Ethiopia vs Senegal: Government Effectiveness

Ethiopia
-0.404
in 2011
Senegal
-0.4355
in 2011
Ethiopia rank
12th
Senegal rank
14th

Government Effectiveness over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Senegal
-1.5-1-0.50199620032011

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports -0.404 against -0.4355 in Senegal, a difference of 0.0315.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Senegal ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 12th and Senegal ranks 14th of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Senegal Difference Ahead
1990s -1.11 -0.0504 1.06 Senegal
2000s -0.6865 -0.237 0.4495 Senegal
2010s -0.3769 -0.4605 0.0836 Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness, Ethiopia or Senegal?
Ethiopia, at -0.404 against -0.4355 in Senegal as of 2011.
What is the difference in government effectiveness between Ethiopia and Senegal?
0.0315, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Senegal?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Senegal rank globally for government effectiveness?
Ethiopia ranks 12th and Senegal ranks 14th 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.