Botswana vs Nigeria: Government Effectiveness

Botswana
0.1779 standard error
in 2011
Nigeria
0.1779 standard error
in 2011
Botswana rank
40th
Nigeria rank
40th

Government Effectiveness over time

  • Botswana
  • Nigeria
00.050.10.150.20.25199620032011

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.1779 standard error against 0.1779 standard error in Nigeria, a difference of 0 standard error.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Nigeria ahead.

Botswana ranks 40th and Nigeria ranks 40th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2249 standard error 0.2249 standard error 0 standard error —
2000s 0.1762 standard error 0.1747 standard error 0.0015 standard error Botswana
2010s 0.1784 standard error 0.1784 standard error 0 standard error —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness, Botswana or Nigeria?
Botswana, at 0.1779 standard error against 0.1779 standard error in Nigeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in government effectiveness between Botswana and Nigeria?
0 standard error, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nigeria?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Nigeria rank globally for government effectiveness?
Botswana ranks 40th and Nigeria ranks 40th 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.