Japan vs Singapore: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Japan
- Singapore
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Singapore, a difference of 0.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Singapore ahead.
Japan ranks 17th and Singapore ranks 18th of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0332 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2114 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Singapore |
| 2010s | 1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0831 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Singapore |
| 2020s | 1.52 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.048 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Japan or Singapore?
- Japan, at 1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Japan and Singapore?
- 0.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Japan ranks 17th and Singapore ranks 18th 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.