Portugal vs Spain: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.9475 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Portugal, a difference of 0.1625 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 39th and Spain ranks 36th of 204 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7108 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6246 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.8647 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4432 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.9862 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9951 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0089 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0594 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.9475 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.1625 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Portugal ranks 39th and Spain ranks 36th 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.