Puerto Rico vs South Africa: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time
- Puerto Rico
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports -0.2259 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.2552 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0293 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 124th and South Africa ranks 121st of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4609 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 0.8422 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4132 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.429 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 0.0824 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2564 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1741 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2020s | -0.3792 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0549 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3243 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Puerto Rico or South Africa?
- South Africa, at -0.2259 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.2552 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Puerto Rico and South Africa?
- 0.0293 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and South Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and South Africa rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Puerto Rico ranks 124th and South Africa ranks 121st 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.