Equatorial Guinea vs Sudan: Rule of Law

Equatorial Guinea
-1.21
in 2011
Sudan
-1.26
in 2011
Equatorial Guinea rank
41st
Sudan rank
44th

Rule of Law over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Sudan
-1.6-1.5-1.4-1.3-1.2199620032011

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports -1.21 against -1.26 in Sudan, a difference of 0.05.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 41st and Sudan ranks 44th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Sudan Difference Ahead
1990s -1.31 -1.63 0.3247 Equatorial Guinea
2000s -1.34 -1.42 0.0851 Equatorial Guinea
2010s -1.23 -1.29 0.0554 Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law, Equatorial Guinea or Sudan?
Equatorial Guinea, at -1.21 against -1.26 in Sudan as of 2011.
What is the difference in rule of law between Equatorial Guinea and Sudan?
0.05, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sudan?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Sudan rank globally for rule of law?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 41st and Sudan ranks 44th 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.