China vs Papua New Guinea: Rule of Law - Governance estimate

China
-0.5793 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
-0.5713 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
China rank
140th
Papua New Guinea rank
137th

Rule of Law - Governance estimate over time

  • China
  • Papua New Guinea
-0.9-0.8-0.7-0.6-0.5-0.4199620102024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports -0.5713 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.5793 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in China, a difference of 0.008 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

China ranks 140th and Papua New Guinea ranks 137th of 207 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s -0.5156 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5017 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0139 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Papua New Guinea
2000s -0.727 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6368 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0902 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Papua New Guinea
2010s -0.6365 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.671 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0345 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 China
2020s -0.5487 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5875 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0389 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, China or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at -0.5713 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.5793 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between China and Papua New Guinea?
0.008 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Papua New Guinea?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do China and Papua New Guinea rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
China ranks 140th and Papua New Guinea ranks 137th 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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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.