Kenya vs Lesotho: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Kenya
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports -0.4652 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.4744 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Kenya, a difference of 0.0092 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Lesotho ahead.
Kenya ranks 134th and Lesotho ranks 132nd of 208 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | -0.9187 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.045 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8737 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | -0.6745 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.216 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4585 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | -0.4637 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4568 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0069 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Kenya or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at -0.4652 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.4744 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Kenya and Lesotho?
- 0.0092 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lesotho?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Lesotho rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Kenya ranks 134th and Lesotho ranks 132nd of 208 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.