Puerto Rico vs United States Virgin Islands: Rule of Law - Governance estimate
Rule of Law - Governance estimate over time
- Puerto Rico
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
United States Virgin Islands currently reports 0.5793 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.546 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0333 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 67th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 64th of 207 countries.
United States Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7409 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8795 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1386 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 0.657 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7458 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0888 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 0.5073 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6963 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.189 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Puerto Rico or United States Virgin Islands?
- United States Virgin Islands, at 0.5793 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.546 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?
- 0.0333 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Puerto Rico ranks 67th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 64th 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.