Austria vs United States: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time
- Austria
- United States
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in United States, a difference of 0.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 19th and United States ranks 22nd of 204 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.78 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.72 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0595 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Austria |
| 2000s | 1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1806 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Austria |
| 2010s | 1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0808 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Austria |
| 2020s | 1.71 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.41 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.304 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 United States?
- Austria, at 1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Austria and United States?
- 0.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Austria and United States rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Austria ranks 19th and United States ranks 22nd 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.