Sri Lanka vs Suriname: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Sri Lanka
- Suriname
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports -0.2073 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.2174 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Suriname, a difference of 0.0101 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 113th and Suriname ranks 114th of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0252 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2159 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1907 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1853 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2553 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | -0.1539 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1333 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0205 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Suriname |
| 2020s | -0.2565 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2006 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0559 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Sri Lanka or Suriname?
- Sri Lanka, at -0.2073 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.2174 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Sri Lanka and Suriname?
- 0.0101 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Suriname?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Suriname rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 113th and Suriname ranks 114th 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.