Lesotho vs Pakistan: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Lesotho
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports -0.606 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.6398 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0338 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 156th and Pakistan ranks 153rd of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1988 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6371 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8359 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | -0.1702 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6441 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.474 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | -0.4086 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5032 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0946 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | -0.648 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5492 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0988 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Lesotho or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at -0.606 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.6398 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Lesotho and Pakistan?
- 0.0338 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Pakistan?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Pakistan rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Lesotho ranks 156th and Pakistan ranks 153rd 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.