France vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate

France
1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
France rank
28th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
30th

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time

  • France
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
00.511.52199620102024

How they compare

France currently reports 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

France ranks 28th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 30th of 204 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade France United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.66 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1664 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0993 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0705 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 1.41 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1451 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, France or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
France, at 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
France ranks 28th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 30th 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

Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 5,142 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

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.