Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2819 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
0.2819
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.444
in 1996
All-time low
0.2819
in 2023
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Puerto Rico, 1996–2024

00.10.20.30.41996201020241996: 0.4441998: 0.4442000: 0.4442002: 0.4442003: 0.4442004: 0.4442005: 0.4442006: 0.4262007: 0.3552008: 0.3552009: 0.2992010: 0.2992011: 0.2992012: 0.2992013: 0.2992014: 0.2992015: 0.2992016: 0.2992017: 0.2992018: 0.2992019: 0.3052020: 0.3052021: 0.3052022: 0.3112023: 0.2822024: 0.282

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 0.2819 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.444 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2819, in 2023.

Puerto Rico ranks 35th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.444 0.444 0.444 2
2000s 0.4062 0.2991 0.444 9
2010s 0.2997 0.2991 0.3051 10
2020s 0.2969 0.2819 0.3106 5

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 32 Turkmenistan 0.2873 compare
  2. 33 Belize 0.2862 compare
  3. 34 Barbados 0.2822 compare
  4. 36 Bahamas 0.2814 compare
  5. 37 Seychelles 0.2658 compare
  6. 38 Timor-Leste 0.2652 compare

See the full ranking of 205 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Puerto Rico?
Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Puerto Rico was 0.2819 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 0.444 in 1996.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2819 in 2023.
How does Puerto Rico rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
Puerto Rico ranks 35th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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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Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 5,168 data points, 1996–2024
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