Kosovo vs South Africa: Rule of Law - Governance estimate
Rule of Law - Governance estimate over time
- Kosovo
- South Africa
How they compare
Kosovo currently reports 0.0521 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.0177 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in South Africa, a difference of 0.0344 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Kosovo's figure about 2.9 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.
Kosovo ranks 95th and South Africa ranks 98th of 207 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kosovo | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0552 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1157 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0605 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2010s | -0.3056 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0167 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3222 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2020s | -0.1087 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0302 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1389 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Kosovo or South Africa?
- Kosovo, at 0.0521 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 Kosovo and South Africa?
- 0.0344 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Kosovo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kosovo and South Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kosovo and South Africa rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Kosovo ranks 95th 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.