Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Madagascar
Madagascar: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.8632 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar stood at -0.8632 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Madagascar peaked at -0.4517 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.9995 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2015.
Madagascar ranks 166th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.973 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.976 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9701 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.6326 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.974 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4517 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.8642 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9995 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6565 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9178 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9548 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8632 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 163 Cameroon -0.8008 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 164 Togo -0.8015 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 165 Vanuatu -0.8169 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 167 Solomon Islands -0.8686 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 168 Burkina Faso -0.8749 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 169 Nepal -0.8845 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
More reference data data for Madagascar
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.2353 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.97 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.97 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.97 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.487 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 41.77 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.8827 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.7254 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 44.15 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.4806 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Madagascar?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Madagascar was -0.8632 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was -0.4517 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2007.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9995 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2015.
- How does Madagascar rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Madagascar ranks 166th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.