Macao vs United States: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Macao
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Macao, a difference of 0.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Across all 27 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Macao ranks 33rd and United States ranks 32nd of 206 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1988 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.76 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States |
| 2000s | 0.8763 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.751 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States |
| 2010s | 0.9746 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.52 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5479 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States |
| 2020s | 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3075 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Macao or United States?
- United States, at 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Macao as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Macao and United States?
- 0.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and United States?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Macao and United States rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Macao ranks 33rd and United States ranks 32nd 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.