Botswana vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: Getting credit, legal rights index
Getting credit, legal rights index over time
- Botswana
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 7 against 5.59 in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, a difference of 1.41.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 4th of 51 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 | 4.28 | 2.72 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 7 | 5.2 | 1.8 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher getting credit, legal rights index, Botswana or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- Botswana, at 7 against 5.59 in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria as of 2012.
- What is the difference in getting credit, legal rights index between Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- 1.41, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2012.
- How do Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank globally for getting credit, legal rights index?
- Botswana ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 4th of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as Getting credit, legal rights index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The strength of legal rights index measures the degree to which collateral and bankruptcy laws protect the rights of borrowers and lenders and thus facilitate lending. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.