Afghanistan vs South Sudan: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate

Afghanistan
-1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
South Sudan
-2.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
201st
South Sudan rank
204th

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time

  • Afghanistan
  • South Sudan
-2.2-2-1.8-1.5-1.2199620102024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports -1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -2.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was South Sudan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 201st and South Sudan ranks 204th of 204 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan South Sudan Difference Ahead
2010s -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3505 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Afghanistan
2020s -1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3175 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Afghanistan or South Sudan?
Afghanistan, at -1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -2.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Afghanistan and South Sudan?
0.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Sudan?
14 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and South Sudan rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Afghanistan ranks 201st and South Sudan ranks 204th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 5,142 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

Government Effectiveness (GE) captures perceptions of the quality of public services, the civil service, policy formulation and implementation, and the credibility of a government’s decisions. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.