What is the difference in government effectiveness between Lesotho and Sierra Leone?

0 number of surveys/polls, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sierra Leone?

13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.

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.

Lesotho vs Sierra Leone: Government Effectiveness

Lesotho

8 number of surveys/polls

in 2011

Sierra Leone

8 number of surveys/polls

in 2011

Lesotho rank

35th

Sierra Leone rank

35th

Government Effectiveness over time

Lesotho
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 8 number of surveys/polls against 8 number of surveys/polls in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0 number of surveys/polls.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Lesotho ranks 35th and Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 53 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2 number of surveys/polls	3 number of surveys/polls	1 number of surveys/polls	Sierra Leone
2000s	5.78 number of surveys/polls	6.11 number of surveys/polls	0.3333 number of surveys/polls	Sierra Leone
2010s	8 number of surveys/polls	8 number of surveys/polls	0 number of surveys/polls	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness, Lesotho or Sierra Leone?: Lesotho, at 8 number of surveys/polls against 8 number of surveys/polls in Sierra Leone as of 2011.
What is the difference in government effectiveness between Lesotho and Sierra Leone?: 0 number of surveys/polls, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sierra Leone?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Lesotho and Sierra Leone rank globally for government effectiveness?: Lesotho ranks 35th and Sierra Leone ranks 35th 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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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: 21 August 2026

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