Benin vs Micronesia (country): Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time
- Benin
- Micronesia (country)
How they compare
Micronesia (country) currently reports -0.1848 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.1854 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Benin, a difference of 0.0006 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.
Benin ranks 115th and Micronesia (country) ranks 114th of 204 countries.
Micronesia (country) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Micronesia (country) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.5585 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.375 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1835 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Micronesia (country) |
| 2010s | -0.4576 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2873 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1702 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Micronesia (country) |
| 2020s | -0.2015 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0149 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1866 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Micronesia (country) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Benin or Micronesia (country)?
- Micronesia (country), at -0.1848 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.1854 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Benin and Micronesia (country)?
- 0.0006 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Micronesia (country)?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Micronesia (country) rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Benin ranks 115th and Micronesia (country) ranks 114th 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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About this data
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.