Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Somalia
Somalia: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -1.95 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Somalia, 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
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - governance estimate in Somalia is -1.95 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Somalia peaked at -1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2023 and was at its lowest, -2.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2014.
Somalia ranks 202nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -2.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -2.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.98 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.96 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 199 Sudan -1.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 200 Yemen -1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 201 Afghanistan -1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 203 Haiti -2.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 204 South Sudan -2.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
More reference data data for Somalia
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.5589 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 6.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 6.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 6.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 19.01 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -2.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 29.26 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -2.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 27.24 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Somalia?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Somalia was -1.95 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was -1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2023.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2014.
- How does Somalia rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Somalia ranks 202nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia 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.