South Korea vs United Kingdom: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- South Korea
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in South Korea, a difference of 0.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 29th and United Kingdom ranks 26th of 208 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6688 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9742 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.8669 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6967 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5107 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1218 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, South Korea or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between South Korea and United Kingdom?
- 0.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United Kingdom?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and United Kingdom rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- South Korea ranks 29th and United Kingdom ranks 26th 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.