Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Government Effectiveness

Nigeria
-1.12
in 2011
Sierra Leone
-1.16
in 2011
Nigeria rank
36th
Sierra Leone rank
39th

Government Effectiveness over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sierra Leone
-1.6-1.4-1.2-1-0.8199620032011

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports -1.12 against -1.16 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.04.

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

Nigeria ranks 36th and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s -1.05 -1.46 0.4125 Nigeria
2000s -0.9927 -1.26 0.2721 Nigeria
2010s -1.15 -1.18 0.0226 Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
Nigeria, at -1.12 against -1.16 in Sierra Leone as of 2011.
What is the difference in government effectiveness between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
0.04, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for government effectiveness?
Nigeria ranks 36th and Sierra Leone ranks 39th 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.