Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.233 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.233
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
83rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.3012
in 1996
All-time low
0.233
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Papua New Guinea, 1996–2024

00.10.20.31996201020241996: 0.3011998: 0.3012000: 0.3012002: 0.2772003: 0.2772004: 0.2632005: 0.2452006: 0.2452007: 0.2452008: 0.2452009: 0.2452010: 0.2452011: 0.2452012: 0.2452013: 0.2452014: 0.2452015: 0.2452016: 0.2452017: 0.2452018: 0.2452019: 0.2452020: 0.2452021: 0.2452022: 0.2342023: 0.2342024: 0.233

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Papua New Guinea is 0.233, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.3012 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.233, in 2024.

Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3012 0.3012 0.3012 2
2000s 0.2606 0.2454 0.3012 9
2010s 0.2454 0.2454 0.2454 10
2020s 0.2385 0.233 0.2454 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 80 Norway 0.2337 compare
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  3. 82 Lebanon 0.2334 compare
  4. 84 Iceland 0.2324 compare
  5. 84 United Kingdom 0.2324 compare
  6. 86 Iraq 0.2321 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Papua New Guinea?
Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Papua New Guinea was 0.233 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.3012 in 1996.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.233 in 2024.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,187 data points, 1996–2024
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