Australia vs Switzerland: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time
- Australia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Australia, a difference of 0.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 204 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.86 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2273 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.95 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1584 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3076 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.73 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.99 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2562 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Australia or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.84 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 Switzerland?
- 0.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Switzerland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Switzerland rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Australia ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 7th 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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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.