Ethiopia vs Lesotho: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Ethiopia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports -0.6158 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.6398 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.024 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Lesotho ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 154th and Lesotho ranks 156th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1988 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | -0.9707 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1702 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8005 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | -0.4649 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4086 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0563 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | -0.6393 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.648 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0087 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Ethiopia or Lesotho?
- Ethiopia, at -0.6158 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.6398 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Ethiopia and Lesotho?
- 0.024 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lesotho?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Lesotho rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Ethiopia ranks 154th and Lesotho ranks 156th 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.