Ghana vs Palau: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time
- Ghana
- Palau
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.0596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Palau, a difference of 0.0496 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Ghana's figure about 5.9 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 98th and Palau ranks 101st of 204 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0738 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4384 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5122 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Ghana |
| 2010s | -0.0212 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2519 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2307 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Ghana |
| 2020s | -0.0159 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0221 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0062 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Ghana or Palau?
- Ghana, at 0.0596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Palau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Ghana and Palau?
- 0.0496 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Palau?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Palau rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Ghana ranks 98th and Palau ranks 101st 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.