Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Kenya

Kenya: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was -0.4645 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
-0.4645 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 8.6%
World rank
130th
of 206 countries
All-time high
-0.4246 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2022
All-time low
-1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 1998
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Kenya, 1996–2024

-1-0.8-0.6-0.41996201020241996: -0.876 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.952 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.962 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.912 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.73 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.738 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.773 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.863 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.912 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.956 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.877 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.867 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.786 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.741 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.551 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.642 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.612 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.544 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.511 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.559 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.578 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.446 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.425 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.428 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.465 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Analysis

Kenya recorded -0.4645 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for rule of law - governance estimate in 2024.

The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Kenya peaked at -0.4246 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2022 and was at its lowest, -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 1998.

Kenya ranks 130th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.9861 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8762 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.8664 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.9623 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7295 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.669 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8769 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5107 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.4681 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5784 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4246 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 127 Lesotho -0.4066 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 128 Benin -0.4125 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 129 Brazil -0.4462 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 131 Azerbaijan -0.4854 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 132 Peru -0.5058 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 133 Tanzania, United Republic of -0.5194 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in Kenya?
Rule of law - governance estimate in Kenya was -0.4645 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was -0.4246 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2022.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1998.
How does Kenya rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
Kenya ranks 130th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,270 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.