Portugal vs Saudi Arabia: Control of Corruption - Governance estimate
Control of Corruption - Governance estimate over time
- Portugal
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.8242 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.7528 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0714 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 45th and Saudi Arabia ranks 48th of 204 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.48 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3824 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2991 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.39 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.761 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.811 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.802 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4129 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.389 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher control of corruption - governance estimate, Portugal or Saudi Arabia?
- Portugal, at 0.8242 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.7528 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in control of corruption - governance estimate between Portugal and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0714 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Saudi Arabia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Saudi Arabia rank globally for control of corruption - governance estimate?
- Portugal ranks 45th and Saudi Arabia ranks 48th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Control of Corruption (CC) captures perceptions of the extent to which public power is used for private gain, including both petty and grand corruption, as well as capture of the state by elites and private interests. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.