Kenya vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Protecting investors, shareholder suits index
Protecting investors, shareholder suits index over time
- Kenya
- Tanzania, United Republic of
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 10 against 8 in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 2.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 1st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 4th of 51 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tanzania, United Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 | 7.6 | 2.4 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 10 | 8 | 2 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher protecting investors, shareholder suits index, Kenya or Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Kenya, at 10 against 8 in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2012.
- What is the difference in protecting investors, shareholder suits index between Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 2, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2012.
- How do Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for protecting investors, shareholder suits index?
- Kenya ranks 1st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 4th of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as Protecting investors, shareholder suits index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Doing Business measures the strength of minority shareholder protections against directors’ misuse of corporate assets for personal gain. The indicators distinguish 3 dimensions of investor protection: transparency of transactions (extent of disclosure index), liability for self-dealing (extent of director liability index) and shareholders’ ability to sue officers and directors for misconduct (ease of shareholder suits index). The data come from a survey of corporate lawyers and are based on company laws, court rules of evidence and securities regulations. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.