Germany vs New Zealand: Rule of Law - Governance score

Germany
84.95 0-100
in 2024
New Zealand
85.66 0-100
in 2024
Germany rank
12th
New Zealand rank
10th

Rule of Law - Governance score over time

  • Germany
  • New Zealand
020406080199620102024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 85.66 0-100 against 84.95 0-100 in Germany, a difference of 0.71 0-100.

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

Germany ranks 12th and New Zealand ranks 10th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 86.03 0-100 88.42 0-100 2.38 0-100 New Zealand
2000s 85.77 0-100 88.24 0-100 2.47 0-100 New Zealand
2010s 85.78 0-100 88.34 0-100 2.56 0-100 New Zealand
2020s 84.69 0-100 86.55 0-100 1.86 0-100 New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law - governance score, Germany or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 85.66 0-100 against 84.95 0-100 in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in rule of law - governance score between Germany and New Zealand?
0.71 0-100, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and New Zealand?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Germany and New Zealand rank globally for rule of law - governance score?
Germany ranks 12th and New Zealand ranks 10th 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).