Which has higher safety and rule of law, Eritrea, The State of or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 40.59 against 32.34 in Eritrea, The State of as of 2011.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea, The State of and Nigeria?

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.

Eritrea, The State of vs Nigeria: Safety and Rule of Law

Eritrea, The State of

32.34

in 2011

Nigeria

40.59

in 2011

Eritrea, The State of rank

47th

Nigeria rank

44th

Safety and Rule of Law over time

Eritrea, The State of
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 40.59 against 32.34 in Eritrea, The State of, a difference of 8.25.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Eritrea, The State of's.

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

Eritrea, The State of ranks 47th and Nigeria ranks 44th of 52 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Eritrea, The State of averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea, The State of	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	43.27	43.02	0.2472	Eritrea, The State of
2010s	33.36	43.54	10.18	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher safety and rule of law, Eritrea, The State of or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 40.59 against 32.34 in Eritrea, The State of as of 2011.
What is the difference in safety and rule of law between Eritrea, The State of and Nigeria?: 8.25, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea, The State of and Nigeria?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.
How do Eritrea, The State of and Nigeria rank globally for safety and rule of law?: Eritrea, The State of ranks 47th and Nigeria ranks 44th 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.