Suriname vs Zambia: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate

Suriname
-0.4543 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Zambia
-0.5331 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Suriname rank
138th
Zambia rank
140th

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time

  • Suriname
  • Zambia
-1.5-1-0.50199620102024

How they compare

Suriname currently reports -0.4543 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.5331 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Zambia, a difference of 0.0788 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Suriname ranks 138th and Zambia ranks 140th of 204 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Suriname Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s -0.444 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9072 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Suriname
2000s -0.0618 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.9925 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9307 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Suriname
2010s -0.0745 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5351 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4606 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Suriname
2020s -0.3274 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6294 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.302 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Suriname or Zambia?
Suriname, at -0.4543 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.5331 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Suriname and Zambia?
0.0788 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Zambia?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Suriname and Zambia rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Suriname ranks 138th and Zambia ranks 140th 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.