Democratic Republic of Congo vs Somalia: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Somalia
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports -1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Somalia, a difference of 0.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 200th and Somalia ranks 202nd of 206 countries.
Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.89 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.202 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | -1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1739 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | -1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.611 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | -1.73 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.99 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2574 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Democratic Republic of Congo or Somalia?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at -1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?
- 0.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 200th and Somalia ranks 202nd 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.