Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Estonia

Estonia: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
24th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2021
All-time low
0.201 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 1998
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Estonia, 1996–2024

0.250.50.7511.21996201020241996: 0.377 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 0.201 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 0.581 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 0.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 0.874 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.875 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 0.916 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 0.995 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.923 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

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

Estonia recorded 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for government effectiveness - governance estimate in 2024.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Estonia peaked at 1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.201 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 1998.

Estonia ranks 24th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2889 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.201 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3768 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 0.8763 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.5814 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 21 Bermuda 1.48 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 22 United States 1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 23 Greenland 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 25 Guam 1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 26 United Arab Emirates 1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 27 Lithuania 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Estonia?
Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Estonia was 1.3 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 Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2021.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.201 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1998.
How does Estonia rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Estonia ranks 24th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia 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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Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 5,142 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

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.