Malawi vs Nigeria: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate
Malawi
0.1844
in 2025
Nigeria
0.1907
in 2025
Malawi rank
193rd
Nigeria rank
191st
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate over time
- Malawi
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.1907 against 0.1844 in Malawi, a difference of 0.0063.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Nigeria ahead.
Malawi ranks 193rd and Nigeria ranks 191st of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.228 | 0.2226 | 0.0054 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.1948 | 0.1948 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0.1868 | 0.1945 | 0.0077 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate, Malawi or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.1907 against 0.1844 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate between Malawi and Nigeria?
- 0.0063, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Malawi ranks 193rd and Nigeria ranks 191st 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.