Bulgaria vs South Africa: Rule of Law - Governance estimate
Rule of Law - Governance estimate over time
- Bulgaria
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0177 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0333 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.051 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Across all 26 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 99th and South Africa ranks 98th of 207 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.173 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0099 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1631 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2000s | -0.1008 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1157 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2165 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2010s | -0.2221 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0167 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2388 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2020s | -0.0696 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0302 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0998 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Bulgaria or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0177 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 South Africa?
- 0.051 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and South Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and South Africa rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Bulgaria ranks 99th and South Africa ranks 98th of 207 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.