Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Vatican
Vatican: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score was -1.03 in 1870. ▬ Flat
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Vatican, 1789–1870
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vatican recorded -1.03 for rigorous and impartial public administration score in 1870. That is the highest value across all 78 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, rigorous and impartial public administration score in Vatican peaked at -1.03 in 1814 and was at its lowest, -1.07, in 1789.
That places Vatican 142nd out of 173 countries with data for 1870, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -1.07 | -1.07 | -1.07 | 1 |
| 1790s | -1.07 | -1.07 | -1.07 | 10 |
| 1800s | -1.07 | -1.07 | -1.07 | 10 |
| 1810s | -1.03 | -1.03 | -1.03 | 6 |
| 1820s | -1.03 | -1.03 | -1.03 | 10 |
| 1830s | -1.03 | -1.03 | -1.03 | 10 |
| 1840s | -1.03 | -1.03 | -1.03 | 10 |
| 1850s | -1.03 | -1.03 | -1.03 | 10 |
| 1860s | -1.03 | -1.03 | -1.03 | 10 |
| 1870s | -1.03 | -1.03 | -1.03 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vatican
More reference data data for Vatican
- Competitive elections 0 (1869)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (1869)
- Universal right to vote 0 (1869)
- Democracy 0 (1869)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (1869)
- Elected parliament 0 (1869)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (1869)
- Democracy 0 (1861)
- Participatory Political Institutions Index 0.036 (1870)
- Free and Fair Elections Index 0.22 (1870)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rigorous and impartial public administration score in Vatican?
- Rigorous and impartial public administration score in Vatican was -1.03 in 1870, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rigorous and impartial public administration score recorded in Vatican?
- The highest recorded value was -1.03 in 1814.
- What is the lowest rigorous and impartial public administration score recorded in Vatican?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.07 in 1789.
- How does Vatican rank for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
- Vatican ranks 142nd out of 173 countries with data for 1870.
- Is rigorous and impartial public administration score rising or falling in Vatican?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vatican 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.