Cape Verde vs South Africa: Rule of Law

Cape Verde
0.4391
in 2011
South Africa
0.1003
in 2011
Cape Verde rank
3rd
South Africa rank
5th

Rule of Law over time

  • Cape Verde
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.4391 against 0.1003 in South Africa, a difference of 0.3388.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 4.4 times South Africa's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 5th of 53 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.7063 0.0731 0.6333 Cape Verde
2000s 0.4072 0.0845 0.3227 Cape Verde
2010s 0.4306 0.101 0.3296 Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law, Cape Verde or South Africa?
Cape Verde, at 0.4391 against 0.1003 in South Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in rule of law between Cape Verde and South Africa?
0.3388, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and South Africa?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Cape Verde and South Africa rank globally for rule of law?
Cape Verde ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 5th 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.