Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya

Kenya: Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1322 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1322
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
208th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.2083
in 1996
All-time low
0.13
in 2011
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya, 1996–2024

00.050.10.150.21996201020241996: 0.2081998: 0.2082000: 0.2082002: 0.1972003: 0.1812004: 0.1662005: 0.1542006: 0.1512007: 0.1512008: 0.1512009: 0.1512010: 0.1512011: 0.132012: 0.132013: 0.132014: 0.132015: 0.1322016: 0.1322017: 0.1322018: 0.1342019: 0.1342020: 0.142021: 0.142022: 0.1382023: 0.1382024: 0.132

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 0.1322 for rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya peaked at 0.2083 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.13, in 2011.

That places Kenya 208th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 0.2083
1998 0.2083 +0.0%
2000 0.2083 +0.0%
2002 0.197 -5.5%
2003 0.181 -8.1%
2004 0.1662 -8.2%
2005 0.1539 -7.4%
2006 0.1507 -2.1%
2007 0.1507 +0.0%
2008 0.1507 +0.0%
2009 0.1507 +0.0%
2010 0.1507 +0.0%
2011 0.13 -13.7%
2012 0.13 +0.0%
2013 0.13 +0.0%
2014 0.13 +0.0%
2015 0.1324 +1.9%
2016 0.1324 +0.0%
2017 0.1324 +0.0%
2018 0.134 +1.2%
2019 0.134 +0.0%
2020 0.1397 +4.3%
2021 0.1397 +0.0%
2022 0.1376 -1.5%
2023 0.1376 +0.0%
2024 0.1322 -3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2083 0.2083 0.2083 2
2000s 0.1677 0.1507 0.2083 9
2010s 0.1336 0.13 0.1507 10
2020s 0.1374 0.1322 0.1397 5

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 206 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.1357 compare
  2. 207 Ghana 0.1333 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya?
Rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya was 0.1322 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 0.2083 in 1996.
What is the lowest rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.13 in 2011.
How does Kenya rank for rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate?
Kenya ranks 208th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate
Source
World Bank
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,320 data points, 1996–2024
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