Mauritania vs Togo: Rule of Law

Mauritania
-0.8872
in 2011
Togo
-0.8495
in 2011
Mauritania rank
33rd
Togo rank
31st

Rule of Law over time

  • Mauritania
  • Togo
-1.2-1-0.8-0.6-0.4199620032011

How they compare

Togo currently reports -0.8495 against -0.8872 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0377.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 33rd and Togo ranks 31st of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Togo Difference Ahead
1990s -0.3951 -0.7585 0.3634 Mauritania
2000s -0.6506 -0.9179 0.2673 Mauritania
2010s -0.8805 -0.8862 0.0057 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law, Mauritania or Togo?
Togo, at -0.8495 against -0.8872 in Mauritania as of 2011.
What is the difference in rule of law between Mauritania and Togo?
0.0377, with Togo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Togo?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Mauritania and Togo rank globally for rule of law?
Mauritania ranks 33rd and Togo ranks 31st 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.