Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Benin

Benin: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was -0.4125 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
-0.4125 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
128th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.0876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 1996
All-time low
-0.4895 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2013
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

-0.4-0.2-01996201020241996: 0.088 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 0.078 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.284 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.391 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.472 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.386 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.404 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.292 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.259 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.349 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.407 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.394 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.451 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.428 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.489 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.478 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.416 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.386 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.39 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.432 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.395 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.393 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.385 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.468 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.391 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.412 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

Benin recorded -0.4125 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for rule of law - governance estimate in 2024.

That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Benin peaked at 0.0876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996 and was at its lowest, -0.4895 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2013.

Benin ranks 128th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0829 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0783 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.3606 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4716 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2593 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.4259 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4895 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3859 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.4101 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4685 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3852 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 125 Gambia -0.3942 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 126 Belize -0.3972 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 127 Lesotho -0.4066 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 129 Brazil -0.4462 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 130 Kenya -0.4645 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 131 Azerbaijan -0.4854 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in Benin?
Rule of law - governance estimate in Benin was -0.4125 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 Benin?
The highest recorded value was 0.0876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was -0.4895 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2013.
How does Benin rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
Benin ranks 128th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Benin 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.