What is the difference in rule of law between Kenya and South Africa?

1 number off surveys/polls, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?

13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank Institute, published as Rule of Law (number off surveys/polls). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs South Africa: Rule of Law

Kenya

16 number off surveys/polls

in 2011

South Africa

17 number off surveys/polls

in 2011

Kenya rank

2nd

South Africa rank

1st

Rule of Law over time

Kenya
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 17 number off surveys/polls against 16 number off surveys/polls in Kenya, a difference of 1 number off surveys/polls.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 1st of 53 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6 number off surveys/polls	8 number off surveys/polls	2 number off surveys/polls	South Africa
2000s	13.22 number off surveys/polls	14 number off surveys/polls	0.7778 number off surveys/polls	South Africa
2010s	16 number off surveys/polls	17 number off surveys/polls	1 number off surveys/polls	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law, Kenya or South Africa?: South Africa, at 17 number off surveys/polls against 16 number off surveys/polls in Kenya as of 2011.
What is the difference in rule of law between Kenya and South Africa?: 1 number off surveys/polls, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for rule of law?: Kenya ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 1st of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank Institute, published as Rule of Law (number off surveys/polls). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rule of Law (number off surveys/polls)
Unit: number off surveys/polls
Source: World Bank Institute
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 53 places, 689 data points, 1996–2011
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

See definition GV.RULE.LW.ES. This is the number of surveys/polls used to derive the GV.RULE.LW.ES.