Japan vs New Zealand: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time
- Japan
- New Zealand
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was New Zealand ahead.
Japan ranks 2nd and New Zealand ranks 5th of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.94 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7864 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.89 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5421 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2564 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.71 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2076 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Japan or New Zealand?
- Japan, at 2.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Japan and New Zealand?
- 0.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Japan ranks 2nd and New Zealand ranks 5th 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.