Finland vs Norway: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Finland, a difference of 0.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Norway ahead.
Finland ranks 8th and Norway ranks 6th of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0592 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Norway |
| 2000s | 2.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2619 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Finland |
| 2010s | 2.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1974 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.96 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0801 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Finland or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Finland and Norway?
- 0.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Finland ranks 8th and Norway ranks 6th 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.