Brunei vs Costa Rica: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Brunei
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 0.6737 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.6028 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0709 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 55th and Costa Rica ranks 58th of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.916 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4758 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4402 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Brunei |
| 2000s | 0.5583 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5797 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0213 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.5109 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5275 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0165 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.6193 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6051 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0143 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Brunei or Costa Rica?
- Brunei, at 0.6737 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.6028 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Brunei and Costa Rica?
- 0.0709 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Costa Rica?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Costa Rica rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Brunei ranks 55th and Costa Rica ranks 58th 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.