Hong Kong, China vs Ireland: Government Effectiveness - Governance score

Hong Kong, China
83.18 0-100
in 2024
Ireland
82.68 0-100
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
16th
Ireland rank
17th

Government Effectiveness - Governance score over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Ireland
020406080199620102024

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 83.18 0-100 against 82.68 0-100 in Ireland, a difference of 0.5 0-100.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 16th and Ireland ranks 17th of 204 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 3 and Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 80.97 0-100 79.88 0-100 1.1 0-100 Hong Kong, China
2000s 82.07 0-100 77.97 0-100 4.1 0-100 Hong Kong, China
2010s 86.71 0-100 77.44 0-100 9.27 0-100 Hong Kong, China
2020s 82.58 0-100 82.83 0-100 0.2442 0-100 Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness - governance score, Hong Kong, China or Ireland?
Hong Kong, China, at 83.18 0-100 against 82.68 0-100 in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance score between Hong Kong, China and Ireland?
0.5 0-100, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Ireland?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and Ireland rank globally for government effectiveness - governance score?
Hong Kong, China ranks 16th and Ireland ranks 17th 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 score (0-100). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 5,142 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

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 score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).