Gabon vs Mauritania: Government Effectiveness

Gabon
-0.8706
in 2011
Mauritania
-0.903
in 2011
Gabon rank
29th
Mauritania rank
32nd

Government Effectiveness over time

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

How they compare

Gabon currently reports -0.8706 against -0.903 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0324.

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

Gabon ranks 29th and Mauritania ranks 32nd of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Mauritania Difference Ahead
1990s -0.4651 -0.1221 0.343 Mauritania
2000s -0.7135 -0.5101 0.2035 Mauritania
2010s -0.8616 -0.9173 0.0557 Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness, Gabon or Mauritania?
Gabon, at -0.8706 against -0.903 in Mauritania as of 2011.
What is the difference in government effectiveness between Gabon and Mauritania?
0.0324, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Mauritania?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Gabon and Mauritania rank globally for government effectiveness?
Gabon ranks 29th 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.