Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau: Government Effectiveness

Cameroon
-0.8795
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau
-1.04
in 2011
Cameroon rank
31st
Guinea-Bissau rank
34th

Government Effectiveness over time

  • Cameroon
  • Guinea-Bissau
-1.4-1.2-1-0.8-0.6199620032011

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports -0.8795 against -1.04 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.1605.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 31st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 34th of 53 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1990s -0.8695 -1.39 0.5197 Cameroon
2000s -0.7885 -1.19 0.4055 Cameroon
2010s -0.8817 -1.04 0.1612 Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness, Cameroon or Guinea-Bissau?
Cameroon, at -0.8795 against -1.04 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2011.
What is the difference in government effectiveness between Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
0.1605, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for government effectiveness?
Cameroon ranks 31st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 34th 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.