Rule of Law in Kenya
Kenya: Rule of Law was 0.1282 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law in Kenya, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.1282 standard error for rule of law in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law in Kenya peaked at 0.2141 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1282 standard error, in 2011.
Kenya ranks 46th of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2099 standard error | 0.2056 standard error | 0.2141 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.154 standard error | 0.1362 standard error | 0.1761 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1309 standard error | 0.1282 standard error | 0.1336 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More reference data data for Kenya
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.09 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7428 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.7503 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5834 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.22 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 267.82 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law in Kenya?
- Rule of law in Kenya was 0.1282 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest rule of law recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2141 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1282 standard error in 2011.
- How does Kenya rank for rule of law?
- Kenya ranks 46th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is rule of law rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Rule of Law (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
See definition GV.RULE.LW.ES. Inherent to all Governance Indicators is a margin of error, which might vary from country to country, normally attributable to two factors: (i) cross-country differences in the number of sources in which a country appears, and (ii) differences in the precision of the sources in which each country appears.