Kenya vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Rule of Law - Governance estimate

Kenya
-0.4645 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Tanzania, United Republic of
-0.5194 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Kenya rank
130th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
133rd

Rule of Law - Governance estimate over time

  • Kenya
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
-1-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.2199620102024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports -0.4645 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.5194 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.0549 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Kenya ranks 130th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 133rd of 206 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s -0.9861 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2046 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.7815 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s -0.8664 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4111 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4553 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s -0.669 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.461 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2081 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s -0.4681 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5387 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0706 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Kenya or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Kenya, at -0.4645 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.5194 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?
0.0549 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
Kenya ranks 130th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 133rd 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.