Djibouti vs Ethiopia: Rule of Law

Djibouti
-0.7455
in 2011
Ethiopia
-0.7142
in 2011
Djibouti rank
28th
Ethiopia rank
25th

Rule of Law over time

  • Djibouti
  • Ethiopia
-1-0.9-0.8-0.7-0.6199620032011

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports -0.7142 against -0.7455 in Djibouti, a difference of 0.0313.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Djibouti ranks 28th and Ethiopia ranks 25th of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1990s -0.9128 -0.8503 0.0624 Ethiopia
2000s -0.7899 -0.7642 0.0258 Ethiopia
2010s -0.7309 -0.7321 0.0012 Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law, Djibouti or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at -0.7142 against -0.7455 in Djibouti as of 2011.
What is the difference in rule of law between Djibouti and Ethiopia?
0.0313, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Ethiopia?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Djibouti and Ethiopia rank globally for rule of law?
Djibouti ranks 28th and Ethiopia ranks 25th 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.