Korea vs United States of America: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate

Korea
1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
United States of America
1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Korea rank
20th
United States of America rank
22nd

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time

  • Korea
  • United States of America
0.511.52199620102024

How they compare

Korea currently reports 1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in United States of America, a difference of 0.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was United States of America ahead.

Korea ranks 20th and United States of America ranks 22nd of 206 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5063 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.72 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 United States of America
2000s 0.9514 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.6896 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 United States of America
2010s 1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2604 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 United States of America
2020s 1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.41 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1298 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Korea or United States of America?
Korea, at 1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Korea and United States of America?
0.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States of America?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Korea and United States of America rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Korea ranks 20th and United States of America ranks 22nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Korea vs United States of America: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate. Statizoid. Retrieved 22 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/government-effectiveness-governance-estimate-approx-2-5-to-2-5-2/korea-rep/united-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/government-effectiveness-governance-estimate-approx-2-5-to-2-5-2/korea-rep/united-states/">Korea vs United States of America: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,187 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed