Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Vatican

Vatican: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score was -1.03 in 1870. ▬ Flat

Latest (1870)
-1.03
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
145th
of 176 countries
All-time high
-1.03
in 1814
All-time low
-1.07
in 1789
Years of data
78
1789–1870

Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Vatican, 1789–1870

-1.1-1.1-1.1-1-1178918291870

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 145th out of 176 countries with data for 1870, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Vatican, year by year

Annual values for Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Vatican, 1789 to 1870.
Year Value Change
1789 -1.07
1790 -1.07 -0.0%
1791 -1.07 -0.0%
1792 -1.07 -0.0%
1793 -1.07 -0.0%
1794 -1.07 -0.0%
1795 -1.07 -0.0%
1796 -1.07 -0.0%
1797 -1.07 -0.0%
1798 -1.07 -0.0%
1799 -1.07 -0.0%
1800 -1.07 -0.0%
1801 -1.07 -0.0%
1802 -1.07 -0.0%
1803 -1.07 -0.0%
1804 -1.07 -0.0%
1805 -1.07 -0.0%
1806 -1.07 -0.0%
1807 -1.07 -0.0%
1808 -1.07 -0.0%
1809 -1.07 -0.0%
1814 -1.03 -3.4%
1815 -1.03 -0.0%
1816 -1.03 -0.0%
1817 -1.03 -0.0%
1818 -1.03 -0.0%
1819 -1.03 -0.0%
1820 -1.03 -0.0%
1821 -1.03 -0.0%
1822 -1.03 -0.0%
1823 -1.03 -0.0%
1824 -1.03 -0.0%
1825 -1.03 -0.0%
1826 -1.03 -0.0%
1827 -1.03 -0.0%
1828 -1.03 -0.0%
1829 -1.03 -0.0%
1830 -1.03 -0.0%
1831 -1.03 -0.0%
1832 -1.03 -0.0%
1833 -1.03 -0.0%
1834 -1.03 -0.0%
1835 -1.03 -0.0%
1836 -1.03 -0.0%
1837 -1.03 -0.0%
1838 -1.03 -0.0%
1839 -1.03 -0.0%
1840 -1.03 -0.0%
1841 -1.03 -0.0%
1842 -1.03 -0.0%
1843 -1.03 -0.0%
1844 -1.03 -0.0%
1845 -1.03 -0.0%
1846 -1.03 -0.0%
1847 -1.03 -0.0%
1848 -1.03 -0.0%
1849 -1.03 -0.0%
1850 -1.03 -0.0%
1851 -1.03 -0.0%
1852 -1.03 -0.0%
1853 -1.03 -0.0%
1854 -1.03 -0.0%
1855 -1.03 -0.0%
1856 -1.03 -0.0%
1857 -1.03 -0.0%
1858 -1.03 -0.0%
1859 -1.03 -0.0%
1860 -1.03 -0.0%
1861 -1.03 -0.0%
1862 -1.03 -0.0%
1863 -1.03 -0.0%
1864 -1.03 -0.0%
1865 -1.03 -0.0%
1866 -1.03 -0.0%
1867 -1.03 -0.0%
1868 -1.03 -0.0%
1869 -1.03 -0.0%
1870 -1.03 -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 142 Ecuador -0.941 compare
  2. 143 Egypt -0.992 compare
  3. 144 Ethiopia -1.01 compare
  4. 146 Lebanon -1.04
  5. 147 Russia -1.05 compare
  6. 148 Eswatini -1.13

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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 145th out of 176 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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Indicator
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,350 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which public officials respect the law, and administer it without arbitrariness and bias.