Finland vs Sweden: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.94 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Sweden, a difference of 0.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sweden ahead.
Finland ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 9th of 206 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.003 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Finland |
| 2000s | 2.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.96 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1518 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Finland |
| 2010s | 2.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.89 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1962 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.95 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.83 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1213 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 Sweden?
- Finland, at 1.94 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Finland ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 9th 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.