Finland vs Norway: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.94 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Norway, a difference of 0.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Norway ahead.
Finland ranks 6th and Norway ranks 8th of 206 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 | 1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0657 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Norway |
| 2000s | 2.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2175 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Finland |
| 2010s | 2.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1532 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.95 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0797 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?
- Finland, at 1.94 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Finland and Norway?
- 0.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Finland ranks 6th and Norway ranks 8th 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.