Malawi vs Vietnam: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Malawi
- Vietnam
How they compare
Malawi currently reports -0.1358 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.1749 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Vietnam, a difference of 0.0391 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 108th and Vietnam ranks 111th of 208 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4424 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5469 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1045 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Malawi |
| 2000s | -0.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5758 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2858 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Malawi |
| 2010s | -0.2789 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3748 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0959 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Malawi |
| 2020s | -0.187 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2827 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0957 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Malawi or Vietnam?
- Malawi, at -0.1358 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.1749 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Malawi and Vietnam?
- 0.0391 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Vietnam?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Vietnam rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Malawi ranks 108th and Vietnam ranks 111th 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.