Norway vs Switzerland: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time
- Norway
- Switzerland
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Switzerland, a difference of 0 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 204 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.86 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0078 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.95 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0823 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0686 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.99 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1109 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Norway or Switzerland?
- Norway, at 1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Norway and Switzerland?
- 0 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Norway ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 7th 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.