Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Rule of Law
Rule of Law over time
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.1431 standard error against 0.1411 standard error in Rwanda, a difference of 0.002 standard error.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 18th and Sierra Leone ranks 16th of 53 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3067 standard error | 0.2926 standard error | 0.0141 standard error | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.1972 standard error | 0.2024 standard error | 0.0052 standard error | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.1442 standard error | 0.1463 standard error | 0.0022 standard error | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.1431 standard error against 0.1411 standard error in Rwanda as of 2011.
- What is the difference in rule of law between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 0.002 standard error, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
- How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for rule of law?
- Rwanda ranks 18th and Sierra Leone ranks 16th 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.