Niger vs Tanzania: Rule of Law

Niger
-0.495
in 2011
Tanzania
-0.5159
in 2011
Niger rank
20th
Tanzania rank
23rd

Rule of Law over time

  • Niger
  • Tanzania
-1-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.2199620032011

How they compare

Niger currently reports -0.495 against -0.5159 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0209.

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

Niger ranks 20th and Tanzania ranks 23rd of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Tanzania Difference Ahead
1990s -0.8696 -0.2719 0.5977 Tanzania
2000s -0.7335 -0.3707 0.3628 Tanzania
2010s -0.5306 -0.5184 0.0123 Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law, Niger or Tanzania?
Niger, at -0.495 against -0.5159 in Tanzania as of 2011.
What is the difference in rule of law between Niger and Tanzania?
0.0209, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Tanzania?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Niger and Tanzania rank globally for rule of law?
Niger ranks 20th and Tanzania ranks 23rd 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.