Mali vs Niger: Rule of Law

Mali
-0.5033
in 2011
Niger
-0.495
in 2011
Mali rank
22nd
Niger rank
20th

Rule of Law over time

  • Mali
  • Niger
-1-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.2-0199620032011

How they compare

Niger currently reports -0.495 against -0.5033 in Mali, a difference of 0.0083.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 22nd and Niger ranks 20th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Niger Difference Ahead
1990s -0.527 -0.8696 0.3426 Mali
2000s -0.262 -0.7335 0.4715 Mali
2010s -0.4832 -0.5306 0.0474 Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law, Mali or Niger?
Niger, at -0.495 against -0.5033 in Mali as of 2011.
What is the difference in rule of law between Mali and Niger?
0.0083, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Mali and Niger rank globally for rule of law?
Mali ranks 22nd 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.