Government Effectiveness in Libya
Libya: Government Effectiveness was 0.2104 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness in Libya, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.2104 standard error for government effectiveness in 2011.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness in Libya peaked at 0.2495 standard error in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1948 standard error, in 2009.
Libya ranks 10th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2369 standard error | 0.2247 standard error | 0.249 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2195 standard error | 0.1948 standard error | 0.2495 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2057 standard error | 0.201 standard error | 0.2104 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 7 Somalia 0.2232 standard error compare
- 8 Eritrea 0.2177 standard error compare
- 9 Eswatini 0.2104 standard error compare
- 11 Cape Verde 0.2083 standard error compare
- 12 Central African Republic 0.2039 standard error compare
- 13 Burundi 0.2002 standard error compare
- 13 Rwanda 0.2002 standard error compare
More reference data data for Libya
- Temperature anomalies by month 2.51 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4458 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1917 °C (2026)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.15 °C (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 6 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.0933 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness in Libya?
- Government effectiveness in Libya was 0.2104 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest government effectiveness recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2495 standard error in 2006.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1948 standard error in 2009.
- How does Libya rank for government effectiveness?
- Libya ranks 10th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is government effectiveness rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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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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.