Gambia vs Kenya: Government Effectiveness

Gambia
-0.6136
in 2011
Kenya
-0.5403
in 2011
Gambia rank
22nd
Kenya rank
19th

Government Effectiveness over time

  • Gambia
  • Kenya
-0.7-0.6-0.5-0.4-0.3199620032011

How they compare

Kenya currently reports -0.5403 against -0.6136 in Gambia, a difference of 0.0733.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Kenya ahead.

Gambia ranks 22nd and Kenya ranks 19th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Kenya Difference Ahead
1990s -0.5483 -0.414 0.1343 Kenya
2000s -0.6053 -0.5784 0.027 Kenya
2010s -0.6423 -0.535 0.1073 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness, Gambia or Kenya?
Kenya, at -0.5403 against -0.6136 in Gambia as of 2011.
What is the difference in government effectiveness between Gambia and Kenya?
0.0733, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Kenya?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Gambia and Kenya rank globally for government effectiveness?
Gambia ranks 22nd and Kenya ranks 19th 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.