Burkina Faso vs Niger: Rule of Law - Governance estimate

Burkina Faso
-0.8839 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Niger
-0.9457 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
158th
Niger rank
160th

Rule of Law - Governance estimate over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Niger
-1-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.2199620102024

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports -0.8839 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.9457 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Niger, a difference of 0.0618 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 158th and Niger ranks 160th of 207 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Niger Difference Ahead
1990s -0.5702 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6918 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1216 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Burkina Faso
2000s -0.5118 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7114 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1996 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Burkina Faso
2010s -0.4331 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6059 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1728 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Burkina Faso
2020s -0.609 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7067 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0977 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 Niger?
Burkina Faso, at -0.8839 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.9457 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Burkina Faso and Niger?
0.0618 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Niger?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Niger rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
Burkina Faso ranks 158th and Niger ranks 160th 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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Indicator
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,294 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

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.