Kenya vs Tanzania: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time
- Kenya
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports -0.2925 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.2979 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Kenya, a difference of 0.0054 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 130th and Tanzania ranks 128th of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.5576 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9634 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4058 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Kenya |
| 2000s | -0.7549 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5926 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1623 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Tanzania |
| 2010s | -0.3959 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4673 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0714 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Kenya |
| 2020s | -0.3333 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0868 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Kenya or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at -0.2925 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.2979 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Kenya and Tanzania?
- 0.0054 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Kenya ranks 130th and Tanzania ranks 128th 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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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.