Portugal vs Spain: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate
Portugal
0.2195
in 2025
Spain
0.2195
in 2025
Portugal rank
121st
Spain rank
121st
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.2195 against 0.2195 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 121st and Spain ranks 121st of 206 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.253 | 0.2504 | 0.0026 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.2472 | 0.2466 | 0.0006 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.2301 | 0.2301 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0.2232 | 0.2228 | 0.0004 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 0.2195 against 0.2195 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate between Portugal and Spain?
- 0, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Portugal ranks 121st and Spain ranks 121st 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.