What is safety and rule of law in Africa?

Safety and rule of law in Africa was 53.32 in 2011, according to Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest safety and rule of law recorded in Africa?

The highest recorded value was 55.42 in 2005.

What is the lowest safety and rule of law recorded in Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 53.32 in 2011.

How does Africa rank for safety and rule of law?

Africa ranks 5th out of 6 groups with data for 2011.

Is safety and rule of law rising or falling in Africa?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Africa data come from?

The figures come from Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site, published as part of Safety and Rule of Law. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Safety and Rule of Law in Africa

Name: Safety and Rule of Law in Africa
Creator: Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Africa: Safety and Rule of Law was 53.32 in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

53.32

Change on year

down 0.4%

Rank

5th

of 6 groups

All-time high

55.42

in 2005

All-time low

53.32

in 2011

Years of data

2000–2011

Safety and Rule of Law in Africa, 2000–2011

Source: Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site.

Analysis

Africa recorded 53.32 for safety and rule of law in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, safety and rule of law in Africa peaked at 55.42 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 53.32, in 2011.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	54.91	53.7	55.42	10
2010s	53.42	53.32	53.52	2

Countries ranked near Africa

2 Mauritius 88.42 compare
3 Cape Verde 82.39 compare
4 Namibia 78 compare
5 Seychelles 74.59 compare
6 Ghana 72.04 compare
8 Lesotho 68.9 compare

See the full ranking of 58 places →

More reference data data for Africa

Sustainable Economic Opportunity 47.31 (2011)
Human Development 56.74 (2011)
Overall Mo Ibrahim index 51.24 (2011)
Participation and Human Rights 47.59 (2011)

All data for Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is safety and rule of law in Africa?: Safety and rule of law in Africa was 53.32 in 2011, according to Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest safety and rule of law recorded in Africa?: The highest recorded value was 55.42 in 2005.
What is the lowest safety and rule of law recorded in Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 53.32 in 2011.
How does Africa rank for safety and rule of law?: Africa ranks 5th out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
Is safety and rule of law rising or falling in Africa?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Africa data come from?: The figures come from Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site, published as part of Safety and Rule of Law. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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: 07 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.