Ghana vs South Africa: Rule of Law - Governance estimate
Rule of Law - Governance estimate over time
- Ghana
- South Africa
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.054 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.0177 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in South Africa, a difference of 0.0363 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Ghana's figure about 3.0 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was South Africa ahead.
Ghana ranks 94th and South Africa ranks 98th of 207 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.3931 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0099 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3832 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2000s | -0.0092 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1157 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1249 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.171 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0167 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1544 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.0411 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0302 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0109 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Ghana or South Africa?
- Ghana, at 0.054 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.0177 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Ghana and South Africa?
- 0.0363 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and South Africa rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Ghana ranks 94th and South Africa ranks 98th 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.