Finland vs Switzerland: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Finland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.97 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.94 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Finland, a difference of 0.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Switzerland ahead.
Finland ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.89 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0699 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.95 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1683 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Finland |
| 2010s | 2.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0648 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.95 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.98 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0247 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Finland or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.97 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.94 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Finland and Switzerland?
- 0.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Switzerland?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Switzerland rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Finland ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 4th 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.