Macao vs Spain: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Macao
- Spain
How they compare
Macao currently reports 1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Spain, a difference of 0.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Spain ahead.
Macao ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 34th of 206 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1988 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.8763 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4634 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.9746 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0283 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Spain |
| 2020s | 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1125 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Macao or Spain?
- Macao, at 1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Macao and Spain?
- 0.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Spain?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Macao and Spain rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Macao ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 34th 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.