Sierra Leone vs Uganda: Rule of Law - Governance estimate

Sierra Leone
-0.8386 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Uganda
-0.7385 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
151st
Uganda rank
148th

Rule of Law - Governance estimate over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Uganda
-1.5-1.2-1-0.75-0.5-0.25199620102024

How they compare

Uganda currently reports -0.7385 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.8386 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1001 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Uganda ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 151st and Uganda ranks 148th of 206 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s -1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4867 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.6837 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Uganda
2000s -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5137 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.504 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Uganda
2010s -0.7986 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5782 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2205 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Uganda
2020s -0.776 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7277 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0483 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Sierra Leone or Uganda?
Uganda, at -0.7385 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.8386 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Sierra Leone and Uganda?
0.1001 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Uganda rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
Sierra Leone ranks 151st and Uganda ranks 148th 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.