Tanzania vs Uganda: Government Effectiveness

Tanzania
-0.5366
in 2011
Uganda
-0.509
in 2011
Tanzania rank
18th
Uganda rank
16th

Government Effectiveness over time

  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
-0.7-0.6-0.5-0.4-0.3199620032011

How they compare

Uganda currently reports -0.509 against -0.5366 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0276.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Uganda ahead.

Tanzania ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 16th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s -0.5736 -0.5579 0.0157 Uganda
2000s -0.4122 -0.4399 0.0277 Tanzania
2010s -0.5205 -0.5123 0.0082 Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness, Tanzania or Uganda?
Uganda, at -0.509 against -0.5366 in Tanzania as of 2011.
What is the difference in government effectiveness between Tanzania and Uganda?
0.0276, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Tanzania and Uganda rank globally for government effectiveness?
Tanzania ranks 18th 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.