Benin vs Namibia: Government Effectiveness

Benin
0.1892 standard error
in 2011
Namibia
0.1832 standard error
in 2011
Benin rank
30th
Namibia rank
33rd

Government Effectiveness over time

  • Benin
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.1892 standard error against 0.1832 standard error in Namibia, a difference of 0.006 standard error.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 30th and Namibia ranks 33rd of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2914 standard error 0.2249 standard error 0.0665 standard error Benin
2000s 0.2157 standard error 0.1802 standard error 0.0355 standard error Benin
2010s 0.1896 standard error 0.1844 standard error 0.0052 standard error Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness, Benin or Namibia?
Benin, at 0.1892 standard error against 0.1832 standard error in Namibia as of 2011.
What is the difference in government effectiveness between Benin and Namibia?
0.006 standard error, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Namibia?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Benin and Namibia rank globally for government effectiveness?
Benin ranks 30th and Namibia ranks 33rd of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Institute, published as Government Effectiveness (standard error). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Government Effectiveness (standard error)
Unit
standard error
Source
World Bank Institute
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 688 data points, 1996–2011
Last refreshed

See definition GV.GOVT.EF.ES. Inherent to all Governance Indicators is a margin of error, which might vary from country to country, normally attributable to two factors: (i) cross-country differences in the number of sources in which a country appears, and (ii) differences in the precision of the sources in which each country appears.