Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Ireland
Ireland: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was 1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Ireland, 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 Ireland stood at 1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Ireland peaked at 1.71 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2010.
Ireland ranks 17th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.71 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More reference data data for Ireland
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0076 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.949 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 84.35 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 85.51 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 78.02 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Ireland?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Ireland was 1.61 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2022.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2010.
- How does Ireland rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Ireland ranks 17th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.