Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Equatorial Guinea, 1996–2024
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Analysis
In 2024, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Equatorial Guinea stood at -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Equatorial Guinea peaked at -0.974 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -1.41 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2006.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 186th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.41 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.974 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
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More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.2739 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 4.08 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.08 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.08 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.674 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 30.45 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.73 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 26.65 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 63.49 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Equatorial Guinea?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Equatorial Guinea was -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was -0.974 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2016.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.41 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2006.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 186th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Government Effectiveness (GE) captures perceptions of the quality of public services, the civil service, policy formulation and implementation, and the credibility of a government’s decisions. 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.