Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Getting credit, legal rights index
Kenya
10
in 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa
5.76
in 2012
Kenya rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st
Getting credit, legal rights index over time
- Kenya
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 10 against 5.76 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 4.24.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 51 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 | 4.51 | 5.49 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 10 | 5.39 | 4.61 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher getting credit, legal rights index, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Kenya, at 10 against 5.76 in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2012.
- What is the difference in getting credit, legal rights index between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 4.24, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2012.
- How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for getting credit, legal rights index?
- Kenya ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st 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/.