Rule of Law in Gabon

Gabon: Rule of Law was -0.4904 in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
-0.4904
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
19th
of 53 countries
All-time high
-0.1582
in 2000
All-time low
-0.6966
in 2006
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Rule of Law in Gabon, 1996–2011

-0.6-0.4-0.21996200320111996: -0.6261998: -0.3422000: -0.1582002: -0.2062003: -0.3862004: -0.5092005: -0.4642006: -0.6972007: -0.6632008: -0.5972009: -0.5462010: -0.5132011: -0.49

Source: World Bank Institute.

Analysis

Gabon recorded -0.4904 for rule of law in 2011.

That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 210.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law in Gabon peaked at -0.1582 in 2000 and was at its lowest, -0.6966, in 2006.

Gabon ranks 19th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.4842 -0.6259 -0.3424 2
2000s -0.4696 -0.6966 -0.1582 9
2010s -0.5018 -0.5132 -0.4904 2

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 16 Eswatini -0.4197 compare
  2. 17 Senegal -0.4526 compare
  3. 18 Zambia -0.4666 compare
  4. 20 Niger -0.495 compare
  5. 21 Gambia -0.4998 compare
  6. 22 Mali -0.5033 compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law in Gabon?
Rule of law in Gabon was -0.4904 in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
What is the highest rule of law recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was -0.1582 in 2000.
What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was -0.6966 in 2006.
How does Gabon rank for rule of law?
Gabon ranks 19th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is rule of law rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is down 210.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Gabon data come from?
The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Rule of Law (estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Rule of Law (estimate)
Source
World Bank Institute
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 689 data points, 1996–2011
Last refreshed

Rule of law measures the extent to which agents have confidence in and abide by the rules of society, in particular the quality of contract enforcement, the police, and the courts, as well as the likelihood of crime and violence. Further documentation and research using the World Governance Indicators (WGI) is available at www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance.