Which has higher safety and rule of law, Kenya or Liberia?

Liberia, at 50.16 against 49.01 in Kenya as of 2011.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Liberia?

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.

Kenya vs Liberia: Safety and Rule of Law

Kenya

49.01

in 2011

Liberia

50.16

in 2011

Kenya rank

32nd

Liberia rank

30th

Safety and Rule of Law over time

Kenya
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 50.16 against 49.01 in Kenya, a difference of 1.15.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 32nd and Liberia ranks 30th of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	52.59	30.55	22.04	Kenya
2010s	49.08	49.07	0.0081	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher safety and rule of law, Kenya or Liberia?: Liberia, at 50.16 against 49.01 in Kenya as of 2011.
What is the difference in safety and rule of law between Kenya and Liberia?: 1.15, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Liberia?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.
How do Kenya and Liberia rank globally for safety and rule of law?: Kenya ranks 32nd and Liberia ranks 30th 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: 21 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.