Afghanistan vs Bhutan: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate
Afghanistan
0.2437
in 2025
Bhutan
0.2444
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
52nd
Bhutan rank
51st
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate over time
- Afghanistan
- Bhutan
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.2444 against 0.2437 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0007.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Bhutan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 52nd and Bhutan ranks 51st of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Bhutan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4603 | 0.4603 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.3107 | 0.3609 | 0.0502 | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.2561 | 0.2454 | 0.0107 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.2476 | 0.2456 | 0.002 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate, Afghanistan or Bhutan?
- Bhutan, at 0.2444 against 0.2437 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate between Afghanistan and Bhutan?
- 0.0007, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bhutan?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Bhutan rank globally for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Afghanistan ranks 52nd and Bhutan ranks 51st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.