Burkina Faso vs Lesotho, Kingdom of: Rule of Law

Burkina Faso
-0.3612
in 2011
Lesotho, Kingdom of
-0.273
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
13th
Lesotho, Kingdom of rank
11th

Rule of Law over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Lesotho, Kingdom of
-1-0.75-0.5-0.250199620032011

How they compare

Lesotho, Kingdom of currently reports -0.273 against -0.3612 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0882.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Lesotho, Kingdom of ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 11th of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho, Kingdom of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Lesotho, Kingdom of Difference Ahead
1990s -0.9353 0.0528 0.988 Lesotho, Kingdom of
2000s -0.4836 -0.1547 0.3289 Lesotho, Kingdom of
2010s -0.2857 -0.2868 0.0011 Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law, Burkina Faso or Lesotho, Kingdom of?
Lesotho, Kingdom of, at -0.273 against -0.3612 in Burkina Faso as of 2011.
What is the difference in rule of law between Burkina Faso and Lesotho, Kingdom of?
0.0882, with Lesotho, Kingdom of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho, Kingdom of?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho, Kingdom of rank globally for rule of law?
Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 11th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Institute, published as Rule of Law (estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rule of Law (estimate)
Source
World Bank Institute
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 689 data points, 1996–2011
Last refreshed

Rule of law measures the extent to which agents have confidence in and abide by the rules of society, in particular the quality of contract enforcement, the police, and the courts, as well as the likelihood of crime and violence. Further documentation and research using the World Governance Indicators (WGI) is available at www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance.