Burkina Faso vs Ghana: Government Effectiveness
Government Effectiveness over time
- Burkina Faso
- Ghana
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.1779 standard error against 0.1779 standard error in Ghana, a difference of 0 standard error.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 40th and Ghana ranks 40th of 53 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2629 standard error | 0.2249 standard error | 0.038 standard error | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.2037 standard error | 0.1814 standard error | 0.0223 standard error | Burkina Faso |
| 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, Burkina Faso or Ghana?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.1779 standard error against 0.1779 standard error in Ghana as of 2011.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness between Burkina Faso and Ghana?
- 0 standard error, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ghana?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
- How do Burkina Faso and Ghana rank globally for government effectiveness?
- Burkina Faso ranks 40th and Ghana 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
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.