New Zealand vs Sweden: Rule of Law - Governance estimate
Rule of Law - Governance estimate over time
- New Zealand
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.73 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 7th of 207 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.83 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1239 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0597 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0753 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.72 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.75 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0349 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, New Zealand or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.73 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between New Zealand and Sweden?
- 0.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- New Zealand ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 7th 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.