Estonia vs Lithuania: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Estonia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 22nd and Lithuania ranks 23rd of 208 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.592 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3888 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2032 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Estonia |
| 2000s | 0.8928 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4705 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4223 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Estonia |
| 2010s | 1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7668 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4969 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Estonia |
| 2020s | 1.45 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2089 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Estonia or Lithuania?
- Estonia, at 1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Estonia and Lithuania?
- 0.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Lithuania?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Lithuania rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Estonia ranks 22nd and Lithuania ranks 23rd 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.