China (People’s Republic of) vs Portugal: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time
- China (People’s Republic of)
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.9475 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.8958 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 0.0517 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 39th of 204 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China (People’s Republic of) | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.3755 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7108 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Portugal |
| 2000s | -0.3636 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8647 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.2843 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9862 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7019 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.6874 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3529 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, China (People’s Republic of) or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.9475 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.8958 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between China (People’s Republic of) and Portugal?
- 0.0517 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Portugal?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do China (People’s Republic of) and Portugal rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 39th 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.