Ghana vs Seychelles: Rule of Law

Ghana
-0.0567
in 2011
Seychelles
-0.0149
in 2011
Ghana rank
7th
Seychelles rank
6th

Rule of Law over time

  • Ghana
  • Seychelles
-0.5-0.2500.250.50.75199620032011

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports -0.0149 against -0.0567 in Ghana, a difference of 0.0418.

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

Ghana ranks 7th and Seychelles ranks 6th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Seychelles Difference Ahead
1990s -0.3886 0.6125 1 Seychelles
2000s -0.0409 0.1893 0.2302 Seychelles
2010s -0.0656 0.0028 0.0684 Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law, Ghana or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at -0.0149 against -0.0567 in Ghana as of 2011.
What is the difference in rule of law between Ghana and Seychelles?
0.0418, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Seychelles?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Ghana and Seychelles rank globally for rule of law?
Ghana ranks 7th and Seychelles ranks 6th 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.