Colombia vs Zambia: Rule of Law - Governance estimate

Colombia
-0.5597 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Zambia
-0.5612 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Colombia rank
135th
Zambia rank
136th

Rule of Law - Governance estimate over time

  • Colombia
  • Zambia
-1-0.8-0.6-0.4199620102024

How they compare

Colombia currently reports -0.5597 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.5612 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Zambia, a difference of 0.0015 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Zambia ahead.

Colombia ranks 135th and Zambia ranks 136th of 207 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s -0.8336 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.461 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3726 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Zambia
2000s -0.6194 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3969 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2225 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Zambia
2010s -0.4083 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4306 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0224 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Colombia
2020s -0.5287 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6122 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0834 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Colombia or Zambia?
Colombia, at -0.5597 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.5612 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Colombia and Zambia?
0.0015 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Zambia?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Zambia rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
Colombia ranks 135th and Zambia ranks 136th 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.