Norway vs Sweden: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.94 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.74 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Sweden, a difference of 0.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 4th of 208 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.74 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1778 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.98 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.89 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0896 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.98 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.76 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2223 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 1.94 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.74 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Norway ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 4th 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.