Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Mexico
Mexico: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score was -0.285 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-0.285
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
114th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.24
in 2000
All-time low
-2.12
in 1913
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Mexico, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, rigorous and impartial public administration score in Mexico stood at -0.285.
The figure is down 670.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rigorous and impartial public administration score in Mexico peaked at 0.24 in 2000 and was at its lowest, -2.12, in 1913.
That places Mexico 114th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.232 | — |
| 1790 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | -1.38 | -694.4% |
| 1822 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1823 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1824 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1825 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1826 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1827 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1828 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1829 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1830 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1831 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1832 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1833 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1834 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1835 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1836 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1837 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1838 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1839 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1840 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1841 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1842 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1843 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1844 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1845 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1846 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1847 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1848 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1849 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1850 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1851 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1852 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1853 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1854 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1855 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1856 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1857 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1858 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1859 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1860 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1861 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1862 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1863 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1864 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1865 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1866 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1867 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1868 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1869 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1870 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1871 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1872 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1873 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1874 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1875 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1876 | -1.09 | -21.0% |
| 1877 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1878 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1879 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1880 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1881 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1882 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1883 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1884 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1885 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1886 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1887 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1888 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1889 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1890 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1891 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1892 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1893 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1894 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1895 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1896 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1897 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1898 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1899 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1900 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1901 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1902 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1903 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1904 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1905 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1906 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1907 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1908 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1909 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | -1.25 | +14.4% |
| 1911 | -1.75 | +40.0% |
| 1912 | -1.75 | -0.0% |
| 1913 | -2.12 | +21.4% |
| 1914 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1915 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1916 | -1.82 | -13.9% |
| 1917 | -1.82 | -0.0% |
| 1918 | -1.23 | -32.4% |
| 1919 | -1.23 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | -1.23 | -0.0% |
| 1921 | -0.9 | -27.0% |
| 1922 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1923 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1924 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1925 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1926 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1927 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1928 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1929 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1931 | -0.9 | -0.0% |
| 1932 | -0.781 | -13.2% |
| 1933 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1934 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1935 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1936 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1937 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1938 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1939 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1941 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1942 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1943 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1944 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1945 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1946 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1947 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1948 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1949 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1950 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1951 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -0.781 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -0.589 | -24.6% |
| 1984 | -0.589 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -0.589 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -0.589 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | -0.589 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | -0.589 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | -0.589 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | -0.233 | -60.4% |
| 1991 | -0.233 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -0.233 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -0.233 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -0.067 | -71.2% |
| 1995 | -0.067 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -0.067 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.097 | -244.8% |
| 1998 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.24 | +147.4% |
| 2001 | 0.239 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.239 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.239 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.239 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.239 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.239 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.046 | -80.8% |
| 2008 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | -0.037 | -180.4% |
| 2014 | -0.037 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -0.037 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -0.037 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -0.297 | +702.7% |
| 2018 | -0.075 | -74.7% |
| 2019 | -0.11 | +46.7% |
| 2020 | -0.11 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -0.375 | +240.9% |
| 2022 | -0.375 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -0.375 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -0.285 | -24.0% |
| 2025 | -0.285 | -0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's -0.285 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0755. (48 countries reporting)
- Mexico's -0.285 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.519. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.232 | 0.232 | 0.232 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.232 | 0.232 | 0.232 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.232 | 0.232 | 0.232 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.232 | 0.232 | 0.232 | 10 |
| 1820s | -1.22 | -1.38 | 0.232 | 10 |
| 1830s | -1.38 | -1.38 | -1.38 | 10 |
| 1840s | -1.38 | -1.38 | -1.38 | 10 |
| 1850s | -1.38 | -1.38 | -1.38 | 10 |
| 1860s | -1.38 | -1.38 | -1.38 | 10 |
| 1870s | -1.26 | -1.38 | -1.09 | 10 |
| 1880s | -1.09 | -1.09 | -1.09 | 10 |
| 1890s | -1.09 | -1.09 | -1.09 | 10 |
| 1900s | -1.09 | -1.09 | -1.09 | 10 |
| 1910s | -1.72 | -2.12 | -1.23 | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.9333 | -1.23 | -0.9 | 10 |
| 1930s | -0.8048 | -0.9 | -0.781 | 10 |
| 1940s | -0.781 | -0.781 | -0.781 | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.781 | -0.781 | -0.781 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.781 | -0.781 | -0.781 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.781 | -0.781 | -0.781 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6466 | -0.781 | -0.589 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0842 | -0.233 | 0.097 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1812 | 0.046 | 0.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0492 | -0.297 | 0.046 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3008 | -0.375 | -0.11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More reference data data for Mexico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 84.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 157.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rigorous and impartial public administration score in Mexico?
- Rigorous and impartial public administration score in Mexico was -0.285 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rigorous and impartial public administration score recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.24 in 2000.
- What is the lowest rigorous and impartial public administration score recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.12 in 1913.
- How does Mexico rank for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
- Mexico ranks 114th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rigorous and impartial public administration score rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 670.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which public officials respect the law, and administer it without arbitrariness and bias.