Iran vs Japan: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate
Iran
0.2336
in 2025
Japan
0.2365
in 2025
Iran rank
61st
Japan rank
59th
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate over time
- Iran
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.2365 against 0.2336 in Iran, a difference of 0.0029.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 61st and Japan ranks 59th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2964 | 0.253 | 0.0434 | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.261 | 0.2516 | 0.0094 | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.2384 | 0.2499 | 0.0115 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.2321 | 0.2417 | 0.0095 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate, Iran or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.2365 against 0.2336 in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate between Iran and Japan?
- 0.0029, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Japan?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Japan rank globally for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Iran ranks 61st and Japan ranks 59th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.