Botswana vs Namibia: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Botswana
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.3763 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.2811 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Botswana, a difference of 0.0952 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 82nd and Namibia ranks 79th of 208 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5152 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3548 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1603 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.6669 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.292 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3749 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.5445 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2809 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2637 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.3353 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3247 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0106 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Botswana or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 0.3763 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.2811 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Botswana and Namibia?
- 0.0952 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Botswana ranks 82nd and Namibia ranks 79th of 208 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.