Bhutan vs Tonga: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Bhutan
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.7743 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.7218 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0525 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Tonga ahead.
Bhutan ranks 50th and Tonga ranks 48th of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1993 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8191 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.0766 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3969 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3204 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Tonga |
| 2010s | 0.4113 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1822 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2291 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.7222 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7797 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0575 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Bhutan or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.7743 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.7218 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Bhutan and Tonga?
- 0.0525 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Tonga?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Tonga rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Bhutan ranks 50th and Tonga ranks 48th 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.