Iceland vs South Korea: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Iceland
- South Korea
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in South Korea, a difference of 0.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 16th and South Korea ranks 19th of 206 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5272 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9129 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9573 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8505 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3085 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1.62 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1207 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, Iceland or South Korea?
- Iceland, at 1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Iceland and South Korea?
- 0.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and South Korea?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and South Korea rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Iceland ranks 16th and South Korea ranks 19th 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.