Hong Kong vs Kiribati: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Hong Kong
- Kiribati
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0.9409 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.8706 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0703 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 40th and Kiribati ranks 43rd of 208 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9171 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8191 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0981 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.757 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5551 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4906 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9733 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0.9863 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9267 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0595 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Hong Kong or Kiribati?
- Hong Kong, at 0.9409 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.8706 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Hong Kong and Kiribati?
- 0.0703 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Kiribati?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Kiribati rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Hong Kong ranks 40th and Kiribati ranks 43rd 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.