Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
207
Highest
219.16 % change on previous year
Kosovo
Lowest
-240.13 % change on previous year
Ghana
Median
-0.0111 % change on previous year
Years covered
22
2003–2024
Data points
4,480
What the numbers show
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5), annual growth rate is currently reported for 207 countries. The highest value is 219.16 % change on previous year in Kosovo; the lowest is -240.13 % change on previous year in Ghana.
The median across all reporting countries is -0.0111 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.6496 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 129 fell. The largest increase was in Sri Lanka (up 1,586.6%), and the largest decrease in San Marino (down 3,899.9%).
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5), annual: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosovo | 219.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 893.9% | volatile |
| 1 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 219.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 893.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 80.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 170.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Poland | 61.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 763.7% | volatile |
| 5 | India | 55.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 229.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Montenegro | 42.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 244.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Rwanda | 40.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Jordan | 36.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 367.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Mongolia | 36.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 858.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Bahrain | 33.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 627.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Armenia | 32.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 187.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Oman | 30.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 259.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 24.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Albania | 22.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Kuwait | 20.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 122.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | 18.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,586.6% | volatile |
| 17 | North Macedonia | 17.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 303.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Moldova | 16.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Malaysia | 14.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Laos | 12.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.9% | volatile |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | 10.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 168.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Guyana | 10.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 633.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Nepal | 9.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 135.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Bhutan | 9.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Iraq | 9.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 671.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Macao | 9.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Lesotho | 8.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Zambia | 7.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 383.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Vietnam | 7.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Seychelles | 7.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 166.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Brazil | 7.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 237.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Madagascar | 7.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Kiribati | 6.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 151.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Morocco | 6.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Namibia | 6.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 132.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Azerbaijan | 5.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 124.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Hong Kong | 5.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Algeria | 4.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 129.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Guatemala | 4.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Philippines | 4.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Zimbabwe | 4.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Chile | 3.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 371.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Cambodia | 3.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 212.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Liberia | 3.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Lithuania | 3.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Ukraine | 3.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 587.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Egypt | 3.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 160.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Qatar | 2.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 113.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Djibouti | 2.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 123.9% | volatile |
| 54 | East Timor | 2.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Uzbekistan | 2.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Syria | 2.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 152.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Germany | 2.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Czechia | 2.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Iceland | 2.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 301.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Haiti | 2.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Tuvalu | 2.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Angola | 2.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Tajikistan | 2.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Luxembourg | 1.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 351.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Uganda | 1.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 140.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Sweden | 1.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 254.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Puerto Rico | 1.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Latvia | 1.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Canada | 1.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Hungary | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.2% | volatile |
| 71 | South Sudan | 1.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Turkmenistan | 1.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 156.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Slovakia | 1.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 104.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Austria | 1.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Colombia | 0.9094 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Belize | 0.8894 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 101.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Belgium | 0.8491 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Slovenia | 0.8109 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Solomon Islands | 0.7496 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Chad | 0.7011 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Central African Republic | 0.5827 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Singapore | 0.4732 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Vanuatu | 0.4499 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Cape Verde | 0.4064 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Burundi | 0.3846 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Congo | 0.3686 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Comoros | 0.3006 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Estonia | 0.2915 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Yemen | 0.279 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Japan | 0.2048 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Spain | 0.1411 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 92 | United States | 0.1144 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Finland | 0.0604 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 94 | North Korea | -0.0033 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Liechtenstein | -0.0035 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Aruba | -0.0049 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Greenland | -0.0051 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Samoa | -0.0066 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Micronesia (country) | -0.0075 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Cayman Islands | -0.0078 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Marshall Islands | -0.0087 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Sao Tome and Principe | -0.0093 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Monaco | -0.0097 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Palau | -0.0111 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 102.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Guam | -0.0135 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Bermuda | -0.0211 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | United States Virgin Islands | -0.0293 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 108 | United Kingdom | -0.0346 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.6% | volatile |
