Belgium vs South Korea: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Belgium
- South Korea
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in South Korea, a difference of 0.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 27th and South Korea ranks 29th of 208 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6688 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6064 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8669 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3994 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3366 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1602 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Belgium or South Korea?
- Belgium, at 1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Belgium and South Korea?
- 0.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and South Korea?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and South Korea rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Belgium ranks 27th and South Korea ranks 29th 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.