Nigeria vs Zambia: Government Effectiveness
Nigeria
0.1779 standard error
in 2011
Zambia
0.1779 standard error
in 2011
Nigeria rank
40th
Zambia rank
40th
Government Effectiveness over time
- Nigeria
- Zambia
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.1779 standard error against 0.1779 standard error in Zambia, a difference of 0 standard error.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 40th and Zambia ranks 40th of 53 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2249 standard error | 0.2249 standard error | 0 standard error | — |
| 2000s | 0.1747 standard error | 0.1818 standard error | 0.0071 standard error | Zambia |
| 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, Nigeria or Zambia?
- Nigeria, at 0.1779 standard error against 0.1779 standard error in Zambia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness between Nigeria and Zambia?
- 0 standard error, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zambia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
- How do Nigeria and Zambia rank globally for government effectiveness?
- Nigeria ranks 40th and Zambia 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.