Brunei Darussalam vs China (People’s Republic of): Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate

Brunei Darussalam
0.8352 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
China (People’s Republic of)
0.8958 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Brunei Darussalam rank
44th
China (People’s Republic of) rank
42nd

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time

  • Brunei Darussalam
  • China (People’s Republic of)
-0.500.51199620102024

How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 0.8958 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.8352 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Brunei Darussalam, a difference of 0.0606 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 1.1 times Brunei Darussalam's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Brunei Darussalam ahead.

Brunei Darussalam ranks 44th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 42nd of 204 countries.

Brunei Darussalam has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Darussalam China (People’s Republic of) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5648 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3755 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9403 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Brunei Darussalam
2000s 0.5566 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3636 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9202 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Brunei Darussalam
2010s 0.9404 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2843 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.6561 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Brunei Darussalam
2020s 0.9914 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.6874 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.304 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Brunei Darussalam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Brunei Darussalam or China (People’s Republic of)?
China (People’s Republic of), at 0.8958 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.8352 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Brunei Darussalam as of 2024.
What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Brunei Darussalam and China (People’s Republic of)?
0.0606 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and China (People’s Republic of)?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Brunei Darussalam and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 44th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 42nd 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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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.