Gabon vs Senegal: Rule of Law
Gabon
-0.4904
in 2011
Senegal
-0.4526
in 2011
Gabon rank
19th
Senegal rank
17th
Rule of Law over time
- Gabon
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports -0.4526 against -0.4904 in Gabon, a difference of 0.0378.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 19th and Senegal ranks 17th of 53 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4842 | -0.1325 | 0.3517 | Senegal |
| 2000s | -0.4696 | -0.134 | 0.3356 | Senegal |
| 2010s | -0.5018 | -0.4292 | 0.0725 | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law, Gabon or Senegal?
- Senegal, at -0.4526 against -0.4904 in Gabon as of 2011.
- What is the difference in rule of law between Gabon and Senegal?
- 0.0378, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Senegal?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
- How do Gabon and Senegal rank globally for rule of law?
- Gabon ranks 19th and Senegal ranks 17th 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
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.