Burkina Faso vs Mauritania: Rule of Law - Governance estimate
Rule of Law - Governance estimate over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports -0.8635 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.8839 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0204 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Mauritania ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 158th and Mauritania ranks 155th of 207 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.5702 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.561 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0092 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | -0.5118 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7569 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2451 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | -0.4331 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9205 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4874 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | -0.609 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8293 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2203 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Burkina Faso or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at -0.8635 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.8839 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
- 0.0204 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mauritania rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 158th and Mauritania ranks 155th of 207 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.