Laos vs Sierra Leone: Rule of Law - Governance estimate
Rule of Law - Governance estimate over time
- Laos
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Laos currently reports -0.7424 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.8386 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0962 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 149th and Sierra Leone ranks 151st of 206 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0553 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2333 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | -0.8583 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7986 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | -0.8119 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.776 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0359 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Laos or Sierra Leone?
- Laos, at -0.7424 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.8386 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Laos and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0962 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sierra Leone?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Sierra Leone rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Laos ranks 149th and Sierra Leone ranks 151st of 206 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.