Panama vs Sri Lanka: Rule of Law - Governance estimate
Rule of Law - Governance estimate over time
- Panama
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports -0.2577 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.2634 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Panama, a difference of 0.0057 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Panama ranks 115th and Sri Lanka ranks 114th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2149 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0212 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.236 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | -0.0936 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0542 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1479 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | -0.1871 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1842 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.003 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -0.2352 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2651 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0299 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, Panama or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at -0.2577 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.2634 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Panama and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0057 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sri Lanka?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Sri Lanka rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Panama ranks 115th and Sri Lanka ranks 114th 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
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.