The Blavatnik Index of Public Administration 2024 covers 120 countries in total. In addition to overall leaders this wide country coverage allows us to see how countries in different regions and income groups perform. This map highlights the countries that rank top 10 overall as well as highlighting the other countries that rank in the top five for their region and/or income group.

For regional analysis, countries have been allocated to one of six groups:

• Americas (22 countries);
• Asia and Pacific (18 countries);
• Eastern Europe (20 countries);
• Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia (15 countries);
• Sub-Saharan Africa (29 countries);
• and, Western Europe (16 countries).

Americas

Canada (3rd) is the highest ranking country in the Americas for the Index overall, followed by the United States (9th), Uruguay (20th), Chile (27th) and Brazil and Colombia (joint 32nd).

Canada is the highest ranking country in the Americas across all four of the Index domains, coming fourth in each. The United States is the next highest ranking country in the Americas for three of four domains, placing 5th for Strategy and Leadership, 10th for Public Policy and 22nd for National Delivery. After Canada, Colombia and Chile are the highest ranking countries in the Americas for the People and Processes domain (ranking joint 7th).

As a group, countries in the Americas tend to score above average in the People and Processes domain and below average for the Public Policy and National Delivery domains.

Asia and Pacific

Singapore (1st) is the highest ranking country/territory in the Asia and Pacific region for the Index overall, followed by New Zealand (6th), Australia (8th) and South Korea (15th). Excluding high income economies, the highest ranking country/territory in Asia and Pacific is Indonesia (38th), followed by Malaysia (41st) and Thailand (44th).

Singapore is the highest ranking country in Asia and Pacific for three of the Index’s four domains, ranking first for the Public Policy and National Delivery domains and fifth for the Strategy and Leadership domain. New Zealand is the highest ranking country for the People and Processes domain, ranking second. Excluding high income economies, Indonesia is the highest ranking country in Asia and Pacific for the Public Policy domain (ranking 36th) and the Strategy and Leadership domain (ranking 36th), Thailand is the highest ranking for the National Delivery domain (ranking 30th), and Malaysia is the highest ranking for the People and Processes domain (ranking 7th).

As a group, countries in Asia and Pacific have the largest variance in scores making it difficult to draw regional generalisations; their average scores when taken as a group are close to the overall average scores for all countries included in the Index.

Eastern Europe

Estonia (9th) is the highest ranking country in Eastern Europe for the Index overall, followed by Lithuania (15th), Latvia (19th), Slovenia (24th) and Czechia (28th).

Estonia is the highest ranking country in Eastern Europe for two of the Index’s four domains, People and Processes (ranking 2nd) and Public Policy (ranking 11th), Lithuania is the highest ranking country for the Strategy and Leadership domain (ranking 10th) and Latvia is the highest ranking country for the National Delivery domain (ranking 14th). Excluding the three Baltic nations, Slovenia is the highest ranking country for three domains (Strategy and Leadership, Public Policy, and People and Processes) and joint highest with Poland for the National Delivery domain.

As a group, the countries of Eastern Europe tend to score above average, albeit less strongly than their Western European counterparts. The procurement and use of data themes are both areas where they have relatively strong performance compared to other regions.

Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia

Israel (24th) is the highest ranking country for the Index overall in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia (MENCA) group, followed by Kazakhstan (40th), Georgia (42nd), and Armenia, Jordan and Türkiye (joint 51st).

Israel is the highest ranking MENCA country for the Strategy and Leadership domain (ranking 24th), and the Public Policy domain (ranking 22nd), Jordan is the highest ranking country for the National Delivery domain (ranking 22nd) and Kazakhstan is the highest ranking country for the People and Processes domain (ranking 24th).

As a group, the countries in the MENCA grouping tend to score below average, particularly for the Strategy and Leadership and People and Processes domain. Their scores for the HR management, strategic capacity and integrity themes are notably below average. However, it should also be noted that the MENCA group of countries has relatively lower coverage compared to other regions, with only 15 of these 29 countries included in the Index.

Sub-Saharan Africa

Mauritius (34th) is the highest ranking country in Sub- Saharan Africa for the Index overall, followed by Kenya (62nd), Rwanda and South Africa (joint 69th), and then Benin, Botswana and Zambia (joint 73rd).

Mauritius is the highest ranking country in Sub-Saharan Africa for all four of the Index domains, ranking 28th for the Public Policy domain, 36th for the Strategy and Leadership domain, 40th for the National Delivery domain and 48th for the People and Processes domain. After Mauritius, South Africa is the highest ranking country for the Strategy and Leadership domain (ranking 59th), Rwanda is the highest ranking country for the Public Policy domain (ranking 39th), Kenya and Zambia are the highest ranking countries for the National Delivery domain (ranking 43rd) and Uganda is the highest ranking country for the People and Processes domain (ranking 52nd).

As a group, the countries in Sub-Saharan Africa tend to score below average across all domains, however their scores for the People and Processes domain are typically closer to the average than their scores for the other three domains.

Western Europe

Norway (2nd) is the highest ranking country in Western Europe, followed by Denmark (3rd), Finland (5th), the United Kingdom (6th) and France (9th).

Denmark is the highest ranking country in Western Europe for the Strategy and Leadership domain (ranking 1st). Finland is the highest ranking country for the Public Policy domain (ranking 1st), Sweden is the highest ranking country for the National Delivery domain (ranking 2nd) and Norway is the highest ranking country for the People and Processes domain (ranking 1st). Excluding the Nordic nations, the United Kingdom is the highest ranking country in Western Europe for the Strategy and Leadership domain (ranking 7th) and the Public Policy domain (ranking 3rd), and with France is the joint highest ranking country for the People and Processes domain (joint 10th). Germany is the highest ranking country for the National Delivery domain (ranking 2nd).

As a group, countries in Western Europe are frequently at the top of the overall rankings for the Index and its constituent domain. These countries score substantially above average for most domains and themes, except for the People and Processes domain where their average scores for the procurement theme and the technology and workplaces theme are only slightly above the averages of all countries.