Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was -0.9601 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
-0.9601 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
160th
of 206 countries
All-time high
-0.6998 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2011
All-time low
-1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2003
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Bangladesh, 1996–2024

-1.2-1.1-1-0.9-0.8-0.71996201020241996: -0.92 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.923 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.952 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.884 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.83 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.822 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.848 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.989 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.975 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.852 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.857 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.907 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.924 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.942 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.897 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.975 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.974 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.902 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.96 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law - governance estimate in Bangladesh is -0.9601 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Bangladesh peaked at -0.6998 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2003.

Bangladesh ranks 160th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Bangladesh, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.9203 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
1998 -0.9232 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.3%
2000 -1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +21.1%
2002 -1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.5%
2003 -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.8%
2004 -1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -11.9%
2005 -0.9517 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.2%
2006 -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.2%
2007 -0.8843 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -12.5%
2008 -0.8299 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.1%
2009 -0.8216 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.0%
2010 -0.8478 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.2%
2011 -0.6998 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -17.4%
2012 -0.9888 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +41.3%
2013 -0.9749 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.4%
2014 -0.8519 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -12.6%
2015 -0.8569 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.6%
2016 -0.9069 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.8%
2017 -0.9243 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.9%
2018 -0.9096 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.6%
2019 -0.9419 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.6%
2020 -0.8969 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.8%
2021 -0.9749 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.7%
2022 -0.9736 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1%
2023 -0.902 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.4%
2024 -0.9601 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.9217 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.9232 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.9203 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.995 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8216 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.8903 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.9888 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6998 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.9415 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.9749 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8969 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 157 Burkina Faso -0.8839 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 158 Kyrgyzstan -0.9361 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 159 Niger -0.9457 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 161 Guatemala -0.9623 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 162 Ecuador -0.965 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 163 Palestine -0.9894 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in Bangladesh?
Rule of law - governance estimate in Bangladesh was -0.9601 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was -0.6998 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2011.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2003.
How does Bangladesh rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
Bangladesh ranks 160th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,270 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.