Gambia vs Lesotho: Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate over time
- Gambia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports -0.1551 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.182 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Gambia, a difference of 0.0269 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Lesotho ahead.
Gambia ranks 116th and Lesotho ranks 114th of 206 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2906 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | -0.9231 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0071 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9302 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | -0.9742 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1135 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8607 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | -0.2041 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1675 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0365 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher voice and accountability - governance estimate, Gambia or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at -0.1551 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.182 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in voice and accountability - governance estimate between Gambia and Lesotho?
- 0.0269 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lesotho?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Lesotho rank globally for voice and accountability - governance estimate?
- Gambia ranks 116th and Lesotho ranks 114th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Voice and Accountability (VA) captures perceptions of the extent to which citizens can participate in selecting their government including electoral integrity, and of accountability mechanisms for citizens—reflected in the ability to access information, governmental oversight bodies, and a robust traditional/digital media landscape. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.