Ireland vs Netherlands: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Ireland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.74 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Ireland, a difference of 0.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 12th of 206 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.45 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.98 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.533 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.39 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.89 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5034 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.94 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5582 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.83 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2664 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Ireland or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1.74 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Ireland and Netherlands?
- 0.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Netherlands rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Ireland ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 12th 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.