Latvia vs Saudi Arabia: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time
- Latvia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.7833 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.7432 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Latvia, a difference of 0.0401 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Latvia ranks 49th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 204 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2437 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3051 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0614 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.3425 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3176 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6601 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.7069 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1162 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5907 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.7569 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.504 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2529 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Latvia or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.7833 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.7432 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Latvia and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0401 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Saudi Arabia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Latvia ranks 49th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th 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.