Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Laos
Laos: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.5819 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Laos, 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
Laos recorded -0.5819 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for government effectiveness - governance estimate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.8% on the previous year and down 110.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Laos peaked at -0.2334 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2017 and was at its lowest, -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2003.
That places Laos 143rd out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.7943 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7988 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7897 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7957 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.5778 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8603 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2334 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.711 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7659 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5819 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
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More reference data data for Laos
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0687 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.42 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.42 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.42 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.617 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 44.19 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.7424 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 31.1 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 75.42 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Laos?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Laos was -0.5819 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2334 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2017.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2003.
- How does Laos rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Laos ranks 143rd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 110.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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.