Iraq vs Lebanon: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate
Iraq
0.2267
in 2025
Lebanon
0.228
in 2025
Iraq rank
87th
Lebanon rank
85th
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate over time
- Iraq
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 0.228 against 0.2267 in Iraq, a difference of 0.0013.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Lebanon ahead.
Iraq ranks 87th and Lebanon ranks 85th of 206 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.2696 | 0.2474 | 0.0222 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.2458 | 0.2283 | 0.0175 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.2361 | 0.2266 | 0.0095 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate, Iraq or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 0.228 against 0.2267 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate between Iraq and Lebanon?
- 0.0013, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lebanon?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Lebanon rank globally for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Iraq ranks 87th and Lebanon ranks 85th 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.