Ethiopia vs Lesotho: Government Effectiveness

Ethiopia
-0.404
in 2011
Lesotho
-0.2833
in 2011
Ethiopia rank
12th
Lesotho rank
11th

Government Effectiveness over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Lesotho
-1.2-1-0.75-0.5-0.250199620032011

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports -0.2833 against -0.404 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.1207.

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

Ethiopia ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 11th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s -1.11 -0.1367 0.9733 Lesotho
2000s -0.6865 -0.2744 0.4121 Lesotho
2010s -0.3769 -0.2997 0.0772 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness, Ethiopia or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at -0.2833 against -0.404 in Ethiopia as of 2011.
What is the difference in government effectiveness between Ethiopia and Lesotho?
0.1207, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lesotho?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Lesotho rank globally for government effectiveness?
Ethiopia ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 11th 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.