Hong Kong, China vs Spain: Rule of Law - Governance score
Rule of Law - Governance score over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 73 0-100 against 72.82 0-100 in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.18 0-100.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Spain ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 43rd and Spain ranks 42nd of 207 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.63 0-100 | 77.72 0-100 | 3.09 0-100 | Spain |
| 2000s | 80.68 0-100 | 76.25 0-100 | 4.42 0-100 | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 82.38 0-100 | 74.17 0-100 | 8.21 0-100 | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 73.79 0-100 | 73.22 0-100 | 0.5668 0-100 | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance score, Hong Kong, China or Spain?
- Spain, at 73 0-100 against 72.82 0-100 in Hong Kong, China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance score between Hong Kong, China and Spain?
- 0.18 0-100, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Spain?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Spain rank globally for rule of law - governance score?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 43rd and Spain ranks 42nd 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 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
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).