South Sudan vs Sudan: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- South Sudan
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports -1.95 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -2.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
South Sudan ranks 206th and Sudan ranks 203rd of 206 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -1.92 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.39 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5337 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sudan |
| 2020s | -2.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.72 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5427 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, South Sudan or Sudan?
- Sudan, at -1.95 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -2.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between South Sudan and Sudan?
- 0.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Sudan?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do South Sudan and Sudan rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- South Sudan ranks 206th and Sudan ranks 203rd 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.