Panama vs Vietnam: Rule of Law - Governance estimate

Panama
-0.2634 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Vietnam
-0.3139 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Panama rank
115th
Vietnam rank
117th

Rule of Law - Governance estimate over time

  • Panama
  • Vietnam
-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.2-0199620102024

How they compare

Panama currently reports -0.2634 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.3139 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Vietnam, a difference of 0.0505 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.

Panama ranks 115th and Vietnam ranks 117th of 206 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Vietnam Difference Ahead
1990s -0.2149 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6329 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4181 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Panama
2000s -0.0936 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6539 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.5603 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Panama
2010s -0.1871 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4375 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2503 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Panama
2020s -0.2352 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3207 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0854 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 Vietnam?
Panama, at -0.2634 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.3139 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Vietnam as of 2024.
What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Panama and Vietnam?
0.0505 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Vietnam?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Panama and Vietnam rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
Panama ranks 115th and Vietnam ranks 117th 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

Indicator
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,270 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

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.