Bulgaria vs Ghana: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate

Bulgaria
0.0428 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Ghana
0.0596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
99th
Ghana rank
98th

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Ghana
-0.6-0.4-0.2-00.2199620102024

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.0596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.0428 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0168 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.4 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Ghana ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 99th and Ghana ranks 98th of 204 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s -0.4552 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1698 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2854 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Ghana
2000s -0.1242 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1241 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0001 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Ghana
2010s -0.1303 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.0212 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1091 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Ghana
2020s 0.0005 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.0159 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0164 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Bulgaria or Ghana?
Ghana, at 0.0596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.0428 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Bulgaria and Ghana?
0.0168 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ghana?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Ghana rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Bulgaria ranks 99th and Ghana ranks 98th 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

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.