Cameroon vs Madagascar: Government Effectiveness

Cameroon
-0.8795
in 2011
Madagascar
-0.8717
in 2011
Cameroon rank
31st
Madagascar rank
30th

Government Effectiveness over time

  • Cameroon
  • Madagascar
-1-0.8-0.6-0.4199620032011

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports -0.8717 against -0.8795 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0078.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Madagascar ahead.

Cameroon ranks 31st and Madagascar ranks 30th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Madagascar Difference Ahead
1990s -0.8695 -0.7027 0.1668 Madagascar
2000s -0.7885 -0.523 0.2655 Madagascar
2010s -0.8817 -0.8551 0.0267 Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness, Cameroon or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at -0.8717 against -0.8795 in Cameroon as of 2011.
What is the difference in government effectiveness between Cameroon and Madagascar?
0.0078, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Cameroon and Madagascar rank globally for government effectiveness?
Cameroon ranks 31st and Madagascar ranks 30th 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.