Niger vs Zambia: Government Effectiveness

Niger
-0.668
in 2011
Zambia
-0.6538
in 2011
Niger rank
25th
Zambia rank
23rd

Government Effectiveness over time

  • Niger
  • Zambia
-1.2-1-0.8-0.6199620032011

How they compare

Zambia currently reports -0.6538 against -0.668 in Niger, a difference of 0.0142.

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

Niger ranks 25th and Zambia ranks 23rd of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s -1.16 -0.9584 0.2045 Zambia
2000s -0.8381 -0.8057 0.0324 Zambia
2010s -0.6886 -0.7281 0.0395 Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness, Niger or Zambia?
Zambia, at -0.6538 against -0.668 in Niger as of 2011.
What is the difference in government effectiveness between Niger and Zambia?
0.0142, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Zambia?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Niger and Zambia rank globally for government effectiveness?
Niger ranks 25th and Zambia ranks 23rd 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.