Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Malawi
Malawi: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.7258 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Malawi, 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 Malawi stood at -0.7258 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Malawi peaked at -0.5427 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2003.
That places Malawi 158th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | -0.7405 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8737 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6074 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.837 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5519 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.5908 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.686 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5427 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7408 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7815 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6798 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 155 Iran -0.7061 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 156 Mozambique -0.7158 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 157 Sao Tome and Principe -0.7187 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 159 Mauritania -0.7412 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 160 Niger -0.7697 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 161 Eswatini -0.7811 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
More reference data data for Malawi
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.1976 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 0.517 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.1463 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 54.45 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 54.93 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.1094 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.3802 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Malawi?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Malawi was -0.7258 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5427 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2010.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2003.
- How does Malawi rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Malawi ranks 158th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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.