Gabon vs Niger: Rule of Law

Gabon
-0.4904
in 2011
Niger
-0.495
in 2011
Gabon rank
19th
Niger rank
20th

Rule of Law over time

  • Gabon
  • Niger
-1-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.2199620032011

How they compare

Gabon currently reports -0.4904 against -0.495 in Niger, a difference of 0.0046.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 19th and Niger ranks 20th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Niger Difference Ahead
1990s -0.4842 -0.8696 0.3854 Gabon
2000s -0.4696 -0.7335 0.2639 Gabon
2010s -0.5018 -0.5306 0.0289 Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law, Gabon or Niger?
Gabon, at -0.4904 against -0.495 in Niger as of 2011.
What is the difference in rule of law between Gabon and Niger?
0.0046, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Niger?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Gabon and Niger rank globally for rule of law?
Gabon ranks 19th and Niger ranks 20th 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.