North Korea vs Liberia: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time
- North Korea
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in North Korea, a difference of 0.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 189th and Liberia ranks 188th of 204 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1453 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Liberia |
| 2000s | -2.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.553 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Liberia |
| 2010s | -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3939 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Liberia |
| 2020s | -1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0236 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, North Korea or Liberia?
- Liberia, at -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between North Korea and Liberia?
- 0.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Liberia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Liberia rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- North Korea ranks 189th and Liberia ranks 188th 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.