Botswana vs South Africa: Government Effectiveness

Botswana
11 number of surveys/polls
in 2011
South Africa
12 number of surveys/polls
in 2011
Botswana rank
2nd
South Africa rank
1st

Government Effectiveness over time

  • Botswana
  • South Africa
24681012199620032011

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 12 number of surveys/polls against 11 number of surveys/polls in Botswana, a difference of 1 number of surveys/polls.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 1st of 53 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 4 number of surveys/polls 6 number of surveys/polls 2 number of surveys/polls South Africa
2000s 9.22 number of surveys/polls 10 number of surveys/polls 0.7778 number of surveys/polls South Africa
2010s 11 number of surveys/polls 12 number of surveys/polls 1 number of surveys/polls South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness, Botswana or South Africa?
South Africa, at 12 number of surveys/polls against 11 number of surveys/polls in Botswana as of 2011.
What is the difference in government effectiveness between Botswana and South Africa?
1 number of surveys/polls, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for government effectiveness?
Botswana ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 1st of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Institute, published as Government Effectiveness (number of surveys/polls). 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 (number of surveys/polls)
Unit
number of surveys/polls
Source
World Bank Institute
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 688 data points, 1996–2011
Last refreshed

See definition GV.GOVT.EF.ES. This is the number of surveys/polls used to derive the GV.GOVT.EF.ES.