Rule of Law - Number of sources in Kenya

Kenya: Rule of Law - Number of sources was 17 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
17
Change on year
up 13.3%
World rank
1st
of 208 countries
All-time high
17
in 2011
All-time low
6
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Number of sources in Kenya, 1996–2024

0510151996201020241996: 61998: 62000: 62002: 82003: 102004: 122005: 142006: 162007: 162008: 162009: 162010: 162011: 172012: 172013: 172014: 172015: 162016: 162017: 162018: 152019: 152020: 142021: 142022: 152023: 152024: 17

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law - number of sources in Kenya is 17, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - number of sources in Kenya peaked at 17 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1996.

That places Kenya 1st out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6 6 6 2
2000s 12.67 6 16 9
2010s 16.2 15 17 10
2020s 15 14 17 5

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 1 Ghana 17 compare
  2. 3 Cameroon 16 compare
  3. 3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 16 compare
  4. 3 Côte d'Ivoire 16 compare
  5. 3 Gambia 16 compare
  6. 3 Liberia 16 compare
  7. 3 Mali 16 compare
  8. 3 Mozambique 16 compare
  9. 3 Nigeria 16 compare
  10. 3 Senegal 16 compare
  11. 3 Sierra Leone 16 compare
  12. 3 Tanzania, United Republic of 16 compare
  13. 3 Zimbabwe 16 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - number of sources in Kenya?
Rule of law - number of sources in Kenya was 17 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - number of sources recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 17 in 2011.
What is the lowest rule of law - number of sources recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1996.
How does Kenya rank for rule of law - number of sources?
Kenya ranks 1st out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - number of sources rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Rule of Law - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rule of Law - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,320 data points, 1996–2024
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