Brazil vs Lesotho: Rule of Law - Governance estimate

Brazil
-0.4462 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Lesotho
-0.4066 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Brazil rank
129th
Lesotho rank
127th

Rule of Law - Governance estimate over time

  • Brazil
  • Lesotho
-0.4-0.2-00.2199620102024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports -0.4066 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.4462 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Brazil, a difference of 0.0396 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Lesotho ahead.

Brazil ranks 129th and Lesotho ranks 127th of 206 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s -0.3553 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0943 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4497 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Lesotho
2000s -0.3079 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.0451 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2627 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Lesotho
2010s -0.188 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2305 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0425 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Brazil
2020s -0.4341 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.417 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0171 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Brazil or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at -0.4066 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.4462 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Brazil and Lesotho?
0.0396 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Lesotho?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Lesotho rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
Brazil ranks 129th and Lesotho ranks 127th of 206 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

Indicator
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,270 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

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.