Iraq vs Lebanon: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Iraq
- Lebanon
How they compare
Iraq currently reports -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Lebanon, a difference of 0.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Lebanon ahead.
Iraq ranks 181st and Lebanon ranks 183rd of 206 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1743 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lebanon |
| 2000s | -1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2436 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.57 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lebanon |
| 2010s | -1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4213 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7429 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lebanon |
| 2020s | -1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1747 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Iraq or Lebanon?
- Iraq, at -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Iraq and Lebanon?
- 0.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lebanon?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Lebanon rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Iraq ranks 181st and Lebanon ranks 183rd 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.