Belgium vs United Kingdom: Rule of Law - Governance score

Belgium
79.04 0-100
in 2024
United Kingdom
78.82 0-100
in 2024
Belgium rank
22nd
United Kingdom rank
23rd

Rule of Law - Governance score over time

  • Belgium
  • United Kingdom
020406080199620102024

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 79.04 0-100 against 78.82 0-100 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.22 0-100.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Belgium ranks 22nd and United Kingdom ranks 23rd of 206 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 79.32 0-100 85.91 0-100 6.59 0-100 United Kingdom
2000s 79.14 0-100 84.25 0-100 5.11 0-100 United Kingdom
2010s 80.4 0-100 83.61 0-100 3.21 0-100 United Kingdom
2020s 80.21 0-100 79.34 0-100 0.8665 0-100 Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law - governance score, Belgium or United Kingdom?
Belgium, at 79.04 0-100 against 78.82 0-100 in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in rule of law - governance score between Belgium and United Kingdom?
0.22 0-100, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United Kingdom?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Belgium and United Kingdom rank globally for rule of law - governance score?
Belgium ranks 22nd and United Kingdom ranks 23rd 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 score (0-100). 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 score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
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 score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).