Australia vs Netherlands: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.75 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.74 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Netherlands ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and Netherlands ranks 12th of 206 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.98 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3755 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.76 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.89 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1346 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.94 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2348 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.68 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.83 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1476 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Australia or Netherlands?
- Australia, at 1.75 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.74 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Australia and Netherlands?
- 0.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Australia ranks 11th and Netherlands ranks 12th of 206 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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About this data
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.