Benin vs Malawi: Government Effectiveness

Benin
-0.4632
in 2011
Malawi
-0.4328
in 2011
Benin rank
15th
Malawi rank
13th

Government Effectiveness over time

  • Benin
  • Malawi
-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.2199620032011

How they compare

Malawi currently reports -0.4328 against -0.4632 in Benin, a difference of 0.0304.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 15th and Malawi ranks 13th of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s -0.3378 -0.4082 0.0704 Benin
2000s -0.4527 -0.6342 0.1815 Benin
2010s -0.484 -0.4324 0.0516 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness, Benin or Malawi?
Malawi, at -0.4328 against -0.4632 in Benin as of 2011.
What is the difference in government effectiveness between Benin and Malawi?
0.0304, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malawi?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Benin and Malawi rank globally for government effectiveness?
Benin ranks 15th and Malawi ranks 13th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Institute, published as Government Effectiveness (estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Government Effectiveness (estimate)
Source
World Bank Institute
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 688 data points, 1996–2011
Last refreshed

Government effectiveness measures the quality of public services, the quality and degree of independence from political pressures of the civil service, the quality of policy formulation and implementation, and the credibility of the government’s commitment to such policies. Further documentation and research using the World Governance Indicators (WGI) is available at www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance.