Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Rule of Law - Governance estimate
Rule of Law - Governance estimate over time
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 167th and Nigeria ranks 164th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.866 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2682 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | -0.9107 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.293 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | -0.799 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9866 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | -0.9538 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9419 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0119 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 0.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Ethiopia ranks 167th 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
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.