China vs Malaysia: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time
- China
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.9148 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.8958 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in China, a difference of 0.019 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malaysia ahead.
China ranks 42nd and Malaysia ranks 40th of 204 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.3755 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.752 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | -0.3636 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8395 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.2843 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.858 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5737 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.6874 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8238 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1364 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, China or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.9148 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.8958 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between China and Malaysia?
- 0.019 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Malaysia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do China and Malaysia rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- China ranks 42nd and Malaysia ranks 40th 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.