Ethiopia vs Tanzania: Rule of Law

Ethiopia
-0.7142
in 2011
Tanzania
-0.5159
in 2011
Ethiopia rank
25th
Tanzania rank
23rd

Rule of Law over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Tanzania
-1-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.2199620032011

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports -0.5159 against -0.7142 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.1983.

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

Ethiopia ranks 25th and Tanzania ranks 23rd of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Tanzania Difference Ahead
1990s -0.8503 -0.2719 0.5784 Tanzania
2000s -0.7642 -0.3707 0.3935 Tanzania
2010s -0.7321 -0.5184 0.2137 Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law, Ethiopia or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at -0.5159 against -0.7142 in Ethiopia as of 2011.
What is the difference in rule of law between Ethiopia and Tanzania?
0.1983, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Tanzania rank globally for rule of law?
Ethiopia ranks 25th and Tanzania ranks 23rd 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.