Kenya vs Uganda: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Kenya currently reports -0.2979 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.3501 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Uganda, a difference of 0.0522 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 130th and Uganda ranks 133rd of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.5576 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.678 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1204 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Kenya |
| 2000s | -0.7549 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5347 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2201 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Uganda |
| 2010s | -0.3959 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4284 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0325 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Kenya |
| 2020s | -0.3333 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4884 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1551 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 Uganda?
- Kenya, at -0.2979 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.3501 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Kenya and Uganda?
- 0.0522 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Kenya ranks 130th and Uganda ranks 133rd 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.