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

Guinea, at 43.22 against 40.59 in Nigeria as of 2011.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea 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.

Guinea vs Nigeria: Safety and Rule of Law

Guinea

43.22

in 2011

Nigeria

40.59

in 2011

Guinea rank

41st

Nigeria rank

44th

Safety and Rule of Law over time

Guinea
Nigeria

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 43.22 against 40.59 in Nigeria, a difference of 2.63.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

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

Guinea ranks 41st and Nigeria ranks 44th of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	44.79	43.02	1.77	Guinea
2010s	44.46	43.54	0.9169	Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher safety and rule of law, Guinea or Nigeria?: Guinea, at 43.22 against 40.59 in Nigeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in safety and rule of law between Guinea and Nigeria?: 2.63, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Nigeria?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.
How do Guinea and Nigeria rank globally for safety and rule of law?: Guinea ranks 41st 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.