Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Gabon
Gabon: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.5672 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Gabon, 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
Gabon recorded -0.5672 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for government effectiveness - governance estimate in 2024.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Gabon peaked at -0.3327 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996 and was at its lowest, -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2004.
That places Gabon 142nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6074 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3327 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.7675 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6058 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.761 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9553 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5813 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6295 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8135 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5672 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
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More reference data data for Gabon
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.1086 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.65 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.65 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.65 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.733 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 37.07 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 38.98 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 61.16 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Gabon?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Gabon was -0.5672 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3327 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2004.
- How does Gabon rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Gabon ranks 142nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gabon 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.