Eritrea vs Nigeria: Rule of Law

Eritrea
-1.27
in 2011
Nigeria
-1.25
in 2011
Eritrea rank
46th
Nigeria rank
43rd

Rule of Law over time

  • Eritrea
  • Nigeria
-1.5-1-0.50199620032011

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports -1.25 against -1.27 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.02.

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

Eritrea ranks 46th and Nigeria ranks 43rd of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s -0.3007 -1.27 0.9681 Eritrea
2000s -0.8511 -1.27 0.4168 Eritrea
2010s -1.28 -1.23 0.0501 Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law, Eritrea or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at -1.25 against -1.27 in Eritrea as of 2011.
What is the difference in rule of law between Eritrea and Nigeria?
0.02, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Nigeria?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Eritrea and Nigeria rank globally for rule of law?
Eritrea ranks 46th and Nigeria ranks 43rd 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.