Ghana vs Namibia: Safety and Rule of Law

Ghana
72.04
in 2011
Namibia
78
in 2011
Ghana rank
6th
Namibia rank
4th

Safety and Rule of Law over time

  • Ghana
  • Namibia
020406080200020052011

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 78 against 72.04 in Ghana, a difference of 5.96.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 6th and Namibia ranks 4th of 52 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Namibia Difference Ahead
2000s 72.77 77.8 5.02 Namibia
2010s 71.66 77.96 6.29 Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher safety and rule of law, Ghana or Namibia?
Namibia, at 78 against 72.04 in Ghana as of 2011.
What is the difference in safety and rule of law between Ghana and Namibia?
5.96, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Namibia?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.
How do Ghana and Namibia rank globally for safety and rule of law?
Ghana ranks 6th and Namibia ranks 4th 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

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

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.