Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) (Effectiveness)
Mauritania
36.85 0-100
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
37.8 0-100
in 2025
Mauritania rank
161st
Papua New Guinea rank
159th
Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) (Effectiveness) over time
- Mauritania
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 37.8 0-100 against 36.85 0-100 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.95 0-100.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 161st and Papua New Guinea ranks 159th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.79 0-100 | 41.99 0-100 | 3.8 0-100 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 40.83 0-100 | 37.61 0-100 | 3.22 0-100 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 38.26 0-100 | 40.67 0-100 | 2.41 0-100 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 34.99 0-100 | 35.78 0-100 | 0.7903 0-100 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance score, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 37.8 0-100 against 36.85 0-100 in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance score between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.95 0-100, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for government effectiveness - governance score?
- Mauritania ranks 161st and Papua New Guinea ranks 159th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.