Luxembourg vs Singapore: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Luxembourg
1.98 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2025
Singapore
2.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
3rd
Singapore rank
1st
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Luxembourg
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 2.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.98 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Singapore ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 1st of 206 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4297 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2004 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Singapore |
| 2010s | 1.94 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0933 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Singapore |
| 2020s | 1.96 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1227 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Luxembourg or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 2.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.98 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Luxembourg and Singapore?
- 0.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Singapore?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Singapore rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Luxembourg ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 1st 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.