Barbados vs Bhutan: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Barbados
- Bhutan
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.7218 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.7196 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Barbados, a difference of 0.0022 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 51st and Bhutan ranks 50th of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Bhutan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9768 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1993 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0766 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4113 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6199 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.7008 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7222 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0214 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Barbados or Bhutan?
- Bhutan, at 0.7218 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.7196 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Barbados and Bhutan?
- 0.0022 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Bhutan?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Bhutan rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Barbados ranks 51st and Bhutan ranks 50th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.