Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Maldives
Maldives: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.2213 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Maldives, 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
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - governance estimate in Maldives is -0.2213 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Maldives peaked at 0.7592 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996 and was at its lowest, -0.3096 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2017.
Maldives ranks 119th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7547 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7501 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7592 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2338 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1569 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7535 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.1319 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3096 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.007 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1228 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2213 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1471 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
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More reference data data for Maldives
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.01 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.57 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.57 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.57 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.766 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.0443 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 57.73 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 49.64 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.4119 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.0545 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Maldives?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Maldives was -0.2213 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7592 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3096 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2017.
- How does Maldives rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Maldives ranks 119th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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.