Brazil vs South Africa: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Brazil
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports -0.023 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0356 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Brazil, a difference of 0.0126 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Across all 27 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 111th and South Africa ranks 109th of 206 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 | -0.1498 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4268 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5767 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2000s | -0.1676 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4139 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5815 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0943 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3742 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2799 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2020s | -0.1169 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0195 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1363 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?
- South Africa, at -0.023 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0356 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Brazil and South Africa?
- 0.0126 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Brazil ranks 111th and South Africa ranks 109th of 206 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.