Laos vs East Timor: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Laos
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports -0.5414 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.593 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Laos, a difference of 0.0516 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was East Timor ahead.
Laos ranks 149th and East Timor ranks 146th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and East Timor in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7782 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.311 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | East Timor |
| 2010s | -0.5855 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7392 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1538 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Laos |
| 2020s | -0.7247 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5319 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1929 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Laos or East Timor?
- East Timor, at -0.5414 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.593 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Laos and East Timor?
- 0.0516 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and East Timor?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Laos and East Timor rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Laos ranks 149th and East Timor ranks 146th 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.