Macao vs Spain: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Macao
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.8695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.8553 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Macao, a difference of 0.0142 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Macao ranks 45th and Spain ranks 44th of 208 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0074 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.5934 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5485 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.8187 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1946 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.8205 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9234 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1029 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Macao or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.8695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.8553 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Macao as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Macao and Spain?
- 0.0142 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Spain?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Macao and Spain rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Macao ranks 45th and Spain ranks 44th 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.