Palau vs Tonga: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time
- Palau
- Tonga
How they compare
Palau currently reports 0.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0373 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Tonga, a difference of 0.0473 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Tonga ahead.
Palau ranks 101st and Tonga ranks 104th of 204 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.4384 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3405 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0979 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Tonga |
| 2010s | -0.2519 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1083 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1436 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Tonga |
| 2020s | -0.0221 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0567 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0346 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Palau or Tonga?
- Palau, at 0.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0373 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Palau and Tonga?
- 0.0473 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Tonga?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Tonga rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Palau ranks 101st and Tonga ranks 104th 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.