Brazil vs Lesotho: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Brazil
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports -0.4652 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.4855 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Brazil, a difference of 0.0203 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Lesotho ahead.
Brazil ranks 135th and Lesotho ranks 132nd of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4429 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5025 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | -0.3454 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.045 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3004 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | -0.1853 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.216 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0308 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Brazil |
| 2020s | -0.4405 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4568 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0163 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Brazil |
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 -0.4652 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.4855 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Brazil and Lesotho?
- 0.0203 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Lesotho?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Lesotho rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Brazil ranks 135th and Lesotho ranks 132nd 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.