Which has higher safety and rule of law, Equatorial Guinea or Ethiopia?

Equatorial Guinea, at 44.89 against 44.57 in Ethiopia as of 2011.

What is the difference in safety and rule of law between Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia?

0.32, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia?

12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.

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.

Equatorial Guinea vs Ethiopia: Safety and Rule of Law

Equatorial Guinea

44.89

in 2011

Ethiopia

44.57

in 2011

Equatorial Guinea rank

36th

Ethiopia rank

38th

Safety and Rule of Law over time

Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 44.89 against 44.57 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.32.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 36th and Ethiopia ranks 38th of 52 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	43.47	45.76	2.29	Ethiopia
2010s	44.73	43.78	0.9563	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher safety and rule of law, Equatorial Guinea or Ethiopia?: Equatorial Guinea, at 44.89 against 44.57 in Ethiopia as of 2011.
What is the difference in safety and rule of law between Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia?: 0.32, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia rank globally for safety and rule of law?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 36th and Ethiopia ranks 38th 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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Indicator: Safety and Rule of Law
Source: Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 58 places, 696 data points, 2000–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.