Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Government Effectiveness

Rwanda
0.2002 standard error
in 2011
Sierra Leone
0.1992 standard error
in 2011
Rwanda rank
13th
Sierra Leone rank
16th

Government Effectiveness over time

  • Rwanda
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.2002 standard error against 0.1992 standard error in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.001 standard error.

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

Rwanda ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 16th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2914 standard error 0.2629 standard error 0.0285 standard error Rwanda
2000s 0.2346 standard error 0.2224 standard error 0.0122 standard error Rwanda
2010s 0.2013 standard error 0.2 standard error 0.0013 standard error Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
Rwanda, at 0.2002 standard error against 0.1992 standard error in Sierra Leone as of 2011.
What is the difference in government effectiveness between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
0.001 standard error, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for government effectiveness?
Rwanda ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 16th 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.