Malaysia vs Namibia: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Malaysia
- Namibia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.4082 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.3763 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Namibia, a difference of 0.0319 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 78th and Namibia ranks 79th of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2733 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3548 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0815 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.2598 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.292 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0322 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.2229 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2809 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0579 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.3621 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3247 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0374 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Malaysia or Namibia?
- Malaysia, at 0.4082 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.3763 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Malaysia and Namibia?
- 0.0319 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Namibia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Namibia rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Malaysia ranks 78th and Namibia ranks 79th 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.