Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Greece
Greece: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was 0.1913 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Greece, 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
In 2024, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Greece stood at 0.1913 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The figure is down 25.8% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Greece peaked at 0.6671 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0839 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2016.
That places Greece 85th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.395 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.282 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.508 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4924 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3181 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6671 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2755 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0839 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.459 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4344 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1913 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5867 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
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More reference data data for Greece
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0051 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.33 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.33 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.33 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.908 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 62.1 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.2983 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.7819 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 70.53 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 68.28 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Greece?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Greece was 0.1913 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6671 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2004.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0839 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2016.
- How does Greece rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Greece ranks 85th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.