Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Sweden
Sweden: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was 1.77 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Sweden, 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 Sweden stood at 1.77 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Sweden peaked at 2.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2023.
That places Sweden 10th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.77 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.76 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.78 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.94 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.98 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
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More reference data data for Sweden
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0046 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.959 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 86.68 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 1.73 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 1.73 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 87.09 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 76.2 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Sweden?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Sweden was 1.77 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2009.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Sweden ranks 10th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden 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.