Estonia vs United States of America: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time
- Estonia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Estonia, a difference of 0.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Across all 26 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 24th and United States of America ranks 22nd of 204 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2889 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.72 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States of America |
| 2000s | 0.8763 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7648 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States of America |
| 2010s | 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4519 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States of America |
| 2020s | 1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.41 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0842 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Estonia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Estonia and United States of America?
- 0.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and United States of America?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and United States of America rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Estonia ranks 24th and United States of America ranks 22nd 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.