Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Croatia

Croatia: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was 0.3775 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.3775 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
76th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.4345 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2022
All-time low
-0.6749 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

-0.75-0.5-0.2500.250.51996201020241996: -0.675 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.424 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.028 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.069 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 0.092 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.152 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 0.134 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 0.034 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 0.152 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 0.086 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.108 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.214 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 0.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.268 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.262 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 0.359 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 0.334 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 0.305 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 0.343 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.255 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 0.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.349 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.413 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.435 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 0.426 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 0.377 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

Croatia recorded 0.3775 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for rule of law - governance estimate in 2024.

The figure is down 11.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Croatia peaked at 0.4345 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2022 and was at its lowest, -0.6749 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 1996.

That places Croatia 76th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Croatia, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.6749 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
1998 -0.4238 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -37.2%
2000 -0.0283 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -93.3%
2002 -0.0689 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +143.2%
2003 0.0916 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -233.0%
2004 0.1523 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +66.2%
2005 0.1339 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -12.0%
2006 0.0338 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -74.7%
2007 0.152 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +349.3%
2008 0.0856 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -43.7%
2009 0.1084 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +26.5%
2010 0.214 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +97.5%
2011 0.2402 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +12.3%
2012 0.2677 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +11.4%
2013 0.2616 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.3%
2014 0.3591 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +37.3%
2015 0.3335 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.1%
2016 0.3048 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.6%
2017 0.3433 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +12.7%
2018 0.2554 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -25.6%
2019 0.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +21.4%
2020 0.3487 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +12.5%
2021 0.4128 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +18.4%
2022 0.4345 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.3%
2023 0.4258 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.0%
2024 0.3775 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -11.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.5494 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6749 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4238 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 0.0734 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.0689 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1523 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 0.289 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.214 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3591 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.3999 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3487 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4345 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 73 Cape Verde 0.4242 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 74 Vanuatu 0.4216 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 75 Dominica 0.3975 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 77 Romania 0.3711 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 78 Malaysia 0.3451 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 79 Namibia 0.3279 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in Croatia?
Rule of law - governance estimate in Croatia was 0.3775 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 Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4345 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2022.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was -0.6749 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
How does Croatia rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
Croatia ranks 76th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Croatia 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.