Kuwait vs United States Virgin Islands: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time
- Kuwait
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
United States Virgin Islands currently reports 0.3748 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.3279 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0469 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, United States Virgin Islands has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 75th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 72nd of 204 countries.
United States Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0185 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 0.0592 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 0.1776 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.394 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2164 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Kuwait or United States Virgin Islands?
- United States Virgin Islands, at 0.3748 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.3279 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Kuwait and United States Virgin Islands?
- 0.0469 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United States Virgin Islands?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Kuwait ranks 75th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 72nd 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.