Kenya vs Russia: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate

Kenya
-0.2979 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Russia
-0.3216 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Kenya rank
130th
Russia rank
132nd

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time

  • Kenya
  • Russia
-1-0.75-0.5-0.250199620102024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports -0.2979 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.3216 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Russia, a difference of 0.0237 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 130th and Russia ranks 132nd of 204 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Russia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Russia Difference Ahead
1990s -0.5576 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8008 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2432 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Kenya
2000s -0.7549 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8054 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0506 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Kenya
2010s -0.3959 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4373 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0414 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Kenya
2020s -0.3333 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1798 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1535 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Kenya or Russia?
Kenya, at -0.2979 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.3216 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Russia as of 2024.
What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Kenya and Russia?
0.0237 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Russia?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Russia rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Kenya ranks 130th and Russia ranks 132nd of 204 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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Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 5,142 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

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.