Kenya vs Mauritania: Rule of Law
Kenya
-1.01
in 2011
Mauritania
-0.8872
in 2011
Kenya rank
35th
Mauritania rank
33rd
Rule of Law over time
- Kenya
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports -0.8872 against -1.01 in Kenya, a difference of 0.1228.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Mauritania ahead.
Kenya ranks 35th and Mauritania ranks 33rd of 53 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.08 | -0.3951 | 0.6896 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | -0.9325 | -0.6506 | 0.282 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | -1.01 | -0.8805 | 0.1315 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law, Kenya or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at -0.8872 against -1.01 in Kenya as of 2011.
- What is the difference in rule of law between Kenya and Mauritania?
- 0.1228, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mauritania?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
- How do Kenya and Mauritania rank globally for rule of law?
- Kenya ranks 35th and Mauritania ranks 33rd 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.