Hong Kong vs Iceland: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time
- Hong Kong
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 16th and Iceland ranks 15th of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.52 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0927 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2419 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3532 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.66 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0499 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Hong Kong or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 1.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Hong Kong as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Hong Kong and Iceland?
- 0.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Iceland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Iceland rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Hong Kong ranks 16th 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.