What is the difference in rule of law between Sao Tome and Principe and Somalia?

0 number off surveys/polls, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Somalia?

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.

Sao Tome and Principe vs Somalia: Rule of Law

Sao Tome and Principe

7 number off surveys/polls

in 2011

Somalia

7 number off surveys/polls

in 2011

Sao Tome and Principe rank

51st

Somalia rank

51st

Rule of Law over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Somalia

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 7 number off surveys/polls against 7 number off surveys/polls in Somalia, a difference of 0 number off surveys/polls.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Somalia ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 51st and Somalia ranks 51st of 53 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3 number off surveys/polls	2.5 number off surveys/polls	0.5 number off surveys/polls	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	5 number off surveys/polls	4.44 number off surveys/polls	0.5556 number off surveys/polls	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	7 number off surveys/polls	7 number off surveys/polls	0 number off surveys/polls	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law, Sao Tome and Principe or Somalia?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 7 number off surveys/polls against 7 number off surveys/polls in Somalia as of 2011.
What is the difference in rule of law between Sao Tome and Principe and Somalia?: 0 number off surveys/polls, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Somalia?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Somalia rank globally for rule of law?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 51st and Somalia ranks 51st 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: 04 September 2026

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