Costa Rica vs Malta: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Costa Rica
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.6662 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.6028 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0634 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 58th and Malta ranks 56th of 208 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4758 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6946 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.5797 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8534 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.5275 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6338 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.6051 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8061 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2011 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Costa Rica or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.6662 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.6028 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Costa Rica and Malta?
- 0.0634 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malta?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Malta rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Costa Rica ranks 58th and Malta ranks 56th of 208 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.