Brazil vs South Africa: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time
- Brazil
- South Africa
How they compare
Brazil currently reports -0.224 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.2259 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in South Africa, a difference of 0.0019 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was South Africa ahead.
Brazil ranks 120th and South Africa ranks 121st of 204 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0814 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4609 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5424 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2000s | -0.2006 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4132 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6138 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2010s | -0.0402 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2564 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2966 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2020s | -0.1764 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0549 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1214 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Brazil or South Africa?
- Brazil, at -0.224 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.2259 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Brazil and South Africa?
- 0.0019 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Brazil ranks 120th and South Africa ranks 121st 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.