Bhutan vs United States: 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
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.7914 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.7218 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0696 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 50th and United States ranks 47th of 208 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1993 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.73 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States |
| 2000s | 0.0766 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.48 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States |
| 2010s | 0.4113 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9366 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States |
| 2020s | 0.7222 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2787 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Bhutan or United States?
- United States, at 0.7914 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 United States?
- 0.0696 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and United States?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and United States rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Bhutan ranks 50th and United States ranks 47th 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.