Mali vs Niger: Government Effectiveness

Mali
-0.828
in 2011
Niger
-0.668
in 2011
Mali rank
28th
Niger rank
25th

Government Effectiveness over time

  • Mali
  • Niger
-1.2-1-0.8-0.6199620032011

How they compare

Niger currently reports -0.668 against -0.828 in Mali, a difference of 0.16.

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

Mali ranks 28th and Niger ranks 25th of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Niger Difference Ahead
1990s -1.13 -1.16 0.0304 Mali
2000s -0.7312 -0.8381 0.1069 Mali
2010s -0.8502 -0.6886 0.1616 Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness, Mali or Niger?
Niger, at -0.668 against -0.828 in Mali as of 2011.
What is the difference in government effectiveness between Mali and Niger?
0.16, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Mali and Niger rank globally for government effectiveness?
Mali ranks 28th and Niger ranks 25th 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.