New Zealand vs Norway: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- New Zealand
- Norway
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Norway, a difference of 0.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 7th and Norway ranks 8th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.96 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0735 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.89 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0511 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.75 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1192 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, New Zealand or Norway?
- New Zealand, at 1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between New Zealand and Norway?
- 0.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- New Zealand ranks 7th and Norway ranks 8th 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.