Nicaragua vs Zimbabwe: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate

Nicaragua
-1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Zimbabwe
-0.9876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
179th
Zimbabwe rank
176th

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Zimbabwe
-1.5-1-0.50199620102024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports -0.9876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0624 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 179th and Zimbabwe ranks 176th of 204 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s -1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1533 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Zimbabwe
2000s -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1319 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Nicaragua
2010s -0.7419 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4241 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Nicaragua
2020s -0.8928 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1673 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Nicaragua or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at -0.9876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Nicaragua and Zimbabwe?
0.0624 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Zimbabwe?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Nicaragua and Zimbabwe rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Nicaragua ranks 179th and Zimbabwe ranks 176th 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

Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 5,142 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

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.