Iraq vs Nigeria: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Iraq
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports -0.9134 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Iraq, a difference of 0.1066 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 181st and Nigeria ranks 179th of 206 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.751 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | -1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6564 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | -1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8865 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2777 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | -1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9209 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3373 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Iraq or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at -0.9134 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Iraq and Nigeria?
- 0.1066 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nigeria?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Nigeria rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Iraq ranks 181st and Nigeria ranks 179th 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.