Bulgaria vs Maldives: Rule of Law - Governance estimate

Bulgaria
-0.0333 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Maldives
0.0443 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
98th
Maldives rank
96th

Rule of Law - Governance estimate over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Maldives
-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.2-00.2199620102024

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.0443 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0333 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0776 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Maldives ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 98th and Maldives ranks 96th of 206 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Maldives Difference Ahead
1990s -0.173 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2385 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0655 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Bulgaria
2000s -0.1008 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2677 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1669 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Bulgaria
2010s -0.2221 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5618 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3396 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Bulgaria
2020s -0.0696 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0296 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Bulgaria or Maldives?
Maldives, at 0.0443 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0333 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Bulgaria and Maldives?
0.0776 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Maldives?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Maldives rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
Bulgaria ranks 98th and Maldives ranks 96th 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.