Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.9671 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Sierra Leone, 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 Sierra Leone stood at -0.9671 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Sierra Leone peaked at -0.9545 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2023 and was at its lowest, -2.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2003.
Sierra Leone ranks 175th 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 | -1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9746 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9698 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9545 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 172 East Timor -0.8986 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 173 Papua New Guinea -0.9004 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 174 Guatemala -0.9094 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 176 Zimbabwe -0.9876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 177 Burundi -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 178 Nigeria -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.3376 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.79 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.79 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.79 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.467 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 42.53 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.8386 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.5129 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 47.87 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 58.2 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Sierra Leone?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Sierra Leone was -0.9671 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was -0.9545 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2023.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2003.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 175th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.