Sao Tome and Principe vs Somalia: Government Effectiveness
Government Effectiveness over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Somalia
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.2285 standard error against 0.2232 standard error in Somalia, a difference of 0.0053 standard error.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 7th 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 | Sao Tome and Principe | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2914 standard error | 0.2698 standard error | 0.0216 standard error | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.2543 standard error | 0.2502 standard error | 0.0041 standard error | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.229 standard error | 0.226 standard error | 0.003 standard error | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness, Sao Tome and Principe or Somalia?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.2285 standard error against 0.2232 standard error in Somalia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness between Sao Tome and Principe and Somalia?
- 0.0053 standard error, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Somalia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Somalia rank globally for government effectiveness?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th 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
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.