Cameroon vs Kenya: Safety and Rule of Law
Safety and Rule of Law over time
- Cameroon
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 49.01 against 46.23 in Cameroon, a difference of 2.78.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Cameroon ranks 35th and Kenya ranks 32nd of 52 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.4 | 52.59 | 4.19 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 45.78 | 49.08 | 3.3 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher safety and rule of law, Cameroon or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 49.01 against 46.23 in Cameroon as of 2011.
- What is the difference in safety and rule of law between Cameroon and Kenya?
- 2.78, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.
- How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for safety and rule of law?
- Cameroon ranks 35th and Kenya ranks 32nd of 52 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site, published as Safety and Rule of Law. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Personal Safety: Within this sub-category the Ibrahim Index measures: (i) Safety of the Person – level of criminality in a country. (ii) Violent Crime – prevalence of violent crime, both organised and common. (iii) Social Unrest – prevalence of violent social unrest. (iv) Human Trafficking – government efforts to combat human trafficking. (v) Domestic Political Persecution – clustered indicator (an average) of the following variables: Physical Integrity Rights Index – government respect for citizens’ rights to freedom from torture, extrajudicial killing, political imprisonment, and disappearance. Political Terror Scale – levels of state-instigated political violence and terror.