Libya vs Somalia: Government Effectiveness

Libya
0.2104 standard error
in 2011
Somalia
0.2232 standard error
in 2011
Libya rank
10th
Somalia rank
7th

Government Effectiveness over time

  • Libya
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.2232 standard error against 0.2104 standard error in Libya, a difference of 0.0128 standard error.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 10th and Somalia ranks 7th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2369 standard error 0.2698 standard error 0.033 standard error Somalia
2000s 0.2195 standard error 0.2502 standard error 0.0307 standard error Somalia
2010s 0.2057 standard error 0.226 standard error 0.0203 standard error Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness, Libya or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.2232 standard error against 0.2104 standard error in Libya as of 2011.
What is the difference in government effectiveness between Libya and Somalia?
0.0128 standard error, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Somalia?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Libya and Somalia rank globally for government effectiveness?
Libya ranks 10th and Somalia ranks 7th 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.