Malawi vs Pakistan: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Malawi
- Pakistan
How they compare
Malawi currently reports -0.6029 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.606 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0031 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Pakistan ahead.
Malawi ranks 151st and Pakistan ranks 153rd of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.9318 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6371 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2947 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Pakistan |
| 2000s | -0.8586 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6441 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2145 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Pakistan |
| 2010s | -0.4579 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5032 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0453 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Malawi |
| 2020s | -0.638 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5492 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0888 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, Malawi or Pakistan?
- Malawi, at -0.6029 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.606 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Malawi and Pakistan?
- 0.0031 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Pakistan?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Pakistan rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Malawi ranks 151st 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.