Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Colombia

Colombia: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was -0.5597 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
-0.5597 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
134th
of 206 countries
All-time high
-0.3488 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2016
All-time low
-1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2000
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

-1-0.8-0.6-0.41996201020241996: -0.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.798 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.807 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.761 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.532 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.553 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.439 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.409 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.463 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.361 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.39 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.448 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.484 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.411 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.349 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.365 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.422 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.453 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.482 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.507 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.565 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.56 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 Colombia is -0.5597 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Colombia peaked at -0.3488 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2000.

Colombia ranks 134th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Colombia, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.8696 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
1998 -0.7975 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.3%
2000 -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +31.8%
2002 -0.807 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -23.2%
2003 -0.7607 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.7%
2004 -0.5322 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -30.0%
2005 -0.5597 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.2%
2006 -0.5528 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.2%
2007 -0.4395 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -20.5%
2008 -0.4087 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.0%
2009 -0.4629 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +13.3%
2010 -0.361 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -22.0%
2011 -0.3902 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.1%
2012 -0.4477 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +14.7%
2013 -0.4837 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.0%
2014 -0.4115 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -14.9%
2015 -0.3995 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.9%
2016 -0.3488 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -12.7%
2017 -0.3654 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.7%
2018 -0.422 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +15.5%
2019 -0.4528 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +7.3%
2020 -0.4825 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.6%
2021 -0.507 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.1%
2022 -0.5296 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.5%
2023 -0.5649 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.7%
2024 -0.5597 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.8336 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8696 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7975 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.6194 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4087 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.4083 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4837 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3488 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.5287 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5649 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4825 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 131 Azerbaijan -0.4854 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 132 Peru -0.5058 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 133 Tanzania, United Republic of -0.5194 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 135 Zambia -0.5612 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 136 Papua New Guinea -0.5713 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 137 Philippines -0.574 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in Colombia?
Rule of law - governance estimate in Colombia was -0.5597 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 Colombia?
The highest recorded value was -0.3488 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2016.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2000.
How does Colombia rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
Colombia ranks 134th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia 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.