Germany vs Iceland: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time
- Germany
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Germany, a difference of 0.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 18th and Iceland ranks 15th of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.72 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2847 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Germany |
| 2000s | 1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1288 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3508 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Germany |
| 2020s | 1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.66 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0423 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Germany or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 1.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Germany and Iceland?
- 0.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Iceland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Iceland rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Germany ranks 18th and Iceland ranks 15th 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
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.