Guinea-Bissau vs Sao Tome and Principe: Rule of Law
Rule of Law over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.1855 standard error against 0.1529 standard error in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0326 standard error.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 2nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 5th of 53 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3052 standard error | 0.3345 standard error | 0.0293 standard error | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.2132 standard error | 0.2233 standard error | 0.0101 standard error | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.1865 standard error | 0.1562 standard error | 0.0302 standard error | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law, Guinea-Bissau or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 0.1855 standard error against 0.1529 standard error in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2011.
- What is the difference in rule of law between Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0326 standard error, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for rule of law?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 2nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 5th 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.