Equatorial Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Government Effectiveness
Government Effectiveness over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.2285 standard error against 0.2285 standard error in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0 standard error.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 4th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th of 53 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2419 standard error | 0.2914 standard error | 0.0495 standard error | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.2268 standard error | 0.2543 standard error | 0.0275 standard error | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.229 standard error | 0.229 standard error | 0 standard error | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness, Equatorial Guinea or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 0.2285 standard error against 0.2285 standard error in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2011.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness between Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0 standard error, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for government effectiveness?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 4th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th 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.