This dataset contains data World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index® Data for Mali and Niger. The WJP Rule of Law Index is a quantitative assessment tool designed to measure rule of law performance across eight primary factors: Constraints on Government Powers, Absence of Corruption, Open Government, Fundamental Rights, Order and Security, Regulatory Enforcement, Civil Justice, and Criminal Justice. Scores are presented on a scale of 0 to 1, where 1 represents the strongest adherence to the rule of law. Mali and Niger’s overall rule of law performance and performance across the eight primary rule of law factors is ranked globally, and against their regional and income group peer countries.
The scores and rankings of the eight factors and 44 sub-factors of the Index draw from two sources of data collected by the WJP: 1) A General Population Poll (GPP) conducted by leading local polling companies, using a representative sample of 1,000 respondents in each country and jurisdiction; and 2) Qualified Respondents’ Questionnaires (QRQs) consisting of closed-ended questions completed by in-country legal practitioners, experts, and academics with expertise in civil and commercial law; constitutional law, civil liberties, and criminal law; labor law; and public health. These two data sources provide current, original information reflecting the experiences and perceptions of the general public and in-country legal practitioners and experts in 126 countries and jurisdictions worldwide.
The QRQs were conducted for the WJP Rule of Law Index® 2019 by the WJP’s research team based in Washington, DC. The surveys were administered online from May 2018 through early November 2018. In total, 27 expert practitioners completed the QRQs in Mali, and 13 expert practitioners completed the QRQs in Niger.
The GPP in Mali was conducted for the WJP Rule of Law Index with sampling, framework, and data processing by Marketing Support consultancy Limited based in Accra, Ghana. The survey fieldwork was conducted face-to-face between October 15th and November 30th, 2018, using a multi-stage, stratified, area cluster probability sampling design. The target population for this survey was Malians, 18 years of age or older, living in the regions of Bamako, Koulikoro, Mopti, Sikasso, and Tombouctou. The achieved sample size was 1,012 interviews distributed proportionally throughout the regions of Bamako, Koulikoro, Mopti, Sikasso, and Tombouctou. The sample was proportionally stratified by urbanization, gender, age, and socioeconomic status.
The GPP in Niger was conducted for the WJP Rule of Law Index with sampling, framework, and data processing by Liaison Marketing based in Senegal. The survey fieldwork was conducted face-to-face between November 19th and November 29th, 2018, using a multistage stratified random sampling design. The target population for this survey was Nigeriens, 18 years of age or older, living in the three largest cities of Maradi, Niamey, and Zinder. The achieved sample size was 1,011 interviews distributed proportionally across Maradi, Niamey, and Zinder. The sample was proportionally stratified by region, urbanization, age, gender, and socioeconomic status.
Copies of the GPP and QRQ surveys, the WJP Rule of Law Index Variable Map, and detailed information regarding the methodology of the Index are available at: www.worldjusticeproject.org.
