Malawi vs Uganda: Government Effectiveness

Malawi
-0.4328
in 2011
Uganda
-0.509
in 2011
Malawi rank
13th
Uganda rank
16th

Government Effectiveness over time

  • Malawi
  • Uganda
-0.8-0.7-0.6-0.5-0.4-0.3199620032011

How they compare

Malawi currently reports -0.4328 against -0.509 in Uganda, a difference of 0.0762.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 16th of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s -0.4082 -0.5579 0.1497 Malawi
2000s -0.6342 -0.4399 0.1943 Uganda
2010s -0.4324 -0.5123 0.0799 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness, Malawi or Uganda?
Malawi, at -0.4328 against -0.509 in Uganda as of 2011.
What is the difference in government effectiveness between Malawi and Uganda?
0.0762, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for government effectiveness?
Malawi ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 16th 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.