Malaysia vs Portugal: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time
- Malaysia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.9475 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.9148 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0327 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 40th and Portugal ranks 39th of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.752 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7108 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0412 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.8395 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8647 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0252 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.858 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9862 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1282 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.8238 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2165 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Malaysia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.9475 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.9148 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Malaysia and Portugal?
- 0.0327 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Portugal?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Portugal rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Malaysia ranks 40th and Portugal ranks 39th 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.