Madagascar vs Nicaragua: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Madagascar
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports -0.8734 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.8939 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0205 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 175th and Nicaragua ranks 177th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2472 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Madagascar |
| 2000s | -0.603 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4428 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Madagascar |
| 2010s | -0.8404 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.656 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1844 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | -0.8825 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9026 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0201 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Madagascar or Nicaragua?
- Madagascar, at -0.8734 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.8939 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Madagascar and Nicaragua?
- 0.0205 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nicaragua?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Nicaragua rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Madagascar ranks 175th and Nicaragua ranks 177th 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.