Austria vs Hong Kong, China: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate

Austria
1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Hong Kong, China
1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Austria rank
19th
Hong Kong, China rank
16th

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time

  • Austria
  • Hong Kong, China
00.511.52199620102024

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Austria, a difference of 0.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 19th and Hong Kong, China ranks 16th of 204 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Hong Kong, China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1990s 1.78 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.52 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2589 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Austria
2000s 1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2414 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Austria
2010s 1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1859 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Hong Kong, China
2020s 1.71 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1042 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Austria or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Austria as of 2024.
What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Austria and Hong Kong, China?
0.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Hong Kong, China?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Austria and Hong Kong, China rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Austria ranks 19th and Hong Kong, China ranks 16th 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

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.