Cameroon vs Mauritania: Government Effectiveness

Cameroon
-0.8795
in 2011
Mauritania
-0.903
in 2011
Cameroon rank
31st
Mauritania rank
32nd

Government Effectiveness over time

  • Cameroon
  • Mauritania
-1-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.2-0199620032011

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports -0.8795 against -0.903 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0235.

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

Cameroon ranks 31st and Mauritania ranks 32nd of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Mauritania Difference Ahead
1990s -0.8695 -0.1221 0.7474 Mauritania
2000s -0.7885 -0.5101 0.2784 Mauritania
2010s -0.8817 -0.9173 0.0355 Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness, Cameroon or Mauritania?
Cameroon, at -0.8795 against -0.903 in Mauritania as of 2011.
What is the difference in government effectiveness between Cameroon and Mauritania?
0.0235, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mauritania?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Cameroon and Mauritania rank globally for government effectiveness?
Cameroon ranks 31st and Mauritania ranks 32nd 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.