Costa Rica vs Kuwait: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time
- Costa Rica
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.3279 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.2869 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.041 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Kuwait ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 77th and Kuwait ranks 75th of 204 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0254 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.155 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1295 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.2323 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0077 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.3572 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0592 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.298 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.2479 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1776 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0703 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Costa Rica or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.3279 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.2869 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 0.041 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Costa Rica ranks 77th and Kuwait ranks 75th 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.