Ecuador vs Nigeria: Rule of Law - Governance estimate

Ecuador
-0.965 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Nigeria
-1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Ecuador rank
162nd
Nigeria rank
164th

Rule of Law - Governance estimate over time

  • Ecuador
  • Nigeria
-1.5-1.2-1-0.75-0.5199620102024

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports -0.965 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.045 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 162nd and Nigeria ranks 164th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s -0.4721 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.6621 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Ecuador
2000s -0.8849 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3188 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Ecuador
2010s -0.9586 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.9866 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.028 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Ecuador
2020s -0.6805 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.9419 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2614 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Ecuador or Nigeria?
Ecuador, at -0.965 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Ecuador and Nigeria?
0.045 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nigeria?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Nigeria rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
Ecuador ranks 162nd and Nigeria ranks 164th 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

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
206 places, 5,270 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.