latest known valuesorted by value

  • United Kingdom841,1382024
  • China286,6402024
  • Spain118,1932024
  • Italy115,6892024
  • Germany75,7752024
  • Netherlands39,0552022
  • Trinidad & Tobago4,3442020
Intentional homicidesVC.IHR.PSRC.P5 · /100k
19902023

Latest known valuesorted by value

  • Trinidad & Tobago40.44 /100k2022
  • United States5.76 /100k2023
  • United Kingdom1.12 /100k2021
  • Germany0.91 /100k2023
  • Netherlands0.69 /100k2023
  • Spain0.69 /100k2023
  • Italy0.57 /100k2023
  • China0.5 /100k2020
Income taxes / revenueGC.TAX.YPKG.RV.ZS · %
19722024

Latest known valuesorted by value

  • United States56.31%2024
  • United Kingdom40.58%2024
  • Netherlands35.55%2024
  • Italy34.7%2024
  • Trinidad & Tobago26.09%2019
  • Spain21.98%2024
  • China17.46%2024
  • Germany16.49%2024
Labor forceSL.TLF.TOTL.IN · people
19902025

Latest known valuesorted by value

  • China768.07 m people2025
  • United States174.83 m people2025
  • Germany43.55 m people2025
  • United Kingdom35.41 m people2025
  • Italy25.66 m people2025
  • Spain24.76 m people2025
  • Netherlands10.35 m people2025
  • Trinidad & Tobago651,715 people2025

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