Ethiopia vs Ghana: Government Effectiveness

Ethiopia
-0.404
in 2011
Ghana
-0.0309
in 2011
Ethiopia rank
12th
Ghana rank
9th

Government Effectiveness over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Ghana
-1.5-1-0.50199620032011

How they compare

Ghana currently reports -0.0309 against -0.404 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.3731.

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

Ethiopia ranks 12th and Ghana ranks 9th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s -1.11 -0.1278 0.9822 Ghana
2000s -0.6865 -0.0573 0.6292 Ghana
2010s -0.3769 -0.0379 0.3391 Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness, Ethiopia or Ghana?
Ghana, at -0.0309 against -0.404 in Ethiopia as of 2011.
What is the difference in government effectiveness between Ethiopia and Ghana?
0.3731, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Ghana?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Ghana rank globally for government effectiveness?
Ethiopia ranks 12th and Ghana ranks 9th 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.