Tonga vs United States: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Tonga
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.7914 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.7743 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Tonga, a difference of 0.0171 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Across all 27 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Tonga ranks 48th and United States ranks 47th of 208 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8191 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7143 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States |
| 2000s | 0.3969 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States |
| 2010s | 0.1822 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States |
| 2020s | 0.7797 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2212 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Tonga or United States?
- United States, at 0.7914 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.7743 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Tonga and United States?
- 0.0171 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and United States?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Tonga and United States rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Tonga ranks 48th and United States ranks 47th 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.