Iraq vs Sierra Leone: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Iraq
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports -0.9305 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Iraq, a difference of 0.0895 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Iraq ranks 181st and Sierra Leone ranks 180th of 206 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.89 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1635 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | -1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2815 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | -1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.116 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | -1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9643 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2939 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Iraq or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at -0.9305 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 Sierra Leone?
- 0.0895 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sierra Leone?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Sierra Leone rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Iraq ranks 181st and Sierra Leone ranks 180th 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.