Grenada 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
- Grenada
- South Africa
How they compare
Grenada currently reports 0.0054 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.023 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in South Africa, a difference of 0.0284 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Grenada ahead.
Grenada ranks 107th and South Africa ranks 109th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Grenada averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Grenada | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.718 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4268 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2911 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Grenada |
| 2000s | 0.5523 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4139 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1384 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Grenada |
| 2010s | 0.2253 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3742 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1489 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2020s | -0.0309 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0195 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0503 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, Grenada or South Africa?
- Grenada, at 0.0054 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.023 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Grenada and South Africa?
- 0.0284 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Grenada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and South Africa?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Grenada and South Africa rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Grenada ranks 107th 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.