Malaysia vs Romania: Rule of Law - Governance estimate

Malaysia
0.3451 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Romania
0.3711 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Malaysia rank
78th
Romania rank
77th

Rule of Law - Governance estimate over time

  • Malaysia
  • Romania
-0.200.20.40.6199620102024

How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.3711 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.3451 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.026 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 78th and Romania ranks 77th of 206 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3531 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.0977 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4509 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Malaysia
2000s 0.2555 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.0881 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3436 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Malaysia
2010s 0.2006 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2799 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0792 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Romania
2020s 0.3187 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4278 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1091 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Malaysia or Romania?
Romania, at 0.3711 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.3451 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Malaysia and Romania?
0.026 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Romania?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Romania rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
Malaysia ranks 78th and Romania ranks 77th 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.