Egypt vs Rwanda: Rule of Law

Egypt
-0.4189
in 2011
Rwanda
-0.3055
in 2011
Egypt rank
15th
Rwanda rank
12th

Rule of Law over time

  • Egypt
  • Rwanda
-1.5-1-0.50199620032011

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports -0.3055 against -0.4189 in Egypt, a difference of 0.1134.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 15th and Rwanda ranks 12th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0106 -1.64 1.65 Egypt
2000s -0.0401 -0.7856 0.7454 Egypt
2010s -0.2662 -0.308 0.0418 Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law, Egypt or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at -0.3055 against -0.4189 in Egypt as of 2011.
What is the difference in rule of law between Egypt and Rwanda?
0.1134, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Rwanda?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Egypt and Rwanda rank globally for rule of law?
Egypt ranks 15th and Rwanda ranks 12th 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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About this data

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.