Benin vs Lesotho: Rule of Law - Governance estimate
Rule of Law - Governance estimate over time
- Benin
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports -0.4066 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.4125 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Benin, a difference of 0.0059 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Lesotho ahead.
Benin ranks 128th and Lesotho ranks 127th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0829 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0943 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0114 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | -0.3606 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0451 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3154 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | -0.4259 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2305 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1954 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | -0.4101 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.417 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0069 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Benin or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at -0.4066 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.4125 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Benin and Lesotho?
- 0.0059 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Lesotho?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Lesotho rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Benin ranks 128th and Lesotho ranks 127th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). 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 (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.