Botswana vs Ethiopia: Rule of Law
Rule of Law over time
- Botswana
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.1309 standard error against 0.13 standard error in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0009 standard error.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Botswana ranks 37th and Ethiopia ranks 38th of 53 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2099 standard error | 0.2099 standard error | 0 standard error | — |
| 2000s | 0.155 standard error | 0.158 standard error | 0.003 standard error | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.1336 standard error | 0.133 standard error | 0.0005 standard error | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law, Botswana or Ethiopia?
- Botswana, at 0.1309 standard error against 0.13 standard error in Ethiopia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in rule of law between Botswana and Ethiopia?
- 0.0009 standard error, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ethiopia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and Ethiopia rank globally for rule of law?
- Botswana ranks 37th and Ethiopia ranks 38th of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Institute, published as Rule of Law (standard error). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
See definition GV.RULE.LW.ES. Inherent to all Governance Indicators is a margin of error, which might vary from country to country, normally attributable to two factors: (i) cross-country differences in the number of sources in which a country appears, and (ii) differences in the precision of the sources in which each country appears.