Maldives vs South Africa: Rule of Law - Governance estimate
Rule of Law - Governance estimate over time
- Maldives
- South Africa
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.0443 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.0177 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in South Africa, a difference of 0.0266 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Maldives's figure about 2.5 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was South Africa ahead.
Maldives ranks 97th and South Africa ranks 98th of 207 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2385 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0099 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2286 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2000s | -0.2677 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1157 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3834 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2010s | -0.5618 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0167 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5784 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2020s | -0.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0302 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0702 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Maldives or South Africa?
- Maldives, at 0.0443 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.0177 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Maldives and South Africa?
- 0.0266 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and South Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and South Africa rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Maldives ranks 97th and South Africa ranks 98th of 207 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.