Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Brazil

Brazil: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was -0.4462 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
-0.4462 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
129th
of 206 countries
All-time high
-0.0414 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2010
All-time low
-0.483 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2023
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

-0.5-0.4-0.3-0.2-0.1-01996201020241996: -0.341 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.366 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.301 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.387 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.292 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.352 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.307 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.312 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.247 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.205 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.041 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.075 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.045 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.135 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.142 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.225 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.149 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.281 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.402 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.386 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.392 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.409 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.483 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.446 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 Brazil is -0.4462 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and down 214.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Brazil peaked at -0.0414 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, -0.483 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2023.

That places Brazil 129th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Brazil, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.3409 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
1998 -0.3698 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.5%
2000 -0.3665 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.9%
2002 -0.3005 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -18.0%
2003 -0.3873 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +28.9%
2004 -0.2921 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -24.6%
2005 -0.3518 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +20.4%
2006 -0.3074 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -12.6%
2007 -0.3124 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.6%
2008 -0.2473 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -20.8%
2009 -0.2053 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -17.0%
2010 -0.0414 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -79.8%
2011 -0.0748 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +80.7%
2012 -0.0447 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -40.2%
2013 -0.1345 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +201.0%
2014 -0.142 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.5%
2015 -0.2252 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +58.6%
2016 -0.1486 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -34.0%
2017 -0.2808 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +89.0%
2018 -0.4015 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +43.0%
2019 -0.3862 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.8%
2020 -0.3922 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.6%
2021 -0.4091 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.3%
2022 -0.4398 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +7.5%
2023 -0.483 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +9.8%
2024 -0.4462 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.3553 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3698 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3409 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.3079 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3873 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2053 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.188 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4015 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.0414 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.4341 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.483 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3922 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 126 Belize -0.3972 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 127 Lesotho -0.4066 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 128 Benin -0.4125 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 130 Kenya -0.4645 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 131 Azerbaijan -0.4854 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 132 Peru -0.5058 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in Brazil?
Rule of law - governance estimate in Brazil was -0.4462 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 Brazil?
The highest recorded value was -0.0414 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2010.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was -0.483 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2023.
How does Brazil rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
Brazil ranks 129th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 214.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil 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.