Cyprus vs United States: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Cyprus
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.7914 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.7387 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Cyprus, a difference of 0.0527 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Cyprus's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Cyprus ranks 49th and United States ranks 47th of 208 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9284 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States |
| 2000s | 1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4391 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States |
| 2010s | 0.9038 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.444 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States |
| 2020s | 0.7338 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2671 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Cyprus or United States?
- United States, at 0.7914 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.7387 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Cyprus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Cyprus and United States?
- 0.0527 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and United States?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and United States rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Cyprus ranks 49th and United States ranks 47th 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.