Nigeria vs Zimbabwe: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Nigeria
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports -0.8862 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.9134 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0272 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Nigeria ranks 179th and Zimbabwe ranks 176th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2181 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | -1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0574 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | -0.8865 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2729 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | -0.9209 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0893 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Nigeria or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at -0.8862 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.9134 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0272 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Zimbabwe rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Nigeria ranks 179th and Zimbabwe ranks 176th 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.