Belgium vs United Kingdom: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Belgium
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 25th and United Kingdom ranks 28th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.71 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0048 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.72 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0278 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0398 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0437 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Belgium or United Kingdom?
- Belgium, at 1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Belgium and United Kingdom?
- 0.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United Kingdom?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and United Kingdom rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Belgium ranks 25th and United Kingdom ranks 28th 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.