Malawi vs Serbia: Rule of Law - Governance estimate

Malawi
-0.1463 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Serbia
-0.2001 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Malawi rank
104th
Serbia rank
107th

Rule of Law - Governance estimate over time

  • Malawi
  • Serbia
-1.5-1-0.50199620102024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports -0.1463 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.2001 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Serbia, a difference of 0.0538 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 104th and Serbia ranks 107th of 206 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Serbia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Serbia Difference Ahead
1990s -0.3676 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.8639 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Malawi
2000s -0.257 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.699 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4419 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Malawi
2010s -0.269 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1508 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1181 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Serbia
2020s -0.2008 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1735 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0273 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Malawi or Serbia?
Malawi, at -0.1463 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.2001 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Serbia as of 2024.
What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Malawi and Serbia?
0.0538 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Serbia?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Serbia rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
Malawi ranks 104th and Serbia ranks 107th 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

Indicator
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,270 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

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.