Japan vs Singapore: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time
- Japan
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 2.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 2.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Japan, a difference of 0.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 1st of 204 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8511 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Singapore |
| 2010s | 1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Singapore |
| 2020s | 1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3223 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Japan or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 2.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 2.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Japan and Singapore?
- 0.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Japan ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 1st 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.