Australia vs Finland: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate

Australia
1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Finland
1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Australia rank
9th
Finland rank
8th

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time

  • Australia
  • Finland
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Australia, a difference of 0.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 9th and Finland ranks 8th of 204 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Finland Difference Ahead
1990s 1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1603 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Finland
2000s 1.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.338 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Finland
2010s 1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4364 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Finland
2020s 1.73 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.96 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2254 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Australia or Finland?
Finland, at 1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Australia and Finland?
0.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Finland?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Australia and Finland rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Australia ranks 9th and Finland ranks 8th 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 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.

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Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 5,142 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

Government Effectiveness (GE) captures perceptions of the quality of public services, the civil service, policy formulation and implementation, and the credibility of a government’s decisions. 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.