| 109 | New Caledonia | -0.0396 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.6% | volatile |
| 110 | French Polynesia | -0.0423 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Venezuela | -0.1581 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Eritrea | -0.3049 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 95.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Togo | -0.4098 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 105.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Ireland | -0.4205 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 119.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Denmark | -0.4984 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 173.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Paraguay | -0.5982 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 102.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Netherlands | -0.6149 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 111.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Uruguay | -0.7099 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 105.0% | volatile |
| 119 | El Salvador | -0.8886 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Barbados | -0.8906 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 86.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Ethiopia | -0.9247 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Portugal | -0.9497 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 107.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Kazakhstan | -0.995 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Jamaica | -1.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Cameroon | -1.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 111.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Mauritania | -1.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Belarus | -1.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Pakistan | -1.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 117.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -1.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 132.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Sierra Leone | -1.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Nicaragua | -1.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 83.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Switzerland | -1.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 134.0% | volatile |
| 133 | France | -1.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 185.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Grenada | -1.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Saint Lucia | -1.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 90.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Honduras | -1.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 134.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Lebanon | -1.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 86.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Libya | -1.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 87.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Norway | -1.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Afghanistan | -2.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 153.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Australia | -2.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 136.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Guinea-Bissau | -2.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 119.2% | volatile |
| 143 | New Zealand | -2.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 208.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Antigua and Barbuda | -2.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 94.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Iran | -2.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Somalia | -3.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 164.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Guinea | -3.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Mauritius | -3.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 229.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Equatorial Guinea | -4.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Costa Rica | -4.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 121.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Italy | -4.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 220.2% | volatile |
| 152 | China | -4.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 137.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Tanzania | -5.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 185.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Myanmar | -5.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 593.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Bolivia | -5.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 218.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Benin | -5.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 346.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Turkey | -5.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Mali | -5.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 138.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Peru | -5.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,424.8% | volatile |
| 160 | South Korea | -5.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 172.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Argentina | -5.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 78.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Botswana | -6.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Fiji | -6.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Bangladesh | -6.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 151.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Mexico | -7.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 171.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Sudan | -7.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 391.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Gabon | -7.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 243.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Nigeria | -7.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 269.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Russia | -7.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 213.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Brunei | -7.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 148.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Malta | -8.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Mozambique | -8.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 298.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Kenya | -8.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 133.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Serbia | -8.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.3% | volatile |
| 175 | American Samoa | -8.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 131.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -8.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Malawi | -8.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Bahamas | -9.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 65.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Cyprus | -9.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 180 | Georgia | -9.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 104.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Israel | -9.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 345.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Romania | -9.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Thailand | -10.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 87.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Cuba | -10.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 381.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Suriname | -11.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 186 | Croatia | -11.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 130.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Palestine | -11.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 932.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Papua New Guinea | -11.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 143.3% | volatile |
| 189 | Ecuador | -12.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 503.8% | volatile |
| 190 | Tonga | -13.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 95.5% | volatile |
| 191 | Panama | -15.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 129.8% | volatile |
| 192 | Tunisia | -15.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 150.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Gambia | -15.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 194 | Niger | -17.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 595.8% | volatile |
| 195 | Trinidad and Tobago | -17.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 115.8% | volatile |
| 196 | San Marino | -17.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3,899.9% | volatile |
| 197 | Eswatini | -18.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 532.6% | volatile |
| 198 | Senegal | -20.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 157.9% | volatile |
| 199 | Burkina Faso | -23.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 219.3% | volatile |
| 200 | Greece | -24.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 188.5% | volatile |
| 201 | Bulgaria | -25.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 458.5% | volatile |
| 202 | Dominica | -26.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 203 | Nauru | -27.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 204 | Maldives | -54.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 296.6% | volatile |
| 205 | South Africa | -55.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 129.8% | volatile |
| 206 | Indonesia | -152.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 886.2% | volatile |
| 207 | Ghana | -240.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,203.5% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.