Government Effectiveness in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Government Effectiveness was 0.2285 standard error in 2011. ▬ Flat
Government Effectiveness in Equatorial Guinea, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness in Equatorial Guinea is 0.2285 standard error, measured in 2011.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.2655 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2065 standard error, in 2004.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 4th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2419 standard error | 0.2182 standard error | 0.2655 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2268 standard error | 0.2065 standard error | 0.2494 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.229 standard error | 0.2285 standard error | 0.2294 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 1 Comoros 0.2551 standard error compare
- 2 Seychelles 0.2402 standard error compare
- 3 Guinea-Bissau 0.2318 standard error compare
- 4 Sao Tome and Principe 0.2285 standard error compare
- 6 Djibouti 0.226 standard error compare
- 7 Somalia 0.2232 standard error compare
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6151 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.9926 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4849 °C (2026)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness in Equatorial Guinea?
- Government effectiveness in Equatorial Guinea was 0.2285 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest government effectiveness recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2655 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2065 standard error in 2004.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for government effectiveness?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 4th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is government effectiveness rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Government Effectiveness (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.