Cuba vs Puerto Rico: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Cuba
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Cuba currently reports -0.3992 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.4244 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0252 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Cuba ranks 138th and Puerto Rico ranks 140th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.9835 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | -0.6067 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8185 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | -0.3012 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0125 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2887 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | -0.2529 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4529 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Cuba or Puerto Rico?
- Cuba, at -0.3992 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.4244 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Cuba and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0252 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Puerto Rico?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Puerto Rico rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Cuba ranks 138th and Puerto Rico ranks 140th 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.