Lesotho vs Somalia: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate
Lesotho
0.1934
in 2025
Somalia
0.193
in 2025
Lesotho rank
180th
Somalia rank
182nd
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate over time
- Lesotho
- Somalia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.1934 against 0.193 in Somalia, a difference of 0.0004.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 180th and Somalia ranks 182nd of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4603 | 0.3679 | 0.0925 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.3204 | 0.2797 | 0.0407 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.2066 | 0.2192 | 0.0126 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.1971 | 0.2011 | 0.0041 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate, Lesotho or Somalia?
- Lesotho, at 0.1934 against 0.193 in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate between Lesotho and Somalia?
- 0.0004, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Somalia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Somalia rank globally for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Lesotho ranks 180th and Somalia ranks 182nd 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.