Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Cayman Islands, 1996–2024
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for government effectiveness - governance estimate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Cayman Islands peaked at 1.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.8951 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2004.
Cayman Islands ranks 31st of 204 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.78 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8951 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9047 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
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More reference data data for Cayman Islands
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.53 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.53 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.53 live births per woman (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.8301 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 71.25 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.9577 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 73.61 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 90.85 0-100 (2024)
- Control of Corruption - Governance estimate 0.6045 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Cayman Islands?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Cayman Islands was 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8951 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2004.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Cayman Islands ranks 31st out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.