Niger vs Senegal: Rule of Law

Niger
-0.495
in 2011
Senegal
-0.4526
in 2011
Niger rank
20th
Senegal rank
17th

Rule of Law over time

  • Niger
  • Senegal
-1-0.75-0.5-0.250199620032011

How they compare

Senegal currently reports -0.4526 against -0.495 in Niger, a difference of 0.0424.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 20th 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 Niger Senegal Difference Ahead
1990s -0.8696 -0.1325 0.7371 Senegal
2000s -0.7335 -0.134 0.5994 Senegal
2010s -0.5306 -0.4292 0.1014 Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law, Niger or Senegal?
Senegal, at -0.4526 against -0.495 in Niger as of 2011.
What is the difference in rule of law between Niger and Senegal?
0.0424, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Senegal?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Niger and Senegal rank globally for rule of law?
Niger ranks 20th 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

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.