France vs United States: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- France
- United States
How they compare
France currently reports 1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in United States, a difference of 0.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was United States ahead.
France ranks 30th and United States ranks 32nd of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.76 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2224 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States |
| 2000s | 1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0389 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States |
| 2010s | 1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.52 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.142 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States |
| 2020s | 1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0169 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 States?
- France, at 1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between France and United States?
- 0.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do France and United States rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- France ranks 30th and United States ranks 32nd 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.