Portugal vs Qatar: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Portugal
- Qatar
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.9959 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Qatar, a difference of 0.0241 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 39th and Qatar ranks 40th of 206 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7511 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1721 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.579 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.8673 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3825 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4848 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1631 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9751 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0593 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, Portugal or Qatar?
- Portugal, at 1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.9959 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Portugal and Qatar?
- 0.0241 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Qatar?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Qatar rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Portugal ranks 39th and Qatar ranks 40th 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.