Greenland vs United States: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate

Greenland
1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
United States
1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Greenland rank
23rd
United States rank
22nd

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time

  • Greenland
  • United States
0.511.52199620102024

How they compare

United States currently reports 1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Greenland, a difference of 0.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Across all 16 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Greenland ranks 23rd and United States ranks 22nd of 204 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland United States Difference Ahead
2000s 0.463 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9638 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 United States
2010s 0.4758 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 United States
2020s 0.7748 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.41 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.6322 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Greenland or United States?
United States, at 1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Greenland as of 2024.
What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Greenland and United States?
0.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and United States?
16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
How do Greenland and United States rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Greenland ranks 23rd and United States ranks 22nd 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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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.