Nepal vs Panama: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Nepal
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports -0.3031 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.3063 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Nepal, a difference of 0.0032 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 118th and Panama ranks 117th of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0394 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2846 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2452 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Nepal |
| 2000s | -0.7094 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0498 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Panama |
| 2010s | -0.6142 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1427 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4714 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Panama |
| 2020s | -0.3426 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.083 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Nepal or Panama?
- Panama, at -0.3031 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.3063 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Nepal and Panama?
- 0.0032 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Panama?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Panama rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Nepal ranks 118th and Panama ranks 117th 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.