Cayman Islands vs Hong Kong, China: Rule of Law - Governance estimate

Cayman Islands
0.8301 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Hong Kong, China
0.921 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Cayman Islands rank
46th
Hong Kong, China rank
43rd

Rule of Law - Governance estimate over time

  • Cayman Islands
  • Hong Kong, China
0.50.7511.21.5199620102024

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.921 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.8301 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Cayman Islands, a difference of 0.0909 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times Cayman Islands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Cayman Islands ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 46th and Hong Kong, China ranks 43rd of 207 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 1 and Hong Kong, China in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1990s 1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2852 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Cayman Islands
2000s 1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3556 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Hong Kong, China
2010s 0.7756 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.48 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.7011 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Hong Kong, China
2020s 0.8259 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9777 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1518 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Cayman Islands or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 0.921 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.8301 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Cayman Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Cayman Islands and Hong Kong, China?
0.0909 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Hong Kong, China?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Cayman Islands and Hong Kong, China rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
Cayman Islands ranks 46th and Hong Kong, China ranks 43rd 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

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
207 places, 5,294 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.